by ben patterson | Sep 3, 2013 | how-tos, phones, tablets
Had enough of those “click, clickity-click click” sounds whenever you type on the iPhone’s (or iPad’s) touchscreen keypad? Personally, all those clicks start to drive me a little batty after a text message or two. One quick solution is to... 
by ben patterson | Jun 19, 2013 | how-tos, phones, tablets
Not everyone has the full use of their fingers, and that’s a problem when it comes to such common iPhone “gestures” as pinching and swiping the touchscreen. The solution: “AssistiveTouch,” a helpful iOS feature that lets you create a... 
by ben patterson | Jun 4, 2013 | apps, how-tos, phones, shopping
It’s been about eight months since Apple’s Passbook app made its debut on the iPhone—and like many of you, I’m guessing, I opened Passbook exactly once, looked at it for about 30 seconds, and promptly forgot about it. But after a recent (and... 
by ben patterson | Oct 4, 2012 | how-tos, phones, tablets
Annoyed by Apple’s new, infamously spotty Maps app for the iPhone and iPad? Sure, you can still access Google Maps on the mobile web with Safari, but the mobile version of Google Maps lacked a key feature: Street View, a swipeable, sidewalk-level 360-degree... 
by ben patterson | Sep 24, 2012 | how-tos, phones, tablets
When she isn’t kicking contentedly in her ladybug chair or tossing pacifiers out of her crib, my six-month-old daughter loves swiping my iPhone’s touchscreen with her pudgy little fingers. Specifically, she’s enamoured of Koi Pond, an app that turns... 
by ben patterson | Sep 21, 2012 | how-tos, phones, tablets
Thea writes: Can the Notification Center be temporarily disabled on iPad like it can on Mac? Notifications kept popping up while I was watching a movie. Hi Thea! So, the just-released iOS 6 update for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch comes with a new “Do Not... 
by ben patterson | Sep 20, 2012 | how-tos, phones, tablets
Update [12/13/12]: Great news: Google Maps with Street View is now available in the App Store. Wondering what happened to Google Maps and those tremendous “Street View” panoramas now that you’ve installed iOS 6 on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch?... 
by ben patterson | Sep 19, 2012 | how-tos, phones, tablets
Even if you’re not trading up for the iPhone 5, you can still make your old iPhone (or iPad, for that matter) new again by installing Apple’s iOS 6 software update onto your handset. Update: Looking for tips on installing iOS 7 to your iPhone, iPad, or...