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Earlier today Google published 10 quick tips on how to use Google Maps for iOS. One tip many have asked is how to change from kilometres (or kilometers) to miles and vice versa within Google Maps? The answer? It comes down to the default unit of distance within your iPhone settings. To change between miles...

Here's a quick tip on how to use Siri to open the Google Maps iOS app for directions to any place instead of Apple Maps. All you have to do is add the phrase "via transit" at the end of your request. So for example you might ask Siri the following: "Give me directions to...

iTunes 11 was released today by Apple as expected. The new look of iTunes 11 is clean and minimal without all the clutter from before. But for those who want to revert back to the old look, a couple quick switches can make everything seem normal again. In this case, bringing back the sidebar and...

iMessage (and FaceTime) is currently suffering from another outage, as most of you probably have noticed by now. If iMessage is down, your message should be sent through as a text message. However, you'll probably get hit with a 'did not send' error then have to resend it manually as a text message. But what...

A new jailbreak tweak called SiriPort, which is now available for download in the Cydia store, allows A4 device owners to install Apple's digital voice assistant Siri. The tweak works on any jailbroken iPhone 4, iPod touch 4G or the original iPad running iOS 6. Folks over at AppAdvice have made a video tutorial on how...

A lot of iOS users find this fact annoying that Newsstand ,which is basically a folder dedicated to App Store’s digital publications, can not be moved inside another folder. When iOS 5 came out, an easy trick was discovered that allowed users to place Newsstand in another folder and now, a rather easier solution has been...

Yesterday Starbucks updated its iPhone app to add Passbook functionality but it did not include Canada (eh?!). As of writing, our American brothers and sisters are having so much fun using Passbook to pay for their lattes and frappuccinos while we have to slum it at Tim Horton's. Well, that's about to change. Looks like...

Dropbox has now enabled 2-step verification for accounts, which is similar to what has been available for Google Accounts for a while now: Two-step verification is an optional but highly recommended security feature that adds an extra layer of protection to your Dropbox account. Once enabled, Dropbox will require a six-digit security code in addition...

Earlier today I noticed an interesting post on Reddit (via Macgasm) about how a user received a refund from iTunes Match. This may not seem groundbreaking, but I have seen many complaints in the past with users having a displeasing experience when trying to obtain a refund for an Apple online service. So I am going to...

Yesterday we wrote about a harrowing story where Find my Friends was used to locate a stolen iPad. To our surprise, the man behind it was none other than one our readers @shuether. Turns out it was his sister's iPad and he used Find my Friends to locate the iPad successfully, even though the thieves...

Earlier today we learned the iPhone 5 may come equipped with a 640 x 1136 display resolution; also known as a 16:9 aspect ratio. With this display, users will have the ability to watch movies and TV shows in their native quality. Ultimately Apple would just be adding pixels to either the top or bottom...

Apple seeded iOS 6 beta 4 yesterday introducing improved 3D Maps, enhanced privacy and bluetooth sharing along with tons of bug fixes while removing the native YouTube app from iOS for good. Today, Dev Team's @MuscleNerd has confirmed that iOS 6 beta 4 can be jailbroken with the existing version of RedSn0w 0.9.13 dev 3 on Mac and...