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Siri in Canada lacks location, map services, and restaurant queries, but there still are workarounds to get her to help you tell the time here. If you ask her what the time is, she will say: "Sorry, I don't know what time it is in _______ ." You can bypass this by asking: "What time...

Update 3: Don't bother purchasing IconProject--just visit http://iphoneza.co.za/IconSettings/ and it'll do the same, but for free (thx @justinluey)! Update 2: For Personal Hotspot, use (thx Paullomax): prefs:root=INTERNET_TETHERING Update: Here is a screenshot of my homescreen folder with shortcuts made, plus the images I used for the icons. If you want others, just do a Google...

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Earlier today we learned how to enable the hidden panorama feature in the Camera app within iOS 5, and now a further hidden tweak has been discovered by 9to5Mac. This feature within iOS 5 is an auto-correct bar, that resembles something from Android smartphones. This tweak was a discovery by Australia's @sonnydickson, and can be...

Recently it has been discovered that iOS 5 has a hidden built in panorama mode for the native Camera app. Enabling the option allows users to tap and move the camera from left to right along a blue line after hitting the shutter button to capture a panoramic image. Even though @chpwn has released a Cydia package installing which...

Do you have multiple Google Calendars? Want to have them all synced to your iPhone or iPad? I've received a few questions about how this is accomplished and it's fairly straight forward. You'll need to setup Google Sync (push) on your iPhone first to enable it. If it's not, you won't be able to see...

If you have notification banners set in iOS 5, they are a real treat as they can show you relevant information and then disappear quickly. However, if you are in an application that requires concentration, constant notification banners can be distracting and annoying. It might seem like an eternity for them to disappear on their...

One of the coolest features of iBooks is wireless bookmark syncing. If you're reading a book on your iPad, and lay down your bookmark--it should also magically appear on your iPhone or iPod touch. As described by Apple: iBooks will automatically remember where you left off each time you close a book or return to...

AirPlay Mirroring is a feature in iOS 5 that streams your iPhone 4S home screen to your second generation Apple TV. You'll be able to stream whatever is on your iOS device right onto your TV. Turning on AirPlay Mirroring on your iPhone is very similar to how it is enabled on the iPad 2....

If you've tried to ask Siri to send tweets for you, it won't work. But there is a workaround--enable text messaging within your twitter account, and save your country's twitter short code to your Contacts. Once your account is confirmed, all you have to do is say "Message Twitter _____ " and you'll be sending...

With the release of iOS 5, comes the ability to set pretty much any sound for anything, in your iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. Custom SMS tones has been a long awaited feature, but the tones in the iTunes Store are limited. Since text tones are now in .m4r format, the process to create your...

With iOS 5 and iCloud introduction, tons of new stuff can be done which previously wasn't possible. One of them is the ability to hide your previously bought applications from the App Store. This is actually pretty handy especially if you share your iTunes & App Store account with someone else, say your wife, and...