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Any user that upgraded from an older iPhone to the iPhone 4 will most certainly notice the improved battery life that the new device offers. You really notice in the end of the day when you look at the battery meter and is surprised that it still breezing with say 20-30% of battery. Not to...

You have your beautiful new iPhone 4 and your home screen is being dominated by the ugly icon for that oh so necessary app sitting in the middle of your home screen or you just want to add a bit of personalization to the interface. What do you do? Change the icon of course. You...

If you've attempted to watched videos on the YouTube app over the 3G network, you will have noticed the quality is absolutely atrocious. There were ways to circumvent this by installing 3G "tweaks" via jailbreaking your iPhone, but for there are now easier alternatives. Back in the first week of July, YouTube updated the mobile...

Did you bypass the latest iOS 4.1 update on your iPhone 4 because you are preserving your jailbreak (which is coming soon) For those that did update, you are probably enjoying the benefits of HDR photography. Did Apple Acquire their HDR Skills from imsense? The latest HDR story is that Apple acquired the UK company,...

After using an iPhone 3G, then experiencing the iPhone 3GS--the performance was like night and day. Then, going from the iPhone 3GS to the iPhone 4--more speed improvements were gained. However, the new 'multitasking' feature of iOS 4 has caused my iPhone 3GS/iPhone 4 to come to a crawl at certain times. Why? The reason...

As promised, today Microsoft delivered on Exchange ActiveSync for Hotmail. ActiveSync for Hotmail allows Hotmail users to receive push e-mail for free on their mobile devices such as an iPhone. With Exchange ActiveSync, there is no need to set your iPhone to fetch email every 15, 30, or 60 minutes. The message will come instantly....

Hey, everyone! It's been a while since I've done a theme tutorial, so I thought I'd show you a quick an easy one today. If you've upgraded your device to iOS 4, you're probably enjoying the new multitasking and folder features. iOS4 uses the same background for both, and is easily changed, if you have...

Facebook recently released their 3.2 (and subsequent 3.2.1) update which fixed bugs and introduced the Places feature (USA only at the moment). After writing about this update and then installing it on my iPhone 4, I encountered a problem instantly--I could no longer login to Facebook on my iPhone! The facebook developers are aware of...

We all know by now that Apple supports HTML5 for video over Adobe's Flash plugin. Yes, Flash is a resource/battery hog, but there still are tonnes of sites out there that are built on Flash. Streaming video sites, Flash games, etc--they all require Flash. Here's how to install Flash on your iPhone 4 if you really...

One of the earlier keyboard hacks that was released for the iPhone was the ability to use Emoji, or 'emoticons', when typing. Emoji allowed iPhone owners to send each other little smiley faces and other unique characters in emails, SMS, notes, and more. The stock iOS 4.0/4.0.1 firmware once again continues to disable Emoji. So,...

One of the major new features in the iPhone 4 was FaceTime. FaceTime, for those not in the know, is Apple's video calling service between iPhone 4 devices. On launch weekend, millions of Canadians picked up an iPhone 4 and when attempting to FaceTime, the call wouldn't connect. Jumping into the settings menu for FaceTime...

Folks who need to have their iPhone's unlocked, to use them on an unofficial carrier, know the nightmares of activation. If you accidentally update your iPhone to a new firmware, the iPhone becomes locked again. Unless you have an official SIM, you cannot activate the iPhone until new jailbreak tools come along to help you...