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I just got an Apple iPhone and am totally psyched about it. But I really want to change the photograph that shows up on the front of the phone from the generic picture. Do you know what I'm talking about? [ed: it's the "Lock Screen" according to Apple]
Question answered on December 30, 2010 at 08:55 AM ::
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Restore an iPhone after a "software too old" error?
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iPhone and Cell Phone Help
I just got a new iPhone 4 and am excited to get it working, but when I try to use a "Restore" from a previous backup of my iPhone 3GS, I get an error that the software on the new phone is too old. How can the new phone have software that's too old to restore from an iTunes backup??
Question answered on December 21, 2010 at 08:57 AM ::
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Can I turn an iPhone into an iPod Touch / iTouch?
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iPhone and Cell Phone Help
Can I regift my iPhone 2g updated to a 3G to my 10 y/o niece to use in another state to use as an itouch without hooking up the iPhone capabilities as a phone. She is too young to have a phone. I just want to know if she could have Internet and email capabilities without phone service. Would it need a wi fi spot for this!? Or data plan!? Thanks for any advice!
Question answered on December 20, 2010 at 08:01 AM ::
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How do I remove unused devices from Find My iPhone?I've been reading along on your series about the Find My iPhone [iTunes link] application and its slick remote security features [ed: start with How to use Find My iPhone on an iPad, then read How to Remote Lock your Apple iPhone] but for reasons I don't reall understand, when I signed in to my Mobile Me account to use the service, it listed a bunch of devices I no longer have. I want to clean the list up, but I just don't see how to do it on my iPhone??
Question answered on December 3, 2010 at 08:29 AM ::
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How can I send a message to my lost iPhone?
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iPhone and Cell Phone Help
I'm pretty sure that I lost my Apple iPhone 4, which is bumming me out, and while I already locked it remotely [see How do I remote lock my Apple iPhone?] I want to send a message to the person who might be trying to hack into it that I'll pay them a $20 reward, no questions asked, if they'll return it to me. Can I send an emergency text message to my iPhone? The Answer: How can I send a message to my lost iPhone?
Question answered on December 2, 2010 at 08:35 AM ::
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How do I remote lock my Apple iPhone?
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iPhone and Cell Phone Help
I think my Apple iPhone was stolen, but I suppose it's possible I just forgot it somewhere. Problem is, I have lots of personal information on the phone and have skipped the hassle of having an access code in the interest of answering phone calls more quickly. Now I want to use the remote-lock capability to send the lock request to the phone, just in case someone does find it and starts playing. How can I easily do that? The Answer: How do I remote lock my Apple iPhone?
Question answered on December 1, 2010 at 08:20 AM ::
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How do I email an iPhone "note" to my assistant?
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iPhone and Cell Phone Help
As I sit in meetings at work, I often take notes on my iPhone 4 that I want to share with my administrative assistant afterwards, but so far the only way I've figured out is to simply hand her my phone so she can copy everything onto her computer. But really, it's an iPhone, there's got to be a better solution? The Answer: How do I email an iPhone "note" to my assistant?
Question answered on November 20, 2010 at 08:17 AM ::
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How do I email an Apple iPhone screen shot?
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iPhone and Cell Phone Help
Can you tell me how to "capture" an iphone screen and do something with it like email it to someone? I've seen it done, but have no idea how to take a screen shot and then do anything with it... The Answer: How do I email an Apple iPhone screen shot?
Question answered on November 19, 2010 at 08:07 AM ::
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How can I text message an iPhone map to a friend?
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iPhone and Cell Phone Help
I don't know how the heck he did it, but my boyfriend just texted me a pushpin from his iPhone and when I tapped on it, it transferred the point to my iPhone map application. I want to be able to do the same, so can you enlighten me please, Dave? You're my last hope of saving face!
Question answered on November 15, 2010 at 08:22 AM ::
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how can I transfer songs from my ipod to my new iphone?I just bought an iPhone 4 and am psyched about it, but I want to copy music from my iPod Nano onto it and am stuck. Is there a special cable or something I need? How do I copy music from an iPod onto an iPhone?
Question answered on November 2, 2010 at 08:18 AM ::
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What is a "retina display"?
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iPhone and Cell Phone Help
Seems like all my iPhone apps are updating to something called "retina display." What is that? The Answer: What is a "retina display"?
Question answered on October 16, 2010 at 08:21 AM ::
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Review: iHome iP90 iPod/iPhone Clock Radio
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Articles and Reviews
I've been looking for a nice sounding clock radio that would let me dock and charge my iPods or iPhone 4, without having to break the bank. The Apple Store has some really nice ones, but at a premium price, like the terrific $399 Bose SoundDock that sounds great but requires a second mortgage. Here's the funny thing about almost all of these iPod docks, however: they don't have clocks. Those were my two must-have items, actually. I wanted a clock so I could see the time at night, and I wanted a nice-sounding dock speaker system compatible with the range of iOS devices I own. ![]() iHome iP90 ipod / iphone clock radio Enter the iHome iP90 Am/Fm clock radio for iPod and iPhone. With a street price as low as $70 (see Google Products for your options), it's not breaking the bank, but it has nice sound and a lot of thoughtful features that made me glad I had it on my dresser... The Answer: Review: iHome iP90 iPod/iPhone Clock Radio
Question answered on October 11, 2010 at 08:45 AM ::
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How do I create folders on my iOS 4 Apple iPhone 4?How do I create menu folders [ed note: actually you're talking about app folders on your iPhone / iOS 4 home screen] on my iPhone 4?
Question answered on September 28, 2010 at 08:40 AM ::
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How do I subscribe to a podcast on my iPhone?
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iPhone and Cell Phone Help
I read your earlier article on How to subscribe to a podcast in iTunes but am not entirely clear how to get those podcast episodes onto my iPhone automatically. How do I subscribe to a podcast on my iPhone? The Answer: How do I subscribe to a podcast on my iPhone?
Question answered on September 14, 2010 at 08:52 AM ::
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How can I save a text message on an iPhone 4?
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iPhone and Cell Phone Help
How do I save a text message on my Apple iPhone 4? Can I forward it to an email address on my phone, for example? The Answer: How can I save a text message on an iPhone 4?
Question answered on August 6, 2010 at 08:53 AM ::
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How do I get Notes off my Apple iPhone?
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iPhone and Cell Phone Help
This is beyond annoying: I've been using the Notes application on my iPhone 3G to keep track of different things and now that I want to get the notes of, I realize that I'm kind of trapped. I can't see any way to access them off the phone, even within iTunes, which reports that it's backing up and syncing those same notes. Frustrating!! The Answer: How do I get Notes off my Apple iPhone?
Question answered on May 10, 2010 at 08:37 AM ::
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Is there any way to play Foursquare on my laptop?
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iPhone and Cell Phone Help
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Mac OS X Help
My friends are all into playing the game "FourSquare" and when I checked it out, it looks like it's only for smartphones like the iPhone. Kinda stinks because I don't have a "smart" phone, just a regular cellphone. Am I stuck in the cold, or is there some way to play FourSquare from my Mac laptop?
Question answered on January 17, 2010 at 06:27 PM ::
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Can I get turn-by-turn driving directions on my Apple iPhone?
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iPhone and Cell Phone Help
Now that GPS apps like Tom-Tom are showing up on the Apple iPhone 3GS, I'm wondering if I really need to buy those expensive apps when Google Maps that's included with the iPhone does such a great job? I know I can get directions, but can I get turn-by-turn directions like I would in a handheld GPS?
Question answered on September 9, 2009 at 07:55 AM ::
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