iPhone TIPS: Bottom Line Reason To Buy iPhone 4S

Many iPhone 4 owners are asking me why they should go for the iPhone 4S. I can tell them a long story about faster CPU and dual cores and better graphics. However, the bottom line is that they want Siri. The business case is as usual: "I give my iPhone 4 (or 3GS) to my partner, he / she needs iOS 5 to....bla bla bla (yeah right ! ) So, I can buy the newest iPhone 4S because I just gave my iPhone 4 (or 3GS) away."
But hey, read my lips: Siri is the real reason. Convince yourself (again) with the original Apple Siri video below and be honest to yourself and say to yourself  "I want Siri." Thank you.

iPhone TIPS: Two iPads Creates Best Halloween Costume

Going to celebrate halloween? Why not create a halloween costume with a T-shirt, a bottle of ketchup, some duct tape and two iPads 2 in Face time mode. How? Just check out the video below.24 Hours Only! Shop Griffin Technology & Receive 20% Off Sitewide in Celebration of Halloween! Use Promo Code BOO20. Shop Now!


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iPhone TIPS: Special "in Memory of Steve" iPhone Rear Panel

Is this tasteless or tasteful? You can replace your iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S rear panel with a special rear panel with name of Steve Jobs on it. If you broke your rear panel, for $24 you can replace your standard rear panel with this one. Especially if you a real Steve Jobs admirer after reading the authorized biography

via kogadget.com

iPhone TIPS: Why Split Keyboard for iPad in IOS 5 is Fast

- by iPhone-tips-tricks.com - Q: In iOS 5 you can split your iPad keyboard in two parts. Why should you use a split keyboard ? A: If you are in a standing position, you can either hold the iPad in one hand and type with the other. But in split keyboard mode you can type with both your thumbs while hold the iPad with the other eight fingers. For many of us, typing with two thumbs concurrently is faster than single handed. Q: I want the split keyboard. How can I enable it? A: First check if it is enabled in Settings>General>Keyboard>Split Keyboard> flop switch to 'ON' (default). Then open the Notes app, tap one to activate the keyboard. Then press-hold the letter A with your left-thumb and press-hold letter L with your right-thumb. Then slide both thumbs to the edge of the the iPad as if your are tearing the keyboard in two pieces. That is exactly what will happen. You can adjust the position of the keyboard by sliding most right-bottom key up or down. Now you can type with your both thumbs while standing. - by iPhone-tips-tricks.com - 

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iPhone TIPS: Amazing Song Dedicated To Steve Jobs [video] [Must watch]

Our fellow bloggers from Mashable reports a very great song made from Mac Only sounds. The song is dedicated to Steve Jobs. It is created very good with famous phrases included from Steve's 2005 Stanford commencement speech like "Don't saddle" and "stay hungry stay foolish". See the famous post HERE. I also censed some inspirations from Owl City. And the great feature are the many many Mac and iOS sounds which make any Apple fan and Wall-E happy. I like it and I think you may like it too just listen and watch the video below.

From the creator AzRmusic their quotes needs to be mentioned here: 

"I made this song using only sounds from Apple products and Steve's 2005 Stanford commencement speech. Every instrument, including drums, has been sampled from a Mac product, tuned by ear, and replayed in the context of the song.
I hope you enjoy listening to this as much as I enjoyed making it.
RIP Steve. We'll miss you."

via: mashable.com
thanks goes to AzRMusic the creator of the song and video.

iPhone TIPS: How To Find Exchange Address List (GAL) in iOS5 Contacts App

Where is the "Groups" button in Contacts app in iOS 5?

- by iPhone-tips-tricks.com - Q: After the upgrade to iOS 5 on my iPhone 4 and iPad 1, I did noticed that my Contacts app did not list the address list of the contact addresses of my Exchange Active Sync (EAS) based mail accounts. I have several Gmail mail accounts along with several Microsoft Exchange EAS account. I use the latter to lookup contact information from many many co-workers. And those simply does not show up in any Contacts app-query. How did I solved this issue? please see the answer after the fold.

iPhone TIPS: Complete iPhone 4S Teardown [video]

- by iPhone-tips-tricks.com - The new iPhone 4S is released and comes with a faster processor, improved camera and new voice technology called Siri. The question today is, how does these new components in the iPhone 4S internally look like? To answer this question, founder Robby Stanley from directfix.com send us this excellent iPhone 4S Teardown video. The video is very nice done and also informs our DIY visitors which tools we need to perfoms the steps. If you have no reason to open the box, don't try open it. Some quotes added on how you can save money if you need to repair your iPhone 4S and all your other mobile devices. Enjoy the teardown video.     

Within hours of the iPhone 4S being available to the public DirectFix.com has just released a full HD teardown video of the iPhone 4S unit. The video includes directions on how to tear the iPhone 4S down and replace/repair the screen, battery and many other parts if you should happen to break your unit. For the Do It Yourself people DirectFix has also released the iPhone 4S screen replacement parts on their webpage for $99 in both black and white. There is a limited supply of these screens available at this time. Just like in the past DirectFix was the first to carry parts for the iPhone 4S as soon as it was available. “We hope that people that purchased the new iPhone 4S enjoy it and take good care of it but accidents happen and when they do you can save money and fix the iPhone 4S screen yourself” says Robert Stanley, founder of DirectFix. “Manufactures charge an outrageous amount of money for a simple repair. By following our video directions you can save money with just a few minutes of work”, explains Mr. Stanley. So if you broke your iPhone 4S or your are just curious what the internals looks like take a look at the video they posted and good luck.

- for the side by side camera test video click HERE
- for the side by side speed comparison video click HERE- for the iPhone 4S Siri feature review video click HERE


source: directfix.com

iPhone TIPS: iPhone 4S vs iPhone 4 - Speed Test [video]

The A5 chip is promised to be much faster. But is it really snappier with iOS .

The new iPhone 4S is released and comes with a faster processor, improved camera and new voice technology called Siri. The question is, is the speed really improved? A new owner of the iPhone 4S has posted this side by side video. A excellent way to compare the speed between the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4. Is the iPhone 4S snappier, quicker, performing better. No better way than invest 2 minutes on this video before you swap your iPhone 4 into the 4S.
- For the side by side camera test video click HERE


source: Eurosausage

iPhone TIPS: Compare iPhone 4S Camera vs iPhone 4 Camera [video]

The 8MP camera in the iPhone 4S should provide better pictures.

The new iPhone 4S is released and comes with a faster processor, improved camera and new voice technology called Siri. The question is, is the camera really improved? A new owner of the iPhone 4S has posted this side by side video. An excellent way to compare those two cameras. My personal opinion judging based on these video shots is that the iPhone 4S is much less shaky. Possibly achieved by anti-shake technology made possible by the faster processor. Also the light comes better: It looks like they added sort of HDR technology in videocamera making the dark parts of a shot brighter and the too-bright parts dimmed. The whole creates a more balanced videos. However, I am not a video-junk so, please judge for your self.
- for the side by side speed comparison video click HERE


source: AWMTstudios

iPhone TIPS: Does Siri on iPhone 4S Really Works Well? [Video]

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Q: What is the difference between Siri and Voice dial? A: Well you can ask questions to Siri as if it is a human. The blowing-me-away part is that Siri gives you just 1 single answer, which is the correct answer too! How cool is that? You can best compare it using Google. You type a pretty complex question in Google and It returns just 1 single hit, not 1000 just 1 hit. And that hit contains the correct answer you was looking for! Q: Can we see a demo? A Yes, watch the video review below.

- for the A5 vs A4 speed comparison video click HERE

source: via bgr.com

iPhone TIPS: How To Remove Photo Stream Photos from iOS 5 iCloud?

- by iPhone-tips-tricks.com - Q: I like to remove my complete Photo Stream photos from iCloud, because I don't feel comfortable with the knowledge that I have very private photos stored in the PhotoStream. How can I accomplish that? A: That is really easy. You just reset photostream via iCloud.com and your private photos that was stored on internets iCloud are removed. Just follow the instructions below.
follow this LINK to enable Photo Stream for iPhone iPad with iOS 5 in iCloud.

Reset your Photo Stream

You can reset your Photo Stream by removing all your Photo Stream photos from iCloud (the last 30 days of photos uploaded from your devices).

Note:  Removing the photos stored on iCloud does not remove any photos already downloaded to your Photo Stream on your devices, nor does it remove photos already imported into your iPhoto or Aperture library (if automatic import is turned on). For more information about deleting photos in the Photo Stream on your devices, see the Cloud Support website.

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Reset your Photo Stream

1. On a Mac or Windows computer, go to icloud.com, and sign in using your Apple ID (the one you use with iCloud).
   If you're already using a different application on icloud.com, click the iCloud button  to switch applications.
2. Click your Apple ID account name at the top of the page.
   
3. Click Advanced, and then click Reset Photo Stream.
   
4. Click Done.

 Remove any Photo Stream photos from iOS device or Computers
After resetting your Photo Stream, you can also remove any photos that have been downloaded to your device or computers. To do this, follow the directions below:

On your iOS device, you can remove photos from the Photo Stream view by turning off Photo Stream and then optionally turning it back on. You can do this at Settings > iCloud > Photo Stream.
If you added any Photo Stream photos to other albums or the Camera Roll on your iOS device, you can locate and delete these photos manually, if desired.

On your Mac, you can clear cached photos from the Photo Stream view in iPhoto or Aperture by turning off Photo Stream and then optionally turning it back on. You can do this in each application by visiting Preferences > Photo Stream.
If you had Automatic Import enabled in your Photo Stream settings, your Photo Stream photos were also imported to your iPhoto or Aperture Library, and will remain after you disable Photo Stream. If you would like to delete any of these photos from your library, you can to do so manually any time you like.

On your PC, you can remove Photo Stream photos by deleting them from your designated Photo Stream Download Folder. By default, this folder is located at C:\Users\Apple\Pictures\Photo Stream\My Photo Stream.

iPhone TIPS: How To Use Photo Stream in iOS 5

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What is Photo Stream?

Photo Stream is the iCloud service that uploads and stores the last 30 days of your photos and automatically pushes them to your iOS devices and computers. Photo Stream lets you view all your recent photos on your devices without having to sync—all you have to do is turn it on.

How Photo Stream works

First, set up Photo Stream on any device that you want to be part of your Photo Stream.
Then, take a photo with your iOS device, or import photos from your digital camera to your Mac, iPad, or Windows computer.
Photo Stream automatically uploads the photos to iCloud, and then downloads them to your other devices (via Wi-Fi or Ethernet).
The photos appear in your Photo Stream on each device: in the Photos app on your iOS devices; in iPhoto or Aperture on a Mac; or in the Pictures folder on a Windows computer.





iCloud stores your new photos for 30 days so your devices have plenty of time to connect and download the photos. Your iOS devices keep a rolling collection of your last 1000 photos. You can save your favorite shots to your Camera Roll or any other album to keep them on your device permanently. Because your computers have more storage, they can keep all your Photo Stream photos.


Set up Photo Stream

You need to set up Photo Stream on each iOS device and computer that you want to be part of your Photo Stream.

On a Mac, you can also choose where you want your Photo Stream to appear (in either iPhoto v9.2 or Aperture v3.2), and your upload and import preferences.


Note: If you already set up iCloud on your devices, Photo Stream may already be turned on. To make sure everything is set up correctly, or to set up Photo Stream on another device, follow the steps below.


Set up Photo Stream on an iOS device

On your device’s Home screen, tap Settings, and then tap iCloud.
If you're asked to sign in with your Apple ID, then you haven’t set up iCloud on this iOS device. Sign in with your Apple ID to set up your iCloud account.
Tap to turn on Photo Stream.





Any new photos you take with your iOS device are uploaded to iCloud and added to your Photo Stream.
If you also set up a Mac to work with Photo Stream, by default any photos you take with your iOS device are also imported into your iPhoto or Aperture library. You can change this default setting when you set up iPhoto or Aperture (see below).

Set up Photo Stream on a Mac to work with iPhoto

Open iPhoto and select Photo Stream in the Source list (on the left).



Click Turn On Photo Stream (on the right).

By default, iPhoto automatically imports all Photo Stream photos into your library so you can keep them permanently, and automatically uploads every photo you import to your Photo Stream.
To change when photos are uploaded to iCloud or imported into your iPhoto library, choose iPhoto > Preferences, click Photo Stream, and do any of the following:
If you don’t want photos you take with your iOS device automatically imported into your iPhoto library, deselect the Automatic Import checkbox.


You may want to do this if you’d rather choose which Photo Stream photos are imported into your library. If automatic import is off, your iPhoto Photo Stream displays the last 1,000 photos added to your Photo Stream. You can also drag photos from your Photo Stream to your library to keep them permanently.
If you don’t want all the photos you import into your iPhoto library automatically uploaded to your Photo Stream, deselect the Automatic Upload checkbox.

You can always drag photos from your library to your Photo Stream to add photos manually.
For more information about your Photo Stream settings, choose Help > iPhoto Help.


Set up Photo Stream on a Mac to work with Aperture

Open Aperture.
Choose Aperture > Preferences, and then click Photo Stream.


Select the Enable Photo Stream checkbox.
By default, Aperture automatically imports all Photo Stream photos into your library so you can keep them permanently, and automatically uploads every photo you import to your Photo Stream.
If you don’t want photos taken with your iOS device automatically imported into your Aperture library, deselect the Automatic Import checkbox.
You may want to do this if you’d rather choose which Photo Stream photos are imported into your library. If automatic import is off, your Aperture Photo Stream displays the last 1,000 photos added to your Photo Stream. You can also drag photos from your Photo Stream to your library to keep them permanently.
If you don’t want photos you import into your Aperture library automatically added to your Photo Stream, deselect the Automatic Upload checkbox.
You can always drag photos from your library to your Photo Stream to add photos manually.
For more information about your Photo Stream settings, choose Help > Aperture Help.

Set up Photo Stream on a Windows computer

Choose Start menu > Control Panel > “Network and Internet.”
Click iCloud.

Select the Photo Stream checkbox.


To change the default Photo Stream upload and download folders, click Options. Click Change to choose a folder, and then click OK.
By default, photos are automatically downloaded to the My Photo Stream folder inside the Photo Stream album in your Pictures library, and uploaded from the Uploads folder inside the Photo Stream album in your Pictures library.
Click Apply.
Any new photos you import from a digital camera to the upload folder you chose in the iCloud Control Panel on your computer are uploaded and added automatically to your Photo Stream.
You can also add photos manually to your Photo Stream.

NOTE: follow this LINK to remove your Photo Stream photos from iCloud.

iPhone TIPS: The iCloud version iOS 5.0 Has Arrived

But first I must update iTunes....

Reboot to install iTunes 10.5 ... Done!

Now install iOS 5 - Download an update

iOS 5 Software Update. Give me the 200 new features baby!

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This update contains over 200 new features, including the following:

• Notifications
• Swipe from the top of any screen to view notifications in one place with Notification Center
• New notifications appear briefly at the top of the screen
• View notifications from lock screen
• Slide the notification app icon to the right on the lock screen to go directly to the app
• iMessage
• Send and receive unlimited text, photo, and video messages with other iOS 5 users
• Track messages with delivery and read receipts
• Group messaging and secure encryption
• Works over cellular network and Wi-Fi*
• Newsstand
• Automatically organizes magazine and newspaper subscriptions on Home Screen
• Displays the cover of the latest issue
• Background downloads of new issues 
• Reminders for managing to do lists
• Syncs with iCloud, iCal and Outlook
• Location-based reminders when you leave or arrive at a location for iPhone 4S and iPhone 4
• Built-in support for Twitter
• Sign-in once in Settings and tweet directly from Camera, Photos, Maps, Safari and YouTube
• Add location to any tweet
• View twitter profile pictures and usernames in Contacts
• Camera improvements for devices with cameras
• Double click the home button when device is asleep to bring up a camera shortcut on iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch (4th generation)
• Volume Up button to take a picture
• Optional grid lines to line up shots
• Pinch to zoom in the preview screen
• Swipe to camera roll from preview screen
• Tap and hold to lock focus and exposure, iPad 2 and iPod touch (4th generation) only support exposure lock

• Photo improvements for devices with cameras
• Crop and rotate
• Red eye removal
• One tap enhance
• Organize photos into albums
• Mail improvements
• Format text using bold, italic, or underlined fonts
• Indentation control
• Drag to rearrange names in address fields
• Flag messages
• Mass mark messages as flagged, read or unread
• Customize mail alert sounds
• S/MIME
• Calendar improvements
• Year view on iPad and new Week view for iPhone and iPod touch
• Tap to create an event
• View and add event attachments
• Game Center improvements
• Use personal photos for your Game Center account
• Compare your overall achievement scores with your friends
• Find new Game Center friends with friend recommendations and friends of friends
• Discover new games with custom game recommendations
• AirPlay Mirroring for iPad 2 and iPhone 4S
• Multitasking Gestures for iPad
• Use four or five fingers to pinch to the Home Screen
• Swipe up to reveal the multitasking bar
• Swipe left or right to switch between apps

• On-device setup, activation and configuration with Setup Assistant
• Software updates available over the air without tethering
• iCloud support
• iTunes in the Cloud
• Photo Stream
• Documents in the Cloud
• Apps and Books automatic download and purchase history
• Backup
• Contacts, Calendar, and Mail
• Find My iPhone

• Redesigned Music app for iPad

• Hourly weather forecast
• Real-time stock quotes
• Wireless sync to iTunes
• Keyboard improvements
• Split keyboard for iPad
• Improved autocorrection accuracy
• Improved Chinese and Japanese input
• New Emoji keyboard
• Personal dictionary for autocorrection
• Optionally create keyboard short cuts for frequently used words
• Accessibility improvements

• Option to light LED flash on incoming calls and alerts for iPhone 4S and iPhone 4
• Custom vibration patterns for incoming calls on iPhone
• New interface for using iOS with mobility-impairment input devices
• Option to speak a selection of text
• Custom element labeling for VoiceOver

• Exchange ActiveSync improvements
• Wirelessly sync tasks
• Mark messages as flagged, read or unread
• Improved offline support
• Save a new contact from a GAL service
• More than 1,500 new developer APIs
• Bug fixes

Products compatible with this software update:

• iPhone 4S
• iPhone 4
• iPhone 3GS
• iPad 2
• iPad
• iPod touch (4th generation)
• iPod touch (3rd generation)

* Normal carrier data rates may apply. Messages will be sent as SMS when iMessage is unavailable, carrier messaging fees apply.

For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website: 

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

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OMG I have to wait 5 more minutes......a lot of tension here..

What now? Download is slowing down....
Okay download is completed. iTunes is backing-up my iPhone 4. display shows Sync in progress...
Suddenly I had iTunes say it can not update.. no error code. Lets try again
Now it is installing iOS 5. Very Exciting moment. my iPhone 4 display shows a progress bar and it is about halfway.

Okay, It ask me to provide the Pin code of the SIM, lets do it. Done!

Never seen this before: after slide to unlock the screen, a Welcome screen appears asking you to select the laguange: I choose English

Then Country of Location:  Netherlands

Locations Service: Enable

Choose Network: Password

Activate iPhone: Restore from iTunes Backup (the other choices are  Restore from iCloud and Set up as New iPhone)

Connect to iTunes: unplug then plug 30 pin connector to trigger iTunes for a Restore of my Backup

iTunes opens and asks for my Restore Password. Yes I always use a encrypted stored Backup

Restore is in progress.....I go for coffee takes 20+ minutes to restore....

Done, iTunes says all my data is restored. 

iPhone asks me to unlock again with pin > I do that

Then it ask me again to enable Locations Service.

Now it asks me to sign in my iTunes account to arrange iCloud. I do that, ok.

Th fun part here: I need to agree 4 Terms of Use agreements: I just hit agree to continue. I bet you are not gonna read it now do you?

"It takes a few minutes to set up your apple ID"

iCloud now: I choose Use iCloud. The other option is not to use it.

Sync all you contacts with iCloud? I choose not to. I can switch on iCloud later.

Back Up to iCloud? I choose the other option: Backup my computer to My Computer You can do this Wirelessly! I can switch on  iCloud later.

Fund My iPhone: I choose: Use Fund My iPhone

Diagnostics: I choose Don't send. The other options is Automatically send.

Register with Apple: default ON. I choose to switch this off. I can switch this on later.

Start Using iPhone: Done!!!! I am on iOS 5

After the first unlock, Exchange Active Sync ask me to provide a Passcode to protect the email data. OK

[developing story, update: I see many hits on this blog for PDP authentication issues from Scandinavian countries what is going on with iOS 5?? ]

Steve Jobs died Wednesday at age 56

See the remembrance picture gallery after the fold.

iPhone TIPS: 4th Oct New iPhone 4S Unveiled at Apple Event [No iPhone 5]

Above: The iPhone 4S 2x faster CPU, 7x Graphics, iOS 5 Available October 14th
Below: Apple has named it Siri (Beta) - Absolutely next level of voice control

Developing story...[update 7:41PM GMT: keynote has ended]

Facts and number crunchers presented by Tim Cook, Apple CEO:
- Six million copies of Lion downloaded so far -- 80 percent more than Snow Leopard.
- The MacBook Pro and the iMac are the number one best selling notebook and desktop in the United States." 23 percent market share for Apple as of August.
- Market share for iPod? A neat 78 percent. Over 300 million iPods have been sold. "It took Sony 30 years to sell 220,000 Walkman casette players."
- Sold 45 million iPods from July 2010 to June 2011.
- The iPhone 4 now makes up half of the overall iPhone market, showing just how strongly the market is growing.
- iTunes, it's the number one music store in the world, 16 billion songs downloaded.
- iPad, Every state in the US has an iPad deployment program either in place or in pilot. 1,000 schools have a 1:1 program.
- Over 80 percent of the hospitals in the US are now testing or piloting iPad."
- A 40 pound flight book replaced by a single iPad, making things more efficient.
- 92 percent of Fortune 500 companies are testing or deploying companies. They're not saying what they're doing with them, but they're at least buying 'em. :-) $$$
Read more after the fold..

iPhone TIPS: Start Time Apple Event [timetable]

[update - keynote is finished read more HERE]
07:00AM - Hawaii
10:00AM - Pacific
11:00AM - Mountain
12:00PM - Central
01:00PM - Eastern
06:00PM - London
07:00PM - Paris
09:00PM - Moscow
02:00AM - Tokyo (October 5th)

iPhone TIPS: Will President Obama Get The iPhone 5 Earlier Too? [Video]

Apple HQ 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, Lets talk iPhone Event 4th Oct 2011 [via 9to5mac.com]

Q: What's up? A: Tomorrow is the iPhone event Lets Talk iPhone. The next generation iPhone 5 or iPhone 4S will be announced at 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, Apple HQ. Q: So? A: Well a interesting news goes back to Februari, before the public release of the iPad 2. At least one person outside Apple inc, had the iPad2 in use before release. In fact that person is the President of the United States of Ameria, Mr. Barack Obama. Q: How did he get it? A: Well, according to the video below,  no other person than Steve Jobs has handed the iPad to Mr. President. So who knows, the newest generation iPhone 5 or iPhone 4S has landed in his hand too :-). For the rest of us, we have to wait an see the presentation, probably given by Tim Cook, the brand new Apple CEO or will a very admired known speaker come onto stage to give it one more time? Let's wait and see in tomorrows Let's Talk iPhone event at Apple HQ at 10 am Pacific Time, 6 pm GMT. Watch the video after the fold.

“Steve Jobs actually gave it to me, a little bit early. Yeah, it was cool. I got it directly from him.”