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Article Archive for June 2010

How to control iPod and Pandora from any screen on iPhone with iOS4 & iOS5
June 24, 2010 – 3:29 pm | 2 Comments
How to control iPod and Pandora from any screen on iPhone with iOS4 & iOS5

The new iPhone OS 4 update makes it easier to control your iPod or Pandora music while you are working or playing in another app,  from your home screen or even when you phone is …

How to Use Multitasking -iPhone iOS4 & iOS5 for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPhone 4S
June 23, 2010 – 5:21 am | 22 Comments
How to Use Multitasking -iPhone iOS4 & iOS5 for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPhone 4S

If you have updated your iphone to OS4 (available today and way cool)…You MUST learn about multi-tasking and how to close apps! If you don’t exit apps completely, they will keep running in the background …

iPhone 4 News: Buy in Store on June 24 or Pre-Order Online for July Delivery
June 17, 2010 – 5:31 pm | No Comment
iPhone 4 News: Buy in Store on June 24 or Pre-Order Online for July Delivery

The saga continues. Yes, there are no more ONLINE pre-orders that will get you an iPhone 4 by June 24th.
However, check with your local Best Buy or RadioShack, many have been taking pre-orders for their …

Why you Can’t Pre-Order an iPhone 4– Frenzy/Fraud Cause AT&T failure
June 16, 2010 – 5:13 pm | One Comment
Why you Can’t Pre-Order an iPhone 4– Frenzy/Fraud Cause AT&T failure

Okay, so maybe you CAN’T pre-order your iPhone4…what a mess!  There were clues that there were problems: The Apple website repeatedly stalled out while checking my upgrade eligibility…Something was fishy when I couldn’t login …

Link to Order Your iPhone Today
June 15, 2010 – 4:17 pm | One Comment
Link to Order Your iPhone Today

Today you can order your iphone online…Okay, make me jealous, go ahead and get this cool new phone with the best screen ever.  Enjoy its thinner than ever design. UPDATE: The “Check Eligibility” link hasn’t …

Target to Offer High-End TVs, Installation
June 15, 2010 – 3:59 pm | One Comment
Target to Offer High-End TVs, Installation

Target to Offer More Brands, LED and IPTVs on a Do-It-Yourself Buying Wall
See ya! I’m going to Target to pick up some towels, potting soil, socks and—oh, yeah—a 55-inch LED TV.
If you are looking for …

Walmart, RadioShack, Best Buy to Sell iPhone 4 on June 24
June 14, 2010 – 7:20 pm | No Comment
Walmart, RadioShack, Best Buy to Sell iPhone 4 on June 24

Want an iphone 4 on the day it comes out but don’t want to wait in line at AT&T or an Apple store?

The new iphone, heralded as most desired iphone since the original, will be …

What’s New in iPhone 4– Available June 24
June 8, 2010 – 2:30 am | 3 Comments
What’s New in iPhone 4– Available June 24

Yet another announcement from Apple–iPhone 4 will be available June 24.  (And for those who followed the whole iPhone-prototype-found-in-a-bar broohaha, yes, it looks like the prototype they found.)  This model is a little more squared …