iOS

“We are truly excited to have collaborated with Amazon to launch Kindle Editions with audio/video,” Peter Balis, Director, Digital Content Sales, Wiley, said in a statement. “Innovations like these represent the advantages that digital can offer. Advancing our content in this manner is important for our authors and our readers and it will raise the…

Multitasking has been bubbling near the top of my iPhone wish list for a long time (see my March 2009 column for one example). With iOS 4, the feature has arrived at last. I should be thrilled. Am I? Well, mostly yes…but not entirely. So far, iOS 4’s multitasking has worked for me exactly as…

If an app that’s running in the background is using Location Services to find your location, you’ll see a compass pointer near the battery charge indicator on your iPhone’s Home screen. Some turn-by-turn navigation apps, for example, can use the built-in GPS to direct you to your destination even when they’re running in the background.The…

iPhone 2G (the original), iPod touch (1st and 3rd generation) are not supported, and the iPhone Dev-Team encouraged users to make sure they followed directions for their particular (supported) device, “as there are known upgrade traps and different upgrade scenarios that need to be fully understood and considered before using these tools.” Jailbreaking one’s iPhone…

The Home Button settings include Spotlight Search controls iOS 4 includes the ability to hide search result categories and lets you rearrange the category order, too. Here’s how: Tap Settings. Tap General, select the Home Button option on the iPhone 3G or iPod touch, and then tap Spotlight Search. Tap General, then select Spotlight Search on the iPhone 3GS…

iOS 4 auto-ads an App Folder to the iPod touch Folders can hold up to 12 apps, and folders can’t be placed inside other folders. Edit App Folders To rename a folder, tap and hold any folder or app icon until the apps start jiggling. Now tap the folder you want to rename to display…

iTunes crashes and accidentally disconnecting the iPhone or iPod touch Dock cable are common reasons for incomplete data restoration, and clicking Stop in the iTunes restoration progress dialog will kill the process, too.Resuming an interrupted data restoration.To pick up where you left off, just reconnect your iPhone or iPod touch to your computer. iTunes should…

The updater file is stored in your Home directory even after your iPhone or iPod touch has been updated. Specifically, it’s hiding in <Your Home Directory>/Library/iTunes/iPhone Software Updates, and is named iPhone1,2_4.0_8A293_Restore.ipsw You can back up that file to another storage device if you want, like an external hard drive or CD. You can use…

iOS 4, previously known as iPhone OS 4, will also support Bluetooth keyboards, organizing apps in folders, Home screen wallpapers, and more.The upgrade doesn’t support the original iPhone, and some features, such as multi-tasking require at least an iPhone 3GS or a third generation iPod touch. iOS 4 will be available for the iPad later…

To force iTunes to check for new iOS software updates, such as the new iOS 4 upgrade, do this: Launch iTunes on your Mac or PC. Connect your iPhone or iPod touch to your computer. Select your iPhone or iPod touch in the Library list on the left side of the iTunes window. Click the…

Should I Upgrade? Even if you don’t upgrade to iOS 4 right away, you’ll still want to consider making the move soon — assuming you have a compatible device. Currently, iOS 4 is compatible with the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, and iPod touch. First generation iPhone owners are out of luck, and iPhone 3G users can’t…

To use DiskAid, connect your desired iOS device to your Mac via the standard USB-Dock cable and launch DiskAid. From the window that opens, you can now transfer files from your Mac to the iOS device — and vice versa. Just drag-and-drop the desired files and you’re done. With prior versions of DiskAid, data transfers…

Here’s the situation. I’m not an IT guy, but I am a technophile. I like cool technology, and I love well-designed products. But in our house, all computer activity stops at 8:30PM. Without that rule, we talk less and sleep worse. What would happen if we brought smartphones into the house? I’m not sure, but…

Developers started receiving notification from the Apple Developer Connection late on Thursday, according to developer sources who spoke with The Mac Observer. The ADC also posted the news to its developer Web site. Apple announced on Monday that iOS 4 had gone “GM,” or Golden Master, the last official version before it was released. Apple…

iOS 4 includes third party app multitasking support, the ability disable Location Services on an app-by-app basis, folder groups for organizing apps, a unified In Box in the Mail app so users can see messages from all of their email accounts at once, and message thread viewing. The new OS also includes support for Bluetooth…

Also, as my distinguished colleague Bryan Chaffin pointed out last week, Android could very well become the Windows of the mobile community, surpassing the iPhone in every metric, even app count.So even though Steve Jobs has pointed out that Apple must be doing something right if it has 200,000 apps available, I don’t think that’s…

Wi-Fi capable iPhones have been blocked in China because of government regulations that require smartphones to support the country’s WAPI protocol — a protocol that ins’t included in the iPhone. With WAPI support added to the Chinese version, Apple can begin selling Wi-Fi enabled versions of the iPhone in the country.Government documents indicate that China…

“The iPhone joins the network by name with no other form of authentication,” Mr. Kamkar said.Mr. Kamkar followed up his discovery by writing an application that displays custom messages in the iPhone’s Maps application. He plans to release the code on the Internet, too.The discovery means anyone with a laptop can set up their own…

“Is Apple supporting/updating the iPhone 2G in the future?” asked someone going by the name Niko. Mr. Jobs replied, “Sorry, no.”Apple introduced iPhone OS 4 during a special media event on April 8 where the company showed off new features such as multi-tasking support and nested folders for apps. The company also let users and…

The narration in the video isn’t English, but notes in English have been added to help make it clear how each feature works.iPhone OS 4 was previewed at a special media event on April 9 at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino. CEO Steve Jobs said the new OS would be ship in the summer for the…

Steve Jobs shows off iPhone OS 4Apple used the event to show off features in iPhone OS 4.0, due out this summer for the iPhone and iPod touch, and this fall for the iPad. The new version of the operating system will add a long list of new features such as multi-tasking support for third…

Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear…..  Oh wait, that was The Lone Ranger. But if you remember listening to The Lone Ranger on the radio or watching it on TV, then you remember when there were no computers, no iPhones, no iPads, no game players and you may have passed time…

According to Mr. Jobs, Apple’s multi-tasking support will be superior to what’s offered on other mobile devices, and will keep your iPhone from “bogging down.” “We weren’t the first one to this,” Mr. Jobs said, “but I think we’ll be the best.”Several different multi-tasking APIs will be available for developers, for features such as background…

Bulk Selecting and Deselecting Apps If you already own an iPhone or iPod touch and just purchased an iPad, there’s a good chance you already own a long list of apps. Unfortunately, all of your apps are automatically selected and are ready to load first time you connect your iPad to your computer — and…