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How to Block Text Messages From a Number on iPhone With iOS 7

One of the most expected features of iOS 7 is the option to block calls and text messages from certain phone numbers, to prevent spam and unwanted friends or love interests from contacting you. Right now, this feature is lacking in iOS 6 and in all previous iOS releases, and to block calls and text messages you have to either jailbreak your phone, or use roundabout solutions like blocking all calls and manually allowing those from your contact list. Here’s a simple guide on how to block text messages from a number on iPhone with iOS 7.Read More »How to Block Text Messages From a Number on iPhone With iOS 7

How to Reset Forgotten Restrictions Password When ibackupbot Doesn’t Work

If you have forgotten your restrictions password and don’t want to restore your iDevice to factory settings or jailbreak your device to recover it, then there’s another way to sort things out. But you have to know that it’s a rather complicated process for advanced users only who know how to work with hex-editing files. It’s a dangerous method that can mess up your device if you make mistakes, so unless you know what you’re doing, seek a simpler alternative, or simply restore your device to factory settings. Anyway, here’s how to reset forgotten restrictions password on iDevices.Read More »How to Reset Forgotten Restrictions Password When ibackupbot Doesn’t Work

The iPad Remains the Leader in the Table Market in 2013

Affordable Android-based tablets seem to threaten the supremacy of the iPad, which although remains the best selling tablet in the world, holding the largest market share, appears to be losing ground to its cheaper rivals. The iPad is certainly not the most affordable of tablets, so it’s not at all surprising that as new models of affordable tablets emerge on the market – most notably those produced by Samsung – its market share is declining. Find out more about the iPad market share below.Read More »The iPad Remains the Leader in the Table Market in 2013

How to Add Contacts on iPad

Adding contacts manually on the iPad is fairly easy, but it will take some time if you want to add many contacts and include for each of them a photo and an email address and so on. A more convenient way to add a lot of contacts to your device is by plugging your iPad into your computer and using iTunes to sync address books. If you want to learn how to add contacts on iPad manually though, here’s a simple guide.Read More »How to Add Contacts on iPad

Don’t Let Your Old iPod Rust! Turn It Into a Flash Drive

The iPhone has supplanted the classic iPod in many households, and that’s only natural, since the iPod is in itself an advanced music player. The iPod is certainly not dead, but its usage is decreasing rapidly. If you too, like many other Apple users, have abandoned your iPod when you’ve bought your iPhone and left it in a shadowy drawer, don’t let it rust. Turn iPod into a flash drive or mini hard disk.Read More »Don’t Let Your Old iPod Rust! Turn It Into a Flash Drive

How to Access Photo Stream on iPhone

One of the essential features of iCloud – Apple’s powerful cloud storage service – Photo Stream enables you to backup the photos you take on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch online and quickly share them with others. iCloud stores a copy of every picture you take on the above devices and syncs your photo albums across your Apple devices and computers. You can store up to 1000 photos with iCloud on your iPhone.Read More »How to Access Photo Stream on iPhone

How to Access Siri on iPhone

Siri is a personal assistant that listens to your voice commands and can help you call contacts, send messages, type, and schedule meetings, among other things. While Siri is not the first voice recognition software to have been developed, it stands out from its predecessors in that it understands natural speech and doesn’t require you to use standard commands all the time. Whenever it needs more information, Siri will ask for it.Read More »How to Access Siri on iPhone

How to Add Contact to Favorites on iPhone

Contacts added to Favorites on the iPhone can be dialed quickly, simply by bringing up the list of favorite contacts and tapping their name. It’s a good idea to add to your Favorites list the number of your partner, children, siblings, parents, family and best friends, to be able to contact them in no time whenever you need to. Find out below how to add contact to favorites on iPhone.Read More »How to Add Contact to Favorites on iPhone

Apple to Replace iPhone 5 Chargers

As the number of people who are injured or killed by fake iPhone 5 chargers keeps increasing, Apple has decided to offer a worldwide $10 third-party chargers replacement program from the 16th of August to the 18th of October 2013. This move comes only weeks after a Chinese woman was electrocuted after she answered a call while her iPhone was charging.Read More »Apple to Replace iPhone 5 Chargers

How to Authorize Computer on iPhone

In order to ensure that the iTunes store stays in business, Apple uses digital rights management protection, limiting the number of authorized computers that can play content from an Apple account to five. In other words, if you download content from iTunes onto your iPod and then plug your device into an unauthorized computer, you won’t be able to enjoy that content. The only exception is music files, which come without protection and can be played on any computer. To enjoy other types of content though, like video and audiobooks, you must authorize computers.Read More »How to Authorize Computer on iPhone

iPhone 5 Overheating Problems – Is Your Device Too Hot to Hold?

Old iPhone models have occasionally suffered from overheating issues, but it seems that iPhone 5 is Apple’s ‘hottest’ product so far. There are many complaints from users from all over the world who experience iPhone 5 overheating problems, and while usually these problems don’t cause damage to the device’s components, they can be quite annoying.Read More »iPhone 5 Overheating Problems – Is Your Device Too Hot to Hold?

How to Avoid International Roaming Charges on iPhone

Data roaming, or using your smartphone abroad on another network than you own, can cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars sometimes, even if all you do is surf the web or download files. All apps that require an Internet connection, such as Safari, Email, Maps, and Facebook & Twitter can add to the data roaming charges. Keep reading to find out how to avoid international roaming charges on iPhone.Read More »How to Avoid International Roaming Charges on iPhone

How to Clear Cache on iPad

Clearing the cache on your iPad is like pressing the restart button – it clears up the RAM and gives you a fresh new start. It’s good to clear the cache every now and then, especially when you observe that your device is a bit slow and lagging. There’s nothing complicated about clearing Safari cache on the iPad, but the option is not present in the browser itself, so it can be hard to notice. Find out below how to clear the cache on iPad, regardless of the model of your device.

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