The sleep button
At the upper right corner of your iPhone, you will see a small button. This has several
functionalities attributed to it. Let us examine a few:
Sleep / wake: You can use this button to put your iPhone to sleep. When you are done
using your iPhone, you press this button and the iPhone will go to its sleep mode. The
screen turns black and you won’t be able to see anything. Putting your iPhone to sleep
when you are not using it saves a lot of battery. If you don’t use this sleep button the
iPhone eventually goes to sleep if you are not using it. Putting your iPhone to sleep after
you are done using saves nearly 10-15 seconds of battery each time.
You can use this button to get your iPhone up again. You can also get the iPhone to wake
up form its sleep mode using the ‘Home’ button.
The sleep button may also be used for canceling a call. If you press the sleep button when
you receive a call, the call sound is muted. The call goes to the voice mail after 4 rings. If
you press this twice, the call is immediately dumped to the voice mail. You should be
careful when you use this functionality as you may end up hurting someone’s ego.
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Places to shop for accessories
Here is another list of places you could visit to look for some cool iPhone accessories.
* Apple’s iPhone Accessories page. All original Apple accessories and products can
be found on this website. This is a good place to shop for adapters, docks,
Bluetooth devices and other electronic accessories.
(www.apple.com/iphone/accessories)
* Digital Lifestyle Outfitters. DLO has been turning out handsome iPod cases
practically since the little white MP3 player took the first spin of its scroll wheel.
Somehow, they had iPhone cases and other accessories in stock before the first
iPhone hit the street. (www.dlo.com)
* XtremeMac. Another iPod stuffmaker, XtremeMac makes fashionable car
chargers and other powerful products that work with the iPhone.
(www.xtrememac.com)
* Griffin Technology. Cables, cases, and many audio accessories.
(www.griffintechnology.com)
* Belkin. From acrylic cases to sporty armbands, Belkin markets several iPhone
items, including an adapter for the headphone port on the original iPhone.
(www.belkin.com)
* EverythingiCafe. If it works with an iPhone, you can probably find it here by
clicking the Store tab: cleaning cloths, screen protectors, Bluetooth headsets,
cases, and on and on. It’s not just a shopping center; user forums, reviews, and
news make the site live up to its all-encompassing name.
(http://store.everythingicafe.com)
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Bluetooth headphones
Though iPhone has a big bag of goodies coming with it, it does not offer streaming
wireless audio to stereo Bluetooth headphones. But however, you can play tunes from
your iPod to your Bluetooth earpiece that you may have paired with your iPhone. If you
are wondering what we are talking about, you should read the article titled ‘The
Bluetooth earpiece’ on our website.
To play songs on your paired Bluetooth earphone, you should visit the visual voice mail
screen. This can be easily viewed by going to Home > Phone > Voicemail. Here you
need to tap the ‘Audio’ button which is at the upper right corner of the screen. When your
headset is not turned on this button will read ‘Speaker’. So, make sure your headset is
turned on while you try this.
Once you have done this, you can start playing songs or movies on the iPod application
in your iPhone. You might also notice that the songs are being played from the speakers
also. This may not be very useful when you are in a library but works great when you are
out jogging or driving.
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The bluetooth experience
Almost everyone you see around walks with a shiny Bluetooth in their ear. Previously the
usage of Bluetooth was something of an adventure to most people as it was pretty tough
to get your Bluetooth configured to work with your iPhone. The process of setting a
Bluetooth to work with your iPhone is called ‘pairing’.
Pairing is important because the signals being sent from the iPhone and the ear piece
should stay only between them. No other devices should be able to use this signal. In
other words, you wouldn’t want a passer by to catch your signal and hear what you are
talking on their Bluetooth earpiece. Doing the ‘pairing’ is very easy on your iPhone.
* On the earpiece, turn on Bluetooth. Make the earpiece discoverable. Discoverable
just means that your phone can ’see’ it. You’ll have to consult the earpiece’s
instructions to learn how to do so.
* On the iPhone, tap Home > Settings > General > Bluetooth. Turn Bluetooth to
On. When you do this, your iPhone automatically searches for nearby Bluetooth
devices.
* Tap the earpiece’s name and the passcode. The passcode is a number, usually four
or six digits, which must be typed into the phone within about a minute. You have
to enter this only once, during the initial pairing process. This is done to prevent
anyone else to use your iPhone from their Bluetooth earpieces.
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Calling problems with iPhone
With the Apple iPhone, if you are having any problems with calling, whether you are using, Wi-Fi or the EDGE network with 3G, the following pointers may help. Firstly we have the short and simple methods that you could use with your iPhone.
* Check the signal: If the signal icon on the top shows that you do not have any signal, you are probably out of coverage area. (Duh)
* Make sure you’re not in Airplane more: Check the top of the display. If a small airplane is displayed, you are in airplane mode which does not allow you to use any applications that uses networks. You should get out of this mode to use the iPhone.
* Try moving around: Change your location, by a few feet at least. This can change the strength of your signal.
* Turn airplane mode on and then off: This is a method to turn off your antennas and then turn it on again. Use ‘Home screen > Settings > Airplane mode on/off’ to change the settings.
* Restart your iPhone: Hold the menu button pressed down for a few seconds to restart your iPhone. Try to make the call once again.
* Make sure the sim card is inserted properly: Use a pin to remove the Sim card from the bottom of the iPhone. Put it back in and try making the call again.
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Wish list for the newer iPhone
iPhone has of course done a superb job with the iPhone, but being normal humans, its our duty to notice the shortcomings. iPhone for that matter seems like a very robust device which plays around with the critics, not showing any of its issues easily. We thought iPhone is nice the way it is but it should have had a few more features that most other pocket devices have these days.
1. Choice of network: We wish we had the choice of using iPhone with networks other than the one they are sold with. For example we have AT&T in United States, O2 in United Kingdom, Orange in France and so on. You so not have the choice of choosing any network provider other than this.
2. Ability to use any headphones: If you have use iPhone’s headphones you might know that they are not so good with the quality and the shape of the earphone itself is just not comfortable when you put it in your ears. It would be nice if you could use any headphones/earphones with the iPhone.
3. Use normal music for ring tones: iPhone has a very easy way of uploading music onto it using iTunes. But you cannot use these songs as ring tones. Having a choice of using mp3s as ring tones will be very nice.
4. More storage: iPhone has its 8G standard storage with the new version of iPhone. This might not be enough sometimes. It would be much nicer if iPhone had an extendable iPhone slot where you could add an extra memory card or something.
5. Lot more with the camera: The quality of the iPhone camera is amazing. We wish we could do more with it, say take a video or have the ability to zoom the photos.
iPhone is one of the best gadgets that available on the market today. We sure hope these features get bundled with it pretty soon. So we shall have this wish list for Apple.
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Sending a Text Message
Sending SMS (Short Messaging Service) is very popular across the world and it is cheaper compared to voicemail messages or phone calls. The main advantage of SMS is you can send it without causing disturbance to the receiver. It is very much preferred service in Asia than in US but now it is changing.
If you cannot say something to someone, you can always type a message and send. You can send a SMS direct from the heart to a cell phone from a cell phone. Unlike phone calls, the person need not reply ASAP. Ample of time can be taken to reply back. Even if the cell phone is turned off, the person will get the message as soon as it is turned on. So the message always reaches destination irrespective of reason for delay.
This can be used as a proof against a person. While speaking, you may not understand clearly due to bad signal or a person might say something and do something else. But with SMS, you are guaranteed whatever the message says that is what person wanted to convey.
When you get a message in iPhone you get a dialog box providing two options, ignore and view. If view is clicked, you see the message and if ignored then you can check later in the message box. The SMS interface is similar to Apple’s iChat and you get to see your messages in speech balloons. You can just tap the notepad icon which opens up keyboard and make a reply. If your Buddy is online ,the chat conversation can go on and finally you will lose all your messages!
iPhone used to come with 200 text messages but the newer version iPhone 3G does not give any free messaging services. You have to pay just $5 to get 200 SMS or you can pay more to get more.
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Browse multiple pages at once on iPhone
Have you ever had a day when you had opened just one webpage on a desktop PC? (If
you did, there’s something really strange about the way you use internet). Just as you
require several web pages open at a time to view the content you need, you should be
able to view multiple pages on your iPhone. Guess what, you can! Here’s how:
You can open a new webpage on your iPhone by tapping on the navigation link at the
bottom right corner of your iPhone. Here you can select a new page to open a new
webpage. Just type in the address and do what you normally do.
To move between different pages you just need to flick through the pages that age listed.
The number of pages that are open now are displayed in the form of while dots at the
bottom of the screen. If you tap on a particular page, it expands to occupy the complete
screen and you will be able to work on that web page.
To close a webpage just go to the navigate view, and flick through the pages till you find
the page you want to close. Here you should see a rex ‘x’ in a white bubble. Just tap the
bubble to close the webpage.
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Spicy audio accessories
Not many people like the trademark iPod speakers that are shipped with the iPhone. The
speakers in the iPhone are also not very good to let you completely enjoy the audio
software. To make things more exciting, there are a number of audio accessories being
developed by various companies. Some of the good ones that can definitely spice up your
audio experience are listed here:
DLO iPhone speakers. This compact sound system looks like a big black Easter egg
before you open it and connect your iPhone. Once you have your iPhone connected, the
output is just amazing. This has a stand for the iPhone and two speakers that lets you
have a small iPhone home theater. This runs on 4 AA batteries or on its own adapter.
With this you can also have a really loud speakerphone. This is priced at $50 and can be
viewed at www.dlo.com
V-MODA Vibe Duo headphones. This has a sleek chrome finish that matches well with
your iPhone 3G. This earphone has noise isolating earbuds that give you more boom and
lets you enjoy that bass to the max. This also has a clicker that lets you pick up calls in
style.
Griffin SmartTalk Headphone Adapter + Control & Mic for iPhone. If you have a
favorite pair of headphones that you prefer over Apple’s iPhone earbuds, you should
check this out. This headphone adapter has a builtin a microphone and control box, so
that you can use the headphones of your choice. The control box and mike let you play,
pause, or skip tracks and pick up a call when one comes in.
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The amazing 2 mega pixel camera
You would have heard of the cameras being sold like turkeys on thanks giving based
on their mega pixel number. People seem to like the product better if it has a bigger
value for its ‘mega pixel’. Our iPhone has a 2 mega pixel camera. Does this mean the
photos taken form iPhone are inferior compared to other cameras? No!
The quality of a picture depends on several features. This includes the lens and
shutter lag. The mega pixel value is useful only if you are planning to get the photo
developed into a real photo you can frame, and most importantly, and blow it up to a
size as big as the wall in your living room. The mega pixel rating only tells you that
the photos will have a very high resolution, hence making it optimal for really large
pictures.
For a camera phone, 2 mega pixels is a fairly decent resolution. This will be good
enough to develop farmable photos 4″ x 6″ in size. If you just want to keep a digital
copy of the photo, this camera will just do fine. Its 480 x 320 pixel resolution is just
enough to show off your pictures among friends and family.
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