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How to delete an iPhone application

Posted on August 8, 2008 by matthew

Click the home button, flick to the page that has the icon of the application or bookmark that you want to remove, and then tap and hold for a second. The application icons will start to wiggle, but they’ll also … Continue reading →

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Tricks with Safari on the iPhone

Posted on August 8, 2008 by matthew

If you click the time bar at the top of the screen, safari will quickly scroll to the top of the frame where the location field is, set the focus to the location field, and expose the search field as … Continue reading →

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iPhone’s iPod Time Scrubber

Posted on July 27, 2008 by matthew

In iTunes, while holding the iPhone in portrait mode, tap the middle of the album art. A time-scrubber widget will show up right below the song title, allowing you to jump to a certain point in the current song. This … Continue reading →

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“Backing up iPhone” taking forever? Reset iSync!

Posted on July 14, 2008 by matthew

Update 9/14/2008: Backup speed was addressed in iPhone software version 2.1. Launch iTunes, dock your iPhone, and click “Check for Update”. And now back to the original article: I was surprised to see my brand-new iPhone 3G taking more than … Continue reading →

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