by Simon Ng on March 7, 2010
Have you ever experienced this situation while using iPhone?
You tap on an app icon to launch the application. It launches and then closes unexpectedly.
I believe it’s not a rare issue for iPhone users as Apple has officially published a support article about how you can deal with the issue.
First, why does the application close unexpectedly? [...]
by Simon Ng on March 4, 2010
iPhone’s built-in accelerometer offers a simple way to switch between portrait and landscape mode. As all know, you can simply rotate iPhone sideway and it responds automatically to display content in landscape. The landscape offers better reading experience for most applications and a wider keyboard for typing. When iPhone was first released, the landscape mode [...]
by Simon Ng on February 26, 2010
The “Slide to Unlock” feature of iPhone changes the way we answer calls or unlock the phone. Before the debut of iPhone, we used to click on the “Answer” button to pick up a call. With iPhone, you use the slider to answer a call.
The slider is fancy and works pretty great. But [...]
by Simon Ng on February 11, 2010
Every time you upgrade a jailbroken iPhone to a new version of firmware (or iPhone OS), as you know, it is required to go through the whole jailbreak process again. That means, all your iPhone applications and Cydia applications are completely removed. For iPhone applications, you can back them up by syncing via iTunes. But [...]
by Simon Ng on January 1, 2010
So, you got an iPhone as your Christmas or New Year present? Here are some tips I’d like to offer to make the most out of your new gadget:
Get to know your iPhone with iPhone Tips
Download 10 Great Tips for iPhone
iPhone 3GS Tip: Use Digital Compass with Google Maps
How to Disable iPhone Battery Icon and [...]
by Simon Ng on November 15, 2009
In normal case, your iPhone should work properly after jailbreak. However, in some rare cases, you may encounter some unexpected problems. Other than the YouTube issue after blackra1n jailbreak, here is another problem reported by one of the readers:
“I get to fix the youTube problem. but the Notes app is not working. Everytime I write [...]
by Simon Ng on November 10, 2009
By jailbreaking your iPhone, it opens up lots of opportunities to add some amazing features that you’ll never find on a normal iPhone. Just quote a few examples, jailbreaking lets you use Winterboard to change the iPhone theme. Or you can use Twidget to view your tweet on lock screen. And, jailbreaking opens the door [...]
by Simon Ng on August 12, 2009
Yes, this post is about iPhone tips. But this time, the tips are delivered to you in PDF format (sort of eBook).
From time to time, I receive requests from readers to compile my blog posts into an eBook for better reading. That’s a brilliant idea. I have never thought of publishing a book. Frankly, I [...]
by Simon Ng on August 8, 2009
Say, you have purchased an application on iPhone. When you’re back home, you put the iPhone into the dock or plug it via USB cable and sync it with iTunes. You expect iTunes take care everything and sync all data including the application you have just purchased from iPhone to your computer. However, in some [...]