The12 iPhone Tricks You Might Not Have Known (iPod Touch Tricks Included)

Whether you're an iPhone rookie or a weathered pro, take a look at these quick-and-easy iPhone tips and tricks which not only save you time, but ease your overall iPhone experience.

(These items are listed in no particular order.)

1. Scroll to Top of Page  -

In any application, Safari included, you can automatically scroll to the top of the page by tapping on the "top bar", which has the time, service bars, and battery. In Safari, this not only brings you to the top of the page, but also brings up the URL bar.

Continue reading for the next 11 useful iPhone tips and tricks. 

     2.  Domain Resolution -

When typing a URL in Safari, you don't have to type the "www" or the ".com".For instance, for www.cnn.com just type "cnn" in the URL box. Note: Your search engine must be set to Google, not Yahoo.

      3.   Domain Suffix - [On firmware 2.0 only]

Hold down the ".com" key for ".net, .edu, .org" keys. Note: Slide your finger from .com to .net/.edu/.org, rather than lifting and pressing.

      4.   Press & Hold For Alternate Characters -

Hold a letter for a popup of various versions of the character (i.e. to type España with the "ñ" simply hold "n" and simply slide/release to the appropriate character).

      5.   Click & Hold URL's -

In Safari, hold a link to see the URL and site name.

      6.   Soft Reset -

Press and hold the Home button and the Sleep button to restart your iPhone. A white light will flash, the screen will shut off and then turn back on. Keep holding until the screen turns back on.

      7.   Take a Screenshot -

To take a screenshot, hold the home button and click the sleep button. The screen will flash white and the screenshot will be stored in your camera roll.

      8.   Set Parental Controls -

You can enable certain restrictions or parental controls on your iPhone. You can block explicit lyrics, Safari, YouTube, iTunes, or the App Store. Just go to Settings, General, Restrictions.

      9.   Save Any Image from Safari -

To save any image from the web to your camera roll, simply press and hold the image. A menu will appear asking "Save Image" or "Cancel". Once the image is in your camera roll, you can set it as your wallpaper.

      10.  Fast Forward/Rewind Music & Video -

Press and hold the skip forward/back arrows to fast forward or rewind rather than skip tracks. Also, press on the album art to manually FF/rewind.

      11.   Delete Emails -

You can do both "bulk deletes" and "individual deletes" when browsing email. To do a bulk delete, simply click Edit, check off the desired emails, and then choose delete or move. To delete a single email, simply "cross it out" by swiping your finger across the email, then press delete.

      12.  Double Tap Home Button -

Double tapping the home button has several useful functions, which are describedhere.

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2011: Handful of Lonely Planet City Guide Apps Available for Free Right Now! (Dr Mobiles Ltd, iphone 4 Repair)

Like free iPhone Apps? 13 of the the Lonely Planet Europe City Guide Apps, which provide travel information such as offline maps, recommendations on places to see and things to do as well as images and editorials from Lonely Planet writers are free for until 1pm on December 23rd.

It's a kind gesture that is meant to help travelers who are stuck in the snow in Europe right now. Regularly $15 an App, this is a steal.

Below are the links:

Amsterdam Guide

Berlin Guide

Copenhagen Guide

Dublin Guide

London Guide

Moscow Guide

Munich Guide

Paris Guide

Prague Guide

St. Petersburg Guide

Stockholm Guide

Vienna Guide

Warsaw Guide

This isn't the first time they've done this. When that volcano erupted a while back, causing a thick cloud of ash to delay flights, they did the same thing. 

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Apple iPhone 4 Repair and Unlocking: Apple's All-Time Top 10 Free iPad Apps (www.drmobiles.co.nz)

Yesterday, we went over the top 10 free iPhone Apps available on the App Store (the paid apps, too). It was a list of the most downloaded free applications of all time. While it may not always reflect the quality of each App, it does indicate their popularity.

That said, there are also plenty of iPad Apps that are getting attention. Here's a List of the most popular: 

1) Pandora

Pandora on the iPad is great for listening to music while you browse, or catch up on your RSS feeds. You simply search for the artist or music you want to listen to and hit play. There's a lot to listen to on Pandora radio, and it's a free App worth taking a look at.

2) Google Mobile App

Much like Google Mobile for iPhone, Google mobile for iPad gives you a suite of Google applications within a single iPad App. You can search the internet with pictures and voice, logos and more. Heck, this thing even solves Sudoku puzzles. That's reason enough to check it out.

3) Movies

Check movie showtimes and whats coming both in the theater and to home video. You can check out what's topping in the box office or view trailers for movies if you want to know what they are about. The App also includes Rotten Tomatoes ratings, which helps to give you an idea of how well-received the movie is by critics.

4) Google Earth

This is always a cool application because it may be the closest we get to seeing some of these places that are way off on the other side of the world. It's okay though. Traveling by plane is kind of a hassle these days, and this is much easier.

5) Yelp

If you do like traveling, especially on the road, this may be the App for you. Yelp helps you find restaurants, bars, hotels and gas stations nearby based on your location. Apps like this one quickly become a traveler's best friend in unfamiliar territory.

6) Fandango

Like the popular Fandango website, this application allows you to purchase movie tickets online, this time through your iDevice. You can also sort movies by genre, MPAA rating and format (such as IMAX and 3D). 

7) Remote

Remote for iPhone has long been a favorite App of ours. When it came to iPad, it got even better, because searching for movies on Apple TV was much faster with a the larger keyboard. Anyone who has had to use the stock remote that comes with Apple TV (especially the older-generation model) knows that it's a pain. This App is for those users.

It's worth adding that it also works with iTunes, but we've rarely used it for that. We're sure someone out there does.

8) iBooks

Being that Apple talks pushes this App and it's actually one of their selling points, it's strange to actually see this application so low on the list. Then again, we rarely use it for reading books ourselves. However, the ability to read PDF files makes it more than worth the free download.

9) Bible

The Bible is one of the most well-known and most-purchased books ever. It's no surprise that the Bible is a popular download on the App Store.

10) Solitaire

We were never quite fans of solitaire, but know plenty of people who are. This App is free, and it's a very popular card game that almost everybody has on their computer. Why not add it to your iPad as well?

The Free Apps

Free Apps are, of course, ad supported. Maybe there are exceptions out there, but none come to mind right offhand. That said, there are some Apps you will take a liking to and some you may not particularly care for. One of the best things about free Apps is that you can check them out without any sort of feeling of commitment. If you don't like it, you can trash it and it's no big loss. Perhaps that's why free App downloads are so popular.

What are your favorite free iPad Apps?

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