The iPhone 4 and iOS 4 are now available! For our feature articles this week, Adam warns that email account hacking appears to be on the rise, and Adam and Glenn join forces to look deeply at iBooks 1.1. Adam also shares a video of an “inside look” at an iPhone 4, along with tips on how to delete lots of photos from an iPhone. Plus, Glenn explains how to transfer iPhone 4 eligibility within a family plan, looks at the new HTTPS Everywhere extension for Firefox, and covers the opening of Google Voice to U.S. residents. Also, Doug McLean rounds up the main iPhone 4 reviews and the most useful articles about iOS 4. Finally, check out the 20 percent DealBITS discount on SmileOnMyMac’s TextExpander 3! Notable software releases this week include Firefox 3.6.6, Default Folder X 4.3.9, Things 1.3.4, and Mailplane 2.1.9.
If you're using the eligibility of another person on your AT&T family plan to upgrade to an iPhone 4, AT&T has instructions for activating your phone with the right phone number. They worked for me.
A new extension for Firefox ensures that Web connections made to any Web site that supports SSL/TLS encryption are always conducted via that secure method.
See who won copies of SmileOnMyMac's TextExpander 3 in last week's DealBITS drawing, and if you're not among them, read on to save 20 percent on a copy of the useful text-expansion utility.
Right after any hot new electronic gadget is released, all sorts of sites have to take it apart to look inside. But no one does it like Blendtec.
If you're faced with tapping hundreds of times to delete lots of photos from your iPhone's Camera Roll album after importing them, try these two tips, one of which halves the number of taps, while the other turns the process into just a couple of clicks on the Mac.
Google's system for unifying your phone numbers and messages - and making free calls - has opened up to all U.S. residents. The program previously required an invitation.
After noticing spam sent by previous email correspondents, Adam determined that email account hacking is on the rise. If you use a Web-based email service, now would be a good time to change your password and take some additional precautions.
With iOS 4 finally hitting the streets, loads of reviews, tips, and analysis have followed close behind. With so much content out there, and so little time, it can be hard to know what to read. Here's a look at the practical articles we've found most useful.
While the iPhone 4 is just now starting to be available to early adopters, the initial reviews of the iPhone 4 from major publications have already appeared. Here's a look at what four journalists with early access to the iPhone have to say about Apple's latest release.
The latest version of iBooks adds notes and synchronization, and runs not just on the iPad, but also on iPhone and iPod touch devices under iOS 4. Most notably, though, iBooks 1.1 now supports ebooks in PDF format in addition to those in the EPUB format. Alas, there are obvious bugs and omissions.
Notable software releases this week include Firefox 3.6.6, Default Folder X 4.3.9, Things 1.3.4, and Mailplane 2.1.9.
Is anything happening beyond the world of the iPhone, iPad, and iOS 4? Not that we've been able to tell, and given the incredible sales numbers that Apple's latest devices are posting, we suspect lots of other people are in the same boat. Read on for links to articles about those sales numbers, iPhone antenna problems, FaceTime, and just how long you'll have to wait for a white iPhone 4.