iPhone

Issues with ActiveSync?

Hi folks, in this day and age, making sure ActiveSync is working is important since most of the coolest phones out there depend on it! Well it should come as no surprise that administrators sometimes have problems getting it to work properly. Now one of the most common things people can run into...

Windows Phone 7 and development

Hi folks! So now with Windows Phone 7 out, the whole mobile community is abuzz. Will Windows Phone 7 be the next Android/iPhone killer? Well in order for that to happen, they will definitely need to build the software support base that both Android and iPhone have. Currently both Android and...

Why are you still using a non smart phone?

Hi folks! Here's something I have oftened wondered about people in the IT field. Why are you still using a non smart phone? All over the place I see network techs using normal cell phones with out any "smart" functionality. It would seem with the plethora of options available today that it would...

CES rumors – HTC smart phone

Hi folks, as mentioned before there are lots of rumors about what is going to be announced at CES. Well there are rumors that HTC is announcing a new smart phone. The HTC Thunderbolt is the new phone that they are planning on announcing. Apparently it's based on an Android OS and it's Verizon's...

Happy new year everyone!

Hi folks, I want to wish everyone a happy new year! It should be great to see what the year of 2011 will bring to us in the world of technology. With CES just around the corner we should have a lot of new announcements to get excited about. Hopefully we'll see some serious further advancements...

iOS 4.2 for the iPhone is now out

Hi folks! So the latest news from Apple is that iOS 4.2 is now out. Word on the street is that it provides better performance as compared to the older versions. Also iOS 4.2 now provides some new features such as:

• AirPrint (the ability to print wirelessly)
• AirPlay...

iPhone multiple backups in iTunes for Windows 7

Hi folks! So as I mentioned in my previous post, you need to keep multiple backups in iTunes. So how do you do this? Well here you go:

1. Go to the following folder: C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup
2. Rename your backup folder by adding a...

Jailbreaking legal with iPhone in US now

Hi everyone, unless you've been hiding under a rock, you've heard that there is an exception in the DMCA that jailbreaking is now legal. This is great news for iPhone users. You are no longer restricted to using a device that you paid for with your hard earned money the way Apple wants you to...

VoIP on your iPhone

So one of the many services my company provides in IT is Voice Solutions. We provide both Cisco and Asterisk VoIP solutions. So imagine my happiness when I found this great soft phone app for iPhone! The app is called Bria and it is just great. What it allows me to do is login to my phone number...

Facetime on the iPhone

Hi folks! So I finally had a chance to try out Apple's version of videoconferencing called facetime. I have to say it's not bad. One of the limitations is that you can only use it on wireless. However despite that I have to say it's quite good. The downside? You can only use it on Apple. Oh...