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Troubleshooting Your iPhone: Recharge, Restart, Reset, Remove, Reset Settings and Restore

By David Chan

The most common iPhone crash is one where the application you are working in suddenly ceases operation, the screen momentarily turns black, then the iPhone home screen appears. In a slightly more serious manifestation, the crash will result in a complete freeze where the iPhone is unresponsive. Your initial reaction could be... simply yank the battery to cut the power and reset the phone, but there is no batter! But let me remind you that before you do anything to your iPhone, finding out what causes the problem is necessary.

A frozen iPhone is one of the most common problems of the Apple iPhone. This means that your iPhone is not operating as expected or totally not working. Here are some of the tips and tricks for fixing your iPhone when it freezes or when other problems arise.

Recharge. Make sure to charge your iPhone with a high-powered USB port, not on a low powered one. Your keyboard USB port (if you have one) is low powered, therefore you cannot charge your iPhone with that port. Only a high-powered USB port will charge your iPhone or you can also use your iPhone AC adapter. You can easily determine if your iPhone is not receiving a power to charge by just looking at the battery image. If you see the red part of the battery image flash three times and then the screen goes black... this is an indication that the iPhone is not charging.

Restarting your iPhone is also a safe way to troubleshoot your iPhone. The iPhone is essentially a small computer and just like a regular computer, sometimes programs freeze and keep you from using the phone for anything else. In this situation, its easy to quit that program. Simply hold down the Home button at the bottom center of the phone for at least six seconds. This should quit the program and return you to the Home screen. Once thats done... restart the phone. To restart your iPhone, hold down the sleep/wake button at the top right-hand corner of the iPhone for 10 seconds. This will bring up a screen asking you to run the slider across the screen to turn the phone off. When you slide the slider to the right, a progress wheel will appear and in a second or two, the iPhone will be off. To turn it back on again, just hold down the sleep/wake button until the Apple icon appears on the screen and then wait for the phone to start up.

To reset your iPhone is also a good way to fix a frozen iPhone. This solution fixed my iPhone. Resetting an iPhone is nothing more than a hard reset or a forced reboot. You're simply cutting the power and making it reboot. To do this, hold the sleep/wake button and Home buttons simultaneously for a few second. The display will quickly wipe itself and you should see the black background and white Apple logo, signifying a reset well done.

Fourth option is to remove some of the content that is not properly synced. Your contacts, calendars, songs, photos, videos, or podcasts are the examples of the content that could be synced to another device. One of such content may be causing your iPhone not to properly. Connect your iPhone to your computer and go to the iTunes site. Change your sync options for each of the following categories: contacts, podcasts, calendars, etc. Click on iPhone in the Source list, then select each tab to change what content is synced, and then click apply.

You may also try to reset the settings of your iPhone. Go to the Settings application, tap General then select the Erase All Content and Settings. This will delete all media and data on the iPhone, as well as recent calls, etc., and all other settings.

Restoring your iPhone is your last option to fix a frozen iPhone. To do this, use the latest version of iTunes, then connect your iPhone. When it appears in the Source list, click on Restore in the Summary tab. This will also wipe the iPhone and all your information on it.

There are many ways to troubleshoot your iPhone. If you are still have problems the best advice I can give you now is to go to Apple.com The iPhone troubleshooting section of Apple's main iPhone support site contains a walkthrough for situations like this. They have an enormous amount of information out there for you. This may be the best way for troubleshooting your iPhone.

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You've Never Heard Of ActiveSync?

By Poly Stevens

One of the latest trends today in terms of gadgets is that most people should have several gadgets at hand that functions differently. Examples of these gadgets are mobile phones, palm tops, music players, and gadgets gor gaming. While there are some who may choose to bring these gadgets separately, others would like to have one gadget that has all these functions. In this way, it will be possible for people to easily access there business mails or just use them for plain entertainment.

One thing you will want to do with your technology is to put all your own files on your device. Whether you want to listen to your own music, or play your own games, you can add your important files easily and quickly. Through your handheld phone or organizer, you can have your entire computer readily available. The only thing remaining for you to do is to transfer your files from your computer, to your device. You can easily do this through ActiveSync, which works with your Microsoft operating system.

ActiveSync is a pretty slick program. Transferring files from your computer to your device is easy if using ActiveSync. This program recognizes the minute that you plug in to your computer. It will then prepare the two devices to synchronize the files that you want on each device.

When it comes to synchronizing the files, you may ask if ActiveSync will only be able to synchronize a few specific files. The good thing about this application is that it supports every file. This means that you can prepare all your files and transfer them to the handheld device. This will enable you have an instant back up copy of the important files your computer has.

You may think that ActiveSync is just a new application made by Microsoft. However, the present version of this program is just an upgraded version with new features. Software engineers developed the program for the first time in 1996 when it first came out to the market.

The next question that you may have in your mind right now is why this application has not been popular before. If you will see, ActiveSync is being popular these days because of the emergence of numerous handheld gadgets. In the past, there are no or only a few handheld devices were invented so the use of this program may not be that important.

The awesome thing about this program is that is has been build upon the foundation that it needs to match the operating systems of the current handheld devices. There are many different operating systems for handheld devices such as Microsoft, Symbian, Palm OS, & Blackberry OS.

Now you can access all the documents you need, no matter where you are. Because you are on the go, you need an application that will synchronize your files, games, music and appointments. Because of the developing technology, it is now possible for us to access all the files that we need. Whether you use your device for work or play, you do not need to worry about incompatibility issues when you use this application.

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Troubleshooting Your iPhone: Recharge, Restart, Reset, Remove, Reset Settings and Restore

By David Chan

The most common iPhone crash is one where the application you are working in suddenly ceases operation, the screen momentarily turns black, then the iPhone home screen appears. In a slightly more serious manifestation, the crash will result in a complete freeze where the iPhone is unresponsive. Your initial reaction could be... simply yank the battery to cut the power and reset the phone, but there is no batter! But let me remind you that before you do anything to your iPhone, finding out what causes the problem is necessary.

Crashes are most likely to occur when loading graphics-heavy pages, or those with large (in terms of file size) images or music. The Apple has some sort of a contingency in place for lock-ups or a frozen iPhone. Here are the safest ways to troubleshoot your iPhone when an application crashes.

Recharge. Make sure to charge your iPhone with a high-powered USB port, not on a low powered one. Your keyboard USB port (if you have one) is low powered, therefore you cannot charge your iPhone with that port. Only a high-powered USB port will charge your iPhone or you can also use your iPhone AC adapter. You can easily determine if your iPhone is not receiving a power to charge by just looking at the battery image. If you see the red part of the battery image flash three times and then the screen goes black... this is an indication that the iPhone is not charging.

Restarting your iPhone is also a safe way to troubleshoot your iPhone. The iPhone is essentially a small computer and just like a regular computer, sometimes programs freeze and keep you from using the phone for anything else. In this situation, its easy to quit that program. Simply hold down the Home button at the bottom center of the phone for at least six seconds. This should quit the program and return you to the Home screen. Once thats done... restart the phone. To restart your iPhone, hold down the sleep/wake button at the top right-hand corner of the iPhone for 10 seconds. This will bring up a screen asking you to run the slider across the screen to turn the phone off. When you slide the slider to the right, a progress wheel will appear and in a second or two, the iPhone will be off. To turn it back on again, just hold down the sleep/wake button until the Apple icon appears on the screen and then wait for the phone to start up.

If restarting your iPhone does not unfreeze your iPhone, the third option is to reset your iPhone. Sometimes the iPhone gets so frozen that the standard force quit process for programs doesnt work. In that case, youll need to reset the iPhone. To do this, hold both the sleep/wake and Home buttons together for at least 10 seconds. The red shut down slider will show up at the top of the screen and then disappear. Keep holding the buttons. The screen may even go black, but dont let go of the buttons until the Apple logo shows up. When it appears, let the buttons go and the phone will start up normally. The Apple logo signifies that a reset is well done.

Fourth option is to remove some of the content that is not properly synced. Your contacts, calendars, songs, photos, videos, or podcasts are the examples of the content that could be synced to another device. One of such content may be causing your iPhone not to properly. Connect your iPhone to your computer and go to the iTunes site. Change your sync options for each of the following categories: contacts, podcasts, calendars, etc. Click on iPhone in the Source list, then select each tab to change what content is synced, and then click apply.

But if recharging,restarting, resetting or removing content from your iPhone still doesn't solve the problem, try another one - Reset Settings. There are two ways to reset the settings of your iPhone. First go to settings and then general, then reset, then reset all settings. This will reset everything but no data or media will be deleted. Second, go to settings, select general, select reset and choose erase all contents and settings. This will unfortunately remove all of your saved files, folders, and content, so do this with caution. You may want to backup all of your content before attempting this. The second way will put your iPhone back to the state when you first bought it. Again, use the second option with care.

Restoring your iPhone is your last option to fix a frozen iPhone. To do this, use the latest version of iTunes, then connect your iPhone. When it appears in the Source list, click on Restore in the Summary tab. This will also wipe the iPhone and all your information on it.

As I've mentioned, resetting my iPhone fixed my issue and Im even jamming with my iPhone now as I write this. There are lots of ways to fix a frozen iPhone and troubleshooting your iPhone is so easy. Also, remember that you can send a crash report to Apple when your iPhone is connected providing the crash report will enable the iPhone software team to have valuable data that might be rolled into a future update.

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Ways to Download Music to iPhone 3G

By Davion Wong

There are ways to download music to iPhone 3G? Options range from free to very expensive. Choices are limitless; narrow everything down according to your preference. Indeed, music has gone a long way. Now, one can listen to favorite songs, anytime and anywhere. People all over the world are really going crazy over the great features an iPhone has to offer.

With this gadget, you can choose what you like: specific games, music files, and other applications. Talking about music downloads, countless media files are found on the net. You have lots of fave music to choose from. Many providers are found online and they even give free downloads from time to time, with some, all the time! For paid files, prices are affordable. Some sell quite cheaply.

So, literally, you have great choices for iPhone 3G music. You can explore your options online, make a choice, and proceed with the download. A lot of providers are available; iTunes, Yahoo! Music, Amazon, and a lot, lot more. Also, free sites that host file sharing services are found online. You can freely subscribe to the service. If you're thinking of doing this, please exercise caution. There are great file sharing sites, but always confirm security measures. You wouldn't want to put corrupted files onto your iPhone.

You'd be happy to know that a lot of music files sell for a low price of $1 for each song. Yes they're cheap, but music is of excellent quality. With regards to undesirable content, you can preset your iPhone to block undesirable media files. This is a safety feature that parents would be glad to know about.

Music lovers will enjoy being able to download songs to iPhone freely. Online browsing has made downloading really accessible. You only need to choose the music download provider you would like to get music files from. You can subscribe to free services. Just be careful enough to get downloads from reputable sites.

Membership to these sites vary, some charge a one-time unlimited access which goes for a lifetime. Others charge on monthly basis, you renew membership each month. Others charge yearly membership. Just choose the best package that suits your budget and downloading preference.

Choose a package price with the best content of music for iPhone 3G. Also, check for excellent download interface. This allows for easy site navigation, simple music file searches, and quick music downloads.

Make sure that your chosen provider will supply you with software applications you need for you to be able to download music to iPhone 3G. Various sites offer them at no further cost.

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Getting iPhone 3G Movie Downloads from the Web

By Davion Wong

The Iphone 3G without a doubt is one of the most sought after cell phone models around. A newer version of the original Iphone, the Iphone 3G has a range of impressive features. Best of all it can play movies on the go, right out of its wide and crystal clear screen. As long as you find the right iPhone 3G movie downloads, you can catch your most favorite flicks anytime.

Since you will have to obtain your downloads from the Internet, you have to make sure that your Internet connection is stable enough. You would not want to experience connection problems in the middle of your downloading task.

Itunes is the best place to shop for movie downloads, if you don't have any budgetary constraints. Here movies for iPhone 3G can be downloaded individually at a specific price. Also, the downloading time is a breeze, so you will be able to finish downloading within a short time. Nonetheless, downloading a few movies at time can still be a bit expensive at Itunes.

At Itunes, some music and movie downloads can be as cheap as $1 however the price can go as high as $9.99. This may not be a problem if you plan on downloading only a single movie, however if you want multiple downloads, the expenses can easily pile up. For many people, choosing Itunes means high expense.

There are also membership sites that allow you to download movies to iPhone. These sites merely require that you make a one-time membership payment, and you're good to go. For a single fee therefore, you can download all the movies that you need, for an entire month or year, depending on your membership.

Choosing membership sites rather than the free sites is better since you don't have to deal with poor quality downloads and corrupted files. In many ways it is more cost-effective than Itunes since you don't need to pay per download. Most of the downloadable movies offered at these membership sites are of excellent quality.

When it comes to movie downloading however, the choice is entirely up to you. Itunes boasts of an expansive movie collection, categorized into many genres so you can always find the best movies in a few clicks. The only disadvantage for many is the cost associated per download. Membership sites are not as reliable as Itunes, but they offer excellent downloading deals for everyone.

Apple has unveiled another revolutionary product with the iPhone 3G. Whether you wish to listen to music and watch movies anytime, the iPhone is a remarkable gadget that you can take with you anywhere. With the best iPhone 3G movie downloads, you can watch your favorite movies on the go.

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Tower Defense Games And iPhone Games Cause Of High Unemployment

By Keith Wellman

In today society of addicting iphone games, tower defense games, and electronics paradise, it's obvious why the unemployment rates are so high. Clearly that statement seems completely untrue but here's proof...

The iPhone is fast becoming one of the main attraction to people wanting to waste time playing games. There are thousands of games (tower defense, strategy, and more), applications, and useless apps available. It's no wonder so many find themselves attached to the small screen.

The brand new game Warp Defense is being released and it's not a great thing. Many of these so called "fun" games and "useful" apps are the reason for thousands of lost hours of productivity. Obviously you'll need to understand how this affects the high unemployment rates.

It's so attracting ... a cute game, a useful app, but that's where it all starts. After a user begins to play, little do they see that time itself actually increases in speed during use! That may be hard to swallow but it's actually true (unverified)...

I'm sure you're starting to see how this affect the lives of so many innocent users... they start to play the game and miss deadlines, become late for work, stay up later, etc. Now you see why the over 20 million users of the iPhone are losing their jobs?

This problem is only made worse when the user tries to get employment to replace the old. Missing interviews, playing games in their laps during interviews, adding "professional iPhone game player" to their resumes, it's absolutely horrifying.

With the release of the new tower defense game, Warp Defense, the problem is only getting worse. We're talking about a global pandemic of addiction. The proof? The 20-30 "beta" users. So far the majority have grown beards (and long hair), lost their jobs (unconfirmed), and are losing weight faster than the biggest losers (which may actually be a benefit to this demonic game).

Sure the game itself is a nice "Tower Defense" game, it has an addicting game play, beautiful explosions, great music, and sweet graphics which could be nothing short of satanic. I do recommend you join me in NOT buying this evil application from the app store on the iPhone when Warp Defense is unleashed. Join me! Don't purchase into the addicting and so called "entertaining" game ever to be played on a mobile device.

Warp Defense will be hitting the app store in early August and information found in the resource box below.

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iPhone Virus: How Do I Protect Myself?

By Steve Barton

So there is an iPhone virus out there. And it was created by Charlie Miller, the head analyst at Independent Security Evaluators, to show the big boys at Apple that they had better get their act together before something much more dangerous comes along. Because if a good-guy programmer can find the chinks in the iPhone's armor, then what will the bad guys find? And how can you prevent yourself from future infection?

First, lets start with what Charlie did. Through research, he learned that if there is a malformed SMS message, the iPhone becomes confused. And while in this confused state, the iPhone handles the data inside the message differently, thus making itself vulnerable to the possibility of remote hijackings. The data on your phone is also vulnerable. In theory, you could go to your banks website on the iPhone browser and the hacker could see you enter all your vitals, including passwords. They could see the data in your applications and, essentially, gain control of the phone.

If a bad guy were to write such code or something similar, millions of iPhones would be at risk (this also includes Android phones and those operating with Windows Mobile too). This gaping hole in the armor could use the remote command to install malware on the iPhone, which could theoretically turn your camera on and start recording sound. Imagine all the ways a remote hijacker could use that tool. Pretty frightening stuff.

What to do? Right now it looks like there is nothing you can do but wait until Apple or one of the major security firms comes up with a patch or a protective shield that you could install. But what it comes down to is the fact that mobile devices such as iPhones are becoming increasingly important in the conduction of business. And the private information held within these mobile devices will become more and more at risk. We can only suggest that you to protect your iPhone. Stay abreast of potential threats and explore ways to protect yourself from the coming threats your iPhone's security.

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Enjoy iPhone 3G Music Downloads!

By Davion Wong

For music lovers who crave for cool music they can listen to all day, getting iPhone 3G music downloads is a must! They will surely be satisfied with great music any place they may be at anytime.

With an iPhone, one can listen to his favorite music all the time. One need not bear listening to a 10-track album just to hear the 3 songs they like. With downloads, you can choose favorite songs from various albums, compile them, and listen to them successively.

Enjoy your gadget to the fullest. Download music to your iPhone as many files as you like. You can get music offline and online. You can preview files for exact artist or title match, and for excellent sound quality. Many files can be gotten for free and latest songs can be bought cheaply.

Know the good and bad sides to downloading, especially from free providers or free file sharing domains. They do have a large library of music files and most of the time, the files are also excellent. However, expect some poor ones from time to time. The most important concern would be security. Some have poor security measures.

If you go with a free provider of iPhone music downloads, check the site for reliability. There are good sites, just search for them. For peace of mind, update your antivirus regularly.

If you're a person who wants to be on the safe side, you can choose to get downloads from paid membership sites. You can find sites that charge reasonably. Some charge monthly membership fees, others charge a one time fee. After payment of membership dues, you are given unlimited access to the music file library. Paid sites are more often preferred as opposed to free sites. They provide excellent security features and files are mostly excellent. With free sites, corrupted files are not uncommon.

Mainstream services also provide iPhone 3G music for download. Sample sites are iTunes and HMV. With these services, you pay for each downloaded song choice. Costs range from high to low download prices.

Get files from sites that have excellent download speed. This allows for easy and quick iPhone 3G music downloads. Sites with limited bandwidth often cause way too many hassles, like suspended downloads and site unavailability.

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Wi-Fi Reports-Podium for iPhone-The Magic Mini Monitor

By Faye Herl

Gone are the days of truly disposable income for most people. Every purchase has to be considered useful not frivolous. If you are thinking that you may want to buy a Podium for iPhone, be prepared to be $68 poorer. Is it going to be worth it? Consider whether you will get more use of this device as a mini monitor or a pocket stretcher at the office.

Money is not as free flowing as it used to be. There has to be a point to every purchase. What does the Podium for iPhone get you for your hard earned money? Would a mini monitor at the office to check email help?

1. Podium for iPhone is a heavy , well balanced piece of equipment to hold you iPhone or iPod at the various angles that make it easy to see vids, check emails or utilized any of a number of apps people can no longer do without. Checking stocks, checking email and other apps such as eBay and Amazon are part of the everyday landscape for many people.

2. The heavier design with the eye pleasing curves are excellent components. Support for your iPhone is crucial in such a small device. Think a really, well balanced coffee mug for a boat versus a Styrofoam Big Slurpee. Most people will shell out big bucks for the privilege of having an iPhone, so accessories that function well at a good price are important. With the many apps that are available, you can utilize the iPhone to its fullest extent.

3. Enhancing the utility of the iPhone is the goal of the Podium. It does its job and does it well. With the many apps that are available to the iPhone or iPod, the Podium lets you take advantage of all the things these devices have to offer right at your desk.

4. The pivotal ball and joint design for the mount allows for tilts, easier adjustment to wide screen and portrait apps. No need to actually move the stand. This is a great advantage especially if you don't have much room.

3 out of 5 stars is the rating for this fine piece of equipment only because of the price. It does an excellent job for the iPhone or iPod. But the price has to be brought in line before there can be serious consideration.

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