Whether you’re an uber busy person or you just like the sounds of Siri’s soothing tones, we have a tip today that you’ll like. If you don’t want to break from what you’re doing to check out every single notification noise on your iPhone, then did you know how to make it read out notifications? It’s not quite Siri, but it is using Siri’s voice bank. Read on to find out, how to configure your device, and things to watch out for.
How to make Yahoo! Weather the default weather app on your iPhone
Posted by iPhoneHacks on May 02, 2013 | Comments (3)
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Couple of weeks back, Yahoo released a gorgeous standalone weather app for the iPhone.
When I first heard rumors about the possibility of Yahoo launching a weather app, I wondered if the company was little too late as there were so many awesome weather apps already available in the App Store.
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Tip: Enter Commands For Siri Manually
Posted by Rounak Jain on Apr 15, 2013 | Comments (4)
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Siri, the personal assistant feature that is available on newer iOS devices, isn’t as good as Apple would want us to think it is.
Though it works quite well for alarms, reminders, notes, calendar and the weather, its speech-to-text engine isn’t very good, especially if, like me, you’re living in a country that Siri doesn’t support officially.
Tip: Save Web Pages as PDFs Using Google Chrome
Posted by Rounak Jain on Apr 14, 2013 | No Comments »
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The latest update to Google Chrome on iOS added a couple of new features, one of which is AirPrint and Google Cloud Print support.
Another related feature that has been added to Chrome in the latest update is the ability to save webpages as PDFs to Google Drive, which can come in handy when you want to “archive” a webpage or simply store it for offline viewing.
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How To Connect To T-Mobile’s LTE Network On Your Jailbroken iPhone 5
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Mar 28, 2013 | Comments (31)
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Couple of days back, T-Mobile officially launched its LTE network in seven cities, which includes Baltimore; Houston; Kansas City; Las Vegas; Phoenix; San Jose, Calif.; and Washington, D.C.
If you’re a T-Mobile customer with an unlocked iPhone 5, then we’ve some good news.
How To Disable In-App Purchases on iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Mar 26, 2013 | Comments (5)
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After listening to the horror stories due to the in-app purchase feature, I thought it was high time I wrote a tutorial that shows parents how to disable the feature before giving a child an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
Apple had added the feature to restrict access to In-App Purchases back in 2010, so I am quite sure many of you already know how to disable it. If you don’t then continue reading.
How To Enable Two-Step Verification For Your Apple ID
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Mar 24, 2013 | Comments (3)
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Earlier in the week, Apple rolled out the much needed two-step verification process for Apple ID to add an extra layer of security.
Since we use the Apple ID for everything we do with Apple such as shop on the iTunes Store, enable iCloud on all our devices, buy from Apple’s Online Store and lots more, it is highly recommended that you enable it to increase the security of your Apple ID, especially after yesterday’s scare.
Tips For Supercharging Your iPhone With Activator
Posted by Rounak Jain on Mar 17, 2013 | Comments (18)
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Activator is an awesome jailbreak tweak by Ryan Petrich that you probably already know about. For those who’re new to jailbreaking, Activator lets you assign various actions that get called when a certain event, selected by you, occurs. The trigger can be a gesture, a tap on a specific area, the press of a button, a change of charging state or a bunch of other options. The “actions” list is equally diverse, letting you launch apps, toggle settings and is extensible via tweaks on Cydia.
