In a previous tutorial, we at Geek Insider provided tricks for fixing a very specific battery drain/overheating problem with the iPhone 5. This time we’re showing you ways to combat excessive battery drain in general with iPhone devices. How To Boost iPhone Battery Life If you find yourself regularly struggling to keep your iPhone…
Has your phone’s screen ever locked-up permanently? Here are a few tricks to try when your iPhone has iFroze…. Resetting A Crashed iPhone Everything has frozen. There’s nothing you can do! Or is there? 01. Hard Reboot From the iPhone 3 line on, Apple has included a simple feature to manually reboot their smart…
The excitement of a new iPhone is a unique one. Now that mobile phones have become an essential part of everyday life that most people cannot live without (And if people claim they can, they’re either lying or a hermit), switching, upgrading or changing phones in general is a big deal – on a par…
Not buying into the buzz surrounding iOS 7 yet? Here are a few features bound to get you excited about Apple’s latest mobile operating system. Though new killer features have been somewhat lacking in recent builds of Apple’s mobile platform, iOS 7 is already proving to be much more than just a pretty new paint…
Does your shiny new Apple device seem to be dying far faster than expected, or is it even too hot to handle (literally)? Here are some simple tips you can use to ensure your iPhone 5 or previous models of the iPhone stays cooler, longer. This simple iPhone 5 tutorial can and will save your…
What do Apple products have in common with most new model cars? Both are designed to encourage owners to seek out paid professionals for most required maintenance needs. This can make even basic upkeep, such as replacing SIM cards, a major hassle for mobile device DIY’ers. Even if your service provider provides you with a…
Doesn’t it bug you when you ask someone if they play video games and they respond with, “Oh yeah, TOTALLY! I play Angry Birds all the time!” No. NO. WRONG. Or is it? If you mention Angry Birds to someone, I’m pretty sure that they would respond saying that they knew what it was rather…
Rumor has it that Apple may discontinue its bestselling iPhone 5 in favor of its upcoming successor – the iPhone 5S, and its budget version, which is being called the iPhone lite. iPhone 5 To Be Discontinued? Apple has maintained the same pricing strategy for its different iPhone models for years. Upon launch of a…
A new Android app has hit the Play Store – one that brings iOS 7’s new Control Center to your Android device. And it’s free. There are ways to replicate many aspects of the iOS 7 experience on an Android device (using Nova Launcher for example). But this app, called ‘Control Center’, brings you just…
Who doesn’t love Plants vs. Zombies? This games is one of the best mobile games, that made it to other platforms too because of its popularity like Angry Birds. Plants vs. Zombies offers a new and unique Zombie-killing gameplay that will take hours and hours of your time and convert them into “Fun”. Well, PopCap…
Microsoft is planning to bring its Xbox and PC titles to mobile platforms like iOS and Android, starting with the most popular strategy game, Age of Empires If the recent report via Reuters is to be believed then Microsoft has signed a deal with Klab Inc., a Japanese company to help it bring some of…
If you’re one of those who tends to forget important instructions or details, here’s an iOS app to your rescue. Named ‘Heard’, this app will be recording everything your iDevice has heard from the past 5 minutes ago, helping you remember all those little, yet important details. Once Heard is activated, it immediately begins recording…
Apple’s new-look, flat-faced iOS 7 has had not one, but two leaks in the past week. Both of them involved the iPad, but both seem to suggest conflicting variations in the functioning and interface of the upcoming OS, slated to hit devices this fall. The Images The first leak, by Twitter user Sonny Dickson, consisted…
So Apple has unveiled its highly anticipated iOS 7 at WWDC. The latest iteration of what Steve Jobs once claimed to be ‘5 years ahead of any other phone’, is what Tim Cook is now calling, 5 years later, ‘the biggest change to the platform since the iPhone’. iOS 7 is a completely redesigned experience…
Apple has announced a keynote for June 10, which will start off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference this year. The company is heavily expected to show off the latest versions of two of its most important softwares – iOS 7 and OS X 10.9. With this announcement of a keynote, this is the first official…