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iPhone 4S: Apple Versus Android Fans Debate

contributed by David Kirk on October 7, 2011 under Android, Apple iPhone

With the news of the iPhone 4S being released soon, I sat down with my Android fanatic friend to debate Apple’s latest release. The Android versus iPhone debate continues to rage.

iOS 5: Open Web Pages in the Background

contributed by David Kirk on June 29, 2011 under Apple iPhone

When I only have EDGE internet access, web page loading takes forever. Instead of watching a rerun of the old 2400 baud days of the web, I would prefer to load the web page in the background while I play a game or piddle through my calendar. With the latest update to iOS, loading web pages through Safari in the background is now possible. Here is how to enable this feature.

iOS 5: How to Check the Available Storage Space in iCloud

contributed by Rob Rogers on June 21, 2011 under Apple iPhone

If you backup your iPhone or iPad documents and settings to Apple’s iCloud storage, then it is a good idea to monitor how much space you have available to prevent problems with the backup. You start out with a free 5GB of storage space, after that fills up, you will need to purchase more.

How to Enable Automatic Downloads of Music, Apps, and/or Books

contributed by Rob Rogers on June 19, 2011 under Apple iPhone, Music

If you make purchases on different iOS devices, you can set your iPhone or iPad to automatically download Music, Apps, and/or Books that were purchased from a different device. (Requires iOS 4.3.3 or iOS 5 beta)

iOS 5: View Hour by Hour Weather Forecast

contributed by David Kirk on June 15, 2011 under Apple iPhone

Hour by hour results are one of the most popular ways that people review weather forecasts. The weather app that comes with iOS 5 now easily provides this ability.

iOS 5: How to Edit Photos

contributed by David Kirk on June 9, 2011 under Apple iPhone

In the latest version of iOS, users are able to rotate, remove red-eye, crop, and perform one-click auto enhance of their pictures.

How to Disable Geotagging on Your Smartphone’s Camera (Android, iPhone, BlackBerry)

contributed by Rob Rogers on February 25, 2011 under Android, Apple iPhone, Blackberry

If you are big on privacy then you will want to make sure that geotagging is disabled on your smartphone’s camera. Geotagging embeds the location that the photograph was taken into the image itself. This means that others that view the image can access this information. This can be especially alarming if you post your images online for others to access or email them out for people to view.

Tech-Recipes Debates: Apple’s iOS vs Google’s Android

contributed by David Kirk on February 23, 2011 under Android, Apple iPhone

We geeks here at tech-recipes are constantly arguing about something or another. We have decided to post these internal debates for everybody to enjoy. One of most recent and lengthy discussions was exploring which mobile OS was the best — iOS or Android.

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