The New iPad iOS 5.1 -How To Backup Your iPhone Contacts, Pictures And Game Data On iTunes

How To Backup Your iPhone Contacts, Pictures And Game Data On iTunes

This short guide will help you with iPhone back up and to restore iphone via itunes.You can save your iPhone contacts, game data, pictures , music and iphone application data using itunes back up. You can restore from itunes back up anytime in furture. Restoring iPhone from a back up is also covered in this tutorial. 

Steps to Back up your iPhone:

Step 1: Connect your iOS device to iTunes via the connection cable and launch iTunes.

Step 2: Wait for iTunes to show your device details then right click on your device name and select back up my iPhone option. iTunes will now backup your iphone contacts, recent call logs, messages, photos, application data, music and everything.

Your iPhone data is now backed up in iTunes and you can restore it anytime.

You can follow this method before performing jailbreak or updating to any new firmware upgrade like iOS 5.1

If you rely on ultrasn0w software unlock then you might have to upgrade you iPhone without updating your baseband. Complete tutorial of upgrading iPhone with out updating the baseband has already been discussed in previous posts.

Restoring from backup:


After installing or updating your iPhone, follow the steps to restore from iTunes back up.

Here, instead of selecting the option Set Up as new iPhone, select Restore from iTunes.

Once you select the option Restore from iTunes, your screen should appear like the screen shot below. Connect your iPhone to your computer and launch iTunes and the restore process will begin.

Once iTunes finishes restoring the content of your iPhone, you'll see the following on your screen. You may now select Start Using iPhone and your iPhone will be updated to the latest iOS 5.1 with your files successfully restored.

iPad Contributes To 95% Of All Tablet's Web Traffic

Apple's iPad Contributes To 95% Of Entire Tablet's Web Traffic

A study at Chitika Insights claims that Apple's iPad account for an overwhelming amount of all tablet-based internet traffic. Chitika Insights, the research arm of the Chitika ad network, studied its database of ad impressions and found that 94.64 percent of all tablet web traffic can be attributed to the iPad.

Samsung Galaxy Tab stood on the second place and contributes to 1.22 percent of the market, while the Asus Transformer Prime in the third place at 1.2 percent. In last place was Barnes and Noble's Nook which took 0.54 percent of the market, Barnes and Nook recently went tied a strategic partnership with Microsoft to start a new e-book business. The iPad growth is getting stronger and stronger day by day with increased demand globally. iPad shows no signs of slowing despite increased competition from Android.

Source : Chitika

Women Stole $56,000 Worth Of iPads In 36 Different Cities

iThief Stole Over 100 iPads In 36 Different Cities Across Texas - Caught On CCTV

A women named as iThief has been roaming in Texas stealing dozon of iPads costing more than $56,000. This iThief has hit 36 cities in North Texas from 28 Walmart stores and 8 target stores.

Collin County Bureau says she has stolen over 100 iPads from these stores. According to the police she visits the store in the early morning leaving groceries at the counter and then walking out of the store with two or three iPads.

Her latest target was Sherman Walmart where she was caught on the camera.

The Modus operandi  is that the women enters the store as a normal shopping person. She fills her shopping cart with the groceries, she then goes to the electronic department saying that she wants to buy 2-3 iPads, the customer service assists her to the billing counter with the iPads. While the billing is still in process, this women slips in the iPads into the bag that she brought along with her and then leaves the store saying that she needs to get more money from her car and never returs.

This iThief has so far stolen iPads worth 56K and the police are still looking for her. If you have any information regarding the thefts you can contact Detective Rob Ballew with the Criminal Investigation Division of the Sherman Police Department at 903-892-7246.

Scott Forstall - Senior Vice President Of Apple Sells 64,151 Shares Worth $38.7 Million

Apple's SVP, Scott Forstall Sold 64,151 Shares Worth $38.7 Million

Often considered as the successor of Steve Jobs and Tim Cook, Scott Forstall the senior vice president of Apple SVP has sold a major portion of his shares, taking the advantage of Apple's healthy stock value. Scott Forstall sold 64,151 shares at a price ranging in between $601 to $605. His 64,151 shares summed to $38.7 Million. Forstall still has 2,988 shares the current price of which is $1.8 Million.

This doesn't mean that Scott Forstall is planning to quit Apple, its just that he grabbed an apple at the right moment. According to Fortune, these shares were the remains of a 120,000-share retention bonus that was granted in 2008, vested last month and reduced by 55,849 shares on March 24 to pay taxes. 

Although the sale represented 95% of Forstall's current Apple holdings, that doesn't mean he's getting ready to leave the company. He has two more retention bonuses in the wings:

• 100,000 restricted stock units (RSUs) that were granted in 2010 and vest in 2014
• 150,000 RSUs granted in 2011 that vest in equal parts in 2013 and 2016, provided he stays with the company

Facebook Messenger App For iPad - Leaked Image Screenshots Of Messenger For iPad

Leaked Images Screenshot Of Facebook Messenger App For iPad

Seems like facebook is working on native messenger application for iPad. Image grabs provided by 9to5Mac suggest that Facebook is indeed working on releasing a messenger app for iPad users. Until now, Facebook was working on applications for smartphones on every mobile platform like Windows, iOS, Android, Symbian. After seeing the screen grabs below, its pretty obvious that Facebook is has started working on Apps for Tablets which include Blackberry, Apple and Google .

Apart from iPad, Facebook is also working on updating iPhone facebook app by adding calling functionality in iPhones and iPads. Users will soon be able to make calls using facebook messenger app. Facebook Messenger for iPad is basically a larger version of the iPhone application with one-to-one messaging, group chatting, push notifications, the ability to see friend locations on a map, and more.

Big Thanks To 9to5Mac for sharing the images

Apple & Samsung Are Taking Away Entire Revenue Of Mobile Market

Apple & Samsung - Pocketing Entire Mobile Market Revenue

A day ago, we discussed how Apple and Google are competing against each other and as the chats show Apple activates more iOS devices which includes iPhones and iPads, covering 80% of mobile and e-reading platform. Remaining 20% is covered by Google's Android with majority of devices belonging to Samsung.

According Raymond James, an analyst at Tavis McCourt, Apple and Samsung are reaping all the revenue from Mobile Market barely leaving anything for the remaining firms. McCourt also, notes that last quarter Apple account for 80% of all mobile industry profits and Samsung got the remaining 20%. The two mobile giant companies together also captured 74% of the mobile industry's revenue. The pace at which these firms are bagging in the profits and taking control of the entire market, the day will soon come when Samsung and apple will take 90% mobile market revenue, says an analyst at UBS

"It is getting increasingly hard to understand where the rest of the device vendors will get the capital to fund necessary R&D and sales and marketing investments to continue to compete with Apple and Samsung," the analyst wrote in a recent note to investors" - Raymond James

With essentially all of the other hardware vendors besides Apple and Samsung struggling to find profits to reinvest into R&D, Microsoft and Google have to be wondering who their hardware partners will ultimately be," McCourt continued. "Neither wants to be in a position where they have to take on more of the R&D burden, and neither want to have to initiate bidding wars to give Samsung an incentive to focus on its platform. Our assumption is that both Huaweii and ZTE will be courted heavily over the next few quarters by both Microsoft and Google as they look to strengthen their stable of sustainable hardware partners - BGR

Siri For Dummies - A Book On iPhone 4S Assistant Siri

Siri for dummies is a new guide in Dummies collection. Written by Marc Saltzman, Siri for Dummies book aims to show you all the cool things Siri can do. The book contains the list of commands that Siri can perform and the various entertainment tasks that can be enjoyed by iPhone 4S users.

• Ask siri 'Hey Siri, who's your Daddy' and siri would reply saying 'You are! Now Can we get over that ?'
• Ask siri to tell you a joke and Siri's reply would be 'Two iPhones walk into the bar, I forget the rest'

What could be cooler than asking your iPhone 4S questions and having it reply? This handy little book shows you all the cool things Siri can do for you, so you can get the most from your iPhone's voice-activated personal assistant. Let Siri read you your messages, locate facts, direct you to the nearest sushi bar, and so much more! - Amazon Description

Siri For Dummies - Features

• Shows you how to use Siri to keep your calendar, remind you of appointments, and check your messages
• Explains using Siri to get directions, play your favorite music, make phone calls, search the web, and even provide the weather report
• Offers helpful tips on how to use your voice to write an e-mail, create a text, add a note, and more with Siri and the iPad's new Voice Dictation feature
• Explores some fun things to ask Siri and reveals some surprise Siri secrets
• Includes coverage of Siri for iPhone 4S and Voice Dictation for the new iPad

If you're interested the book can be purchased for $7.99 from Amazon

Apple Updates Mac OS X10.7.4 Mountain Lion Developer Preview-3

Apple Recently Releases An Update To Max OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview

Apple has pushed an update to Mac OS X Mountain Lion. The new update 10.7.4 is now available for download. If you are a registered Apple developer, you can go to the developers download page to download Mac OS X Mountain Lion developer preview 3. Few bugs fixed and minor updates have been pushed to the developer preview 3. Apple would be releasing Mac OS X Mountain Lion during the World Wide Developer Conference 2012 (WWDC12).

OS X Mountain Lion introduces great features inspired by iPad, re–imagined for the Mac. With the Developer Preview, you can explore Game Center, Notification Center, Documents in the Cloud, new sharing capabilities, advanced security features, and much more.

Apple has asked the developers to improve the user interface by improving the graphincs, iCal, Mail, printing and Time Machine for OS X Lion. The 11E53 Delta updates for OS X Lion and Lion Server weigh in at 716.91MB and 202.59MB, respectively, while the Combo updates come in at 1.43GB and 1.51GB.

Apple Updates i-Movie, i-Cards, Garageband, i-Photo

 Apples Updates iMovie, iPhoto, Garageband, iTunesU, iCards - Download Now

Recently Apple has released minor updates for native in house production applications, commonly known as iLife.



iMovie 1.3.1:
Make beautiful HD movies anywhere with iMovie, the fast and fun moviemaking app that puts everything you need to tell your story at your fingertips. Browse and play projects in the Marquee view. Create spectacular trailers and thrilling home movies in minutes.* And share your finished projects with the world — right from iMovie

What’s New in Version 1.3.1
This update improves overall stability and addresses a number of minor issues, including the following:
Adds the ability to access Help when editing a project on iPad
Resolves an issue where the incorrect frame was shown after splitting a clip



iPhoto: 1.0.1:
iPhoto is a universal app that runs on iPad 2 or later and iPhone 4 or later.
With iPhoto for iOS, Apple brings Multi-Touch to photography in a breakthrough way. Browse, edit and share your photos from your iPad or iPhone like never before — all the powerful tools you need are at your fingertips. And with iCloud, you can share your experiences as stunning photo journals.

What’s New in Version 1.0.1
When publishing a journal to iCloud, the URL of the journal can now be copied using a Copy Link button
Addresses an issue that could cause duplicate photos to appear in Photos view
Includes stability improvements



Garageband 1.2.1:
GarageBand turns your iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch into a collection of Touch Instruments and a full-featured recording studio — so you can make music anywhere you go. Use Multi-Touch gestures to play pianos, organs, guitars, drums, and basses.

What’s New in Version 1.2.1
Fixes an issue that could lead to crashing or missing songs when sharing to iCloud
Resolves an error when logging into SoundCloud using a Facebook account
Addresses minor issues related to performance and stability

Apple Has Outdone Itself With Apple Ipod Mini

Apple ipod mini is a 4-gig version iPod. It is much smaller, with dimensions of 50.8 X 12.7 X 91.4mm and weighing only 102g. 

But you can still stuff an amazing number of songs on it, it has 25 minutes of skip protection, the battery lasts eight hours and it comes in five colors: silver, gold, green, pink or blue. Belt clip and earbud headphones included.

Apple iPod mini can store up to 1,000 tunes in its hard disk. 

With their ipod mini, users can effortlessly connect with the iTunes Music Store, the most widely used online music store in the world. 

Together with the Apple ipod mini comes a power adaptor, a FireWire cable, a USB 2.0 cable and a CD with iTunes 4.6. The iTunes 4.6 is compatible both for Windows and Mac. The battery life can last up to 8 hours. 

With the exciting array of features, colors and capabilities, it is no wonder whyApple ipod mini have made its mark in the music player industry in such a short span of time. 

Before the creation of Apple ipod mini, it seems that nothing can beat Apple ipod in its game. Besides being the leading in the hard and portable music player, Apple have already dominated the all other portable market industry. 

So it does not come as a surprise that only Apple can out design the original ipod when they introduced Apple ipod mini. 

But just like the original and full sized ipod, Apple iPod Mini carries a premium price tag. A tag not everyone have the capability to leave up to. For those who have, they realize that it is one thing worth paying. 

A speedy FireWire/USB 2.0 connection used by Apple ipod mini makesdownloads a breeze. The new click wheel inherent in the mini ipod with integrated buttons is in fact easier to navigate as opposed with the original controls. 

The one tough decision consumers have a difficult time making is choosing a color. A more advanced battery is also developed to last twice that of an ipod. But then, this comes with a price range suiting an excellent device. 

Among the flash memory players, the iRiver iFP-390T won Editors' Choice award. It has a sharp design, a very easy-to-use interface, and a wealth of features that go beyond those seen in other music players. 

The FM tuner reception was top-notch and voice recordings were excellent. A USB 2.0 interface would probably have earned it a rating of 5. 

For the fickle minded consumers, buying an Apple ipod would have caused them some regrets now that they have seen a much better device with Apple ipod mini. 

Blame it all on the geniuses from Apple. Those who are just planning on buying an ipod will definitely have something to lust after in Apple ipod mini. 

People are already thinking ahead. If Apple ipod mini is the thing now, what would they think of next? Leave it to Apple to come up with something that will amaze even the most difficult persons to amaze.

For the time being, Apple ipod mini is the THING. Unless the next big thing comes early, then it will remain that way for some time.

iPhone Mods : Get Glowing iPhone Logo And A Torch Light

Mod To Get Glowing iPhone Logo And Torch Light through Headphone Jack

Bored of using iPhone covers and cases ? You might find mod by iPatch very cool. iPatch has created a iPhone mod that illuminates the apple logo at the back panel of the iPhone just like the glowing apple in mac books. Apart from the glowing apple logo at the back, iPatch has included a torch that comes through the headphone jack. The user can manage the settings of the intensity of the light and the glow. This mod is available for iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S users only. Have a look at the screenshots.

             

Few Key Points To Highlight : 

• It will be available on the new iPhone 4S (Verizon and CDMA too)
• It has had no noticeable drop in battery performance in day to day use
• It does not cause any heating of the rear case
• The light goes off when the screen goes off. This means it will not glow when you are on a normal call and have the phone to your ear or have the phone on standby
• The light effect is an evenly distributed glow, much like the apple symbol on the rear of a mac book lid
• It does illuminate when you receive a text or call, or when your alarm sounds
• It does not cause any change in thickness to the phone or result in any light leakage around the frame
• The glass plate used is that from a standard iPhone 4 and is, therefore, available in black and white (or even custom colors if required)
• The color of the apple logo can be changed by applying a colour filter and its intensity can be reduced by reducing the front LCD brightness. There are other, currently classified, mods that may be possible too depending on testing. Currently, when the light is off, the apple has a frosted glass appearance but this may change to reflective silver, if possible, to maintain the original look of the iPhone
• The camera function is completely unaffected either with or without flash
• Plans are to release an export franchise kit which will be available to trained repairers abroad. It is by no means simple to replicate and would not be advisable to attempt without the expertise and knowledge of how the iPhone functions at a circuitry level. Details of how to participate will be released in the future
• It will void any warranty with apple but the modification is fully reversible, returning the iPhone exactly back to how it was (at a smaller additional cost)
• It will come with iPatch's standard 90 day warranty so if anything goes wrong, you are covered
• International orders are welcomed although please be aware of the delivery scale and costs
• It looks, quite frankly, awesome!

This mod is currently in production and testing and will be in market soon. Advance users can directly purchase the hardware and install it themselves where as those who need some one to install this mod on their device can send their devices to iPatch's workshopONLY when there is any official announcement.