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Do you have a favorite website that you visit on a regular basis with your iPhone?
If so, you probably have that site bookmarked in Safari so you can quickly launch it whenever you want to visit it.
But did you know you can actually place an icon for your favorite site(s) right on your iPhone’s Home screen?
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Does it seem like your iPhone’s battery has a habit of dying sooner than it should?
There are many variables that determine how quickly an iPhone’s battery will drain, some of which are out of your control.
But luckily, there’s one battery hog that you can disable with a few taps that could make the difference between your battery lasting the entire day or dying on you at the worst possible moment…
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Question from Marvin: After using a flip phone for years, I finally decided it was time to upgrade to a smart phone.
I found a good deal on a new iPhone so I bought one. I like the phone ok, but some things about it are really confusing.
For example, my phone’s user manual says it supports both Bluetooth and WiFi wireless connectivity.
What is Bluetooth and how is it different from WiFi? [Read more…]
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Question from Gwen: I installed a kid’s game on my iPhone that teaches the child how to do basic math in order to solve a series of mysteries.
The recommended age range for the game is 4 to 7.
My daughter turned 4 a couple of months ago so I believe she should be able to successfully play the game.
The thing is I don’t want her to be able to do anything with the phone except use this one app. Is it possible to set it up this way?
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Question from Deneen: My husband and I recently moved into a new home that’s located in a very hilly area.
We both have iPhones but the T-Mobile signal inside the house is very weak. We have no problem sending and receiving texts but we have lots of really irritating dropped calls.
We sprung for Xfinity Internet when we moved in, but we’d rather not have to install a landline phone if we can help it.
Is there any way we can boost the weak cellular signal enough to prevent the dropped calls? [Read more…]