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6 things every new iPhone user should know

As Tim Cook pointed out in the latest Apple media event just last week, Apple still has 95 percent of the overall cellular market to win over with the iPhone. Here are some things new users coming to iPhone from that group may need to know.

6 things every new iPhone user should know

As Tim Cook pointed out in the latest Apple media event just last week, Apple still has 95 percent of the overall cellular market to win over with the iPhone. Here are some things new users coming to iPhone from that group may need to know.

6 things every new iPhone user should know

As Tim Cook pointed out in the latest Apple media event just last week, Apple still has 95 percent of the overall cellular market to win over with the iPhone. Here are some things new users coming to iPhone from that group may need to know.

iCloud 101: Apple IDs and your iOS device

Configuring your iOS device to take advantage of new iCloud services is resulting in confusion and frustration for many. At the core of this confusion is the Apple ID. Here's a thorough explanation of your options using Apple IDs with the iTunes Store, and with iCloud.

Benchmarking the iOS 5 update

Sure, there are plenty of new features with iOS 5, but at what cost? Sometimes, the cost for software updates comes in the form of degraded performance of day-to-day core features that you may depend upon. Let's see if that's the case with iOS 5.

iOS 5: The best of the rest

Amazingly there are more things to discover with the iOS 5 than we can reasonably cover here in individual posts. The following is a list of ten such features that, while relatively small, add a lot of value and warrant a closer look.

iOS quick tip: Mastering the auto-correct dictionary

It happens to the best of us; we think we're typing one thing, and instead type another. The autocorrect feature in iOS (and now in OS X Lion, too) doesn't help matters, and can actually be quite annoying. But there are ways to get around it.

What the next iPhone does and doesn’t need

Apple press events are like Christmas morning for grown-ups; you're never quite sure what'll be under the tree. So why not scrap the speculation and talk about what the next iPhone really needs to continue its success, regardless of what it's supposed to have?

How to get your old iPhone ready for the kids

Thinking about getting a new iPhone and not sure what to do with the old one? Give it to the kids. Basically, what you're doing is turning the iPhone into a kid-friendly iPod touch, which is a great way to put old tech to constructive use.

What’s your existing iPhone worth?

The iPhone is definitely a hot commodity. There is no secret that the smartphone is in no small part responsible for Apple's growing market cap, so we have a good idea what the iPhone is worth to Cupertino, but what is your iPhone worth to you?

Apps that supercharge cross-platform text editing

There are an increasing number of apps that not only support both the iPhone and iPad, but also have an OS X version available. Here's how three devs behind WriteRoom, TextExpander and DropBox have teamed up to make cross-platform writing as painless as possible.

5 great iOS catapult games, without the birds

I lean toward simple, puzzle-based challenges that grow in complexity with each level when it comes to iPhone gaming. Angry Birds not only fits that category; it defines it. But if you're looking for a catapult-style game without the birds, we've got you covered.