The iPad cannot be synced. An unknown error occurred, 1156 – fix

The iPad cannot be synced. An unknown error occurred, 1156 – fix

Several users that tried to synced their iPad to the computer with the help of iTunes reported that they kept receiving an error message in the format: “The iPad cannot be synced.The same problem has been encountered when trying to sync an iPhone or iPod touch. The complains about this particular problem started coming after [...]

May 14th, 2013 by Loic Cobbina

Q&A: Can I run iPhone or iPad applications on my computer?

Q&A: Can I run iPhone or iPad applications on my computer?

There are many iPhone and iPad users who have asked if there was any way to install apps used on portable devices on their computer, be it a windows based or Mac OSX based desktop. Most will tell you it is not possible. It is a fact that those apps were designed with the iPhone, [...]

May 14th, 2013 by Loic Cobbina

How to set up and use automatic ipod-ipad downloads

How to set up and use automatic ipod-ipad downloads

With the automatic download feature an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch user should be able to download songs, books or apps purchased at the App Store or iTunes on any iOS device and even the PC or the Mac. There is a way to enable the automatic download on all your devices so that anytime [...]

May 14th, 2013 by Loic Cobbina

Customize Siri with your voice – Awesome

Customize Siri with your voice – Awesome

There is a way to customize Siri to call you anything you want it to. For example you want the voice app to refer to you as “Beautiful”, “Magnificent or “Awesome” you just have to set it up that way. For those who are having problem with Siri because it doesn’t pronounce well their name, [...]

May 14th, 2013 by Loic Cobbina

How much money would you have made if you bought an Apple stock?

How much money would you have made if you bought an Apple stock?

Between April 1992 and April 2012, the value of the stock offered by Apple increased by over 4000%. Did you purchase any of the Apple products within that time frame? Have you ever wondered how much money you would have by now if you rather bought AAPL stock instead of the first iPod released in [...]

May 13th, 2013 by Loic Cobbina

Funny iphone pic – Weekend phone covers?

Funny iphone pic – Weekend phone covers?

This weekend we figured sharing this pic with our users will divert their attention from the usual “serious” tone of tech, so here is an iPhone cover, possibly most suitable for weekend use: Off course you only have to share this image with friends if you really liked it…. But here are some really useful [...]

May 12th, 2013 by SiteTrail

Bluetooth settings not working, grayed out, fix

Bluetooth settings not working, grayed out, fix

It happens to some users that their bluetooth settings are grayed out, making it impossible to use. It can’t be toggled off or on. There are many things that could possibly cause that. In this article we will look at the different causes and how you can solve them. The Airplane Mode If you have [...]

May 12th, 2013 by Loic Cobbina

Q&A: There is no FaceTime app on my device

Q&A: There is no FaceTime app on my device

FaceTime made its appearance on the iOS since the release of the iPhone 4. It is a software now integrated into all the current iOS devices that allow users to video call each other. It should be functional in all current iPhones, iPod touch or iPad but certain user complained that the icon is not [...]

May 12th, 2013 by Loic Cobbina

Best iPad, iPhone apps for creating web sites

Best iPad, iPhone apps for creating web sites

It is indeed possible to create a website right from your Apple device. If you want to create one, you just have to rely on certain user-friendly apps. You will not even need to have any technical knowledge in CSS or HTML The site can be built from scratch with the assistance of templates. Below [...]

May 12th, 2013 by Loic Cobbina

iOS: Lost contacts on iPhone fix

iOS: Lost contacts on iPhone fix

We’ve all developed the habit of saving all our contact addresses on our handset without necessarily having a backup on paper for those same numbers. The risk is that we can lose those numbers anytime. This is the case where some users have reported that after updating their device to the latest iOS, the numbers [...]

May 10th, 2013 by Loic Cobbina

How to use (Multitouch) Multitasking Gestures for iPad

How to use (Multitouch) Multitasking Gestures for iPad

One of the best hidden features of the iPad is the multitouch gestures. Surprisingly a lot of iPad users are not aware of how it will facilitate how they use their device. It might be that it has not been well advertised and even for those who know about it, they have not taken the [...]

May 10th, 2013 by Loic Cobbina

How to block unwanted calls and text messages on iPhone

How to block unwanted calls and text messages on iPhone

By default, all phones are designed to receive any call from any number. But the reality is sometimes we are just not interested in picking certain calls because we don’t want to interact with the person calling at that point in time. A lot of users have asked if it was possible to prevent specific [...]

May 10th, 2013 by Loic Cobbina

How to set up and use iPhone or iPad with personal hotspot enabled

How to set up and use iPhone or iPad with personal hotspot enabled

With the latest technology it is now possible to browse the Internet on the PC using your iPhone or iPad cellular connection as a Wi-Fi. That is what some refer to as Personal Hotspot. With it, you can share your wireless connection with any other device with Internet capabilities either through USB, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. [...]

May 10th, 2013 by Loic Cobbina

How to save, edit and open Word doc and PDF files on your iPad and iPhone

How to save, edit and open Word doc and PDF files on your iPad and iPhone

Since it is possible to browse the net through the iPhone you can come across certain document either in Word or in PDF format that you would want to read straight away on your handset. What is needed for that is an app. There are many word processing tools available in the App store that [...]

May 10th, 2013 by Loic Cobbina

11 things that need to be fixed on the iOS

11 things that need to be fixed on the iOS

Apple is currently aggressively pulling all its resources to get the next version of the iOS ready for developers. Here is a wish list that underlines certain flaws of the operating system and different ways it can be improved. There is still a possibility for the iPhone software to be better and much easier to [...]

May 10th, 2013 by Loic Cobbina

10 conspiracy theories that have to do with tech

10 conspiracy theories that have to do with tech

In the conspiracy context, nothing is at it seems. On top of that the tools we are given to use are designed to monitor us. Want proof? One of those conspiracies claims that an operation funded by the CIA trawls Facebook to siphon data out of it, seriously. It doesn’t matter the motivation, be it [...]

May 7th, 2013 by Loic Cobbina

The Pegasus sculpture in Barcelona, made of 3500 phones

The Pegasus sculpture in Barcelona, made of 3500 phones

At the entrance to the Mobile World Congress (2012 Barcelona) Visitors can see a massive sculpture made of some 3500 mobile phones. The phones are all connected by rods through a 19 feet tall and 16 feet wing span structure. According to the developers its took them about 720 hours to make it. Chinese manufacturer [...]

May 5th, 2013 by SiteTrail

Zipper earphones – the latest trend on the underground?

Zipper earphones – the latest trend on the underground?

The latest earphones which can be used with iPhones and smartphone devices are pretty cool: It looks as if the zipper is part of the outfit users are wearing: The next time you’re on the underground: Watch for those zippers which go all the way to people’s ears! Zipper Headphones: Features at a glance: Patented [...]

May 5th, 2013 by SiteTrail

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