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To update your Apple device you need iTunes. iTunes let's you backup, update, delete or upload your media to your Apple device. If your using iTunes 7 and higher. Syncing happens automatically each time you connect your device to your PC. Please find below a step by step guide from Apple on how to go about syncing your device with iTunes.  When you connect your device to your computer, items automatically sync according to your preferences set in iTunes. You can, for example, enter email addresses of friends and family members on your computer, connect your device to sync, then unplug it and tap a friend's email address on the touchscreen to email them. You can sync Contacts—names, phone numbers, addresses, email addresses, and so on Calendars—appointments and events Notes (sync with Mac OS X Mail* or Microsoft Outlook) Web bookmarks Music and audiobooks Photos Podcasts Movies and TV shows Applications Ringtones (iPhone only) Books iTunes U content Note:  On iPad, you can also ...

iTunes represents your media library. All the media on your PC is organized once your download iTunes to your computer. If therefore for any reasons you would like to backup your device. iPhone, iPad or iTouch. You can save all your media in iTunes. Syncing your device to iTunes will help you do this automatically. Below are some instructions for users to help you accomplish this. This post is in response to our earlier post on how to update your device with the new iOS 4. Basically you need to save all your media on your device before installing the new iOS4. Use iTunes to get all your media stored and then update.  To further discuss this please leave comments. Long version (meant for OS X but Windows users should be able to figure out the differences): Open iTunes Go to Preferences Choose Devices Select the iPhone you want to back up Remove the iPhone backup (press the Delete Backup button) Press OK and exit Preferences Exit iTunes and disconnect your iPhone Reconnect your iPhone an...

There are a few steps if you like to reset your iPad if it is slow and lagging. This is also good if you want to reset everything back to it's normal factory settings. In case you want to sell your iPad.  Resetting the iPad actually improves it's performance and ups it's speed. Resetting iPad (from the iPad help file) To Reset All Settings: Reset's all preferences and settings. Actual data like calendars, media, and contacts are not deleted. Choose General > Reset, then tap Reset All Settings. To Erase All Content and Settings: Resets all settings to their original values and erases all your information and media. Choose General > Reset, then tap “Erase All Content and Settings. To reset the Home Screen Layout to it's default setting, choose General > Reset, then tap Reset Home Screen Layout. How to switch the iPad off in case it gets stuck and freezes. Doing this the iPad will automatically reset itself 1. Hold the iPad in portrait mode 2. The power button...

Once your photos are on the iPad there seems to be no easy or permanent way of deleting them. There seems to be only two clear options on how to do this. 1. Use iTunes Syncing. Once you sync you iPad with iTunes you can then through iTunes access all your internal folders and delete the photos you don't need.  2. Use iPhoto. Sync your iPad to your Mac and using iPhoto access your iPad photo folders and delete it from there. There are many other ways mentioned on the internet but none of them really work. If there are any other ways to delete photos from the iPad please do let us know in the comments section. An original post by Sociolatte

Apple announced on Monday that in less than two months 2 million iPads have been sold. On May 28th the iPad had it's international launch in  Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Large queues were reported in Australia, Japan and the UK with people waiting for up to 30 hours before they got their hands on their beloved iPads.  Steve Jobs had this to say  “Customers around the world are experiencing the magic of iPad, and seem to be loving it as much as we do,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We appreciate their patience, and are working hard to build enough iPads for everyone.” When the iPad first launched we had written an article which said that the iPad could be a boon for third world countries and could be used for education in distant and remote areas. Places that are hard to reach for medical aid could also benefit from the iPad it is easy to cart around and comes with great battery life. In addition it does not cost too ...

The iPad is set to go on sale internationally next week and Apple does not have enough supplies in the US.  If you don't have your  iPad  yet, get in line. A new seat-of-the-pants survey by the research firm  Piper Jaffray  finds that  Apple 's popular  tablet  computer  is in short supply. The analysts called 50  Apple stores  and found a "very limited" supply of iPads.  Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has  issued a research note  outlining his findings when he called 50 Apple Stores to see which iPads they had in stock. 74% had none available, and 26% had some Wi-Fi models, but no stores had the 3G iPad in stock for immediate purchase.   Fortune magazine 's web site reports. Specifically: 37 stores were sold out. 13 stories  had only  Wi-Fi models . All 50 stores were out of the  3G model . Customers are however able to reserve an iPad and collect it 4-7 days later or order online and receive it 7-10 days later. The sales of the iPad might have even hurt the ...

BREAKING NEWS APPLE MAGICALLY REVERSES NO-CASH POLICY AND NO EMBRACES CASH STRATEGY MODEL said it would allow cash at any of its stores as long as customers agreed to setup their Apple IDs at the store. Senior VP for retail Ron Johnson said he called Campbell personally he also promised Apple deliver her iPad for free with case, for her trouble. Apple Store No-Cash Policy on iPad Magical Experience No Cash Credit Card or Debit Card Required. pple no-cash policy for iPad make sure to bring credit card to Apple Store they don't take cash and they swipe the card on their iPhone and if you want a receipt they pull it out from under the table at the end like magic limit 2 ipads per customer. It was a revolutionary and magical experience, Best Buy, they take cash An original post by Sociolatte

This is just a quick round up and things you can do using the ipad. 1. You can make calls on the iPad and the applications of choice is Skype there is also Vonage and Truphone 2. You can work on Word Docs, Spread sheets and Power Point Presentations. 3. You can connect a camera and memory card directly to the iPad 4. Automatically access photos from your iPhone or iPod Touch 5. download movies from iTunes and other sites and watch when your offline 6. Download attachments like videos, photos and songs 7. Download ebooks for iBooks and enjoy a good read. 8. Games and more games, the iPad is good for games and you can download games it is excellent for games. 9. Browse the web. Supports HTML5 and java Script. 10. Photos look really beautiful on the iPad upload photos and organize them in albums. 12. Read newspapers and magazines on the ipad 13. WiFi connectivity 14. Apps, the iPad runs all iPhone apps and therefore makes it all the more valuable with the choice of apps that fit every use...

With all the predictions that abounded in regards to the iPad. No one guessed that the iPad could grow to become a Netbook killer. Netbooks known for their affordability and easy net access combined with the ability to easily work on Word and Spreadsheets seemed that they could not be touched. The iPad on the other hand is fine if you want to sit and catch up on email in between sharing photos with your friends and watching a TV show. The Netbook was more for work and the iPad seemed more for after work. But this is all set to change. With it's ability to run only one application at a time and all it's drawbacks the iPad is taking over or at least this is what is seen from graphs released  by  Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty. It seems that the iPad is doing to the Netbook what the Netbook did to the laptop. The iPad is easy to carry around especially for business travelers and if your work involves mainly catching up on email then this is the preferred device. Check out the...

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Apple's new tablet will get off to a faster start than Apple's Smartphone did 2 years ago.    An original post by Sociolatte

According to people familiar with the matter, Sony is working on a smartphone that leverages the companies entertainment assets such as the PlayStation Portable. In addition to having all the features that come with a Smartphone it will also have the ability to play PSP games.  There is also going to be a device that is more than a Netbook but less than a Laptop. Sounds familiar, well yes, sounds like that device Steve Jobs launched a short while back. So is Sony going to bring out an Apple iPad like device?. To do that they would need to break into the iTunes market with a Smartphone and an online Power house to combat Apple and their success.  They already have Sony Online Entertainment  created to replicate an iTunes style online utility.  Meanwhile, sales of the PSP and PSP Go, portable versions of the PlayStation , are well below expectations, and sales of the Sony Ericsson smart phones fell hard in 2009. The Wall Street Journal  said that Sony is working with Sony Ericsson to dev...