Apple Patent Reveals Interesting Multi-Touch Swipe Gestures for iPhone’s Virtual Keyboard

Multi-Touch Swipe Gestures for iPhone Keyboard

Despite the Christmas holiday, the U.S. Patent Office continues to be churning away and has revealed this interesting new patent application from Apple called Swipe Gestures for Touch Screen Keyboards. The patent application is authored by Wayne Wes...

So you just got an iPhone — now what?

Filed under: iPhone, Holidays

All day on December 25, TUAW presents "Now What?" We've got first steps and recommendations for all the Apple gifts you (hopefully!) found under the tree today. Happy holidays!

Congratulations, you've finally gotten an iPhone! It's either your very first one, or you've managed to upgrade to the iPhone 3G. As with any new hardware purchase, now you get to have even more fun selecting accessories for it.

How to use your iPhone
There is plenty of information out there if you're looking for a basic guide to the functions of your new iPhone. One of the best sources for free information is right here at TUAW. Here's a couple of tips to help you get started:

• Taking screenshots: Hold down the home button and then quickly press the sleep/wake button. You'll see a flash and hear the sound of a camera click, and a screenshot of your current screen will be placed in the Camera Roll under Photos.
• Back to home: If you're browsing a page on a home screen other than the initial one, press the home button again and it'll take you back to the first page of the home screen. You can also speed-scroll through your home screens by tapping to the left or the right of the white & gray page indicator dots at the bottom of the screen.
• Back to the top of the screen: In both Mobile Mail and Mobile Safari, if you've scrolled down to the bottom of the page and want to get back to the top easily, just tap the menu bar and your page will spring back to the beginning.

Headphones
If you're like a good many people, you want to replace the stock Apple earbuds as soon as possible. I love my Bose In-Ear headphones, for example. Shure is another excellent brand for purchasing earbuds, and their SE110MPA Sound Isolating Stereo Headset includes an inline microphone and a control button for receiving and ending calls. Sennheiser also makes a similar headset, but for a lower price. For the true audiophiles, there's Etymotic's hf2 headset. If you have $350 to spend, there is the Beats headphones by Dr. Dre.

If you like Apple's headset but find that it's a poor fit, then it's worth the $9 to purchase a set of BudFits. They attach onto Apple's earbuds and then wrap around your earlobe for a very secure fit.

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So you just got an iPhone -- now what? originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 25 Dec 2008 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

So you just got an iPhone -- now what? originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 25 Dec 2008 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Free Mac+iPhone Apps from MacHeist Today!

MacHeist has their Xmas Giving Tree up, and if you register with them for their promotion today, you may just find some nifty Mac software wrapped up for you beneath it! Send them a shout out on Twitter, and you may just find some iPhone apps dangling from the tree as well!

We’re not 100% sure how it works, or who gets what and why, but you’ll definately get something for your trouble. Act fast though, like Santa this deal is done in a day!

(I see Synergy, Enigmo 2, iConquer, 1Password, and Headline so far!)

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Vatican approves iPhone app

Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch

The Vatican's Pontifical Council for Social Communications has approved an iPhone app called iBreviary, which is apparently a virtual version of the liturgical book. The app itself was created by an iTalian (and yes, pun intended) priest, and during a trial release in Italy, was downloaded 10,000 times.

Now, the app has made it to the worldwide app store (in English, Spanish, French, and Latin, with Portugese and German coming in a later version), and is available for 74p (or 99 cents on the US store).

A while back, we heard about an iPhone saving a wedding, and who knows -- maybe this app will save a mass. If you've been looking to keep from having to carry a breviary and Apple's handset in your pocket, your day has come.

Vatican approves iPhone app originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 25 Dec 2008 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Just Get an iPhone 3G? Need a Little Help? Start Here!

Did someone special leave an iPhone 3G under the gadget tree for you this holiday season? If the gift-wrapping has been shredded, the box busted open, and you’re now staring in wonder at your own personal pocket universe denter, trying to figure out just what to do next, don’t worry — TiPb’s got you covered!

Check out our handy dandy iPhone Help and How-To Guides for all the details and step-by-step instructions on how to move your personal information and music and media over from other platforms and devices, reviews of the latest iPhone OS 2.2, walkthroughs for setting up Exchange ActiveSync and Apple MobileMe, as well as some tricks to improve performance… and even jailbreak your new toy if you’re so inclined.

Need more help? Be sure to check out our TiPb iPhone forums! Want to trick out your new iPhone 3G with chargers, cases, cables, blue tooth, and all the trimmings? Head on over to the TiPb iPhone accessory store.

Happy holidays!

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