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BatterySense by Philips Helps You Save Your iPhone’s Battery Charge

Kannan — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:37:59 +0000

Smartphone (iPhone, Android, Windows Phone, etc) are getting numerous features and improvements day by day. As a result, some of the background features such as location service, syncing and other features can drain your device’s battery life even on standby mode. Here is how you can save battery charge of your iOS device (iPhone, iPod, iPad) with BatterySense app from Philips.
BatterySense is a simple and free app for iOS devices that help you get the most out of your device’s battery by suggesting what settings you need to adjust to achieve more battery life while on the go.

Based on your device’s current battery charge, BatterySense shows what functions such as playing video and music, gaming, etc of your device (iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad) can use and for how long. It also suggests ways to preserve battery charge based on how long you need your battery to last.

BatterySense is quite simple to use. The app’s main screen displays your current battery charge.

Tapping a button shows you estimated time remaining for the most common activities including: Talk time (for iPhone), Internet calling (for iPod Touch), eBook reading (for iPad), Internet use, Audio Playback, Video playback, Standby time, Game play and Time until fully charged.

However, all these are depending on a combination of factors, including your battery’s age. Moreover, BatterySense doesn’t actually turn any settings on or off. You can follow BatterySense suggestions by simply browsing to your device’s Settings.

My suggestions to save battery charge of your new iPhone:

You can turn off following features when they aren’t necessary to preserve your phone’s battery charge.

Turn OFF Location Services, Turn OFF Bluetooth, Turn Auto Brightness ON, Disable Ping, Turn OFF iCloud Sync, Turn OFF Time Zone Adjustment, Disable Diagnostic & Usage Reports, Disable 3G & Cellular Data, Turn Off Push Notifications and Turn Off Vibration.

Interested users can download Philip’s BatterySense at iTunes Store for Free.

iOS Data Manager Wondershare iMate (Free limited time offer)

Kannan — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 01:56:04 +0000

Wondershare iMate is an easy to use data manager for iOS devices (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad) that lets you backup, transfer and manage iOS contents (music, videos, photos, eBooks and ringtones, etc.) between your device and PC and iTunes. Following are the main features of iMate:

Back up iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch content to iTunes or PC
Convert Audio, Video or DVD video to iPad, iPhone, or iPod
Create your unique ringtones from any song or video
Extract audio track from video files and transfer to device

iMate supports Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Mac.You can get more details and a how to guide at here.

As a promotion, iMate (worth $59) for Windows is now available free for a limited time (from Mar30th to Apr 2nd). Just enter here for details and download.

Note: Android phone users can use the Wondershare MobileGo for managing his or her phone data.

Find My iPhone is Now Free For iPhone 4, iPad And iPod Touch Running iOS 4.2

Kannan — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 07:11:52 +0000

Find My iPhone is a popular application that allows you to locate your lost iPhone, iPad or iPod touch on a map. You can remotely lock your device, display a message of your own or wipe data from your phone. Now this app is free for iPhone 4, iPad or a fourth-generation iPod touch running iOS 4.2.

You can locate your lost device from any browser or any other iOS device that has the Find My iPhone, app installed.

Features Includes:

Locate your iPhone or iPad or iPod Touch on a map
Display a message and optionally play a sound for two minutes at full volume (even if your device is set to silent)
Remotely set a passcode lock on your device, or lock it using your existing passcode
Remotely wipe your device to permanently erase all of your personal data

Read this article to know how to setup Find My iPhone. You can download Find My iPhone at here.(via)

Fotopedia Heritage for iPhone, iPad and iTouch

Kannan — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 02:58:38 +0000

You may have heard about Fotopedia, the first collaborative photo encyclopedia where anyone can join the community and help build the encyclopedia. Fotopedia Heritage is a free app for iPhone and iPad. With over 25,000 awe-inspiring photos, this app can be considered as an inspiring travel guide, an entertaining teaching device and even a bed-time relaxation tool.

Created in cooperation with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Fotopedia Heritage provides a virtual passport to the hundreds of sites that constitute the world’s collective cultural and natural human legacy.

With Fotopedia Heritage you can:

Explore the beauty of our world with smart tags, search and an interactive map.
Learn about each site with thorough descriptions by the UNESCO and Wikipedia.
Share your favorite sites and photos via email, Facebook and Twitter.
Plan a trip with direct access to TripAdvisor.

Download Fotopedia Heritage For iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch

Phone Disk:The Real Disk Mode For iPad, iPhone and iTouch for free

Kannan — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 02:26:52 +0000

Phone Disk is a tiny, simple to use application for Windows and Mac OSX that allows you to access your iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch from your computer. You can connect your iOS device to the Mac or PC via standard USB cable and when it find your device it mounts it to your file system so you can directly access its contents using Windows Explorer or Mac Finder.

Main features of Phone Disk:

Open, copy and save files directly on device
Works with or without jail breaking the device
Browse the iPhone in Finder and Windows Explorer
Expands to work with multiple devices
Fully integrated with OSX and Windows
Copy images and then view them on device

For a limited time (Until December 1st 2010)you can download the program for free. Just visit the official promotion page and download and activate Phone Disk.

Streaming video from your computer to the iPhone and iPad

Kannan — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:36:12 +0000

For playing video or listening music on your iPhone or iPad, usually you need to convert the video and audio files into a suitable format and then syncing them with the device using iTunes. But with the streaming application ZumoCast you needn’t to convert or sync anything, you can stream audio, video or photos from your computer to the iPhone or iPad. ZumoCast is a free application and available for both Windows and Mac. Just download and install the app on your computer. While installing, you need to register a free account with ZumoCast.

After installation, select a folder that contains video, audio or photos to share in ZumoCast. All the contents in this folder are available via streaming on your iPhone or iPad.

Now install the ZumoCast app in your iPhone. Enter your ZumoCast username and password that you previously created. Now you’ll be able to browse the content of your shared folder right away.

OpenAppMkt: An Alternative App Store For iPhone and iPod Touch That Doesn’t Require Jailbreaking

Kannan — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:22:38 +0000

If you’re an iPhone or iPod Touch user, here is alternative app store for your device. And an interesting fact about this Apps store is that, to install an app or game it doesn’t require jailbreaking or approval from Apple. Why? Because, the apps at the alternative app store called OpenAppMkt are HTML5 Web apps.

That means, your iPhone only requires an application (OpenAppMkt) to open a browser session to access HTML5 Web apps. These apps don’t have access to your device’s storage or operating system directly, so it doesn’t require Apple approval.

But the negative side of these HTML5 apps are you can’t save settings or make use of other data on the phone.

With OpenAppMkt, you can find several apps and games in different category. Interested users can visit to OpenAppMarket to know more.