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Here are the 10 most useful shortcuts that will help you type faster using the on-screen keyboard of your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. The screenshots have been updated for iOS 7.

Tip #1: If you want to type special characters with accent marks (like the letters à or è), simply tap and hold the corresponding alphabet key for a while and it will pop-up a list of related accented characters for you to choose from. Don’t release the key before making a selection else the choices will disappear.

Tip #2: When you are done typing a sentence, double-tap the space bar on the keyboard and it will automatically insert a dot (or period) followed by a space. The next alphabet that you type will be written in uppercase without you having to press the Shift key.

Tip #3: The iOS keyboard is pretty smart at adding apostrophes. For instance, if you need to type “doesn’t”, just forget the apostrophe and quickly type “doesnt” – the keyboard will automatically insert the apostrophe at the appropriate place. You can also press and hold the comma key to get the apostrophe without switching to the numeric keyboard.

Tip #4: The numeric keyboard (.?123) on your iOS device shows the dollar ($) symbol by default. However, if you need to type the Pound or the Euro currency symbol, just hold the $ key and you’ll see a long list of alternative currency symbols.

Tip #5: If you want to change the style of quotation marks or need to use a longer dash punctuation mark instead of the default hyphen, press and hold the corresponding key. For typing the degree symbol in your email message, switch to the numeric keyboard and hold the ’0′ key for a while.

Tip #6: Typing the whole sentence in capital letters is often considered rude but there can be instances where you may have to type a word or two in uppercase.

In the default setting, you’ll to have to tap the Shift key after typing every single character or you can “Enable Caps Lock” under Settings –> General –> Keyboard and then double-tap the shift key to turn it into a Caps lock key. They will stay dark until you press the key again.

Tip #7: While you are inside the Safari browser, type only the domain name and then press and hold the dot (.) key. It will offer you an option to add popular domain extensions (or TLD) like .com, .org or .net to your web address with a tap.

Tip #8: You can also use the dot key in the Mail app of your iPhone or iPad to type email addresses quickly. While typing an email address in Mail, press and hold the dot (.) key and you’ll get a list of domain extension to auto-complete your email address.

Tip #9: You can split the iPad keyboard into two and type faster with both your hands while holding the device. While the on-screen keyboard is visible, press and hold the keyboard icon in the lower right and choose the Split option. If the option isn’t available on your iPad, go to Settings -> General -> Keyboard and toggle the Split Keyboard option.

Tip #10: Here’s another useful but undocumented keyboard trick that will help you quickly switch between numerical (123) and alphabetical (ABC) keyboards on your iOS device.

Let’s say you are typing a document and need to insert an email address in your text. Now the “@” symbol is not available on the alphabetic keyboard so you’ll first have to switch to the numeric keyboard (?123), tap “@” and then again switch to ABC mode.

That’s three keystrokes for typing one key. There’s a simple option as well – just press the ?123 key, slide the finger to reach the “@” key and then lift the finger up to release the key. You can use the trick to type numbers, punctuations marks, currency symbols and all other characters that’re found only on the numerical keypad of your iPhone or iPad.

Keyboard Shortcuts for iPhone & iPad [Updated for iOS 7]

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Posted at 09:48 | by Unknown

Apple has claimed to fix the issue once and for all in the new iOS 7 Beta 4 release till then the iPhone and iPad users are vulnerable to the threat that have the potential to give way to cybercrimes. As exposed at the hacking convention, this threat can enable hackers to take screenshots of banking information and credit card numbers from the device as well as grant them access to emails, messages and other personal data.

Georgia Tech raised an issue being encountered by iOS that allows hackers to break into the device’s security as soon as the iPhone is connected to a charger. When the device is unlocked using the said charger, it enabled a hidden computer to attack the iOS and install malware on the device. The issue was, however, taken by Apple immediately when three computer scientists demonstrated the threat to the company last year.

It can become a spying tool,” said Lau.

Apple has not yet explained the nature of the solution integrated in the iOS update however Billy Lau from Georgia Tech has established it is possible to indicate whether the iPhone has been connected to a charger or a computer – this should give the hacking attempt away. Still, many iPhone users are concerned as depending upon iOS 7 for the security fix means waiting till fall for the release. On the other hand, since the nature of the threat is based more on hardware thus it should not create much tension among the users of the iPhone device.
Source: Reuters

iOS 7 to Fix the Threat to iPhone when Connected to Third Party Charger

It can become a spying tool,” said Lau.

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Posted at 23:36 | by Unknown

Several rumors regarding the next Apple release are circulating the web. Some claim Apple intends to release two iPhone devices simultaneously while others argue the company might release a ‘family’ of new Apple devices. All these speculations remain mere assumptions till company releases its next device.

Apart from the more far-fetched rumors, the leaks on Apple device hardware lean towards two-iPhone speculation more. These two iPhones are expected to be iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S coming out this fall most probable but the question remains, how do these two iPhones differ from each other in appearance and specifications?

According to one rumor, the iPhone 5C is the Apple’s take on a low-cost iPhone since this device is expected to come in a polycarbonate plastic shell keeping the costs controlled but the device remains to be an iPhone 5 nonetheless. As per Foxconn, it is highly inconvenient to manufacture these in metal thus plastic shells are more cost effective.

As much as we know Apple, the company is going to leave an impression after all with another iPhone 5S device up its sleeve. This one is to be manufactured in metal no matter how hard the process is.
On top of that, iPhone 5S is expected to house a brand new powerful processor and will be available in a variety of colors. Also, the device has an upgraded camera whereas the screen is maintained to its earlier iPhone 5 size. The news has been released by financial analysts who looked up the suppliers for Apple devices’ parts.

Apple does not intend to impress its fans by the usual color options, camera enhancements and the much talked about fingerprint sensor. In fact, the company has more to offer in iPhone 5S, the new slo-mo code included in iOS 7 Beta that will allow iPhone 5S only to record at a 120 FPS rate.

When the recording is replayed at a normal speed, you will have the slow motion video playing. Apple fans have something to really look forward now.