Unleash your iOS 5 driven iPhone 4S or 4 and take it to the limit using powerful tips and techniques from the Apple experts at TUAW, Erica Sadun, Steve Sande, and Michel Grothaus. Fast and fun to read, Taking Your iPhone to the Max, iOS 5 Edition shows you how to get the most out of your iPhone using Apple's new iOS 5.
Whether you're using the new iPhone 4S or iPhone 4 with iOS 5, you'll find all the best undocumented tricks, as well as the most efficient and enjoyable introduction to the iPhone available. Starting with an introduction to iPhone basics, you'll quickly discover the iPhone's hidden potential, like how to connect to a TV, use Voice Control, have video chats with FaceTime, and call friends overseas with low-cost VoIP.
From the unified e-mail inbox and surfing the Web with Mobile Safari, exploring the world of social networking, using the multitasking capabilities of iOS 5, taking and editing photos, shopping for apps, media, and books, or just managing phone calls - you'll find it all in this book. You'll even learn tips on where to get the best iPhone accessories. Get ready to take your iPhone 4S and earlier running the new iOS 5 to the max! What you'll learn * Master the powerful multitasking capabilities of iOS 5 * Communicate with the world through FaceTime video chats, voice calls, SMS and MMS messaging, email, and social networking * Entertain yourself and friends with music, games, books, and videos - all in the palm of your hand * Customize your iPhone with your choice of hundreds of thousands of useful and fun apps Who this book is for Whether you use your iPhone for video chats with friends and relatives, playing games, keeping up with work, or capturing special moments in photos or video, we wrote this book with you in mind.
Author Biography:
Erica Sadun holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She has written, co-written, and contributed to almost two dozen books about technology, particularly in the areas of programming, digital video, and digital photography. An unrepentant geek, Sadun has never met a gadget she didn't need. Her checkered past includes run-ins with NeXT, Newton, and a vast myriad of both successful and unsuccessful technologies. When not writing, she and her geek husband parent three adorable geeks-in-training, who regard their parents with restrained bemusement. Eight Ways to Get the Most out of Your Zune, the O'Reilly shortcut, and Modding Mac OS X, also from O'Reilly, are her latest books. She also wrote Taking Your iPhone to the Max.
