In the United States, AT&T was the exclusive carrier for the first-generation iPhone. AT&T placed a carrier lock on all first-generation iPhones that prevented the use with a non-AT&T subscriber identity module. If you have a SIM card from an AT&T BlackBerry device, you can convert it or use your Bl

Thousands of apps are available for the iPhone, some of which are made solely for the iPhone and cannot be tested on a Mac desktop or laptop. Through the Mac App Store, you can search for apps that can be downloaded to a Mac, some of which are also iPhone apps. You can try out an iPhone app on a Mac

The iPod Touch is a multimedia devices that allows you to access a variety of applications and games from the iTunes store. These entertaining games can be downloaded directly to the device, but this process is prone to a number of glitches and errors that can stop these games from running correctly

Belkin iPod armbands are designed so that a person can use their iPod while doing activities that require them to keep their hands free, such as jogging or using the gym. They can be attached to the upper arm and secured with hook and loop tape to keep them in place despite movement. These must be a

Most iPods keep track of your location in one of two ways. The iPod classic and nano keep a time zone setting so you can manually adjust the clock when you travel to a new time zone. The iPod touch has this setting as well, but it can also automatically update your location when you connect to a Wi-

The iPad 2 is a solid upgrade over the first-generation model. I'm not sure it's a completely must-have upgrade for owners of the previous model, but new iPad users will find it a speedy, sleek, terrific tablet.

OS X Lion has a file sharing system that is easy to use. These instructions will show you how to specify folders to share, as well as how to assign access rights.

Although iPod players vary in looks, features and performance, freezing is a central problem shared by all, and one that can diminish a player's ability to play music, videos and photo slideshows. When an iPod freezes, nothing works, which is why knowing what to do when this problem arises can impro

Changing Desktop Icons: Your Mac’s desktop is a lot like your home; it needs to be personalized to make it seem like it’s your place. Changing desktop icons is one of the easiest ways to bring a touch of you to your Mac’s desktop, and it’s as easy as a few mouse clicks.

In January 2009, major cell phone provider Verizon Wireless purchased Alltel. This resulted in a merge of service, and all former Alltel customers continued the life of their contracts under Verizon. If you have an Alltel phone, you must reactivate it under Verizon's servers before resuming its usag

The iPad is more akin to an iPod touch than an iPhone because there is no cellular technology inside that can initiate or receive a telephone call using a cellular connection. To run the iPad into a phone that can make and receive calls, download and install the Skype telephone app. The Skype app wi

Thanksgiving is a popular holiday for family get-togethers. Using free or low-cost clip art you can download from the web, you can create Thanksgiving cards or postcards, place settings, and a variety of decorations.

Unless you jailbreak your iPhone, there isn't too much you can do to change the way you navigate it. That being said, you can customize the purpose of the home button, make the iPod shuffle songs when shaken and disable the volume buttons so that the volume level doesn't change. You can do all of th

A list of the programs that can convert DVDs, TV shows, and web videos to iPod and iPhone-compatible formats.

Denon is a manufacturer of different audio and video devices for your home entertainment needs. Programing the channels into your remote makes listening to your favorite stations easier, especially when listening to satellite radio since there are so many satellite radio channels to choose from. Pro

You can change your Mac's desktop wallpaper from the standard Apple-supplied image to almost any picture you care to use. You can also have your Mac randomly select a picture from a specified folder.

One of the main things that most users sync to the iPhone is music. Learn how to control what music is synced from iTunes to the iPhone.

Having a calendar at your fingertips can be useful, but on an iPod, it can also take space away from other things—like music, movies and games. Whatever your reason, here’s how to remove calendar events from your iPod.

You can put movies on your Apple iTouch and watch them anywhere, anytime. The iTouch has the same wide touch screen as the Apple iPhone and all the features of the iPhone, except the actual phone feature. The iTouch can be used to listen to music, play games, watch movies and connect to Wi-Fi networ

The Error 1618 on your Apple iPhone is caused by downloading software while another software package is already downloading on the phone. The iPhone only allows you to download one piece of software at a time. If you have seen this error on your phone, you can get it off by only downloading one soft