I took Xcode 6 Beta and the Swift programming language out for a spin, and found myself really liking the language and the development environment. Swift seems to be an easy language to pick up, yet it's also very powerful. The IDE (Integrated Development Environment) with the Swift Playgrounds

The iPod Touch is a versatile digital media player on which you can store music, videos, applications and photos. You can turn it on and off at any time using the "Sleep/Wake" button at the top of the device, but if you find that your iTouch automatically shuts down, or turns on and then off again w

Sprint phones use CDMA cell phone technology, so rather than "unlocking" an AT&T cell phone to be used on the Sprint network, you "flash" a Verizon phone onto the Sprint network by resetting its internally programmed firmware to match the frequencies that Sprint devices use. If the iPhone has been f

Want to cancel HBO Now on your iPad? Getting frustrated trying to figure out how to do it? Thanks to the shell game Apple plays with subscriptions, you are probably looking in the wrong place.

The N72 is highly customizable and allows users to change themes.modern smartphone image by Albo from Fotolia.comThe N72 smart phone is one of Nokia's most popular cellular devices. The N72 features a two-megapixel camera, video recording capabilities, Bluetooth support, an MP3 player and...

Easy VHS to DVD for Mac marks Roxio's entry into the video capture market for the Mac. Easy VHS to DVD for Mac is an analog, USB-based video capture device for turning your VHS, Hi8, and Video8 takes into DVDs.

If you have been unable to fix the problems with the hard drive of your iPhone, you may need to restore the electronic device back to its original settings. This cannot be done, however, if the iTunes software on your computer cannot read the iPhone, or if files and apps on the iPhone have corrupted

The iPhone is designed to fully integrate with Apple computers such as the MacBook Pro, which is why it's so baffling that you can't transfer your iPhone camera roll to your Mac directly through iTunes. When you connect your iPhone to your MacBook Pro, iTunes opens automatically, but unless you conf

Many people use instant messaging to communicate with friends and other contacts. Because the Droid phone uses Google's Android operating system, it comes with Google's Talk instant messaging service pre-installed. If you use Yahoo! Messenger on your computer or on your old phone, you do not have to

Newer generations of the iPod including iPods created after 2005 as well as the iPod Touch support video playback, which enables you to transfer movies like "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," TV shows and other types of videos in a MP4, MPEG or MOV format through the iTunes manager program

When you're on the go and want to connect to the Internet with your iPhone using Wi-Fi instead of a cellular data network, you could find that the Wi-Fi hotspots detected by the device have a lock icon next to their name, indicating that you need to type a password to gain access. The iPhone has a t

The digital media player iTunes can play and organize digital media files on a computer. It is also used to create custom playlists of song files for an iPod. The playlists then have to burned to a CD on the computer's CD or DVD burner drive. Once a playlist is burned to a CD, that CD can play those

The iPod classic was introduced in September of 2007. The iPod classic features a similar interface to the iPod Video 5th Generation model, but with improved battery life, thinner body and larger hard drive capacity. Learning how to use the iPod classic takes a few steps.

Each iPod is set to only work with one operating system, either Windows or the Mac operating system Snow Leopard. If you customize your iPod 2G, and it fails to work with your Mac, chances are that during the customization process you set it to work with a Windows machine. The most effective fix to

Restore your iPod Touch to its original factory state if you forget the passcode. Restoring is the only way to unlock the device and gain access to the iPod. Connect the iTouch to the last computer you synced it to. This will allow you to reset the password and resync iPod data. If you use a differe

Do you find yourself using your iPhone for everything including answering phone calls at your home? Using your iPhone as your home phone could save you money and streamline your phone calls to one central place. Services such as Google Voice and Skype give you the option to forward all of your phone

DFU (Device Firmware Update) mode is usually used as a last resort method in restoring a phone or changing the firmware. The difference between DFU mode and regular Restore Mode is that in DFU mode, the iPod's operating system is bypassed and does not load up. It's important to note that if the Appl

Whatever kind of HDTV you've got, Apple has HD content for it. But if you want higher-resolution 1080p movies, you've got to change some settings.

The Apple Corporation rolls out newer and better products every couple of months, much to the chagrin of those who just bought the new product's predecessor. One of Apple's top sellers is the iPod, which now comes in a touch screen version. It's capable of a variety of different...

Although iPods are used everywhere from living rooms to coffee shops, the devices are primarily portable music players, taken on walks, runs and in cars. Many older automobiles require the use of a 1/8-inch cassette adapter to connect an iPod, since the vehicle was not designed with the MP3 player i