Review: OWC’s Mercury Elite-AL Pro series of external hard drives and cases provides more bang for the buck, not only in having a quad interface made up of USB 2.0, FireWire 400, FireWire 800, and eSATA ports, but also in ruggedness and ease of assembly and use.

Cell phone firmware flashing is the process by which a user upgrades a phone's mobile operating system or internal memory applications. Flashing can provide a brand-new version of a mobile OS or simply provide bug fixes when phones are having specific issues.

The Best FM Transmitter finalists for the 2011 About.com Readers' Choice Awards for the iPhone/iPod site and your chance to vote on the best FM transmitter of the year.

Your iPod Touch is a multimedia powerhouse with the ability to play games, check your email, track your calendar and surf the Internet. You purchase your software and games via the iTunes App Store. To buy these programs you must have an Internet connection. You can use an iPod Touch without Wi-Fi a

There are two ways for you to download Zune songs. The first is a subscription-based service that allows you to download an unlimited number of songs to use on your Zune player. These songs are yours to listen as long as your subscription is active. The second is a permanent download, which you can

The VoipBuster is a voice over Internet Protocol (VOiP) calling service that allows you to make free and low-cost calls on your iPhone using either a Wi-Fi or a cellular data network. The VoipBuster's iPhone application is called MobileVOIP, and the application is available free of charge from the i

The iHome serves as a clock radio with iPod speakers and works with all iPods, as long as you use the right insert. The insert makes sure that your iPod fits in properly to the machine. Each model of iPod has a specific insert made, and they are not interchangeable with each other. When you get a ne

Apple's iPhone comes with the Photos app preinstalled. You can choose any image from the Camera Roll or albums to use as wallpaper. Unfortunately, the Photos application does not allow you to rotate any of the images stored on the device. Use applications from the App Store to rotate images on the i

iPhone users may encounter problems with their devices from time to time. Some issues can include slow operation, freezing, or the inability to run certain apps. The most effective troubleshooting method for the iPhone is to restore the iPhone software to its original state, restoring all default se

Apple has made the iPhone capable of opening and reading Microsoft Office products like Word and Excel. The problem, though, is being able to access the files you need while on the go, since the iPhone will not allow you to store files on it like a flash drive. With the use of a couple of Apps and

Quite often, Apple releases new updates for the iPhone, such as the iPhone 2.0. These updates might include resolving previous technical issues, system changes such as picture messaging availability and even reception issues. Upgrading data on the iPhone 2.0 is an easy process that anyone can do in

To transfer your music playlist from your iPhone to your new computer you must use a music-transferring program, which safely copies your iPhone's information to your computer while keeping your playlist arrangement and play count in tact. These third-party music-transferring programs are available

One of the fun features of earlier Mac operating systems (System 9.x and earlier) was the ability to assign sound files to play at startup, shutdown, or other specific events. My Mac used to greet me every morning. It also played a Three Stooges sound file of Curly saying,

Planning to sell your used iPhone or iPod to Cash For iPhones? You need to be aware of one very important thing.

For all the things iTunes lets you do there is one thing it doesn't make easy: copying music from your iPod to your computer. It's frustrating to be sure, especially if you lost the music on your hard drive and the only other copy you have is on your iPod. However, with just a little work and maybe

FrostWire is a peer-to-peer file sharing desktop client that lets you download and share audio, video and documents. Although there are concerns about using FrostWire to download illegal copies of media files, there are some legitimate free movies and short films, which are usually advertised within

Apple's iPod is a mobile audio device. It is connected to your computer via USB cable and is managed with iTunes software. You can create playlists for your music, listen to songs on shuffle or even listen to audiobooks. If your iPod freezes, it may be necessary to reset the device.

The iPhone includes an app management pane, allowing you to quickly recall an item. You can also use this pane to clean up unused applications by closing them, freeing up the device's memory to run other items.Pressing the Home button to exit an application on the iPhone, uti

The 3.0 software update is free for iPhones but costs $10, as of May 2011, for the first-generation iTouch devices from the Apple website. Rather than pay for the update, you can download it for free from many online sites that host the file on their servers. The 3.0 update improves the Bluetooth fu