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Mail tip: thwart spam by not loading remote images

Mail tip: thwart spam by not loading remote images

Images in spam messages are increasingly used to confirm that your email address is ripe for more spam. Here’s one way to break the cycle while on-the-go.

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Tip: Use Japanese voice search in Google Mobile App on a non-japanese iPhone

Tip: Use Japanese voice search in Google Mobile App on a non-japanese iPhone

Here is a simple trick to make Google Mobile App a little more bilingual.

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OS 3.0: Close Safari’s last tab to clear all pages

OS 3.0: Close Safari’s last tab to clear all pages

iPhone OS 3.0 allows you to close the only open tab. This is useful for quickly clearing a bunch of open tabs in order to start fresh with a blank page.

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Move apps more easily between pages

When invoking the application organization mode in iPhone OS 3.0, you can now shift through multiple pages in a direction simply by holding the app to one the other sides of the display.
Previously, in iPhone OS 2.0, you had to move the app to the edge to invoke a page shift, then move it slightly [...]

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How to force quit apps on an iPhone 3GS

Voice Control in iPhone OS 3.0 took over the iPhone’s “press-and-hold the Home button to do something” ability, so the method to force-quit a stuck app has changed. Now you have to hold the power button at the top as if you’re powering down the phone. When you see the red slider, hold the Home [...]

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