Ten hidden controls of the iPhone headphones

It's never too late to discover that those boring, all-white headphones Apple threw in with your iPhone can do a lot more than adjust the volume.

In fact, any headphones that include a remote (or have a remote adapter attached) can be used to control your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch in up to 10 ways.

Thanks to this post by Business Insider, here are all the ways you can use your headphones as a remote controller, allowing you to perform useful functions without taking your iDevice out of your pocket.

5 Best GPS Apps to Turn Your iPad Into a GPS Device

The Apple iPad is one of the most versatile gadgets to ever be released. There are nearly limitless uses for it with the introduction of new apps every day. With all the buzz about the newly revealed Apple iPad Tablet PC, We think it would be appropriate to make a list of GPS Apps to Turn Your iPad Into a GPS Device.The models with the 3G antenna give you access to internet, e-mail, and other features while on the go.

CoPilot Live HD North America

CoPilot Live HD unites full-featured, turn-by-turn voice navigation with sensational hi-resolution graphics for the ultimate in-car guidance experience. CoPilot Live HD North America features the latest Q1 2010 maps of the U.S. and Canada. The app will work in landscape of portrait mode, making it car mountable either way. Maps are stored directly on your iPad for fast access. Some programs download the maps as you travel which can kill your battery and run up the usage of your data plan.

5 great GPS apps for your iPhone

It's happened to all of us: You're meeting your friends at a local bar that no one's been to before, and you've gotten yourself a bit turned around. Luckily, you've brought your trusty GPS-enabled iPhone along with you. You know all you have to do is type GPS into the App Store search bar to find something that'll have you sitting at that private table with bottle service in no time. But wait — the results list goes on and on forever, and many of results aren't related to driving. Other than the star ratings and listed price, how are you to know which one will get you where you want to go with the least hassle?

There are a vast number of GPS apps listed in the AppStore, and not all are created equal. To be honest, some free apps are just as good if not better than several of the large-cost alternatives. We've tested some of the most common in order to see which app is best suited for getting you back on track once you've lost your way.

1. Google Maps

   Price: Free

   Download: Preinstalled on your iPhone

Google Maps was likely your first foray into mobile GPS apps on your iPhone. Considering the power and resources Google has, its iOS app leaves much to be desired. You're stuck with a top-down view of the route, even though we all know and love street view.

‘First Person Shooter’ Games For iPhone

1 Dead Trigger Goes Free-to-Play On iOS

Dead Trigger [Free] has gone free-to-play on iPhone and iPad as of this morning. This appears to be a permanent design shift for the mindless first-person shooter, which always felt like a free-to-play game hiding behind a premium price. No reason has been given so far as to the sudden change, but it makes sense:Dead Trigger's in-game financial model was far too demanding considering its initial upfront cost.

This change comes alongside a new content update, which added a few new guns, gadgets, and two levels. A new "casino" slot machine has been added, too, as well as the usual bug fixes and tweaks.



Dead Trigger went free-to-play on Android in July. At the time, Madfinger said the move was a response to an insane piracy rate. Maybe it was. But it smelled like a publicity stunt, and we openly wondered when this version would go free, too.

Apple: YouTube app will not be included in iOS 6, Google working on standalone version

Apple obviously did away with Google Maps in iOS 6, but another of the web giant's biggest properties won't be available as a default option, either. 9to5Mac noticed that the latest beta version of iOS 6 no longer includes the long-standard YouTube app, and Apple just told us that its license to include YouTube in iOS had expired. If you're a heavy YouTube user, fear not — Apple also confirmed that YouTube will work in Safari and also noted that Google is making a new YouTube app that will be available in the App Store.

It's not clear yet what caused this change — Apple may have grown tired of paying the Google license, or it may have simply wanted the iOS experience to be free of Google's apps out of the box. However, the end result may end up being better for consumers. The iOS YouTube app has languished for years without seeing any major improvements — but now Google can iterate and update its own YouTube app as it sees fit.

Best Free iPod Touch Apps You Must Have

Here’s a list of best free iPod Touch Apps that can be called “must-haves” this year. These are not random apps but these are hand-picked ones which are being used by thousands every single day and come with clear and great usability. The apps mentioned below range across three categories basically – social networking, which is the need of the hour, entertainment, which is needed almost every single day and utility, which again makes your life simple and organized. So here we go with the top 10 free iPod Touch Apps.

Best Social Networking Apps for iPod Touch

1. Facebook App – Everyone’s on Facebook. Well, almost! With over 500 million users, I guess Facebook has become an inevitable force that is a must-have these days. The Facebook App for the iPod Touch 4G is the perfect solution to keep you connected to your friends and family on the most popular social website.

iPhone 5 update: Apple may have leaked details on the new iPhone 5 & iPad mini

Recently internet screenshots have surfaced which, according to rumors, are from the Apple online store. Could this new information be an oversight of the first details to the lineup in 2012 by Apple?

In Apple's online store for a short time, some information was made public about the iPhone 5, iPad 3rd generation, iPod Touch 5G and iPad Mini. A blogger has alleged seen the photos before they were removed and recorded a few screenshots. The photos also show proof of the compatibility of the list of accessories. Whether Apple has really made this monumental mistake about the future product lineup for 2012, is currenty under investigation.

Assuming the screenshot shown corresponds to reality, the iPhone manufacturer listed virtually the entire lineup of 2012. Among other things, a 6th Generation iPhone, which was previously called the iPhone 5, a 5G iPod Touch and two other iPads, which are referred to as coming in "late 2012". The iPad is about the size of the iPad 2 or the new iPad, and another is significantly smaller.

$800 Iphone 5 Price Tag Rumor Hits Web, Shocking Apple Fans

A rumor that the new Apple iPhone -- commonly called the iPhone 5 -- will cost $800 upon its release shocked Apple fans when it hit Twitter early Thursday morning.

Rumors about the Apple iPhone 5 emerge every day, but almost none of them end up trending internationally on the popular social networking website.

But at one point early Thursday the phrase "iPhone 5 $800" was the second-most-popular non-promoted trending topic worldwide, and the third-most-popular non-promoted topic in the United States on Twitter. And the hashtag #800Dollars For An iPhone at one point early Thursday became the number-one non-promoted trending topic worldwide, while "For $800" came in sixth on the worldwide non-promoted Twitter trend chart.

For all you non-Twitter users out there, a translation: the rumor became all the rage. In fact, according to the social trend tracking website Topsy.com, a total of 4,007 people mentioned the phrase "iPhone 5 $800" on Twitter between 3:00 a.m. and 4 a.m.