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The iPhone goes to sleep by default after it’s been inactive for a certain period of time. But what if you want to actually turn off the iPhone, not just let it sleep? Or what if you want to restart it?
To do either, start by holding down the sleep/wake button at the top right-hand corner of the iPhone for a few seconds.
This will bring up a screen asking you to run the slider across the screen to turn the phone off. If you don’t want to do this, just hit …

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Buying music from the iTunes WiFi Music Store is a joy. It’s simple, fast, and fun. Here’s how you do it.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: Varies based on goals
Here’s How:

Make Sure You Have a Compatible Device – The iTunes WiFi Music Store works on the iPhone and iPod touch with firmware version 1.1.1. Anything else won’t work.

Connect to a WiFi Network – You can only access the WiFi Music Store when connected to a WiFi network, so find one and start buying.
Access the Store and Find Content – To access the store, …

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You can zoom in on any web page in the iPhone’s Safari browser just with a couple of simple finger motions. Here are two ways to zoom in using Safari.
Double Tap
In Safari, if you want to zoom in on a particular section of a web page, simple double tap it with your finger. This will enlarge that section of the page. The same double tap will zoom out again.
Multitouch
If you want more control over what you’re zooming in on or how much zooming you do, use the multitouch feature.
To use …

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Despite having the same dock connector as the fifth-generation iPod, the iPhone doesn’t work smoothly with all iPod accessories. In fact, when you plug an iPhone into an iPod speaker dock or similar audio accessory that uses the dock connector, you may get an onscreen warning telling you that the accessory isn’t designed to work with the iPhone.
Though you can click past this and still use the accessory, sometimes you’ll hear interference in the speakers. This is coming from the iPhone and has to do with the phone and data …

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Using Smart Playlists to Optimize iPhone Storage

Introduction
The iPhone tops out at just 8 GB of storage for all your data – including music. Most people have iTunes music and video libraries of much more than 8 GB. So, you’re forced to choose just part of your iTunes library to include on the iPhone. This can take time and a lot of sorting.
But, iTunes can automatically create an iPhone-optimized playlist that you’ll be sure to love using Smart Playlists.
Smart Playlists are a feature of iTunes in which iTunes can create customized playlists for you from your library …