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What Do I Need to Make My Own Ringtones?

Ringtones are an expression of individual taste; unfortunately, changing ringtones frequently can be expensive. Luckily, you can create ringtones from your personal music collection with the use of free software.

How to Create Photo Albums on an iPhone 3G

The iPhone 3G is a popular and convenient device that lets you do just about anything, from making phone calls to browsing the web to taking and sharing pictures. Creating a photo album on your iPhone is not as simple as it seems, as you need to do it on your computer. However, with iPhoto and iTune

How to Transfer ROMs to an iPhone

The iPhone is a cell phone and media device all in one. In addition to the games available in the Apple App Store, owners of jailbroken iPhones can use a Nintendo emulator to play vintage video games on their phone. A ROM is a computer file of a video game, allowing the game to be played on a comput

How to Remove a Dialer Tone

For some cell phone users, one of the most annoying and inconvenient features is the dialer tone, or the beeping sound heard when dialing a phone number. No one wants to hear a beeping tone every time he hits a button on his phone. Unfortunately, there is no across-the-board way to correct this prob

How to Program a Denon Receiver With HDTV

Denon is an electronics company that produces audio/video receivers. These devices accept picture and sound signals from outside equipment and transmit the data to a television, including HDTVs, as well as external speakers. In order for the television to receive the audio/video signals from the Den

How to Improve an iPhone Signal

The Apple iPhone allows you to surf the Internet and enjoy other Web-enabled activities wirelessly, even if you do not have an active Wi-Fi (wireless Internet) signal in your immediate range. To ensure clear, undisrupted calls and quicker Web transfers, you may need to take steps to improve the qual

How to Download From an iTouch to a Computer

Apple's iPod Touch (also referred to as simply the "iTouch") is the only entry in the iPod series of electronics that allows you to download content to the device without using your computer. You can download songs, videos and even applications from the iTunes Store using only your iTouch and an Int

How Can I Put the Radio on My iPod?

The iPod has been the leader in personal audio technology for the past few years, changing the way we interact with music. One place where the iPod has fallen short has been the lack of a built in-radio. There are a few options to get your favorite FM stations on your iPod.

How to Download & Put Cydia Into an iPhone

Cydia is an alternative application installer to the native App Store on the iPhone. Installing Cydia requires that users "jailbreak" their phones, which means installing third-party software on the iPhone that circumvents the limitations Apple put on the iPhone. While jailbreaking is not illegal, i

How to Upload Photos to an iPod Nano

In spite of its tiny size, Apple's iPod Nano shares many capabilities with larger members of the iPod family, such as the ability to store and display photos, albeit on a smaller screen. Just as you would for music or videos, use Apple's iTunes software to transfer photos from a folder or photo mana

How to Add PXL to the iPhone

The iPhone has been making waves in the mobile phone industry for its interesting features and stylistic appeal. This sleek phone has been specially designed to give the user great advantages and there are a number of interesting applications that can be used on an iPhone. The term PXL stands for "p

How do I Unlock the Password Screen on an iPhone?

The iPhone is a popular cellular device from Apple Inc. The iPhone enables users to set security passwords to keep unauthorized people from accessing data on the phone or making calls. If you know your password, it takes only three steps to unlock the screen. If you don't know your passcode, then yo

How to Convert AVI Files to iPhone

Apple is quite particular about which files it will allow you to play in iTunes. Most downloaded video files come in AVI containers, which Apple doesn't like. iTunes only allows for MP4-formatted video files and even then, not all MP4s can play on the iPhone. Using a free conversion utility relieves

What Can Ruin Cell Phones?

Cellphones have added a level of convenience to lives that older generations never had. The power to always be in contact with your family and circle of friends has had a major impact on society, but if a cellphone is ruined -- or damaged -- this impact vanishes. Luckily there are ways to fix a ruin

iPod Nano 5th Generation Features

The iPod Nano is the mid-sized version of Apple's portable media player. Released from 2009 to 2010, the fifth-generation iPod Nano was tall and thin, and it still used a touch-sensitive scroll wheel. Like previous models, it offered the standard iPod platform for music, video, games, and photos, bu

The Best FM Transmitters for Your iOS Device

If your iPhone or iPod travels with you in the car, check out these FM transmitter car kits that let you play your music through your car stereo. We've reviewed and ranked the best options.

How to Recover an iPhone Voice Memo

Having a solid backup strategy is a good idea not just for your computer, but also your iPhone. When you back up your iPhone's data, you retain copies of information such as calendar events, email settings and voice memos. This is particularly important with voice memos, because once you delete them

What's the Best Mac Application for Running Windows?

Do you have a favorite application for running Windows on your Mac? One that keeps Windows apps humming along and your muttering to a minimum?Let us know by nominating your favorite software for the Best Mac Application for Running Windows in the About.com Reader's Choice Awards 2010.

How to Take Apart an iTouch

The iPod Touch is the first device in Apple's line of iPods that uses a touch screen rather than a click wheel for navigation. Because of the danger of breaking the touch screen glass that comes with taking apart an iPod Touch, Apple will void your warranty if you choose to do so. However, while it