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We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, then here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget inquiry is from Icaro, who is off to Brazil and needs a phone while there. If you're looking to ask one of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com. "Seeing the Nokia 301 reminded me that I need to get a new phone when I go back to Brazil. Can you suggest a candybar phone that's reasonably priced and that won't break? Thanks!" While most of you may be lusting after the latest and greatest, there are still plenty of people clamoring for a simple and functional candybar. The 301 is a perfectly decent handset, and for $85 you'll get a 3.2-megapixel camera, Xpress internet and mail for exchange. But let's see what all of you out there are keeping in your pocket, so if you can think of a better candybar, leave a comment below. Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile Comments

While Lenovo is one of the fastest-rising smartphone makers today, many Americans wouldn't know it when the company has never officially sold handsets in the country. They might soon be well acquainted, according to CEO Yang Yuanqing: he wants Lenovo to be selling smartphones in the US within a year's time. Mobile is the firm's next growth machine, he tells the Wall Street Journal, and that entails having smartphones in big markets beyond China, India and Russia. Yang is under no illusions that Lenovo can simply waltz into the fiercely competitive US market, but he also doesn't see much choice -- when the PC market is slowing down, business as usual may not be enough. Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Lenovo Comments Source: Wall Street Journal

If you didn't get enough mobile news during the week, not to worry, because we've opened the firehose for the truly hardcore. This week brought hints of a revitalized Galaxy Exhibit for T-Mobile, news of two additions to the lineup at Cricket and a peek at the next GoPhone for AT&T. These stories and more await after the break. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore all that's happening in the mobile world for this week of May 20th, 2013. Filed under: Cellphones, Wireless, Mobile Comments

Whether you’re new here or a veteran reader I hope you’re already browsing our archives a little and discovering all the iPad app reviews, iPad accessory reviews, iPad tips and tricks, our picks for the very best free iPad apps, and insight on all things iPad. I also hope you enjoy our mix of content, and that you may be interested in keeping up with all our latest posts and engaging with us on social networks. Here are all the best ways to do that: Subscribe to our RSS feed: – Our RSS feed is:http://feeds.feedblitz.com/ipadinsight. You can just click on the handsome little button for it at the top of our right sidebar and add it to your favorite RSS reader app so you never miss any of our great app reviews, iPad tips, or iPad accessory reviews. Follow us on Twitter: – Our Twitter account is @iPadInsightBlog – follow us for links to latest articles and occasional NBA and...Read the whole entry... »        Related StoriesMore iPad, More Insight – Get SomeBest Ways to Follow iPad InsightInsight on All Things iPad – Get More 

iPads are packed with amazing features. This is the main reason they’re as popular as they are. With great versatility comes great complexity, however, so it takes some time and effort to learn how to navigate the device and its features. This article is loaded with great tips and advice that will teach you how to properly operate your iPad. Find the ones that are right for you below. Folders are available in today’s iOS. To create a folder, you will need to place and hold a finger on the app until it begins to jiggle. Once it is jiggling, drag your finger and app to another icon and release. Doing this creates a folder, categorizing both apps. You can also rename the folder easily. There is a way that you can check all the running applications that you have at a given time. Double-clicking on your Home button will show all the running apps in the bar at your screen’s bottom. If you want to bring up that app, just tap its icon on the bar. Make this bar disappear by making a downward swipe on your screen. You can view the apps running on your iPad. You can run a lot of the apps on an iPad while you are doing other things. To check what is running on the iPad, just double click the Home button. A bar with open and recently-used apps will appear at the bottom. Swipe down if you want to eliminate the bar after you are done looking. If constant barrages of Wi-Fi notifications are making you crazy, make some adjustments in “settings.” Look for an option called Ask To Join that is referring to networks. Simply select this option, and then, those pesky invitations will stop. Are you annoyed when your iPad audibly alerts you to every new email? You can shut off that feature. Find your Settings tab, then go to General. Then select Sounds. This should display all of your sound options, including the ability to mute or damped new email notifications. When surfing, use tabs. When you are in Safari, just tap and hold the link until a pop-up menu shows up. In this pop-up menu, you will have the option to open the new link in a new tab. Simply Hold Muting your iPad’s sound is actually pretty simple. Simply hold down the ‘volume down’ button for two seconds. You can pull this off faster than trying to fumble with the volume button each time you want to mute. When ready for original volume level, simply hold the button down again. Considering your iPad is quite a big investment, you must care for it properly. Get a screen protection if you plan on transporting your iPad. Although the screen protectors are made of plastic and are very thin, they can help protect the screen of your iPad. Use a soft, damp cloth to clean your iPad’s screen. Don’t use any special cleaners while cleaning your tablet. It is easy to quickly mute your iPad. The original iPad didn’t have a specific mute button. Now, you can mute the sound easily with very simple steps. To do a quick mute on your iPad now, press and hold down your volume-down button. Take the time to set up your contacts in FaceTime. The email that was used to set up the iPad will be used by default on FaceTime, but it is possible to add others. If you need FaceTime to recognize additional numbers or addresses, it is possible to use the “settings” area to accomplish that. An iPad is an amazing musical tool, but are you aware of the podcasts? Podcasts are radio programs that last anywhere from two minutes to two hours on any subject you’re interested in. Sometimes, a podcast can be a great variation to radio music. You are sure to find any number of topics that interest you. You might not think you have to but you should activate a extra security on the iPad. You could always misplace the device and someone could access all your information. You may have bank records and passwords you don’t want stolen. There are things you may not [...]

It looks like Funny or Die's experiment to see if they "could create a product people would be willing to pay for," has failed. The comedy website has decided to start offering its digital magazine to iPad users for free. The Occasional was originally launched in 2012 for $2 an issue, but now all six back issues, and all future issues, will be available to iOS users for zero dollars a month. The iPad app lampoons traditional and gossip magazine formats, and includes famous contributors such as Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis and Sarah Silverman. The Occasional also delivers an interactive experience with games, videos and audio clips. Past articles have included a sex advice column purportedly written by "Rick Santorum", and a fake gossip section. read more

Great apps and a huge selection of great apps are a big part of what makes the iPad such an amazing device. There are excellent apps for just about any purpose you can think of – from serious productivity to pure entertainment. Better still, there are lots of great free apps for the iPad. Our Best Free iPad App of the Week posts highlight these apps. This week’s pick is Tornado by American Red Cross. This is, of course, an app focused on helping to prepare for a tornado. Here’s a slice of its App Store description: Get your family and home ready for a tornado. The American Red Cross tornado app is the complete solution you need to understand and prepare for a tornado and all that comes with it. With interactive quizzes and simple step-by-step advice it’s never been easier to be ready! The app may not be for everyone, but for those of us who live in areas where tornados are a...Read the whole entry... »        Related StoriesBest Free iPad App of the Week: Google+Best Free iPad App of the Week: UPS for iPadBest Free iPad App of the Week: GoComics 

Every week, the editors and writers at iMore carefully select some of our favorite, most useful, most extraordinary apps. This week's selections include a few games, an awesome read-later app, an app for keeping track of movies, a guitar tuner, an app dedicated to a famous classic band, and app that that is sure to increase your typing speed on the iPhone. Pocket - Ally Kazmucha I've tried many read it later services and up until last year, I had always used Instapaper. Then when RIL (Read It Later) transformed into Pocket and got a major overhaul, I couldn't stop myself from trying it. And I haven't looked back sense. Pocket is absolutely gorgeous. Not only that, it's super fast and supports almost any browser and platform you could think of. Not only is there a native iPhone and iPad app, but a Mac one too. And for those who like to save things directly from their browsers, yep, there's support for those too. Even reading on the Pocket website is enjoyable. The way content is laid out is unique and one of the best I've found so far. If you haven't tried it out yet, it's free so you've got nothing to lose. Free - Download Now Limelight - Joseph Keller Limelight is an iPhone app that helps you keep track of movies, not just those in your collection, but also those that you may have just seen in theaters, as well as those you want to see. Create an account and begin searching for movies and mark whether or not you’ve seen them. Movies will then either be added to your Watched or To Watch lists, which can be shared with other Limelight users as well as your friends, through Twitter, Facebook, iMessage, and email. You can also follow the libraries that other users publish, finding new movies that you want to see by doing so. If you see or own a lot of movies, Limelight is a great way to keep track of and share them all. Check it out on the App Store for $1.99. $1.99 - Download Now Impossible Road - Simon Sage If Super Hexagon has taught me anything, it's that I'm a sucker for punishment. Enter the brutally difficult Impossible Road. There are no power-ups, no in-app purchases, and barely any colors or shapes. All you have to do is keep a ball on a downward-spiraling track for as long as possible using left and right tap controls. If you fall off, you've got a moment to land on the track further down, but if you free-fall for too long, you've got to start all over. Players are scored based on how many checkpoints they pass through or skip by falling off the edge and recovering. The high contrast art style and minimalist music keep tension high for the fleeting seconds you manage to stay on the track. If you have any unresolved childhood issues with Rainbow Road from Mario Kart, or have an innate fear of heights to get over revel in, Impossible Road is a good place to start. $1.99 - Download Now Guitar Tune - Chris Parsons After being away for a couple of months, I cam home and decided I wanted to play a little guitar. I quickly realized that before I could do that, it would certainly need some tuning. For the life of me, I couldn't find my tuner so figured it would be a perfect time to try out some of the tuner apps available on iOS. I download 3-4 and began testing them out, in the end I went with a free (ad-supported) one called Guitar Tuna and well, I'm never paying for a tuner app again. Guitar Tuna is awesome, idiot proof and free. Can't really beat it. If you're looking for a basic and easy to use guitar tuning app, look no further. Free - Download Now The Doors - Richard Devine Sadly this week saw the passing of The Doors' keyboard player, Ray Manzarek. So, what better way to commemorate than by kicking back listening to their 'Best of' album and checking out the official The Doors app on the iPad. Pictures, music, videos, lyrics, all here and only the beginning. The Doors app for iPad is filled with content about the band, how they created their sound, and even an exclusive comic that chronicles Jim Morrison's 'Incide

It's been another busy week here on iMore, and as we get closer and closer to WWDC 2013 we're starting to see more iOS 7 rumors surface. Also making headlines this week was Yahoo!, who had a pretty busy Monday, Microsoft's future of the Xbox event, oh, and we were treated to an all-new iMore Show! Read on for the recap! We'll start with Yahoo!, who came out swinging this past Monday. Rumors had been rife that they were preparing a bid to acquire blogging platform Tumblr, and those rumors turned into truth on Monday morning. Yahoo! and Tumblr announced the deal was to take place, and would be worth $1.1 billion in cash. Yahoo! CEO, Marissa Meyer, posted her first blog post on Tumblr that very same morning, proclaiming that "we promise we won't screw it up." Nice touch. Yahoo! buys Tumblr, CEO promises not to screw it up Then, at a press event in New York on Monday evening, Meyer herself took to the stage at the Flickr press event and presented a major overhaul to the popular photography service. The headline items were an all-new, and pretty awesome looking interface, along with a new pricing strategy that sees every single user on a free account receive a full terabyte of storage for their photos. An insane amount of free storage for your photos. Flickr gets overhauled with a new UI and 1TB free storage. For everyone! Next it was over to Microsoft to impress, with their Xbox event up at the company's Richmond headquarters. Our buddies from Windows Phone Central provided excellent coverage of the event, but while there was no specific mention of iOS related items, it's hard to deny that we were all pretty impressed. With gestures and speech recognition galore, did Microsoft beat Apple to making the killer Apple TV? Both Derek Kessler and Peter Cohan have written excellent pieces on the Xbox One and how it may fit into our world, so be sure to check them out if you missed them first time around. The Xbox One hears all, sees all, and steals Google's dreams Is the Xbox One the Apple TV we've been waiting for? Xbox One reveal day roundup from WPCentral Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll know that excitement is building as we get ever closer to WWDC 2013. We all have things we'd like to see come out of the annual developer conference, but likewise there's things we're pretty sure we will be seeing. One such thing is iOS 7, and this week a couple of rumors surfaced on what to expect. Firstly we heard that Flickr and Vimeo may well be integrated into iOS 7, much the same as Twitter and Facebook currently are. Then we were treated to the latest rumor around Jony Ive's all-new, flatter UI and that it is set to be "black, white and flat all over." Rumors are still just that, rumors, but it does still build up our anticipation ahead of WWDC. Flickr and Vimeo integration rumored for iOS 7 Latest rumors suggest iOS 7 to be "black, white and flat all over" Apple CEO Tim Cook made the trip cross-country this week to appear at a Senate hearing regarding the company's approach to taxes. Chris Umiastowski posted an excellent editorial on the subject that really got the iMore readers engaged, so if you happened to miss that one be sure to give it a read. Apple already pays $1 out of every $40 tax dollars the U.S. collects. How much more does the Senate want? Elsewhere this week, Peter Cohan gave us some excellent tips on how to breathe new life into your ageing Mac Pro, well worth reading if, like many, you're clinging onto your Mac Pro until the bitter end. Leanna continued her round up of photography related apps, this week moving onto a great selection for the professional photographer. And, speaking of photography, I just so happened to come across a piece of vintage Apple in the QuickTake 150 digital camera, so I had to share it with you guys. Ally also posted an excellent piece on where to find the best pre-paid deal for your iPhone in the U.S. All well worth a read. How to breathe new life into a dying Mac Pro Best iPhone and i

The Spideo Instant Movie Discovery iPad app was updated this week, to Version 1.3. It’s not a major update, with the one notable new feature being the ability to share movie and TV show playlists via Facebook. Spideo is a very good app for discovering movies and TV shows based on your moods and some genre based choices. For instance, in the screenshot above I set my Wishes to Suspense and Twisty – and got a set of results featuring the TV shows like 24 and The Shield and movies like The Departed, Shutter Island, and more. I like the app a lot and featured it as our Best Free iPad App of the Week a couple of months back. Here’s the full change list for this latest update to the app: You can now share your playlist of movies and TV shows with your Facebook friends.It’s easy :> Enable Facebook within Spideo application in the section called...Read the whole entry... »        Related StoriesThe Saturday Evening Post Now Has a (Crappy) iPad EditionIssue 2 of The Loop Magazine Is OutEvernote iPad App Updated: Adds Reminders & More