Global 2012: iPhone tips and tricks

iPhone vs. iPhone 3G (Photo credit: Ricky Romero)Whether you're a seasoned user or brand new to the iPhone world, chances are you're probably not using your smartphone to its fullest.

Don't worry, you're not alone, as these pocket-sized computers boast many hundreds of features buried in the operating system.

And so here we share a number of our favorite iPhone tips and tricks, some of which you may know already. Hopefully there's a good number of ones you aren't aware of yet. Most of these following 25 suggestions will work with all versions of the iPhone, but be sure to have the latest software installed (iOS 5.1).

• Take a photo with your headphone cord
• Dry out a wet iPhone
• Dismiss suggested words
• Take photos faster
• Use location-based reminders
• Get word definitions
• Revive a frozen iPhone
• Get more done in less time
• See a 6-day weather forecast
• Select URL domains faster
• Make your own ringtone
• Feel and see when people call
• Find your lost iPhone
• Save photos in Safari
• Take an iPhone screen grab
• Get new sounds
• Zip to the top of the page
• Prolong your battery
• Spread out the keyboard for easier typing
• Learn some gestures
• Create an "app" out of a website you visit often
• Create a music playlist on the fly
• Don't waste your day deleting messages individually
• Keep track of your texting limits
• Mirror your iPhone with your TV

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Global 2010: In Real Estate, A Picture Is Worth $1,000 or More

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Attention desperate home sellers. Don't want to lower the price on your house? Consider better photos. Real-estate listings that use photographs taken by the higher-end SLR cameras favored by photographers and photography enthusiasts, tend to do better than those that use photos from cheaper point-and-shoot cameras, according to a new analysis done by Redfin Corp., a Seattle-based brokerage.

Not surprisingly, listings with better photos command higher asking prices: If you believe your home is worth the investment of good photography, you'll probably ask more money for it. The surprising part is that the tactic works. At the closing table, listings with nicer photos gain anywhere between $934 and $116,076 — as measured by the difference between asking and final price-over listings using photos from point-and-click cameras.

SLR or single-lens-reflex cameras give users more control over what they capture and tend to produce high-quality images. They cost more than point-and-shoot cameras, but considering the data may be worth the investment for a home seller. Even better, ask your broker to bring in a professional photographer

http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/in-real-estate-a-picture-is-worth-1000-or-more.html

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