What stuff can a tablet do that a smartphone and a laptop can’t do? From what I have observed it seems people only buy tablets because of the hype that greedy companies create with their aggressive advertising.

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The screen is larger. Reading a book on a tablet is doable, and can be a nice alternative to reading it either on a laptop or a smartphone. Same goes for watching a movie. A tablet can also have better battery life than a laptop, and is usually smaller and lighter than a laptop yet offering a larger interface than the smartphone.

I do agree with you that most people who have laptops and smartphones probably don’t need a tablet, though, but that’s neither here nor there. I might buy a tablet in the near future, but that’ll be my FOURTH computer rather than my first or second – I have a desktop with storage and excellent gaming specs, I have a laptop for work, I have a smartphone which is fairly old (and probably needs replacing soon) – but a tablet does have its own, specific niche where I might use it rather than take out my laptop.

My phone is stuck in recovery mode and i need to enter the passcode so that the iphone can connect to the itunes. My phone won’t show the keypad and i can’t enter the passcode. HELP!

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I think you mean lock down mode. That is when you enter 10 or more pass codes that are incorrect and then your screen says “Try Again in ___ Minutes”. If this is your problem you have 2 choices.
(1) Remember the pass code to your iPhone
(2) Go to AT&T or Verizon Wireless (whichever one is your carrier) and ask them to fix it. Although, you might need a proof of purchase, because they might think that you stole the iPhone or found the iPhone on the street.
*If your iPhone was jail broken and unlocked and your carrier was for example T-Mobile, I don’t think they wouldn’t be able to fix it.

If you actually mean Recovery Mode where all your screen does is show a picture of a wire and the iTunes symbol, then you need an AT&T or Verizon Wireless sim card that does not have a pin. (So basically if your sim card has a pin, you have to go to your carrier and get a new sim card) If your phone was unlocked, it’s locked now and a T-Mobile, Sprint, (etc) sim card will not work.

Hope this helped. I would recommend checking your instructions booklet which came in the iPhone box.

I’ve read on forums where it worked but non say the app they use, I’ve tried barnacle)doesn’t even show up) and also WiFi tether( stays on connecting buy doesn’t connect) please help!
And yes phone is rooted

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Instead of buying an iPod touch, i was thinking about buying an iPhone 3g so i could use the camera. Can I use everything on the iPhone besides calling and texting on the iPhone (music, games, camera, wifi) without a sim card? Also, what is the difference between an iPhone 3g and an iPhone 3g s?

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I would wait for the next gen ipod touch.

I have set a password on my phone, I have tried over 50 times to unlock it, but it doesnt work. Before, it used to give me the option to change it by typing in my email if I have failed to unlock it numerous times. It doesnt have the option, and I cant unlock my phone. Please help?

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There is no way to do so for the device if this could be the technical issue… Report it to the service to get things fixed….

Good luck!

I would like to have apps built but cannot find any good companies. Not really interested in elance either. Any suggestions?

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Check out the spreadsheet linked in the post at http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1262467

I have a 2gb micro sd card and im thinking of purchasing a 32gb microsd card, will it be able to support it? Whats the highest it can hold?

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I thought the application in the iPhone commercial was pretty cool, but I don’t know the name of the application.

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iLinc Pro Insteon/X10 Controller
App Store Link: http://itunes.apple.com/app/mobilinc-pro-insteon-x10-controller/id306278110?mt=8

I don’t use my cell phone that much and need one mainly for texting. I’m looking for a decently priced smartphone that features a prepaid plan and has GPS and bug-free internet connectivity. Thanks

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It really depends on where you are. I am from the Philippines and I am using a prepaid N8. I could say that the best Nokia smartphone that allows a prepaid plan is the N8 as the N9 has not yet been released.

My computer crashed recently and I lost all my iTunes data (like my playlists which I sync to my iPhone) and I do not want to lose all the songs that are still on my iPhone. However, I have songs I want to put on my iPhone right now. Is there any way to extract my songs on my iPhone and put them on my computer so that I do not lose them?

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The best program to answer your question is Touch copy, it works with my iPod touch but it also works with iPhone.It looks almost like iTunes with the ability to view/edit and copy everything from music,apps,play lists and video. also you can play everything within the program too with out iTunes. tha slight downsid to the program is that you have to buy it but I do believ you get 15 days of use though. Happy retrieving.