Khan Academy for iPad Puts World-Class Educational Lectures in Your Hand
iPad: The Khan Academy provides over 3,000 free educational videos, exercises, and lectures covering the span of everything from math, physics, finance, and history. It's one of our favorite pl...
Organize Your Apps by Action Instead of Category for a More Intuitive Find-and-Launch System
If you're having trouble remembering where you've filed away an app on your phone's home screen, you may want to consider organizing your apps by action. More »
Untethered Jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iOS 5 Is Finally Here
iPhone-hacking group Chronic Dev Team just released the first untethered jailbreak for the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 running iOS 5.0.1. We've explained why a tethered jailbreak can be such a hassle,...
How Do You Make Reading Ad-Filled Web Sites Less Miserable?
Developer Brent Simmons (creator of, among other things, the popular NetNewsWire RSS reader), delivers a compelling rant about the overwhelming state of ads, social media buttons, and other fla...
Gmail for iPhone and iPad Brings a Native App Interface to Gmail on Your iOS Device [Updated]
iOS: At long last: You can now download a dedicated (and official) Gmail app for your iPhone from the iTunes App Store. Native, Gmail-like interface for your email on the iPhone, iPod touch, an...
How to Enable Multitasking Gestures and Display Mirroring on the iPad 1 (Without Jailbreaking)
In iOS 5, Apple added some slick multitasking gestures to the iPad that allow you to four-finger swipe to pull up the multitasking drawer, swipe left and right between apps, and five-finger p...
How to Create Contact-Specific Vibrations and Enable LED Notifications in iOS 5
iOS 5's snazzy new notification center offers a great way to keep tabs on your phone's various beeps and buzzes, but iOS 5 also packs a couple of interesting under-the-hood notification feature...
How to Update Your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch on a New Computer Without Wiping Out All Your Data
I don't use my first-generation iPad a ton, but of course I'm going to update to the great new features in iOS 5. The problem: I'm using a different computer now than I was the last time I syn...
How to Use a Real Keyboard with an iPad
The iPad's an undeniably fun device, but you can't take great notes with it until you hook it up to a proper, full-sized keyboard. Here's how to do that. More »
This Is Lifehacker, Episode 8: Tangle-Free Headphones, SSD Upgrade, and Skipping Floors on Elevators
This week's episode of Lifehacker is focused around customization—from your apartment and iPhone to your headphones and hard drive. We're also going to see if we can force an elevator t...
Untethered Jailbreak Available for iOS 4.3.2 [In Brief]
The iOS hackers from the iPhone Dev Team have released an untethered jailbreak for iOS 4.3.2, allowing you to jailbreak your iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad running the latest iOS release without plugging it into your computer when...
DropVox Records Voice Memos Directly to Dropbox [Downloads]
iOS: If you're a big fan of the audio note-to-self but you'd like more flexibility than the iPhone's default Voice Memos app, DropVox may be for you. It's a simple audio-recording app that lin...
