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Getting Song Information from the Internet in iTunes

iTunes retrieves song information (the song's name, the recording artist, the album it was on, and so on) from the Internet. You can set iTunes to get the information automatically, or you can retrieve [more…]

Visiting Web Links on Your iPhone

Web links on sites you are browsing on your iPhone work just like they do on your PC or Mac. Web links, usually text that is underlined in blue, transport you from one site to another. [more…]

How to Bookmark Web Sites on Your iPhone

Bookmarks are saved Web sites you visit frequently that are added to a list so you can return to them quickly. You can bookmark a Web page on your iPhone just as you would on your home computer. [more…]

How to View Web Page History on Your iPhone

The History feature of your iPhone keeps track of Web pages you have visited recently. To return to a recent Web page, especially if you didn’t bookmark it, tap the Bookmarks icon, tap History, and then [more…]

How to Search the Web on Your iPhone

You conduct a Web search on your iPhone in pretty much the same way you search the Web on your home computer. The iPhone relies on the Google and Yahoo! search engines, although you can use others if you [more…]

How to Search YouTube on Your iPhone

You can use your iPhone to search videos on YouTube. You can find YouTube videos on your iPhone by tapping any of the following icons: [more…]

How to Open a Web Page on Your iPhone

Your iPhone makes it easy to open a Web page. By following the steps described here, you’ll be surfing the Web on your iPhone in no time. [more…]

How to Open Multiple Web Pages at Once on Your iPhone

You can open several Web pages at the same time on your iPhone, using Safari. Once the Web pages are open, Safari lets you breeze your way between them. [more…]

How to Track Stock Prices on Your iPhone

You can track stocks and investments using your iPhone, and you can edit the list (adding new stocks you are tracking and deleting any stocks you've lost interest in) whenever you wish. Every time you [more…]

How to Check the Weather on Your iPhone

You can use your iPhone to track weather forecasts in the places that interest you. Weather is a simple application on your iPhone that provides you with the current weather forecast for the city or cities [more…]

How to Use Wi-Fi on Your iPhone

Your iPhone is Wi-Fi enabled. Wi-Fi is typically the fastest wireless network you can use to surf the Web, send e-mail, and perform other Internet tricks on the iPhone. [more…]

How to Access a VPN on Your iPhone

You can access a virtual private network (VPN) on your iPhone. This enables you to securely access your company’s network behind a firewall — using an encrypted Internet connection that acts as a secure [more…]

How to Find Wi-Fi Hotspots Using JiWire

If you want more than what the Maps application offers on your iPhone, then try JiWire Wi-Fi Finder. JiWire is a free app that makes it easy to search for hotspots in more than 150,000 locations in 135 [more…]

How to Surf the Web with Your iPhone

Your Apple iPhone comes with the Safari Web browser to get you on the Internet. This video walks you through the steps to get online using your iPhone. [more…]

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