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You are writing an email to a work colleague and listening to a podcast on your iPhone when your home phone rings.

You want to pause the podcast quickly. If you’re using headphones with a pause button then no problem, you simply hit the ‘pause’ button or even pull the jack out, causing to automatically stop.

Handily, there’s another quick way to pause the track. Just double-click the Home button, and a window pops up with iPod controls, allowing you to pause/play, as well as skip tracks and adjust the iPod volume:

You can also tap the iPod button in the window to go straight to the iPod.

By default, this trick only works if an iPod track is playing. However, you can change the behaviour of the Home button double-click action by going to Settings > General> Home Button:

Choosing Home means that double-clicking has the same effect as single-clicking: it merely takes you to your Home screen.

Phone Favorites – the default setting – brings up your favourite contacts for quick dialing, however, if you choose iPod then double-clicking takes you straight to the iPod app, regardless of whether a track is playing.

You can also use the iPod Controls setting to turn off the feature that displays iPod controls when a track is playing.

One function of the iPhone that regularly causes owners grief is the wi-fi capabilities, and the struggles many users go through to get connection at a commercial hot spot.

Here is a guide to help iPhone users understand how the Wi-Fi function works, and what you need to do to get connected:

First thing first: Check your WEP Password.

If you are using WEP encryption on your network, you have two choices, WEP Password, or WEP hex or ASCII. Notice the little bar at the top that says “WEP Password”. If you’re entering the Hexadecimal code for your WEP network, you need to toggle it to WEP Hex or ASCII.

If you’re still having trouble, it is recommended renewing the hot spot’s DHCP lease.

To do this you will need to tap Settings > Wi-Fi Networks, then pick the network you are trying to connect to. In the DHCP panel, click the Renew Lease button.

A common problem is when an iPhone’s Wi-Fi connection keeps reverting to EDGE. For instance, your iPhone looks like it is connected to the Internet over Wi-Fi, but goes to EDGE when you try to access a Web page–you may be experiencing a problem related to MAC address filtering.

This can happen when the wireless router is using MAC address filtering and the iPhone’s MAC address hasn’t been entered into the filter list, or if you’ve entered a WEP password incorrectly.

If you experience this and use a WEP Password, then go to Settings > Wi-Fi. Then tap More Info ( > ) next to the Wi-Fi network name and tap Forget this Network. Then try accessing the Wi-Fi network again.

If you are experiencing a weak iPhone Wi-Fi signal then try turning your Wi-Fi off on the device so that the iPhone can use EDGE instead, this might help.

It can be an annoying and frustrating experience trying to get your Wi-Fi working, I hope this guide helps and good luck getting connected.

The new 3.0.1 iPhone version, which updates the software and navigation on your handset, has a list of fixes for the numerous bugs and viruses that were common when the iPhone 3.0 came out.

The most important cure in the firmware, however, is the remedies it gives to the iPhone SMS text messaging service, which has for a long time been the weak link in the Apple mobile technology.

It was revealed recently that the new iPhone unlock 3.0.1 was just released by the iPhone 3GS Unlock team and is said to unlock and jailbreak the latest 3.0.1 firmware on both the 3G and 3GS iPhones’, without any post unlocking issues.

Unlocking the iPhone has been a popular method of using ones own phone carrier instead of the default AT&T contract, and now with the news the 3.0.1 version has been jailbroken, all iPhones will now be able to be updated.

The process of unlocking the 3.0.1 version is clear and simple, and a step-by-step video will soon be available to the public.

While there are benefits in having a jailbroken device, such as the ability to provide much more functionality than a standard iPhone, users are unable to purchase or download any applications or software updates via the apple store.

This has led to the increase in jailbroken versions for iPhone technology.

While there is a push by some parties to have Jailbroken versions banned, it seems it will only fall on deaf ears, with too much need and demand for them.

 Apple has created a brand-new, nifty little feature that allows users to keep up to date with their phones battery life.

New for the iPhone 3Gs, owners can now display a percentage meter next to where the traditional battery life indicator is situated.

 To enable it, head to Settings>General>Usage and flip the “Battery Percentage” switch on.

 You should now be able to view the percentage of available battery left on your iPhone right next to the original battery icon.

 The feature is currently only available on the 3GS, however with the right software, owners with jail broken, or older dated phones will also be able to use the application.

Give it a shot and rate it for yourself, if you end up hating it, or think it drains too much battery using it, you can always turn the feature off.

One of the most enjoyable things about the iPhone is how browsing the internet is such a pleasant experience. When you log onto a page, you’ll probably be surprised by how easy it is to read and scroll through, especially in landscape mode. Even when there is something you’d like to see more closely, you can easily zoom in using the touch screen.

To zoom in on a particular portion of a website, you only need to use the same pinching zoom controls you use when navigating photos or zooming on Google Maps. Or if you’re not familiar with the pinching controls, Safari itself has a menu with several zoom controls for you to choose from.

Safari will indicate the boundaries around boxes of text or images, so if you double-tap the screen on an area of text or image, the browser will automatically zoom in so that particular area fills the screen from left to right with the font size increasing accordingly. You can then cycle up or down and use the same flick controls to browse your music or contacts. To zoom out, simply double-tap the screen again.

One thing to keep in mind when using the Safari double-tap zoom control is to avoid tapping on links – if you do, you’ll inadvertently open a new page and it can be quite frustrating to keep pressing back every time you attempt to zoom in on a block of text or an image.

Like a full-sized browser, you can open multiple windows at the same time. Occasionally this will occur when a link opens in a new window, otherwise you can open one yourself by pressing the button and the right-hand corner of the screen. Once you press this button, the page you already have open will shrink and you can choose whether to open a new page or navigate the pages that are already open by sliding your finger across the screen left or right and then tapping the page you wish to view.

To close your open Safari windows, you can press the red X in the top left hand corner of each page. If you’re down to the final two pages and you close one, the finally page will automatically be selected for you to browse in full-screen mode.

Quitting an app completely is a simple task and can help you speed up the performance of your iPhone, especially if you accidentally open an app or wish to close one you do not expect to use for some time.

To close an app, simple press and hold the Home button for about five seconds. Keep holding until you see the application closes. This will ensure the application is completely closed and will free up the iPhone’s memory.

“Free iPhone downloads” is a term often used by cyber criminals to attract iPhone owners to download their malicious software, unknowing of the harm it can cause. Any iPhone user should be very wary of advertisements promising “free iPhone downloads” as more often than not they are not approved by Apple for use on the iPhone – and for good reason.

The Trojan Horse

One of the most famous myths in the world is the story of the Trojan War. The seemingly invincible city of Try looked like it was going to survive an extremely long battle with Greece. One day, there was monstrously large wooden horse sitting outside the city walls. A horse was thought to be a symbol of Troy and considered a sign of favour from the goddess, Athena. They took the massive wooden horse inside the walls to offer to the Goddess Athena in thanks. But inside the wooden horse were the best of Greece’s soldiers. When Try was sleeping, they came out of the belly of the Trojan horse and ransacked the city. This story is the reason discrete viruses are known as “Trojans” – they masquerade as free gifts, software or smiley faces and appear to be totally innocent. Often they contain malware, spyware or viruses and other nasties that capture your personal information, credit card details, keystrokes and private data and send it to cyber criminals.

Be Safety Conscious

Malware refers to a wide range of programs that negatively affect your computer or iPhone. They can do a variety of things to your iPhone, sometimes even infecting it so badly the only way to fix it is to erase all your personal data and restore it to its brand new settings.

The most obvious sign of an infected iPhone is that it begins to behave unpredictably or runs extremely slow. If that happens, you need to find virus-scanning software to run over your iPhone and detect any errors. Don’t just rely on the security program on your computer to find and fix any viruses. Often virus scanners can be out of date, even by a few days.

However, there are ways you can avoid running into security breaches on your iPhone. Avoid opening emails from unknown addresses, especially spam. Use only email address with spam filters and never open anything marked as spam unless you are entirely sure you know the sender. Virus scan all email attachments before opening, even if you know the sender as they may have a virus they are not aware of yet. You should also never click on links from popup advertisements that advertise free iPhone downloads as these are often a blatant trap.

These few tips can greatly minimise the risk of running into a virus on your iPhone. Keeping your virus scanner up to date and only browsing safe websites are the other main ways of ensuring your phone and your private data remains safe and secure and out of the reach of cyber criminals.

Nowadays, hacking or “jailbreaking” an iPhone has become a simple task for even those with no computer programming knowledge. Hackers have created various programs and applications designed to make hacking an iPhone as easy as it is to install software to a computer. With so many options, here is a run-down of the various iPhone hacks and jailbreaking techniques iPhone owners can perform at their own risk:

Types Of iPhone Hacks

When the first iPhone was released it was initially only created for use with the American mobile network carrier, AT&T. This resulted in the majority of early iPhone hacks being created purely to “unlock” the iPhone for use with other networks. Unlocking the iPhone from AT&T also meant it was often sold (legally and illegally) over the internet to be used outside the United States, however not all its features would be fully functional.

Unlocking hacks are still used predominantly in Australia today, despite the fact the iPhone can be purchased for use with a number of Australian service providers. Often one service provider will sell the iPhone for a much lower price than other providers. In this scenario, often people will purchase the iPhone from one carrier and then unlock it for use with their preferred network.

The other main kind of iPhone hacking performed today is often referred to as “jailbreaking”. Apart from unlocking an iPhone from network restrictions, jailbreaking allows an iPhone user to install apps that the standard Apple operating system rejects, such as home screen backgrounds, MMS applications and other uncertified software.

But not all iPhone hacks are benign. Some iPhone owners inadvertently download hacks that have damaging consequences such as keystroke recording bugs and viruses that penetrate Apple’s system and can obtain passwords, personal and private information.

Common terms in iPhone hacking: Brick, Firmware

You may have encountered the terms brick and firmware in other articles about iPhone hacks, but their definitions aren’t always clear.

A brick often refers to a piece of hardware that has become unusable after its software was corrupted, usually by a failed attempt at hacking. Even allowing an iTunes software update can render your iPhone inoperable if it has been jailbroken. People who jailbreak their iPhone often accidentally approve the automatic updates by iTunes when they should instead wait for the hacking software to release its own update. Hackers are constantly working on writing newer and newer hacks to update the iPhone in line with any Apple software updates.

Firmware is the term used to describe the basic and in-depth programming of the iPhone’s operating system that is not accessible to the everyday user. Apple periodically releases updates that include bug fixes and offer new features. It usually doesn’t work on top of iPhone hacks. Firmware version 1.1.1 is famous for rendering many iPhones bricks, although a fix was released a few weeks later.

The iPhone was built to prevent users modifying its operating system and basic software. Jailbreaking and hacking the iPhone enables owners to modify their device past the boundaries Apple has allowed, but it often has dire consequences if not implemented properly.

Thankfully, there are a few shortcuts to use when in Safari that you may not know about. Here are three simple tricks to make iPhone internet browsing a bit less bothersome:

Page Down: If you’re not using a zoomed in display, double-tap towards the bottom of the touch screen. The page will re-centre around your tap. Just avoid tapping a link otherwise your shortcut will do more harm than good.
Back to Top: Double-tap the very top of the screen will bring you back to the top of the screen.
Zoom in on a picture: To zoom in on a single picture, you simply double-tap on the image itself. However, if the picture is linked to a URL this will be a bit tricky. Double-tap again to retain to the normal display.