The short article explains a bit about the inner workings of a small camera, like the one in all models of the iPhone. It says that light can reflect on the inside of the camera, causing the effect, when it comes from certain angles. The best part is the solution – “Moving the camera slightly to change the position at which the bright light is entering the lens, or shielding the lens with your hand, should minimize or eliminate the effect....

When your iPhone, iPod, or iPad is locked, double tap the home button. The device’s screen turns on. Notice the camera button appears to the right of the unlock slider. Press the camera icon to open the camera. Note: When the phone is locked you won’t be able to view saved or captured pictures. This prevents unauthorized access. http://www.coldscoop.com/2011/10/20/choose-your-favorite-ipad-stand-out-of-coldscoop%E2%80%99s-top-10/ Comment Name * Email * Δ Save my name and email and send me emails as new comments are made to this post....

Image credit: Anonymous uploader Maybe we were expecting too much from Apple this time around. Maybe we’re just used to big Job-era Apple announcements with whizzy new product and significant upgrades. The iPhone 4S announcement is no iPhone 5. Despite more than a year since the last Apple iPhone iteration, it’s time. Maybe it’s a parts shortage. Maybe Tim Cook is conservatively holding it back for marketing or accounting reasons as yet unclear....

Quoting the ACSI Report: It’s clear Apple is growing, and continues to get consumers to buy its latest gadgets. The question is what about Windows-based PC manufacturers? Have any of them stepped up to the plate or made large strides recently in innovation or overall consumer satisfaction? Again ACSI has something to say on this: I’ve been feeling this myself over the past few years. Looking over the last 5 years, I can’t think of ANY innovation coming out of the DELL, HP, Lenovo brands....

Apple TV on Google TV The new Apple TV app for Google TV does everything as you’d expect. From playing your library of content purchased from Apple to access to the Apple TV Plus streaming service. Apple TV Plus includes original programs like The Morning Show, For All Mankind, and Ted Lasso. And movies like Greyhound starring Tom Hanks and Palmer starring Justin Timberlake. In the announcement, Google exec Jonathan Zepp writes: The Apple TV app experience is similar to owning an actual Apple TV....

If you’re new to Roku, make sure to learn all about Roku TV before you start browsing the list below. If you’re ready to start sifting through everything from old TV classics to the latest popular series or blockbuster movies, then let’s get started! Finding Free Roku Channels If this is your first time using a Roku streaming device, then you should know where to look for additional channels. When your Roku first launches, it’ll start at the Home screen, which you can see below....

Let’s take a look at our best PDF editors for Windows. Best PDF Editors for Windows: Wondershare PDFelement Pro If you’re looking for a PDF editor not owned by Adobe Acrobat, you should consider Wondershare’s PDFelement Pro. One of our favorite utilities, PDFelement Pro is a premier, feature-rich solution for working with PDF files. Using its easy-to-use UI experience, you can easily edit and annotate PDF files including adding, deleting, and rearranging PDF pages....

The company doesn’t go into detail on why it added the company name to Bing for the rebrand. The blog post notes: “Starting today, you will see a shift in product to Microsoft Bing, which reflects the continued integration of our search experiences across the Microsoft family.” The rebrand also brings a new logo on board for the service which is more in line with the company’s Fluent design language found throughout Windows 10....

If it’s going to compete against Google, Bing does need something different. Microsoft is trying to do it by integrating machine-generated videos, from Qwiki, a service that generates multimedia presentations for various types of information, as announced officially today. For now, this will only happen where a Wikipedia entry is present (and only for some of them, according to my attempts), but it should be extended in the future. Basically, you’ll get a video presentation summarizing a lot of info about the respective topic, and the videos are well-made....

The gadget is called “I Forgot the Milk” and it’s completely free to download. The gadget is efficient and small enough to still get the job done without hogging your entire desktop. Download the I Forgot the Milk gadget from the official Windows Live Gallery. Making it look better By default, the RTM (Remember the Milk) gadget isn’t the most pleasing app to the eyes from from an aesthetics standpoint and usability due to its size....

Keep in mind this isn’t the end-all-solve-all solution for car problems, but every time the check engine light (CEL) comes on, an OBD reader can tell you why. The cheap one that I tested out only gives you the corresponding CEL code that you have to reference yourself, but that is as easy as typing it into Google. Some of the more expensive scanners offer detailed descriptions of the code, assuming that your car make and model is within its information database....

We’ve all seen it before, crapware packed into an installer for an otherwise great app. I think most people understand that sometimes this is a necessary evil to support starving app developers everywhere. But what if ads and junkware were included by the company hosting a download for the software and it was ambiguous if any of the funds even went to the developers at all? This is what I heard about the CNET Installer, an application that I had never tried before since I usually download directly from the developer....

A User Account Control pop-up, although there to protect you from malicious software (and people), can become quickly annoyed. This How-To will explain how to turn off or disable, User Account Control (UAC) pop-ups using an Administrator-level account on your Vista machine. 1. Click Start, Type secpol.msc in the search bar, and Press Enter. Your favorite User Account Control pop-up may appear, just Click Continue. 2. Once the Local Security Policy window is open, Click Local Policies, then Click Security Options....

After downloading it from the iTunes App Store, launch the app. It’ll prompt you to sign in to your Facebook account. After signing in you’re presented with a short tour that shows a few of it’s features. It renders much like it does in a browser. Tap the globe icon to see your notifications. On the right side, there’s a panel showing friends who are online for chat. I found chat on the iPad app to be the coolest feature....

Find Classic System Tools in Windows 10 You still find many of the traditional system tools by bringing up the classic Control Panel, you used to be able to access it by hitting Windows Key + X to bring up the so-called power user menu, but Microsoft removed it. Still, listed within that menu are several classic system utilities like Disk Management, Event Viewer, and Device Manager. But when it comes to the classic Control Panel, you can get to it by simply hitting the Windows Key and type: cpl and hit Enter or choose the Control Panel option from the top results....

No matter how much we love the new Windows 7 operating system, there will always be things that break from time to time. Using a free stand-alone application called FixWin, you might be able to solve many of these simple but common Windows 7 problems if you experience them. This tool also works on Windows Vista, but for this article, we’re going to focus only on Windows 7. Before you get started using any type of Windows tool from the Internet I always suggest you first make a System Backup, System Restore Point or better yet, take a fully system image....

According to the Microsoft Press, this free download will only be available for a short time, and then it will become a paid download; after that, you’ll need an MSDN account to get it. First Look Office 2010 covers a broad range of features available in the new 2010 edition of office. If you’re still deciding whether or not to download it, here is a quick preview of the table of contents....

Canadian inventor Raymond Li has spent the last 10 years working on this project, and it’s finally seeing the light of success. He calls the invention JetLev, and unlike the commonly conceived rocket powered jetpacks that you’ve seen in James Bond movies and The Rocketeer, this one is powered by water. The pack weighs approximately 30 lbs, and produces 430 lbs of thrust that will allow you to fly up to speeds of 22 mph at a maximum height of 30 feet....

Microsoft’s Xbox Kinect has been quite the success, but not just among console gamers. After realizing that you could connect the Kinect to your computer, thousands have swarmed to create their own homebrew Kinect applications. The interest in experimenting with the Kinect’s motion sensing technology is so strong that Microsoft officially announced an upcoming Kinect SDK within the new month or so. Want to see some examples of what you can do with the Kinect when it’s attached to a computer?...

The live streaming TV service business is becoming a crowded place and a bit confusing. Not all services offer the same features or programming. Some have a better on-demand library. Access to some live events differs depending on your region. Also, not all services are supported on the devices. And finally, there is the matter of cost. Fortunately, each one offers a limited trial for you to try before you buy....