Change your iPhone’s brightness with a quick swipe in Riposte
In Riposte for App.net, you can change brightness with three-finger swipes up and down. Note that this doesn’t change brightness in just Read More
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Swipe right in Mail for iPad in portrait to get to your messages, folders
When viewing Mail on your iPad in portrait, you can swipe right to show the message list. If you’re in the inbox and you swipe right again, Read More
Use gestures and keyboard shortcuts for Tab View in Safari 6
When browsing in Safari 6 on Mountain Lion, you can use a new view called Tab View to visually explore all your open tabs. You can access it Read More
Facebook Messenger 2.1 lets everyone send voice messages, Canada make VoIP calls
Facebook Messenger 2.1 now lets you send voice messages to friends. If you live in Canada, the company is also testing free VoIP calls which Read More
Get to all your Mail drafts quickly with a shortcut
From just about any screen in Mail, you can long-press the Compose button to view a list of drafts across all your accounts. Tap one to start Read More
You got your gestures in my Tumblr for iOS
Bryan Irace, who just so happens to work at Tumblr, was kind enough to publish a full list of gestures you can use in Tumblr for iOS. It’s Read More
Mail for iOS: How to get the option to archive or delete messages
If you use a Mail account that supports archiving, such as Gmail or iCloud, the archive button will replace delete in the toolbar when viewing an Read More
Facebook 5.0 for iOS shows the post bar, but only when your thumb’s up
If you start scrolling down your news feed in the new, native Facebook app for iPhone and iPad, the post bar containing status, photo, and update Read More
Safari 6: Quickly rename bookmarks in bookmarks bar
In Safari 6, click and hold on a bookmark in the bookmarks bar to enter edit mode. This is yet another example of iOS gestures finding their way Read More
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