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Open Links In A New Page

Submitted by Michael Johnston on November 5, 2009 - 11:00am.
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Ever since my first iPhone, there was always one feature I thought Safari was lacking; the ability to open links in a new page. I mean, Safari for iPhone let you have multiple pages open, but there was never a way to explicitly open a link in a new page! Every competent desktop browser can do this. Thankfully this feature was finally added in iPhone 3.0. To make it work, simply tap and hold a link to bring up a nice little dialogue which allows you to open the link in a new page. Hooray, perfect for Google searching across multiple sites!

Inactive Phishing Protection Filter In Safari Found In OS 3.1

Submitted by Edward Kirk on September 11, 2009 - 12:08am.
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According to The Mac Security Blog, the iPhone OS 3.1 update released earlier this week adds an anti-phishing feature in Mobile Safari similar to the one in it's desktop counterpart. The feature, which is not active in the update but still present, should warn users when they are visiting a known malicious website and asks if they want to continue.

Yahoo Optimizes Mail, Messenger Services for iPhone

Submitted by Chris Barylick on August 25, 2009 - 3:20pm.
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Internet giant Yahoo announced on Tuesday that the company has enhanced both its Search results page and Yahoo Messenger as well as optimized its Yahoo Mail webpage for use with the iPhone. According to MacNN, the latest version of Yahoo Mail allows users to manage their email via HTML mobile browsers, including Safari for the iPhone. The new web application additionally features improved photo sharing capabilities, new apps and added social networking and Application Box tools.

Google Search Now Location-Aware On iPhones

Submitted by Edward Kirk on July 16, 2009 - 12:33pm.
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Google announced recently that the Google home page will now be location-aware when accessed on an iPhone. Now, whenever you go to Google.com on your iPhone, Google will tap in to the device's GPS capabilities to determine your location and give you location-relevent results. The ability to search with My Location has also been added to the Google Mobile App [$0.00 | App Store].

Safari+ Bookmarklets For Mobile Safari Let You Search Text, Translate, More

Submitted by Edward Kirk on December 31, 2008 - 6:18pm.
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A new tool has been released for your iPhone and iPod Touch that use bookmarklets to add the same kind of functionality you can get with a desktop browser. Safari+ bookmarklets use specialized JavaScript (much like Pastebud, Instapaper and iPastelet) bookmarklets that let you do things like open a link in a new window, translate between languages, speed-scrolling, and more.

Google Optimizes Results From Safari Search Bar For iPhone

Submitted by Edward Kirk on December 17, 2008 - 6:00pm.
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Having the Google search bar at the top of Safari is handy, but browsing the results it returns on the iPhone has been kind of a pain. Thankfully, Google has fixed the issue, and searching in the Safari's search field now returns iPhone-optomized results, which should make searching Google all that much easier. The change adds bigger, more condensed text that fit's the screen's width, and a search bar and button at the top that's a lot easier to use.

Study Finds Mobile-Formatted Sites A Pain To Use; We're Not So Sure

Submitted by Edward Kirk on October 20, 2008 - 7:35pm.
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Several big websites with complicated pages that are difficult to view on an iPhone's small screen have begun creating mobile-sized web portals to make things easier for iPhone owners, but the compacted sites may be backfiring. A recent report from Keynote, a mobile internet solutions company, found that most iPhone users find most them more difficult to use than the full webpage.

iPhone Basics: Save Images From Safari & Mail

Submitted by Michael Johnston on September 11, 2008 - 1:52pm.
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Ever come across an image while browsing the web on your iPhone that you'd just love to use as a wallpaper? Or maybe you just want to save an image to import it to your computer later. Since iPhone Software Update 2.0, you can now save images from Safari or Mail.

Here's how it's done: surf to a webpage or email which contains an image that you want to save. Tap and hold on the particular image for 2-3 second and a dialogue will slide up asking if you'd like to save the image. Tap "Save Image" to confirm, and its immediately saved to your camera roll.

iPhone Basics: Jump To The Top of A List or Page

Submitted by Michael Johnston on July 28, 2008 - 6:13pm.
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Since iPhone 1.0, tapping the "Status Bar" in Safari would scroll you instantly to the top of a web page. With the iPhone 2.0 update (available for the original iPhone and pre-installed on the iPhone 3G), Apple's added the same functionality system-wide. Tapping the status bar (the topmost bar where the clock resides) in nearly every application will now scroll you immediately to the top of a list or page. This is especially handy for scrolling through contacts, songs, or anything else with a particularly long list of information.
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