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iPad By Davis: “How to watch the 57th US presidential inauguration from your iPhone and iPad” plus 5 more

iPad By Davis: “How to watch the 57th US presidential inauguration from your iPhone and iPad” plus 5 more

How to watch the 57th US presidential inauguration from your iPhone and iPad

Posted: 20 Jan 2013 11:35 PM PST

How to watch the 57th US presidential inauguration from your iPhone and iPad

If you're a US citizen, you're probably aware that Barack Obama will be sworn in for his second term on Monday, January 21, 2013. If you own an iPhone or iPad, you can keep up with the inauguration including streaming live video.

There are quite a few options to choose from so if you aren't sure where you can catch all the action come Monday, follow along and we'll get you the apps and resources you need to catch every minute of the 2013 Inauguration.

Official Inauguration 2013 app for iPhone

Inauguration 2013 for iPhone is sponsored by AT&T and is the official app for the presidential inauguration this year. It isn't available for iPad but if you're only concerned with following media from your iPhone, it's probably your best choice.

Aside from providing a live stream on inauguration day, Inauguration 2013 for iPhone also provides maps and routes for events and parades that will be going on surrounding the inauguration. Upon first launching Inauguration 2013 you'll also be asked if you'd like to receive text updates about events. You don't have to opt in but if you're going to be out and about, it's a nice option so you know you're up to date on what's going on.

There are also options for volunteering, photos, and social which feeds in stories about the inauguration from sources on the web. Inauguration 2013 is a free download in the App Store for iPhone owners.

News outlet apps for iPhone and iPad

There are lots of news outlets that are providing live streams of the event as well. If you prefer a more robust experience with complete news, coverage, snippets, supplementary photos, and more - we recommend trying one of the following apps.

You also never know how hard any one app or live stream will get hit with viewers and web traffic so for live events of this magnitude, we recommend downloading a few so if one live stream goes down, it's easy for you to quickly switch to one that isn't having issues.

If you have an iPad, you'll definitely want to check out some of the ones below since the official Inauguration 2013 app is iPhone only at this time. Some news outlets even have dedicated optimized iPad apps which provide for a better viewing experience. The best part? Most, if not all, are available to you for free.

Other ways to watch

If we missed a cool way that you've found to keep up with the 2013 Inauguration, be sure to drop us a line in the comments below so we can add it to the list!

iMore show. Tonight. 5pm PT. 8pm ET. Be here.

Posted: 20 Jan 2013 04:04 PM PST

iMore show. Tonight. 5pm PT. 8pm ET. Be here.

The iMore show is coming your way one full hour earlier tonight. If you have any questions you want answered, drop them in the comments below or better yet, show up and join me in the chat! We'll be talking everything Apple from the week before, and looking ahead to what's next.

5pm PT / 8pm ET. Be here.

How to setup Google Gmail on your iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad

Posted: 20 Jan 2013 10:13 AM PST

How Google went iOS

As of January 30, 2013, Google will no longer allow new iPhones, iPod touches, iPads, or other devices to be setup using Google Sync (their implementation of Microsoft's excellent ActiveSync protocol). While existing Google Sync setups will keep working, the next time you want to add Gmail to a device, you'll have to use something else -- namely Google's eccentric IMAP service, which works with Apple's Mail app and allows for a unifed inbox with other, non-Gmail accounts, and the Gmail app, which is excellent but is a silo unto itself.

How to set up Gmail in Google's Gmail app

Google's Gmail app is outstanding, supporting both push email, multiple accounts, and all the unique Gmail features like stars and labels, of course. You even get easy access to vacation responders and other options. If you only use Gmail for your email, it's absolutely the best way to go. If you use multiple email providers, but don't mind accessing them via separate apps, it's also a great choice. Sadly, you can't set third party apps as default in iOS, so you'll probably need to set up your account in Apple's iOS Mail app as well, for convenience sake. (See below.)

  1. Download the Gmail app from the App Store.
  2. Tap Open once Gmail finishes downloading, or if you've left the App Store, tap the Gmail icon on your Home screen.
  3. Enter your Gmail or Google Apps email address and password.
  4. Tap sign in.

How to set up the Gmail app

How to setup Gmail in Apple's Mail app

Gmail is one of the main email setup options in Apple's built-in iOS Mail app. It uses IMAP to receive email, but due to Google's non-standard configuration, and Apple's lack of specific support for that non-standard configuration, you won't get push email, and you won't have access to stars, labels, and other Gmail-specific conventions. Sadly, it also doesn't automagically include contact sync, so you'll have to set that up separately.

You will, however, have your Gmail included in the unified inbox, which is incredibly convenient if you also have other, non-Google email accounts (like iCloud, Exchange, Hotmail, etc.)

  1. Launch Settings from your Home screen.
  2. Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
  3. Tap Add Account...
  4. Tap Gmail.
  5. Enter your name, Gmail email address, password, and a descriptive name (like Gmail, or Personal, so you can identify it later).
  6. Select which services you want to leave on for sync, Mail, Calendars, and Notes. (You probably want all of them on.)
  7. Tap Save.

How to set up Gmail in iOS Mail

How to setup Gmail Contact Sync with CardDAV

To set up contacts sync, repeat the same procedure, with a slight change in settings.

  1. Tap Add Account... again.
  2. Tap Other at the bottom.
  3. Tap Add CardDAV Account
  4. Enter google.com as the server.
  5. Enter your Gmail/Google address as the user name.
  6. Enter your Gmail/Google password as the password.
  7. Enter a description. For example, Gmail Contacts or Google Contacts.
  8. Tap Next at the top right.

That's it, your contacts will now sync along with everything else.

How to set up Google Contact sync with CardDAV

How to set up Gmail's 2-step verification

If you're a high value target and worried about your Gmail security, you can also setup and use Gmail 2-step verification on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. For most people, it's probably more trouble than it's worth, but it's there for those who really need it.

Twitterrific 5 offers an incredibly retro-geeky easter egg

Posted: 20 Jan 2013 09:44 AM PST

Twitterrific 5 offers an incredibly retro-geeky easter egg

Quick, fire up Twitterrific 5 on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad, and then follow these directions from @twitterrific:

Easter Egg: Tweet "OMG Pixels!" w/ Twitterrific v5 for iOS to unlock a special retro theme font, Pixel Lover. #8-bit :-)

If you grew up using computers in the 70s or 80s, or just love the nostalgia of that era, you'll be very, very happy you did.

Thanks and kudos to the Iconfactory for being this cool. (Any wonder they're hall-of-famers?)

Source: @twitterrific

Mobile Cloth: An iPad Screen’s Best Pal

Posted: 20 Jan 2013 08:30 AM PST

My thanks to Mobile Cloth for being a site sponsor again this week. Cleaning cloths are probably the least glamorous but most essential of iPad accessories – and Mobile Cloth is easily the best I've seen. They make the job of keeping your iPad screen free of smudges and fingerprints easier and faster. They feel [...]

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Weekend iPad Wallpapers: Perforations and Messy Stuff

Posted: 20 Jan 2013 08:59 AM PST

Here's our weekly dose of iPad wallpaper goodness. Today's walls are two more from the prolific Brett Jordan (no relation) – who is continually sharing great images to the our Flickr group. First up today is the Perforations image shown above. I really enjoy the colors on this one – blue and green are always [...]

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