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Your New iPhone: What You Need to Know

Unwrapped a shiny new iPhone for the holidays? These tips will help you make the most of your new smartphone.

Congratulations on your new iPhone. There’s never been a better time to get one—especially since with the advent of iOS 5 and iCloud, the phone can do more than ever before. Even if you’ve had an earlier model, there’s a lot that’s new with the OS this time around. Whether you’ve got an iPhone 3GS, an iPhone 4, or the iPhone 4S, on any of the three major U.S. carriers, here’s everything you need to know to get started:

First, get a case.

Boring advice, we know, but replacing an iPhone out of contract ain’t cheap. The very first thing you should do is protect that delicate metal and glass slab—especially the iPhone 4 and 4S, which, in addition to glass touch screens, also have glass back panels.

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iPhone Siri software tells boy, 12, to ’shut up’ in Tesco

A 12-year-old boy was subjected to an obscene tirade by a new iPhone when he tested out its new voice technology in a supermarket, according to reports.

Charlie Le Quesne was trying out the iPhone 4S at a Tesco store in Coventry when it told him: “Shut the f*** up, you ugly t***.”

The boy had been using the phone’s Siri system – which answers spoken questions – and had asked it: “How many people are there in the world?”

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