About the authors:

Edward C. Baig is the Personal Technology columnist for USA Today. He joined the USA Today staff in 1999 and his weekly column runs on Thursday’s in the Money section. Besides his weekly column, Ed co-host’s the Talking Tech video podcast available at USAToday.com and through iTunes. Ed also contributes cover stories and other features on a range of tech topics. He recently wrote Macs For Dummies, 9th Edition. Ed regularly appears on TV and radio discussing various tech topics.

Bob LeVitus often referred to as "Dr. Mac," is considered one of the world’s leading authorities on the Macintosh and Mac OS X and has been one of the Mac community’s most trusted gurus for almost twenty years. A prolific author, Bob has written or co-written more than 45 computer books. His most recent titles include: Mac OS X Leopard For Dummies, GarageBand For Dummies, and Dr. Mac: The OS X Files. Bob is currently a columnist for the Houston Chronicle, and has been since 1996, penning the popular Dr. Mac column every Tuesday. He is also a columnist for The Mac Observer.

Book Description

Get up to speed fast with this full-color guide to Apple’s revolutionary new mobile phone– widescreen video iPod–Internet communications device.

Announced to great fanfare, Apple’s iPhone promises to reinvent the market for portable electronic devices, combining mobile phone, music and video player, digital camera, Internet browser, and e-mail in a single sleekly designed, brilliantly engineered package. Illustrated throughout with full-color screen shots and illustrations, this fun and easy guide helps you make the most of all the features of this pioneering device.

Discover how to:

* Make and receive phone calls

* Set up iTunes and your iPod

* Buy music and videos

* Play podcasts, music, videos, and photo slideshows

* Browse the Internet

* Send and receive e-mails and instant messages

* Take and organize photos

* Sync with your desktop

* Troubleshoot common problems