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iOS 5 Battery Life Worse? Fix Draining Battery Problems with these Tips. Many users who have upgraded to iOS 5 have noticed decreased battery life, the problem seems to effect iPhone and iPad users the worst, but some iPod touch users have noticed battery reductions as well. Even without heavy usage and when a device is in standby mode, the battery seem to drain much quicker than usual, suggesting something running in the background is causing the battery to drain all the time. Nobody has found the exact problem yet, but we’ve compiled a variety of tips and suggestions that help the battery life issue quite a bit with any iOS 5 device. Try them out and let us know how it goes for you. Reset Network Settings Tap on “Settings” > Reset > Reset Network Settings Disable Bluetooth Settings > General > Bluetooth > “OFF” Disable Notifications & Apps in Notification Center Settings > Notifications > Turn OFF for anything you don’t need Disable iCloud Settings > General > iCloud > Turn everything to OFF Disable Location Services Disable Time Zone Adjustment Disable Ping.

Tablets / Slates. mHealth Apps. 5 Essential iPad Visualization Apps. Here on Cospire we’ve tried to help those visualization experts out there by offering up some tips, advice, and tricks on creating the best data visualization you can. Yet, what good does that do, if you still don’t know what tools to use? We all know that half the battle is “finding the right tool for the right job” however, in today’s busy workplace we’re not always at our desks or near our laptops. What are some good data visualization apps for the iPad then? Well I’ve come across an article by Klint Finley of ReadWriteWeb that tries to answer this very question. Numbers – For those Mac iWork fans, yes this is the very same Numbers that appears in iWork. OmniGraphSketcher- OmniGraphSketcher’s “focus is on creating beautiful charts and graphs with minimal effort.

Roambi Visualizer – Roambi Visualizer can visualize data from tools like SAP Business Objects, SAP Crystal Reports, IBM Cognos, Excel and Salesforce.com. Your Turn iPad owners, what visualization apps do you enjoy using? iPad App Teaches You How To Finally Master Your DSLR Camera | Co.Design. If you got a fancy new DSLR camera this holiday season, you might have been disappointed to discover that having a big lens sticking out of the front of your camera doesn’t magically turn you into Ansel Adams. And the thick owner’s manual may tell you how to fiddle with your camera’s settings, but it doesn’t explain anything about the basics of actually making a decent photograph.

For that, you can drop a couple hundred bucks on a community college photography class, or just pay $9.99 for Master Your DSLR Camera, a tutorial e-book for iPad that includes interactive lessons from Mary F. Calvert, a finalist for the 2007 Pulitzer Prize in Feature Photography. (Advantage: iPad.) There’s not much in here that you couldn’t glean from a few library books, but Open Air Publishing (the creator of the app) has gone to some pretty clever lengths to make these photo-101 lessons as immersive as possible.

iPad 3: Who Will Buy One, and Why? [INFOGRAPHIC] How well will the iPad 3 sell when it's introduced next month? Who's going to upgrade, and who will sit on the sidelines, enjoying their current version of the iPad, or no iPad at all? We have answers to those questions and more in this exclusive infographic created by the experts at AYTM Research (Ask Your Target Market), with help from Mashable. The official introduction of the iPad 3 is bearing down upon us, with most rumors placing the Apple press event on March 7 (and a little rumor we heard placing it on March 6). It'll probably have a higher-resolution 2048×1536 "retina" display, a 1GHz quad-core Apple A6 processor, 4G connectivity, and it might have a few other surprises, too.

Until we can lay eyes on the real thing, let's take a look at this infographic, which deals with who's going to upgrade, and what people expect to do with the iPad 3. To get this data, researchers at AYTM conducted two surveys, with questions we assisted in developing. Tablet Keyboard for iPad. Top 9 iPad keyboard cases reviewed. While the iPad has fulfilled its promise to magically revolutionize the computer industry, the typing experience on its touch screen can leave some owners looking for physical keyboards that are compatible with Apple’s tablet.

For doctors on the go utilizing electronic medical records from locations ranging from the bedside to the clinic room, the ability to type quickly and accurately is immensely valuable. Therefore, many top accessory manufacturers have risen to the challenge, coming up with a dizzying number of options and alternatives, all with steep price tags and grand promises. Our stylus comparison review has proven to be one of the most popular articles on the site because the large amount of options that can lead to confusion as to which products are the best, and which features are worth paying for. With keyboards ranging from $79 to $149, iMedicalApps.com has come to the rescue with a thorough run-down and comparison review of nine iPad 2 keyboard cases on the market. "Proof" iPad App Teaches You To Be A Scotch Connoisseur | Co.Design. "I love scotch. Scotchy scotchy scotch. Down into my belly. " If you’ve ever wished you could embody the worldly, single-malt-appreciating charisma that Ron Burgundy does in the opening credits to Anchorman, but simply lacked the knowledge (or the mustache), an iPad app called Proof should be able to give you an education.

(It won’t help with the mustache, though.) Created by Zeus Jones, it’s actually a charming, classily designed experience that lets you use your iPad as an interactive guide to a private whisky tasting for you and your friends. Let’s face it: Drinking scotch isn’t about geekery, it’s about appreciating the finer things in life while enjoying good company, ideally in a room decorated with rich mahogany. In fact, the creators of Proof say they drew more UX inspiration from board games than from high-tech multimedia. The idea is to turn scotch tasting into a kind of casual parlor game: Can you guess which scotch is which, based on how it rolls around on your tongue? Spark Digital - Turns Your iPad Into A True Mobile Studio. What's the difference between Spark Digital and Yeti or Yeti Pro? Spark Digital is the only mic that directly connects via a 30-pin/Lightning or USB-- an advantage if you want to switch between working on an iPad or a computer.

Spark Digital also has a larger diaphragm capsule and only one pattern-- less versatility than Yeti or Yeti Pro, but more fidelity and sensitivity. It is more focused on typical recording uses like vocals, podcasting, near-field instruments, etc. Does Spark Digital work with iPhone or iPod? Yes! Spark Digital ships in 30-pin and Lightning versions. Does Spark Digital sound the same as Spark? Yes. Why does Spark Digital have a headphone jack when iPad already has one? The headphone jack provides zero-latency monitoring of the mic signal, which isn't possible with the iPad. How long are the included cables? Spark Digital includes y-cables for USB, 30-pin or Lightning and headphones. How adjustable is the gain and headphone volume?

Does it work with other shockmounts? Command-Tab on your iPad. Update: It’s now been well over a year, so I filed proposing this for inclusion in iOS7. A few days ago, frustrated out of my wits regarding the usual way of interacting with an iPad while using a Bluetooth keyboard (an odd mix of free-range typing interrupted by clumsy fumbling at the screen to switch apps or tap something), I noticed that there were a few third-party keyboards sporting Home and Spotlight keys.

Dumbfoundingly, using a standard Apple Wireless Keyboard offers no ready way to perform any task-switching action whatsoever (no, not even a home key analog, which is sorely needed). But Logitech and others had obviously figured out how to do it - so I thought there must be a better way, and set out to discover it. I started out by pestering anyone I knew who might have an insight into hardware accessories, including some folk relatively close to Apple, and eventually got some results from accessibility folk (I have more than a passing interest in assistive tech).

Useful Bookmarklets for your iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch Browser. 18 Mar 2013 The most useful iOS bookmarklets for your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch with instructions on how to install them in your mobile Safari browser. couch mode print story The Safari browser of your iOS device (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch) doesn’t support extensions (or add-ons) but you can still add extra functionality to the mobile browser with the help of bookmarklets. Bookmarklets, if you are new, are like regular bookmarks but instead of opening new websites, bookmarklets are often used to perform actions. For instance, you can shorten long URLs, translate web pages, find word meanings, save pages and more with a single click. In the case of a desktop browsers like Chrome or Firefox, you can simply drag the bookmarklet to the bookmarks toolbar but unfortunately, the Safari browser of your iOS device doesn’t support this style of installation.

Just pick any iOS bookmarklet from the drop-down menu below and a bookmark the page in your iOS Safari browser. Finding Your iPhone’s Unique Identifier (UDID) - iPhone How To Docs - Inner Fence. Developers Please feel welcome to point your users at this page. We’ve provided some query string parameters you can use to customize this page to your application. To avoid having the long link wrap in an email, you may want to use a URL shortening service like bit.ly. Example Query Parameters What is the UDID? Each iPhone or iPod Touch has a Unique Device Identifier (UDID), which is a sequence of 40 letters and numbers that is specific to your device. Why do we need the UDID? Your iPhone can only install programs that are approved by Apple. How do I get my UDID? You can copy/paste your UDID from iTunes or email it directly from your device by using a free app from the App Store.

Email Using the Free App Install and run Ad Hoc Helper. Copy/Paste from iTunes Launch iTunes and connect your iPhone. Paste the Identifier into an email to nobody@example.com (You should be able to paste into your mail program or web browser by selecting Edit → Paste).