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75+ Free Retina Display iPhone Wallpapers. The Complete List of iPad Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials. The Apple iPad is an amazing tablet, and to help you get the most out of it, we’ve put together a comprehensive list of every tip, trick, and tutorial for you.

The Complete List of iPad Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials

Read on for more. Note: This article was originally published earlier this year, but we’ve updated it with a real lot more content since then, so we’re republishing it for you. We’ll be keeping this page updated as we find more great articles, so you should bookmark this page for future reference. How to Maximize Your iPad’s Battery Life So you got yourself a shiny new Apple device, but you’re so addicted that the battery is running out way too soon—what you need is a couple of tips to keep your battery running for as long as possible, and we’ve got them here. How to Maximize Battery Life on Your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch How to Lock the Screen on Your iPad with iOS 4.x How to Lock the Screen Orientation on Your iPad (with iOS 4.2) How to Pause an iPad App Install How to Force Reboot and Quit Apps Multitasking on the iPad iPadPeek. iPad to come standard with 2013 Cadillac CTS. As a way to get new car owners a bit more up to date with their new 2013 CTS, Cadillac plans to give every new owner an iPad full of directions that go over the car’s features.

iPad to come standard with 2013 Cadillac CTS

Cadillac’s head of customer experience Mark Harland said Cadillac plans to “be the leader in customer experience,” reported Wired, and it looks like the iPad will help them reach that status. The news was revealed at this year’s CTIA conference, which is taking place in New Orleans. However, it is worth noting that Cadillac does not plan to actually integrate the iPad into the dashboard of the CTS, but it will rather come preloaded with manuals that teach the new owners all about the car.

The manuals will especially come in handy with Cadillac’s new CUE infotainment system that is powered by an 8-inch touchscreen that has many smartphone-like apps pre-loaded on it. The inside of this ride looks very slick (image via Wired), but it may confuse some new owners after leaving the dealership: Oh, That “Pull To Refresh” Thing In iOS? Yeah, Twitter Has A Patent App On That.

Like that “pull-to-refresh” feature found in many popular iOS apps, including Twitter, Facebook, Tweetbot, Sparrow and others?

Oh, That “Pull To Refresh” Thing In iOS? Yeah, Twitter Has A Patent App On That

Been wondering why Apple hasn’t implemented the same thing in its own apps, like Safari or Mail, for example, when such a thing would make for a dramatically improved user experience? As it turns out, the reason why the feature hasn’t made its way into Apple’s core iOS apps may have to do with a patent application titled “User Interface Mechanics” – an application which lists the inventor as Loren Brichter, creator of Tweetie.

You know…Tweetie? The app Twitter acquired back in 2010, which later became the official iOS Twitter client? Yep, Twitter is trying to patent “pull to refresh.” The patent app describes the innovation like this: 23 Essential iPad Apps for Web Designers and Developers. There are already many tools which we can talk about for web design and web development on your iPad.

23 Essential iPad Apps for Web Designers and Developers

Apps that allow us to create a color scheme, retouch images and write and work with CSS3, create your own fonts in minutes, create apps for iPhone and iPod, etc.. Here is a selection of fifteen of the best apps available on iTunes that you can use while outside the office and take advantage of to work more productively. Paper Adobe Ideas Palettes Pro Palettes Pro is an ideal tool for creating and maintaining color palettes and color schemes. It lets you take a screenshot of a website or add to any of the 5 color modes. Take Your Ideas from Start to Finish with Wunderkit. iPad productivity apps. I’m very invested in the iPad as a laptop replacement, and I endeavour to make it my main machine when I’m away from my desk (at which I currently use an iMac). I travel regularly, often to speak at events, and I try to embrace simplicity and to work away from my office as much as I can.

To that end, I’ve compiled a list of my essential iPad applications for productivity, that I use regularly when: Planning and thinking about projects (in my case, often software).Writing (for this blog, for Tap! Magazine, and others).Creating documentation and reports (for clients, based on my User Experience and Accessibility consulting services).Creating and refining presentations for my speaking engagements. Since I have my iPhone with me at all times, I try to keep only essential “big screen” apps on my iPad. Home screen (Incidentally, I’ve been asked a few times where I got my wallpaper: it’s one of the default ones included with iOS 5.) Essentials Browsing I use Safari. Email Twitter Tweetbot Feeds Reeder.