There’s an interesting change in the way iOS 4.2 handles orientation lock on the iPad… one that indicates a curious design backpedal on the part of Cupertino. Previously, orientation lock on the iPad ...

When the iPad was first announced, the little “lock switch” was originally intended to be a mute toggle. When the product launched, it was a “screen orientation lock”. Apparently it’s headed back for ...

Hopefully it makes it to the RC. =) It was ridiculous that they changed it for the sake of uniformity. I like how they seem to dovetail with 10.7's Mission Control commands. Can't wait to try 'em out.

Everyone and their grandmother, who might have just received an iPhone and is still getting used to it, probably hate one iOS quirk that Apple has yet to permanently fix: The orientation lock. There's ...

The most common fixes in one place ...