That is all. I don't need a mute switch on my iPad. I don't like having to double tap and swipe and tap and double tap to lock and unlock the rotation. The hardware rotation lock switch was brilliant.

While the iPad's ability to stay fixed in portrait or landscape mode is useful for some scenarios, such as full-screen presentations or reading e-books, allowing the display to rotate based on how ...

When Apple first introduced the iPad in late January, we noted with much disappointment that the device had no way to lock the screen orientation. This is apparently no longer the case, ...

The Apple iPad's screen orientation rotates depending on how the device is held, the screen turning from a landscape view to a horizontal view as necessary to maintain optimal visibility. Users may ...

Apple has made its minimalist reputation by paring down hardware controls to the bare necessities, and one of the more useful switches has been the screen rotation lock on the side of the iPad.

Looks like Apple has been hard at work making some final tweaks to the design and functionalist of the iPad. As you can see in the image above, previously there was a mute switch above the volume ...

If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. Learn more. As we comb through the updated Apple website for more iPad-related clues, up pops this new picture detailing the ...