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Paper, The Popular iPad Sketch App, Gets Pinch To Zoom And Faster Ink

iPad: Paper is one of our favourite tablet drawing apps, and today it gets an update that adds a much needed pinch-to-zoom function. It also now has a better ink rendering tool and new social features.


Ask LH: How Can I Use My iPad When I’m At My Computer?

Dear Lifehacker, I use an iPad constantly while I am out of the office, but because everything I do with it syncs with my desktop computer, when I am at my desk, it just sits there. I have been searching for an app that will just give me information while it is in ‘desktop’ mode (connected to power).


Evomail Is A Gesture-Based Email Client For The iPad

iPad: While the iPhone gets a lot of attention when it comes to email clients, the iPad seems to get left out most of the time. Evomail is an iPad-only email app that takes a lot of its cues from Sparrow and offers up an easy-to-use, gesture-based interface.


ColorSnap Studio Digitally Paints Your House To Help Pick A Good Colour

iPad: Painting your walls requires a commitment. You have to choose from thousands of colours, figure out how much you’ll actually need, spend hours doing the work, and hope it all turns out well. ColorSnap Studio takes some of the guesswork by digitally painting your walls and calculating what you’ll need to get the job done.


Hack A $20 Lamp Into An iPad Holder For The Bedroom

Using a tablet in bed is usually a hassle — whether you opt to lie on your back or lean on your elbow, you eventually get tired or cramped arms. Simon Knowles has come up with a novel solution that lets you watch movies in bed hands-free. He calls it the iPoise.


Turn An IKEA Lamp Into A Multi-Positional iPad Holder

Pair a $20 desk lamp with an iPad bracket, and you have a convenient way to read or watch something on the iPad hands-free. You might use this simple hack to watch movies in bed, swing the iPad in and out of the way when working at your desk, or hold the tablet in place while you use an exercise app.


Turn An iPad Retina Display Into A High-Resolution PC Monitor

The iPad’s retina display offers one of the most pixel-dense screens you can buy, but unfortunately it’s attached to your iPad and can’t double as a high-resolution display for your PC. That is, unless you buy the part and convert it like Andrzej, an engineering student in Warsaw.


Hopscotch HD Introduces Kids To Programming

iPad: Teaching kids programming can be a daunting task. Hopscotch HD is a new app for the iPad that hopes to eliminate the frustration by using kid-friendly syntax and brightly coloured blocks.


How To Jailbreak Your iPhone For iOS 6.1.2

Want full control over your iOS device? Then jailbreaking is for you. This is our guide to jailbreaking your iPhone or iPad to run with iOS 6.1.2.


Find All Your Home’s iOS Devices With Find-Only iCloud Accounts

Some homes, especially homes with teenagers, have more Apple devices than house keys. But you need to be signed into different iCloud accounts to track each device. One way around that is to add a single-purpose iCloud account to each device you want to map and track.


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