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 ...

The Apple iPad has a switch on the side which was originally designed to lock the screen orientation so that your screen wouldn’t keep flipping while you were trying to hold the iPad and read a book ...

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.

This article explains how to enable and disable screen locking on devices running iOS 4 and up. It's broken down by iOS version and covers the ways to tell if screen locking is enabled. What if you ...