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Kyle Lambert paints portraits with the iPad

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 21st, 2011)

UK-based visual artist Kyle Lambert put together a slideshow for Macworld that showcases the power of the iPad in the hands of professional. I couldn't create anything nearly as nice as this, but Lambert has been able to create a life-like portrait using only his fingers, the Brushes app for the ...

Sports Illustrated: Cost-cutting has hindered iPad app

by Matt Tinsley (Sep 22nd, 2010)

If you're a regular reader of the Sports Illustrated (SI) publication for the iPad, you may have noticed something unusual / different in the latest issue. The SI iPad edition is now only viewable in landscape mode, no longer supporting portrait mode as it did in previous issues. If you hold your ...

Sitting for a portrait with FaceTime on iPhone 4

by Steven Sande (Jul 16th, 2010)

So, you're tired of your Twitter avatar, the photo of your face that you took in Photo Booth. Maybe a nice portrait would be in order... David Lanham, who is probably best known for his work with Iconfactory (he designed Ollie, the Twitteriffic bluebird), is an accomplished artist whose body of ...

Found footage: Creating photorealistic portraits with a finger and an iPad

by Steven Sande (Jul 5th, 2010)

Artists are taking to the iPad like ducks to water. The device seems to be a natural tool for many artists to use, and the public is now starting to see the fruits of the relationship in the form of some startling and beautiful digital art. Kyle Lambert is a perfect example of an artist who ...

iPhone OS 4 beta 3 adds orientation lock, iPod controls to multitasking bar

by Chris Rawson (May 4th, 2010)

9to5Mac reports that new features have been added to the iPhone's multitasking bar as of the release of iPhone OS 4 beta 3 earlier today. Swiping left from the multitasking bar now accesses a new set of controls. On the far left is an orientation lock, which disables the iPhone's auto-switching ...

Tricking your iPhone to play TV shows and movies in portrait view

by Sang Tang (Feb 3rd, 2010)

By default, movies and TV shows in the iPod portion of the iPhone and iPod touch play in landscape view. The biggest change with respect to video orientation came about with iPhone OS 2.0, which provided the option for landscape-right viewing (that is, with the volume and silent/vibrate buttons ...