Some Statistics about iOS Devices - iPad, iPhone and iPod

iOS Devices Sold

The touchscreen devices ( The iPod, iPad and iPod Touch ) which have managed to find their way into the houses of 200 million customers ( estimated ) are the foundation of all other capacitative touchscreen devices.

- More than 14 Billion applications for these devices have been sold via the iTunes App Store.    - On an average, that's roughly 70 apps per device sold. 

- More than 225 Million customers have iTunes App Store ID's with credit card information. 

-  ( That's more than the number of Devices Sold ).

- More than 130 Million books have been sold on the iBookstore

- 25 Million iPads have been sold to date.

- Roughly 80 Million iPod Touches and 225 Million iPod ( Difficult to be sure )

- And approximately ( probably more than ) 88 Million iPhones sold till date 

- The iPhone 4 is the 2nd most popular camera device according to Flickr

iPad Models Sold to Date

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Free iPad Game of the Week - GT Racing - Motor Academy HD

A racing game, this provides a rich user interface and controls coupled with brilliantly designed graphics, this app is not only this week's best one, it has also gained a place in my favourite iPad apps list.

Pros

- Brilliant Graphics
- Simple yet stunning user interface
- Fairly Responsive Controls

Cons

- Large file size

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The iPad Tip Series 6 - Power off

To power off an iPad or any other iOS Device ( iPhone, iPod Touch ), long press the Power / Sleep button located on top of your iPad ( right hand side ). A small screen will slide down from the top saying "slide to power off" and done.

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Apple Numeric vs Bluetooth Keyboard - Pros and Cons

When you go to an Apple store to buy a Keyboard for your mac. Perhaps, your Laptop, iPad, Tablet computer or Desktop for whatever reason, they always have both a wired numeric keyboard as well as a wireless bluetooth keyboard. So which one ? Read this and Decide. The Advantages of  -

Wired Numeric Keyboard


- No batteries so the tedious task of replacing them ever so often isn't there.
- Has a numeric Keypad.
- Has two USB slots in the keyboard itself.
- Cheaper than wireless keyboard *

Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard

- Smaller and more Compact, hence more portable.
- Can connect to iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch and many other devices with no additional hardware.
- Wireless, no problem with wires entangling and the other mess of wires.
- Easier and More comfortable to use.

We recommend The Apple Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard

* Prices may vary based on different shops

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The iPad Tip Series 6 - Rotation Lock on iPad

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The iPad Tip Series 4 - Create Folders

To create a folder in iOS on iPad, touch and hold an app until it starts shaking ( vibrating ). Then touch and hold the app again and drag it into another app. A folder will be created and name automatically based on the genre of your apps. Add more apps to the folders in the same way.

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