When Apple released the new iPad back in March this year, we had featured a stunning collection of Retina wallpapers for the new iPad. It’d be a crime to not fully utilize the brilliant display on this magical device by using something sub-par on it. Since then, as more and more folks have bought the device, there have been many new wallpapers that have become available. 2048pixels, a new site that launched earlier this month, is a platform for sharing wallpapers for the Retina Display on the new iPad. The site showcases original work from some of the best designers…
Author: Mikhail Madnani
Mikhail Madnani
Mikhail Madnani is the acting Editor-in-Chief of Beautiful Pixels. He’s usually the one making sure so many weather apps get reviewed when he isn’t playing Xenoblade Chronicles 2 or Hearthstone.
While iOS has been able to natively take screenshots from the beginning, managing screenshots has always been a tad difficult. Your screenshots are treated as regular photos in your camera roll and there is little you can study there. Screenshot Journal aims to change the way you work with screenshots on your iOS device. UIForge have developed an app to help you study screenshots that looks really good. When you launch the app, you are greeted with a nice splash screen and then the app scans through your camera roll and adds all screenshots to the app — sorted by…
If you’ve ever designed for iOS in Photoshop, you know how long it can take to go from concept to Xcode. You work with Retina and non Retina resolutions for the iPhone and the iPad and you need to save files differently and keep track of quite a few different sizes for different elements. The guys at Ui Parade have created an Adobe Photoshop plugin that will make your job much simpler. DevRocket is a plugin for iOS app developers who use Photoshop. DevRocket has you covered on almost every base when it comes to UI elements on iOS devices.…
Flight+ is a beautiful tool for tracking your flights in real time. There are a few other apps that do the same but Flight+ adds that extra bit of elegance to the category. International Airport Flight Track Technologies have put in the effort of making an app that is immensely useful, intuitive and beautiful. When you launch the app you are immediately reminded of Apple’s reminders app with the textures. The airmail envelope border is a very nice touch. The app has an overlapping panes UI that is gesture driven (reminiscent of Path and Sparrow) on the iPhone and a…
eBay pushed out version 2.0 of its iPad app a few days ago. This update adds tons of new requested features and a complete overhaul of the UI including support for the retina display of the new iPad. Most users have had to use the mobile version of the site for certain functionality which wasn’t present in the app like editing listings, etc. Using a mobile website is never as good as using an app as we all know. This update changes everything. You are prompted to sign in after launching the app and after you sign in, you are…
In today’s world when most people listen to music on their devices digitally, the vinyl record is making a comeback with increased sales year after year. Not many people remember or know about the 8 track tape format that existed alongside the vinyl record. For many years it was considered a viable replacement for vinyl with portability and the ability for car playback. With apps like Air Cassette and Vinyllove doing well on the App Store, it is clear that retro nostalgia inducing apps have a market. Most people would see the 8-track stereo as an anachronism but Blue Boxen,…