If you’re new to the Apple iPad or iPad mini, we’ll show you how to get started and get the best out of it straight away. And if you’re already familiar with it, or indeed the iPad Mini, this guide will show you to push your iPad experience further. There are now over 700,000 active apps on the App Store just waiting to be used, with more than 250,000 being designed specifically for the iPad. So you’re sure to find one that suits your needs. As well as being invaluable for enjoying your media, the iPad makes a great gaming platform, with game developers pushing the boundaries every day. Alternatively, if you use your iPad for work, the iPad can handle just about anything your PC or Mac can do; the triad of Pages, Keynote and Numbers means that the iWork for iPad suite can cater for all your essential office tasks. This chapter focuses on what’s new iOS 6, how to master the main functions of your iPad as well as how to use iCloud, iTunes and Facebook/Twitter on your iPad.