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Amazon has released Kindle for Mac — a free application that lets Mac users around the world read Kindle books on their computer. The new software adds to the myriad devices on which Kindle books can already be read: the Kindle, Kindle DX, iPhone, iPod touch, BlackBerry, and PC. The US Kindle store boasts over 450,000 titles, and although many of these are not available in Australia, there is still a large selection of local and international titles for us to buy. "For those customers around the world who don’t yet have a Kindle, Kindle for Mac is a great way to instantly access and read t...

Latest News

Amazon launches Kindle for Mac

Amazon has released Kindle for Mac — a free application that lets Mac users around the world read Kin...

Xavier Verhoeven | Mar 18, 2010

Facebook intros on-the-fly search result suggestions

Facebook has revamped its search engine so that suggested results drop down from the search box as ...

Juan Carlos Perez | Mar 18, 2010

Apple Stores purging screen protection?

Among the most popular accessories for the iPhone, iPod, and MacBook lines are films and coverings ...

Dan Frakes | Mar 18, 2010
Latest Reviews

OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Mini

OWC’s Mercury Pro line of hard drives is among some of the fastest and most versatile we’ve reviewed....

Chris Holt | Mar 18, 2010

Espionage keeps data safe from spying eyes

Mac OS X’s FileVault feature, which encrypts your entire user folder, is great for security. But beca...

Dan Frakes | Mar 11, 2010

HandBrake still a rockin' rippin' application

When, back in late 2006, we last looked at the free DVD-ripping tool HandBrake, it had just turned 0....

Christopher Breen | Mar 5, 2010
iPhone Central

E-books now largest category in App Store

E-books are now more plentiful on the App Store than any other kind of app – including games – report...

Australian Macworld staff
Mar 11, 2010

Review: Resident Evil 4 for iPhone

Capcom's Resident Evil series has always been about close-quartered survival combat, claustrophobic s...

Sarah Jacobsson
Mar 5, 2010

iPhone devs can now mark apps as 'explicit'

Well, it looks like this story is determined to stay in the news cycle—after last week’s disappea...

Serenity Caldwell
Feb 25, 2010

Study: Android, iPhone fastest-growing smartphone platforms

Android and Apple’s iPhone OS were the fastest-growing smartphone platforms in 2009, with sales of ...

Mikael Ricknas
Feb 25, 2010

Latest Help

Six tips for using the Dock efficiently

OS X’s ever-present Dock can help you manage your applications and documents. But are you taking adva...

Kirk McElhearn | Mar 11, 2010

Back up iDisk with Time Machine

Backing up your iDisk with Time Machine is easier than you might imagine. First, open System Preferen...

Christopher Breen | Mar 5, 2010

Pick the perfect view options in iTunes

When you want to examine your iTunes library, you have a choice of different views—ways to display ...

Kirk McElhearn | Feb 25, 2010
Latest blogs

Twitter, from Anywhere on the Web

In another sign that Twitter is trying to take over the online world, CEO Evan Williams has announced...

Xavier Verhoeven | Mar 17, 2010

'Less is more,' the iPad paradox

The introduction of Apple’s iPad predictably divided gadget fans into “love it” and “hate it” camps...

Mike Elgan | Mar 16, 2010

Are Macs really cheaper to manage than PCs?

Macs in the enterprise aren’t just cheaper to manage – they’re a lot cheaper, according to a new surv...

Tom Kaneshige | Mar 11, 2010
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New FileMaker 11 Product line

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