CES 2013
  1. Facebook Home first impressions – should iOS users care?
    What is Facebook Home? Seeing as it’s Android only, you may have skipped over the numerous stories of the last couple of weeks about Facebook’s...
  2. British university student recreates the ‘Sheldonbot’ from Big Bang Theory
    A student at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has created a telepresence robot that mimics human behaviour. Known as MAKIIS, the robot...
  3. Switch to Mac: transfer your files from a PC to a Mac
    If you’re switching from a PC to a Mac, one of the first things you’ll want to do is to move all your data to your new computer. The process is...
  4. App update gives a voice to children who cannot talk
    Australian children who can’t speak have been given a voice in the latest update to the Proloquo2Go app. While the app, which converts text...
  5. Younity 1.5 for Mac, iOS
    As we’ve become a more mobile society – working from virtually anywhere on our smartphones and tablets – we’ve also embraced various cloud...
  6. OGIO Renegade RSS 17 backpack
    In my experience, the best way to test large capacity, rugged backpacks is with a stress test – preferably one that involves hauling a mass of stuff...
  7. On the record: Developing a reputation
    Outware Mobile is a Melbourne-based iOS and Android app developer, which was recognised by Deloitte late last year as Australia’s fastest-growing...
  8. How to shoot macros of flowers and bugs
    Macro mode You can get some really nice close-up photos (technically referred to as macrophotography) with almost any camera by remembering a few...
  9. Magicka for iPad
    The original Magicka, Arrowhead Studios’ inaugural release for Windows PCs, was – for a while – the best possible excuse for killing your...
  10. iTunes music downloads we regret
    The great thing about the iTunes Store is that you can buy just about any song you can imagine, cheaply and easily. And the worst thing about the...
  11. Apple hijacks OS X devs to keep iOS on track
    If reports are accurate, OS X 10.9 probably won’t ship until late October, early November, in a reprise of Leopard’s delay Apple may delay...
  12. Art appreciation
    As tablets get more powerful, with more memory and sharper-looking screens, their apps are getting a makeover. Increasingly, mobile apps employ multimedia...
  13. Six fresh Apple iPhone 6, iOS 7 concept designs
    While it’s still unclear when Apple will reveal its iPhone 6, iPad 5 or iOS 7 (or whatever it calls its next smartphone, tablet and operating...
  14. Apple’s silence cedes market narrative to rivals, says expert
    Lauded mystique isn’t enough as Apple faces competitors like Samsung that won’t play the quiet game Apple’s noted silence has hurt...
  15. Introducing Contacts
    In weeks past we’ve talked about configuring the Mail and Calendar applications in Mountain Lion. Without the third leg of this personal information...
  16. Rare working Apple I computer to hit auction block this month
    A German auctioneer will put a working Apple I computer on the block later this month, and expects the handmade computer to fetch between or between...
  17. Evomail
    Evomail, a $2.99 Gmail client for the iPad, launched on Thursday morning in the App Store. While the creators – who also developed the once-much-loved Boxcar notification...
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