Macworld Australia

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...

Northern Beaches – Margaret Boyles

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...

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...

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...

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...

Magicka for iPad

The original Magicka, Arrowhead Studios’ inaugural release for Windows PCs, was – for a while – the best possible excuse for killing your...

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...

For Hire – Ron Gibson

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...

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...

Jetty – Adrian Giannini

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...