Security firm Rapid7 has detected eight software vulnerabilities that can be exploited to give criminals access to your network. The flaws impact 689 different Brother printers with the big one being that the default password for the printer can be easily derived. Even though the password is unique, it is generated using the device’s serial…
Cheap Macs may end up obsolete faster than you think
Apple has stated that macOS 26 Tahoe will be the last version of macOS to support Intel processors. On the back of that, I’m seeing lots of ads for Intel-powered Macs at reduced prices. While there may be good reasons to buy an Intel Mac, such as support for a legacy application or device, if…
iOS 26 helps you fight against spam calls and text
Among the many new features Apple is introducing in iOS 26 are tools to help beat back the rising tide of spam calls and text messages. While email filtering has been around for a while and is reasonably effective, Apple is upping the ante with tools to help filter junk messages and calls. The ability…
NBN prices set to fall – Exetel leads the way
NBN provider Exetel is the first Retail Service Provider (RSP) to offer plans that take advantage of new pricing structures offered by Australia’s main broadband infrastructure provider. The new 500/50 plan retails for $80 per month with no lock-in or sign-on discounts. NBN pricing has long been seen as too complex. When the NBN was…
Apple’s AI problems are resulting in a major strategic shift
When Apple has wanted to chart its own course in a new direction, it has either acquired or hired the intellectual property or people it has needed. But the breakneck speed of the AI revolution has forced Apple to reconsider. If the rumours are correct, Apple is in talks with Anthropic PBC and OpenAI to…
Apple might be reviving the entry level MacBook
Back in 2015, Apple brought back the MacBook (not the Air or Pro versions we have today).. The super-slim MacBook weighed in at around 920g and came with an Intel Core M processor, 12-inch Retina display and a single USB-C port. While it wasn’t a powerful machine, it filled a market niche for a small,…
Your Mac can talk to you
Apple’s text-to-speech and speech-to-text capabilities have been around for some time. You’ll find Dictation under the Keyboard settings in System Settings and the ability to have your Mac read things to you Under Voice Control in the Accessibility settings. But, it turns out you can also make your Mac talk to you via Terminal. While…
Australian Apple News Newsletter
In case you missed it, Australian Apple News has launched a weekly newsletter. You can subscriber either by using the form on the right of at this page. And you can read recent back issues here. Notes from this week’s newsletter This time of year is usually quiet. WWDC has come and gone with Apple…
MacWhisper gets a Parakeet-powered speed boost
As you might have noticed from my recent review of MacWhisper, I was very impressed by its performance. Since that review, I’ve used it to transcribe a long YouTube video as well as many other video and audio files I’ve generated. Now, MacWhisper is getting a speed boost by using a newly released transcription model…
Apple and the great Finder icon switcheroo
When Apple released the first beta of macOS 26 Tahoe, observant Mac owners noticed that Apple broke with tradition and switched the shading in the icon for Finder. There was some confected outrage that Apple would dare to make such a massive change. Apple has listened to the angry hordes and in macOS 26 Tahoe…