Apple has announced iOS 17 at WWDC 2023. As you’d expect from such a mature operating system, the updates are mainly focussed on refining existing features and streamlining the user…
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WWDC 2023: Apple boost the Mac range with new 15-inch MacBook Air, Mac Studio and the long awaited Mac Pro
While WWDC is typically a software-focussed event, Apple has taken the opportunity to release one new computer to the Mac range, updated another and resurrected a third. There’s an all…
Continue readingThree reasons why Apple won’t ditch the iPhone charging port
There’s little doubt that Apple will transition the iPhone from the Lightning charge cable to USB-C. While some wonder whether Apple will go all in on wireless charging, there’s almost…
Continue readingVale to the original 12-inch MacBook
The 12-inch MacBook, when it was released, signalled a shift back to a budget-ish laptop that was focussed mainly on the student market. When it was released, Apple was embedded…
Continue readingApple’s Find My ecosystem continues to grow
Apple’s Find My service is incredibly useful. When someone in my home can’t find their phone, I use Find My to make it play a sound. And, of course, there’s…
Continue readingWhat can we expect from WWDC 2023
Apple’s annual developer event, WWDC is just a few days away. And while there are sure to be some surprises, there are lots of things we can expect. Here’s Australian…
Continue readingWWDC 2023: New Macs to accompany Apple’s mixed reality headset
It’s no longer a surprise that Apple will be announcing a new mixed reality headset at WWDC 2023. That rumour has been flying around for several months with pretty much…
Continue readingMacOS9.app lets you run Mac OS 9 on almost any current Apple device
I often hear people talk about old Macs they used and loved. When i edited Macworld Australia magazine, I asked reader to tell me about the old Macs they were…
Continue readingYour iPhone is listening and watching – and that’s OK
Every so often someone cries out and accuses Apple of using the iPhone to ‘spy’. But that’s got more to do with a lack of understanding about how features we…
Continue readingApple’s new privacy ad is funny and serious at the same time
Apple has, for many years, produced some of the funniest and most creative ads the tech industry has even seen. There was the famous 1984 ad, produced by Ridley Scott,…
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