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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Apple needs to solve two AI problems – an acquisition only fixes one
Ever since Mark Gurman reported that internal discussions have been held at Apple about purchasing AI startup Perplexity, there’s been speculation that this deal will happen. But we are a…
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Apple and Perplexity AI – a marriage made in heaven or hell?
Apple’s problems with catching up with its rivals on the AI front are well known. They are such a major issue that there’s even a group of shareholders suing the…
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Apple to open new store in Perth
When is a new store not quite a new store? When you’re closing one store to open another. Apple is shifting to a new store on 27 June 2025 at…
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macOS 26 Tahoe continues to break with the past
macOS 26 Tahoe has deprecated support for FireWire. While FireWire accessories haven’t been on the alert for many years, there are still some people using older drives and other peripherals. …
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