Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will run online from 9 to 13 June (PDT) 2025. Developers and students will also have the opportunity to celebrate in person during a special event at Apple Park on 9 June (PDT). WWDC is free to all developers and will spotlight the latest advancements in Apple software. The conference will provide…
Apple enables Hearing Test and Hearing Aid support in Australia
Apple has (finally) made available to Hearing Test and Hearing Aid features it first introduced in September 2024 to Australians. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved the features in December 2024 but it’s taken three months for the features to be enabled in Apple’s software. Apple says the Hearing Test and Hearing Aid features are…
Apple gives AirPods Max lossless and ultra-low latency audio
Apple says a new firmware update, coming as part of iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4 and macOS 15.4, will bring lossless audio and ultra‑low latency audio come to AirPods Max. The update, expected in April 2025, means AirPods Max will become the only headphones that enable musicians to both create and mix in Personalised Spatial Audio with…
Apple’s Siri and AI debacle will be the centrepiece of WWDC 2025
When Siri was introduced back in 2011, following Apple’s purchase from SRI from the time Siri was an app in iOS 4, it was hailed as a revolution and promised a great deal. Today, it has been completely overtaken by the revolution in generative AI. And while Apple Intelligence promises to make Siri a more…
EU orders Apple to open up software to competitors
Apple’s ongoing battles with regulators shows no sign of abating. A media release, issued by the European Commission, has put the regulatory blowtorch on Apple and its ‘interoperability obligation’ under the EU’s Digital Markets Act. The EU is pushing Apple to open up connectivity on its products to a wider range of devices. For example,…
Do you really need an Apple TV?
The Apple TV has been around for almost two decades. When it first arrived, it was a Mac mini-sized device that enabled users to easily rent or buy movies from the iTunes Store and watch them on their TV. But over the last decade, TVs have become a lot smarter. And perhaps it’s time for…
iPhone 17 rumour round-up
The iPhone 16e has been released. So the rumour mill has turned its attention to the iPhone 17, which is expected to be announced during September 2025. While it’s still early days, here’s a round up of what people think we can expect. Updated on 17 March 2025 Range change For the last few years,…
Rumour: Apple is planning to ditch USB-C from the iPhone 17 Air
Apple is well into planning the release of the next generation iPhone – the iPhone 17 (which I think should really be the iPhone XX given there have been 20 different iPhone releases since the first iPhone). For the last five years, Apple has released four different iPhones, two ‘regular’ versions and a pair of…
How to create a Web App in macOS Sequoia
Many of us visit the same sites every day. That might be something like Microsoft 365’s SharePoint or some other online tool. While you can bookmark sites in Safari, you can also add them to your Dock just like any other app by creating a Web App. What’s a web app? A web app is…
AirPods update could make you feel like you’re in Star Trek
With Apple getting through a rush of new product announcements (Mac Studio, M4 MacBook Air, iPad Air and a new iPad) focus is turning to what we can expect on the software front from WWDC in June this year. iOS 19 promises to be a significant update. As well as an overhaul of the look…