http://apcmag.com/ APC Magazine covers the latest in computing with a critical, independent eye to help you make the most of your tech dollar. http://apcmag.com//motorola-razr-m-4g-review.htm http://apcmag.com//motorola-razr-m-4g-review.htm

Good things can come in small packages.]]> Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:50:27 +1000 http://apcmag.com//htc-windows-phone-8x-review.htm http://apcmag.com//htc-windows-phone-8x-review.htm

Nokia’s not the only Windows Phone maker in town.]]> Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:24:15 +1000 http://apcmag.com//nokia-lumia-920-review.htm http://apcmag.com//nokia-lumia-920-review.htm

A Windows Phone on steroids, but some unusual growth as well.]]> Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:25:19 +1000 http://apcmag.com//samsung-galaxy-s-iii-review.htm http://apcmag.com//samsung-galaxy-s-iii-review.htm

Inspired by nature, and awe-inspiring.]]> Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:06:09 +1000 http://apcmag.com//htc-one-xl-review.htm http://apcmag.com//htc-one-xl-review.htm

Faster, snappier… better.]]> Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:12:02 +1000 http://apcmag.com//steam-coming-to-mac.htm http://apcmag.com//steam-coming-to-mac.htm

Valve opens the Portal to Mac gamers from April and pledges to release games on Mac on the same day as Windows. ]]> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:43:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//watch-out-ipad-here-comes-the-200-full-hd-kogan-pad.htm http://apcmag.com//watch-out-ipad-here-comes-the-200-full-hd-kogan-pad.htm

Kogan unveils a cheap competitor to the iPad, says they probably won't make a 3D TV, and the Agora phone is NOT dead. Maybe.]]> Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:14:01 +1000 http://apcmag.com//norton-jumps-on-the-ipad-and-android-bandwagons.htm http://apcmag.com//norton-jumps-on-the-ipad-and-android-bandwagons.htm

Latest version of 360 "supports" iPad, iPhone and Android. Sort of...]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:38:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//dungeons-dragons-surfaces.htm http://apcmag.com//dungeons-dragons-surfaces.htm

Porn may be out, but another great geek pastime gets the Surface treatment: Dungeons & Dragons.]]> Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:20:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//china-delays-net-filtering-australia-sticks-to-its-guns.htm http://apcmag.com//china-delays-net-filtering-australia-sticks-to-its-guns.htm

As China backs off from controversial PC filtering plans, Australia is looking to expand its censorship net, with plans to ban computer games too.]]> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:03:03 +1000 http://apcmag.com//mynetfone-launches-adsl2-service.htm http://apcmag.com//mynetfone-launches-adsl2-service.htm

MyNetFone's naked ADSL2+ packs surprisingly good value -- $39 a month for 5GB peak usage. You could pay that much to Telstra just in line rental.]]> Mon, 11 May 2009 14:15:58 +1000 http://apcmag.com//tivo-launches-movies-on-demand-service.htm http://apcmag.com//tivo-launches-movies-on-demand-service.htm

But first they'll demand some of your cold, hard cash upfront.]]> Fri, 01 May 2009 21:37:35 +1000 http://apcmag.com//abc-launches-online-site-with-android-and-iphone-applications.htm http://apcmag.com//abc-launches-online-site-with-android-and-iphone-applications.htm

Access your ABC on a tiny screen, especially Android and iPhone -- but no Radio or Video at first.]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:50:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//kogans-netbook-is-it-a-contender.htm http://apcmag.com//kogans-netbook-is-it-a-contender.htm

It's very cheap, and surprisingly for a cheap Netbook, it's pretty decent.]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//bluescreen-top-five-sol-replacements.htm http://apcmag.com//bluescreen-top-five-sol-replacements.htm

Hooray! It's official -- Telstra boss Sol Trujillo is quitting. Who will replace him? Bluescreen ponders the top five candidates who won't get the job.]]> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:53:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//kogan-promises-a-linux-netbook-by-the-end-of-march.htm http://apcmag.com//kogan-promises-a-linux-netbook-by-the-end-of-march.htm

The outspoken Aussie tech maverick speaks out on Netbooks, general marketing and eBay.]]> Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:53:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//wanna-design-your-own-netbook.htm http://apcmag.com//wanna-design-your-own-netbook.htm

Kogan plans for Netbook include community consultation.]]> Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//bluescreen-internet-filters-for-idiots.htm http://apcmag.com//bluescreen-internet-filters-for-idiots.htm

Late last night, APC was approached by the Rudd Government's department-of-leaking-stuff-to-the-opposition with secret details of the net filtering plan.]]> Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//olpc-takes-its-design-open-source.htm http://apcmag.com//olpc-takes-its-design-open-source.htm

PC makers are blamed for the "tragedy", but OLPC would still like them to make millions of laptops, please.]]> Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:15:13 +1000 http://apcmag.com//dont_have_cab_fare_what_about_an_ipod.htm http://apcmag.com//dont_have_cab_fare_what_about_an_ipod.htm

Ex-owner unhappy, driver unhappy after iPod substituted for taxi fare. Although in the cabbie's case it seems to be because it lacked headphones...]]> Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:40:59 +1000 http://apcmag.com//seagates_magical_mystery_drives.htm http://apcmag.com//seagates_magical_mystery_drives.htm

Now you see your data... now you don't. You can't even see the firmware upgrades to fix the problem, either.]]> Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:26:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//kogan_agora_delayed_indefinitely.htm http://apcmag.com//kogan_agora_delayed_indefinitely.htm

Got your heart set on one of Kogan's Android phones? Too bad. ]]> Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:25:31 +1000 http://apcmag.com//ethical_trojan_blocks_bittorrent_sites.htm http://apcmag.com//ethical_trojan_blocks_bittorrent_sites.htm

A fake keygen for pirated software tries to stop you pirating anything at all by blocking out popular Torrent sites. Hollywood probably loves it. Perhaps they even programmed it. ]]> Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//bluescreen_macworld_09_rumours_debunked.htm http://apcmag.com//bluescreen_macworld_09_rumours_debunked.htm

Bluescreen | We intercepted Fake Phil Schiller sneaking in to Steve Jobs' carspot at Cupertino and interrogated him on what Apple has in store for 2009...]]> Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//internode_offers_adsl2_across_entire_telstra_adsl_footprint.htm http://apcmag.com//internode_offers_adsl2_across_entire_telstra_adsl_footprint.htm

Internode now has the same ADSL2+ coverage as Telstra, but will "stop customers hurting themselves" by signing on to a Telstra-based service if there is any other option.]]> Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//mobile_firefox_targeting_nokia.htm http://apcmag.com//mobile_firefox_targeting_nokia.htm

Ambitious plans will see Firefox mobile ported to Symbian Smartphones, possibly by as early as April next year.]]> Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//for_sale_the_nsx_of_doom.htm http://apcmag.com//for_sale_the_nsx_of_doom.htm

Some dents, some mileage, some Torvalds and as many hell-spawn demons as you can handle. Plus a sweater.]]> Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:54:51 +1000 http://apcmag.com//tivo_2009_pizza_pay_per_view_and_picasa_but_not_pvr.htm http://apcmag.com//tivo_2009_pizza_pay_per_view_and_picasa_but_not_pvr.htm

Streaming radio, Pizza for couch potatoes and 1TB of storage coming in early 2009. But don't call it a PVR, or they'll get really angry.]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:31:07 +1000 http://apcmag.com//national_bluescreen_network.htm http://apcmag.com//national_bluescreen_network.htm

Bluescreen returns, and this time, it's all about money. Oh, and the fastest bluescreens this country has ever seen. But mostly money.]]> Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//oops_avg_accidentally_kills_windows.htm http://apcmag.com//oops_avg_accidentally_kills_windows.htm

Update to popular AV tool kills critical Windows file; AVG scrambles for a variety of fixes.]]> Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:48:49 +1000 http://apcmag.com//top_five_tech_pranks.htm http://apcmag.com//top_five_tech_pranks.htm

Stuck at work while the boss goes out for a flutter on the horses? Here's the five best tech pranks you can play.]]> Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//tvs_just_keep_on_getting_thinner.htm http://apcmag.com//tvs_just_keep_on_getting_thinner.htm

Time to throw away that existing LCD or Plasma --- it's a chunky beast. Or at least, that seems to be Samsung, Sony and Philips are thinking.]]> Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:13:24 +1000 http://apcmag.com//artweaver_photoshop_for_the_skint.htm http://apcmag.com//artweaver_photoshop_for_the_skint.htm

It's a low-cost alternative to Photoshop, an excellent digital painting tool for beginners and intermediate users that also has a better name than "Gimp."]]> Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//qantas_to_offer_paperless_iphone_3g_checkin.htm http://apcmag.com//qantas_to_offer_paperless_iphone_3g_checkin.htm

Now you'll really hate it if you lose your boarding pass.]]> Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//sony_ups_the_ante_in_dslr.htm http://apcmag.com//sony_ups_the_ante_in_dslr.htm

Full frame, full-fat 24.6 megapixel sensor and a fully sick blow to your wallet await.]]> Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//do_dslr_users_want_video_too.htm http://apcmag.com//do_dslr_users_want_video_too.htm

Just when you thought DSLRs couldn't go any further, say hello to the D90; one part ninja DSLR, one part high quality video camera.]]> Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:27:26 +1000 http://apcmag.com//bluescreen_telstra_wants_to_remain_evil_1.htm http://apcmag.com//bluescreen_telstra_wants_to_remain_evil_1.htm

BLUESCREEN | Telstra to sue Optus for providing crappy service, devious pricing with hidden catches and poor network quality. Telstra claiming exclusive rights.]]> Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//grand_theft_google.htm http://apcmag.com//grand_theft_google.htm

Ever wanted to hoon around the world's major cities without getting a ticket? Thanks to a new driving simulator and Google Maps, you can do exactly that.]]> Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//microsoft_goes_into_speed_launch_mode.htm http://apcmag.com//microsoft_goes_into_speed_launch_mode.htm

No, we're not talking about the launch of Windows 7, unfortunately. Speed Launch is a cool, free app launcher from Microsoft.]]> Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:06:50 +1000 http://apcmag.com//top_10_things_not_to_do_with_google_street_view.htm http://apcmag.com//top_10_things_not_to_do_with_google_street_view.htm

Bluescreen | How to get arrested for stalking, spot who's growing pot and then finally assaulted by that nice "girl" you met online -- all from the comfort of your chair!]]> Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:25:34 +1000 http://apcmag.com//google_street_view_goes_au.htm http://apcmag.com//google_street_view_goes_au.htm

Australia is one of the first countries outside North America to get Google's amazing street-view photography. But this time, Google promises your privacy is safe...]]> Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:01 +1000 http://apcmag.com//cant_read_your_own_handwriting.htm http://apcmag.com//cant_read_your_own_handwriting.htm

Would you trust this man with your credit card signature?]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:55:38 +1000 http://apcmag.com//faking_the_iphone_for_fun_and_proft.htm http://apcmag.com//faking_the_iphone_for_fun_and_proft.htm

Bluescreen | Can't afford an iPhone, or don't have time to stand in a queue? We have all your iPhone worries sorted, and at a bargain price.]]> Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//australian_tivo__now_with_less.htm http://apcmag.com//australian_tivo__now_with_less.htm

Ad skipping, home networking and download stores bite the dust, but is the cheap price enough?]]> Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//even_bill_gates_cant_use_windows.htm http://apcmag.com//even_bill_gates_cant_use_windows.htm

The Ex-MS supremo found Windows "unusable". But which version?]]> Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//bluescreen_microsoft_to_open_stylish_ms_store.htm http://apcmag.com//bluescreen_microsoft_to_open_stylish_ms_store.htm

Glass staircase replaced by Glass Ballmer, giving you the opportunity to stamp on Steve's... oh never mind.]]> Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//ebay_notsosubtly_forcing_mandatory_paypal.htm http://apcmag.com//ebay_notsosubtly_forcing_mandatory_paypal.htm

eBay has banned all online payment methods except PayPal, even though it pledged to the competition regulator it would delay the decision until mid-July.]]> Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:22:39 +1000 http://apcmag.com//azureus_is_dead_long_live_vuze.htm http://apcmag.com//azureus_is_dead_long_live_vuze.htm

Azureus has gone the same way as Napster and Kazaa... though this time the RIAA wasn't involved; Azureus' makers pulled the plug themselves.]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//iinet_stronger_when_naked.htm http://apcmag.com//iinet_stronger_when_naked.htm

Broadband users are rushing in droves to rid themselves of Telstra line rental, says a delighted iiNet. ]]> Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:06:43 +1000 http://apcmag.com//bluescreen_old_iphone_meet_new_iphone.htm http://apcmag.com//bluescreen_old_iphone_meet_new_iphone.htm

Bluescreen | We were there. At the Moscone Centre. Sort of. Not really. Nonetheless we bring to you the breaking news... one day late... of the 3D iPhone running Windows ME.]]> Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//bluescreen_the_battle_to_be_green.htm http://apcmag.com//bluescreen_the_battle_to_be_green.htm

Bluescreen | We celebrated World Environment Day responsibly on Thursday by switching off every PC we could find. Then, sadly, the staff had us thrown out of Harvey Norman..]]> Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:40:22 +1000 http://apcmag.com//bluescreen_asus_to_rebrand_as_eeesus.htm http://apcmag.com//bluescreen_asus_to_rebrand_as_eeesus.htm

Bluescreen | ASUS has decided to capitalise on the runaway success of the Eee PC and focus the company name on it. Oddly, though, its Eee desktop PC will be called the Wii PC.]]> Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:30:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstras_screens_go_black_at_midnight.htm http://apcmag.com//telstras_screens_go_black_at_midnight.htm

Lose the animated logo, save the planet. At least, that's the theory, according to Australia's new eco-warrior, Telstra.]]> Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:50:20 +1000 http://apcmag.com//bluescreen__sad_songs_say_so_much.htm http://apcmag.com//bluescreen__sad_songs_say_so_much.htm

Bluescreen | A US judge has jailed APC for five years for copyright infringement. Time to start singing the sad songs.]]> Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//bluescreen_google_announces_google_nothing.htm http://apcmag.com//bluescreen_google_announces_google_nothing.htm

Bluescreen | An innovative ad-supported application is set to be a hit: Google says it reinvents the most popular human occupation of all time: doing nothing.]]> Thu, 29 May 2008 23:17:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//bluescreen_the_week_in_review.htm http://apcmag.com//bluescreen_the_week_in_review.htm

Bluescreen | What a week. Microsoft's CEO got egged, Vista gave users a bum steer, and Google, well it just wants to know about your bum.]]> Fri, 23 May 2008 17:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//bluescreen_budget_boredom.htm http://apcmag.com//bluescreen_budget_boredom.htm

Bluescreen | We have uncovered the secret Rudd Labor Government budget agenda: a flourishing Australian porn industry. It's all there in the budget.]]> Wed, 21 May 2008 19:11:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//bluescreen_microsoft_to_rerelease_every_os_to_market.htm http://apcmag.com//bluescreen_microsoft_to_rerelease_every_os_to_market.htm

Ambitious scheme to further extend Windows OS lifespan. Every Windows OS lifespan, in fact.]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 12:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//bluescreen_green_it_explained.htm http://apcmag.com//bluescreen_green_it_explained.htm

Bluescreen | PR people for Jobs, Ballmer, Trujilo, Otellini, Schmidt and Dell break ranks to tell us the truth about what these companies really think about "green IT"]]> Tue, 13 May 2008 09:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//satire_australian_government_it_plans_announced.htm http://apcmag.com//satire_australian_government_it_plans_announced.htm

Bluescreen | Australian government to draft Lara Bingle to promote our fullsome IT industry -- slogan: "where the bloody hell is IT?"]]> Thu, 08 May 2008 12:06:21 +1000 http://apcmag.com//satire_nokia_declares_new_strategy_sell_mobiles_to_mobiles.htm http://apcmag.com//satire_nokia_declares_new_strategy_sell_mobiles_to_mobiles.htm

Nokia is cutting out middlemen ("users") and will sell mobiles directly to other mobiles.]]> Fri, 02 May 2008 13:02:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//satire_apples_3g_iphone_plans.htm http://apcmag.com//satire_apples_3g_iphone_plans.htm

It took one late night of dumpster diving out the back of Apple HQ for APC to find out what is really going on with the 3G iPhone.]]> Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:13:30 +1000 http://apcmag.com//adobe_shows_off_its_media_player.htm http://apcmag.com//adobe_shows_off_its_media_player.htm

Adobe's new media player is more YouTube than Windows Media Player and it's actually got some pretty decent TV shows available.]]> Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:39:22 +1000 http://apcmag.com//asus_opens_up_eee_pc_to_developers.htm http://apcmag.com//asus_opens_up_eee_pc_to_developers.htm

The Eee PC has joined the iPhone and Google Android in having a newly minted SDK being made available. We've taken a look at what ASUS is offering developers.]]> Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//abcs_online_tv_channels_unveiled.htm http://apcmag.com//abcs_online_tv_channels_unveiled.htm

The ABC’s fullscreen VOD service has gone into beta, and we’ve given it the once over. It was tough work. ]]> Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:31:30 +1000 http://apcmag.com//macworld_keynote_macbook_air_time_capsule_and_movies_everywhere.htm http://apcmag.com//macworld_keynote_macbook_air_time_capsule_and_movies_everywhere.htm

Steve Jobs announces a new super-thin Macbook Air, new iPhone/iPod Touch features, but one more thing... is no more things.]]> Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:39:19 +1000 http://apcmag.com//why_gps_navigators_are_big_bad_and_dumb.htm http://apcmag.com//why_gps_navigators_are_big_bad_and_dumb.htm

GPS systems are thick on the ground -- but why are they so thick? I've been driving too many kilometres this year testing GPS machines and I can tell you exactly what's wrong with them.]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:14:02 +1000