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//best-apps-for-iphone-and-ipad-april-2013.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-iphone-and-ipad-april-2013.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your iOS device with our monthly app roundup. ]]> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:30:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-ios-february-2013.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-ios-february-2013.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your iOS device ]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:16:19 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-ios-january-2013.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-ios-january-2013.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your iOS device with our monthly app roundup. ]]> Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:15:43 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-ios-november-2012.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-ios-november-2012.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your iOS device with our monthly app roundup.]]> Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:47:13 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-ios-july-30-2012.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-ios-july-30-2012.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your iOS device with our monthly app roundup.]]> Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:03:50 +1000 http://apcmag.com//discovering-success-australian-discovr-developer-david-mckinney.htm http://apcmag.com//discovering-success-australian-discovr-developer-david-mckinney.htm

A Perth developer bet everything (including his home) on his iPhone app succeeding, so it’s just as well that it did.]]> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//going-paperless-how-to-get-magazines-newspapers-and-books-on-your-ipad.htm http://apcmag.com//going-paperless-how-to-get-magazines-newspapers-and-books-on-your-ipad.htm

Access the latest news and media on your tablet with these easy-to-use magazine (and more) solutions.]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2012 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//final-freeway-2r-a-heartfelt-homage-to-80s-arcade-racer-out-run.htm http://apcmag.com//final-freeway-2r-a-heartfelt-homage-to-80s-arcade-racer-out-run.htm

In an apps industry rife with instant clones of the most successful games, it's heartening to see an indie tribute to a near-forgotten genre: the sprite-based arcade racer.]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:09:50 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-iphone-september-2011.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-iphone-september-2011.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your iPhone with our monthly app roundup.]]> Thu, 29 Sep 2011 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-iphone-august-2011.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-iphone-august-2011.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your iPhone with our monthly app roundup.]]> Sun, 21 Aug 2011 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//aussie-game-developers-hit-top-of-the-app-charts-with-stickman-bmx.htm http://apcmag.com//aussie-game-developers-hit-top-of-the-app-charts-with-stickman-bmx.htm

Amidst some 500,000 apps vying for #1 on the App Store, Australia's Traction Games has cracked it again with their latest title. We caught up with them to ask: what's your secret?]]> Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:22:39 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-iphone-july-2011.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-iphone-july-2011.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your iPhone with our monthly app roundup. ]]> Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:46:49 +1000 http://apcmag.com//app-stores-the-future-of-desktop-apps.htm http://apcmag.com//app-stores-the-future-of-desktop-apps.htm

There are many ways in which Apple's iPhone has fundamentally changed the tech industry, and the iTunes App Store is one of the biggest.]]> Wed, 11 May 2011 09:32:36 +1000 http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-iphone-april-2011.htm http://apcmag.com//best-apps-for-iphone-april-2011.htm

Check out the latest and greatest in apps for your iPhone with our monthly app roundup.]]> Sun, 24 Apr 2011 08:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//which-app-store-is-right-for-you-read-our-developer-5-part-series-this-week.htm http://apcmag.com//which-app-store-is-right-for-you-read-our-developer-5-part-series-this-week.htm

Want to make your mark in the smartphone & tablet market, but not sure which platform to back? We assess the app stores from a developer’s perspective. Today: Apple's App Store.]]> Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:52:15 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apps-without-borders-how-to-access-us-only-audio-and-video-apps-on-your-iphone.htm http://apcmag.com//apps-without-borders-how-to-access-us-only-audio-and-video-apps-on-your-iphone.htm

Some of the best audio and video-streaming apps in the App Store aren't intended for Aussie users, but you can get around Apple’s region restrictions in a couple of easy steps.]]> Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:15:12 +1000 http://apcmag.com//opinion-the-new-mac-app-store-is-a-revolution-how-exactly.htm http://apcmag.com//opinion-the-new-mac-app-store-is-a-revolution-how-exactly.htm

The new Mac App Store is certain to offer a handy app marketplace for Mac users, but we're pretty sure there's nothing too ground-breaking about installing software on a computer.]]> Mon, 20 Dec 2010 10:20:44 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apple-rejects-wireless-sync-app-for-iphone-and-ipad.htm http://apcmag.com//apple-rejects-wireless-sync-app-for-iphone-and-ipad.htm

Apple has slapped down the Wi-Fi Sync app which would let users sync their iPhone and iPad to a Mac via wireless, so the developer is now selling it direct to the jailbreak set...]]> Tue, 18 May 2010 16:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//airline-to-use-ipads-for-in-flight-entertainment.htm http://apcmag.com//airline-to-use-ipads-for-in-flight-entertainment.htm

Passengers will use Apple’s slate to watch first-run movies, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and magazines, and maybe even gamble in an in-flight casino...]]> Tue, 18 May 2010 15:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//at-last-iphone-and-ipad-to-get-wireless-sync.htm http://apcmag.com//at-last-iphone-and-ipad-to-get-wireless-sync.htm

Independent developer Greg Hughes has done what Apple can’t (or won’t) by creating an app to sync the iPhone and iPad to your Mac over Wi-Fi.]]> Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//opera-mini-released-for-the-iphone.htm http://apcmag.com//opera-mini-released-for-the-iphone.htm

Want a better browser than Safari? Now you finally have a choice, with Apple approving Opera Mini for release into its app store.]]> Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:17:21 +1000 http://apcmag.com//iphone-sites-caught-charging-for-reviews.htm http://apcmag.com//iphone-sites-caught-charging-for-reviews.htm

Two major iPhone sites are revealed to be charging developers up to US$150 to review their apps.]]> Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:38:10 +1000 http://apcmag.com//samsung-wants-number-two-spot-after-apple.htm http://apcmag.com//samsung-wants-number-two-spot-after-apple.htm

Samsung wants its Bada app store to become the number two player in the mobile apps scene, but Intel & Nokia say the focus for MeeGo is “quality rather than quantity”.]]> Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:38:04 +1000 http://apcmag.com//new-apps-take-shape-for-the-ipad.htm http://apcmag.com//new-apps-take-shape-for-the-ipad.htm

Apple boasts that all 140,000 iPhone apps will run on the iPad, but which ones will benefit most from the larger screen and revised UI?]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:54:23 +1000 http://apcmag.com//the-apple-ipad-what-you-need-to-know.htm http://apcmag.com//the-apple-ipad-what-you-need-to-know.htm

You want the facts without the fluff and the specs without the spin? We’ve got ‘em…]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//nokia-banks-on-the-sms-app-store.htm http://apcmag.com//nokia-banks-on-the-sms-app-store.htm

CES 2010: The phone giant readies its Nokia Money application and takes a few swipes at Apple.]]> Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:34:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//samsung-details-new-bada-smartphone-os.htm http://apcmag.com//samsung-details-new-bada-smartphone-os.htm

Do we really need another smartphone OS? Samsung thinks so... its new Bada OS will debut next month, with the first handsets and Bada app store due by min-2010.]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//app-stores-converge-at-app-planet-2010.htm http://apcmag.com//app-stores-converge-at-app-planet-2010.htm

App stores are where it's all happening – so much so that the annual Mobile World Congress is launching the App Planet 2010 expo to claim slice of the action.]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//another-app-store-exit-airfoil-speakers-developer-sounds-out.htm http://apcmag.com//another-app-store-exit-airfoil-speakers-developer-sounds-out.htm

The second high-profile iPhone app developer in a week has given up on Apple, saying “the platform is a mess” and describing the App Store as “broken”.]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//facebook-iphone-developer-quits-over-apples-app-store-policies.htm http://apcmag.com//facebook-iphone-developer-quits-over-apples-app-store-policies.htm

The developer behind Facebook’s popular iPhone app has quit the project, citing frustration with Apple’s much-criticised policies surrounding approval (or not) for iPhone apps.]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:30:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//intel-gears-up-for-atom-app-store.htm http://apcmag.com//intel-gears-up-for-atom-app-store.htm

Intel releases Software Development Kit for creating apps to be distributed through an ‘Atom app store’ for Windows and Moblin devices.]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:49:56 +1000 http://apcmag.com//android-bitch-slaps-iphone-in-new-tv-adverts.htm http://apcmag.com//android-bitch-slaps-iphone-in-new-tv-adverts.htm

Prime-time TV spots critique the shortcomings of Apple’s iPhone in an attempt to position Android-powered mobiles as the better choice.]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//microsoft-htc-and-telstra-to-launch-windows-mobile-65-this-week.htm http://apcmag.com//microsoft-htc-and-telstra-to-launch-windows-mobile-65-this-week.htm

Microsoft is set to lift the covers off Windows Mobile 6.5 this Wednesday, with local launch partners Telstra and HTC joining in for the occasion.]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:08:42 +1000 http://apcmag.com//spy-shots-reveal-microsofts-project-pink-smartphones.htm http://apcmag.com//spy-shots-reveal-microsofts-project-pink-smartphones.htm

Microsoft is set to stamp its name onto a new wave of Windows Mobile smartphones aimed at the social networking set. Here’s a sneak peak at ‘Project Pink’.]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:42:35 +1000 http://apcmag.com//intel-to-launch-iphone-style-appstore.htm http://apcmag.com//intel-to-launch-iphone-style-appstore.htm

The appstore concept is fast spreading to PCs, with Intel launching its own iPhone-style appstore concept.]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:31:46 +1000 http://apcmag.com//now-theres-an-app-store-for-your-tv.htm http://apcmag.com//now-theres-an-app-store-for-your-tv.htm

US telco Verizon opens up the ‘Widget Bazaar’ app store for its fibre-optic TV service, adding dollops of Web goodness to the biggest screen in the house.]]> Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:56:08 +1000 http://apcmag.com//nokias-ovi-app-store-goes-live-in-australia.htm http://apcmag.com//nokias-ovi-app-store-goes-live-in-australia.htm

Local Nokia users have discovered they can access the Ovi Store on their mobiles as the company gears up for this week’s launch of the app store.]]> Tue, 26 May 2009 07:47:16 +1000 http://apcmag.com//cartier-slaps-apple-for-fake-watch-iphone-clock-app.htm http://apcmag.com//cartier-slaps-apple-for-fake-watch-iphone-clock-app.htm

It was lawyers at ten paces when luxury brand Cartier took offence over an iPhone app which displayed the time using a look-a-like of a Cartier watch.]]> Sun, 24 May 2009 17:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//first-pics-blackberry-app-world-online-software-store-goes-live.htm http://apcmag.com//first-pics-blackberry-app-world-online-software-store-goes-live.htm

RIM’s just-launched BlackBerry App World has obvious similarities to Apple’s ground-breaking iPhone App Store, but with a few unique twists...]]> Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:31:14 +1000 http://apcmag.com//will-windows-7-take-the-app-store-route.htm http://apcmag.com//will-windows-7-take-the-app-store-route.htm

If Microsoft can open bricks and mortar stores, why not build one in to every copy of Windows 7?]]> Fri, 06 Mar 2009 07:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//microsoft-and-nokia-launch-mobile-app-stores.htm http://apcmag.com//microsoft-and-nokia-launch-mobile-app-stores.htm

Two of the biggest mobile phone players join the app store stampede, with Windows Mobile and Nokia phones to get over-the-air software shops by mid-year.]]> Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//telstra-to-launch-big-pond-app-store.htm http://apcmag.com//telstra-to-launch-big-pond-app-store.htm

Telstra is working on an Apple-style app store for mobile phones. The icon even looks like Apple's one.]]> Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//Microsoft_readies_Windows_Mobile_65_and_app_store.htm http://apcmag.com//Microsoft_readies_Windows_Mobile_65_and_app_store.htm

Redmond’s oft-criticised smartphone OS gets a make-over before Windows 7 arrives, while Microsoft is also set to announce a Windows Mobile app store and Mobile Me-style service. ]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//seven_things_all_iphone_apps_need.htm http://apcmag.com//seven_things_all_iphone_apps_need.htm

Thinking of making an iPod or iPhone app? Here's a list of things that will make it a success.]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//round_up_ten_apps_for_aussie_iphone_users.htm http://apcmag.com//round_up_ten_apps_for_aussie_iphone_users.htm

We've made a list of the ten best iPhone apps developed by Aussies for Aussies.]]> Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//rim_to_launch_overtheair_blackberry_app_store.htm http://apcmag.com//rim_to_launch_overtheair_blackberry_app_store.htm

Vodafone will be the first Australian carrier to introduce the new BlackBerry App Centre on the forthcoming touchscreen Storm.]]> Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:15:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//10_great_free_iphone_apps.htm http://apcmag.com//10_great_free_iphone_apps.htm

Looking for some great free apps to load on to your iPhone or iPod Touch? Read on for some of our favourites.]]> Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:00:00 +1000