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//black-friday-apples-once-a-year-sale-is-on-today.htm http://apcmag.com//black-friday-apples-once-a-year-sale-is-on-today.htm

While the discounts on offer with Apple's 'Black Friday' might not exactly be overwhelming, it's rare Apple discounts at all, so get in quick if you want to make a saving.]]> Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:45:21 +1000 http://apcmag.com//steve-jobs-one-of-a-kind.htm http://apcmag.com//steve-jobs-one-of-a-kind.htm

As the industry loses perhaps its most famed, loved and divisive pioneer, we recall the life and times of one technology's greatest talents.]]> Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:25:04 +1000 http://apcmag.com//history-repeating-is-microsoft-making-its-own-tablet.htm http://apcmag.com//history-repeating-is-microsoft-making-its-own-tablet.htm

Rumours online point to Microsoft entering the hardware game (again) with an in-house Microsoft-brand tablet to take on the iPad, Android and BlackBerry competition.]]> Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:30:39 +1000 http://apcmag.com//how-to-get-fit-with-your-iphoneipod.htm http://apcmag.com//how-to-get-fit-with-your-iphoneipod.htm

Why pay $80 a session for a personal trainer when you could do it for free with your Apple iDevice?]]> Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:41:01 +1000 http://apcmag.com//hotels-add-ipad-to-the-room-service-menu.htm http://apcmag.com//hotels-add-ipad-to-the-room-service-menu.htm

At Hong Kong’s Langham Place hotel you can add a high-tech twist to your holiday by hiring an iPad to act as your city guide.]]> Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:23:14 +1000 http://apcmag.com//chinas-half-price-ipad-clone.htm http://apcmag.com//chinas-half-price-ipad-clone.htm

Chinese IT stores and markets are filled with cut-price copycat iPods and iPhones – now you can add an iPad clone to your shopping list!]]> Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:44:12 +1000 http://apcmag.com//bigpond-music-dumps-support-for-wma-format.htm http://apcmag.com//bigpond-music-dumps-support-for-wma-format.htm

Telstra’s online music arm BigPond Music yesterday revealed it would ditch support for the unpopular Windows Media Audio format after April 1.]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:10:16 +1000 http://apcmag.com//why-the-apple-ipad-is-merely-good-not-insanely-great.htm http://apcmag.com//why-the-apple-ipad-is-merely-good-not-insanely-great.htm

The iPad is "magical", says Steve Jobs. Sorry, but no, it's not. It's a predictable evolution.]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:42:20 +1000 http://apcmag.com//no-easy-sell-for-apples-tablet.htm http://apcmag.com//no-easy-sell-for-apples-tablet.htm

CES 2010: Apple's impending tablet will face a tough and fragmented market, industry figures suggest.]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:41:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apple-soon-to-activate-hidden-fm-radio-in-iphone-and-ipod-touch.htm http://apcmag.com//apple-soon-to-activate-hidden-fm-radio-in-iphone-and-ipod-touch.htm

Tipsters suggest that a forthcoming Apple firmware update will unlock the FM radio chip inside the iPhone and iPod Touch, as well as introduce ‘live pause’ recording.]]> Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:59:41 +1000 http://apcmag.com//flip-camcorder-set-for-aussie-release.htm http://apcmag.com//flip-camcorder-set-for-aussie-release.htm

The highly-praised Flip Mino and Flip Mino HD pocket digital camcorders will hit Australian stores in time for Christmas.]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:14:25 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apples-secret-new-ipod-touch-has-unactivated-fm-radio-and-80211n-hardware.htm http://apcmag.com//apples-secret-new-ipod-touch-has-unactivated-fm-radio-and-80211n-hardware.htm

The new iPod Touch unveilled last week disappointingly lacks a video camera but it’s got an FM receiver, FM transmitter and 5GHz 802.11n wireless hidden under the hood...]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:00:32 +1000 http://apcmag.com//microsoft-still-no-zune-for-australia.htm http://apcmag.com//microsoft-still-no-zune-for-australia.htm

Almost three years after Microsoft’s iPod wanna-be hit the market, and on the eve of the third-gen Zune HD’s debut, there’s still no sign of the Zune hitting Aussie shores...]]> Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:38:06 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apple-bitch-slaps-palm-pre-with-latest-itunes-update.htm http://apcmag.com//apple-bitch-slaps-palm-pre-with-latest-itunes-update.htm

Palm’s trick of pretending to be an iPod in order to sync with iTunes has been slapped down by Apple, with the latest iTunes 8.2.1 update disabling the Palm Pre’s pseudo-iPod mode.]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:37:43 +1000 http://apcmag.com//hacker-purchase-anti-apple-ad-right-infront-of-apple-store.htm http://apcmag.com//hacker-purchase-anti-apple-ad-right-infront-of-apple-store.htm

The guy that broke DVD encryption, then Apple's Fairplay DRM, has done it again -- this time breaking into Apple's reality distortion field.]]> Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:05:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//ces-2010-makes-more-room-for-apple.htm http://apcmag.com//ces-2010-makes-more-room-for-apple.htm

The Las Vegas techfest boosts its Mac-only space from 4,000 square feet to 25,000 square feet for its January 2010 show.]]> Mon, 25 May 2009 09:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//web-site-sues-apple.htm http://apcmag.com//web-site-sues-apple.htm

Apple set its lawyers onto BluWiki for daring to discuss how to use iPods with software and sites other than iTunes, so BluWiki is now suing Apple in the name of 'free speech'.]]> Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:57:38 +1000 http://apcmag.com//inventing-the-apple-logo.htm http://apcmag.com//inventing-the-apple-logo.htm

Graphic designer Rob Janoff tells how he created the original and now-iconic emblem – and didn't get a cent for it!]]> Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:14:21 +1000 http://apcmag.com//ipod-shuffles-new-mystery-chip-explained.htm http://apcmag.com//ipod-shuffles-new-mystery-chip-explained.htm

The new iPod Shuffle contains a mysterious chip which sparked rumors on many a blog this weekend. ]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apples-new-ipod-shuffle-talks-to-you.htm http://apcmag.com//apples-new-ipod-shuffle-talks-to-you.htm

Well, that was unexpected. Apple has quietly released a new buttonless Shuffle with voice-over technology. Those parodies are coming true!]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:40:25 +1000 http://apcmag.com//doubletwist-is-only-half-baked.htm http://apcmag.com//doubletwist-is-only-half-baked.htm

Some people have hailed doubleTwist as "possibly the world's best media player", with promise to break the iTunes monopoly.]]> Fri, 06 Mar 2009 11:12:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//bill-gates-bans-ipods-iphone-at-home.htm http://apcmag.com//bill-gates-bans-ipods-iphone-at-home.htm

Microsoft supremo Bill Gates' kids have to put up with Zune and Windows Mobile, his wife has revealed.]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:42:59 +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//singapore_airlines_gets_ipod__iphone_support.htm http://apcmag.com//singapore_airlines_gets_ipod__iphone_support.htm

Yeehaw -- finally! Singapore Airlines has installed full iPod and iPhone music and video connectivity in all classes on its newest plane.]]> Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:11:30 +1000 http://apcmag.com//former_apple_exec_unveils_wireless_ipod_sex_toy.htm http://apcmag.com//former_apple_exec_unveils_wireless_ipod_sex_toy.htm

Proving that there’s no gadget concept so simple that it can’t be improved, the inventors of the most prominent iPod vibrator are getting ready to launch a new wireless model.]]> Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:04:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//ipod_plummets_in_christmas_gift_popularity.htm http://apcmag.com//ipod_plummets_in_christmas_gift_popularity.htm

MP3 players, including the Apple iPod, are out of favour as Christmas gifts this year, according to online auction site Oztion.]]> Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:46:56 +1000 http://apcmag.com//bury_me_with_my_blackberry.htm http://apcmag.com//bury_me_with_my_blackberry.htm

It’s not enough that some people can’t live without their BlackBerry.… now there are people who want to be buried with it!]]> Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:56:51 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apples_on_apples_when_brands_and_fruit_collide.htm http://apcmag.com//apples_on_apples_when_brands_and_fruit_collide.htm

The tales of Apple fanboys around the world are never-ending: the latest report details an apple grower who is branding his apples with Apples. Got that?]]> Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apple_attempts_to_silence_iphone_hack_discussion.htm http://apcmag.com//apple_attempts_to_silence_iphone_hack_discussion.htm

Here's another tactic to add to the long list of ways to annoy Steve Jobs: try and build an application that syncs with the iPhone or iPod Touch.]]> Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//pioneer_avicf500bt.htm http://apcmag.com//pioneer_avicf500bt.htm

The Pioneer AVIC-F500BT offers a unique compromise between a portable navigation device and a built-in GPS console.]]> Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//visualhub_gets_reborn_as_filmredux_goes_open_source.htm http://apcmag.com//visualhub_gets_reborn_as_filmredux_goes_open_source.htm

VisualHub, a leading video encoding tool for Mac OS X might live again thanks to the open source community.]]> Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:11:51 +1000 http://apcmag.com//epson_eb1735w_data_projector.htm http://apcmag.com//epson_eb1735w_data_projector.htm

Priced at the business end of the market, this projector ticks all the boxes, with all the features a presenter needs.]]> Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apples_announces_new_ipods_itunes_8_and_an_upgrade_for_iphone_users.htm http://apcmag.com//apples_announces_new_ipods_itunes_8_and_an_upgrade_for_iphone_users.htm

Apple has introduced new iPods, including the iPod Nano 4G and a refreshed iPod Touch, which recommend tracks you might like. Plus: a major iPhone bug-fix. ]]> Wed, 10 Sep 2008 05:56:03 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apple_on_back_foot_again_with_exploding_ipods.htm http://apcmag.com//apple_on_back_foot_again_with_exploding_ipods.htm

Uh oh. Apple has confessed some iPods are susceptible to exploding into flames.]]> Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:37:50 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apple_stop_changing_the_fing_ipod_connector.htm http://apcmag.com//apple_stop_changing_the_fing_ipod_connector.htm

Will your $500 iPod speakers work with your iPhone 3G? Don't count on it. ]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:10:34 +1000 http://apcmag.com//welcome_to_ipod_airlines.htm http://apcmag.com//welcome_to_ipod_airlines.htm

New biz-class seats from Singapore and United let you connect your iPod or iPhone to the plane's in-flight entertainment system.]]> Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//will_the_iphone_kill_the_ipod.htm http://apcmag.com//will_the_iphone_kill_the_ipod.htm

Apple may be doing what the rest of the electronics industry has so far been unable to do: kill off the iPod.]]> Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:26:17 +1000 http://apcmag.com//price_war_apple_offers_40_off_itunes_bigpond_offers_50_off_music.htm http://apcmag.com//price_war_apple_offers_40_off_itunes_bigpond_offers_50_off_music.htm

A tit-for-tat price war has broken out between telco giant Telstra and iPod-maker Apple over music pricing, with massive price cuts as both try to win customers from each other. ]]> Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:57:43 +1000 http://apcmag.com//itunes_u_hits_australia.htm http://apcmag.com//itunes_u_hits_australia.htm

Students at Australian Universities can now claim their iPod as a self-education tax deduction, as Apple announces the local availability of iTunes U.]]> Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:19:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apple_posts_record_q2_results_sells_over_225_million_macs.htm http://apcmag.com//apple_posts_record_q2_results_sells_over_225_million_macs.htm

Apple has again made more money in a quarter than ever before, but this time the source of that profit is a surprise: a massive jump in Mac sales.]]> Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:18:42 +1000 http://apcmag.com//superguide_the_open_source_challenge_how_to_replace_windows_completely_with_ubuntu.htm http://apcmag.com//superguide_the_open_source_challenge_how_to_replace_windows_completely_with_ubuntu.htm

Ashton Mills is going cold turkey and dumping Windows for Linux altogether. Will he sink or swim? Can you really install Linux and open source software in place of Windows, and want for nothing? This is the authoritative how-to guide.]]> Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:44:18 +1000 http://apcmag.com//delayed_takeoff_for_inflight_ipods_in_au.htm http://apcmag.com//delayed_takeoff_for_inflight_ipods_in_au.htm

Don't hold your breath for the iPod inflight experience as announced by Apple a couple of days ago: one of the airlines in the deal that flies to Australia -- United -- has poured some cold water on Apple's enthusiasm.]]> Fri, 17 Nov 2006 02:11:32 +1000