Apple

Google Maps for iOS review: finally back on track

When Google’s new map app for iPhone was released, I could not have been more pleased. You see I’d just recovered from a recent…

iPhone 5 available at South African iStores today from R8k

It’s official, the iPhone 5 has landed in SA. South African iStores in Cape Town, Durban and Gauteng are selling the iPhone 5 with…

iPad mini review: why Apple thinks you are an idiot

Behold the chamfered edgeI have quite a bit of Apple product fatigue. I’ve owned seven iPhones, three iPads and two mac minis in my…

Leaked ‘iPhone 5S’ images show possible internal redesign

The iPhone 5 was first announced September 2012, since then the flagship device from the Cupertino manufacturer has become a polarising smartphone among consumers. Just…

iPhone 5 gets full-screen update to Xbox SmartGlass app

Microsoft’s SmartGlass app, a cross-platform Xbox 360 controller that works through a smartphone, has been updated to take full advantage of the iPhone 5’s…

Apple Mac mini review: a step forward, but not a giant one

The Apple Mac mini has long been the cheapest way to own a Mac. Since its introduction in January 2005, the small form factor…

iPhone 5 set to hit SA, China, UAE and others 14 December

Behold, it beckons to thee Here’s the news the rest of the world was waiting for: Apple’s iPhone 5 will launch (again) globally from…

App of the week: Moneybook

This week I take a look at Moneybook, a simple yet powerful personal finance app that looks great and is unrivalled in ease of…

iOS5, iCloud: iSee the future

Apple has announced some dramatic changes to the operating system of their iPhone, iPad and Touch devices. At the core of the new updates…

Apple poised to introduce iCloud

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs is taking a break from medical leave on Monday to preside over the opening of the company’s annual conference…

Mac Defender becomes MacGuard, gets sneakier

The Mac scareware that started popping up recently has got a little more insidious. Not quite a full-blown virus, it still requires a clueless…

Hackers aim ruse at Apple computer users

Hackers are out to trick Apple computer users into infecting Macintosh machines with malicious code pretending to be legitimate security software. Apple on Wednesday…

Apple update fixes iPhone tracking ‘bugs’

Apple on Wednesday released updated software for iPhones to fix “bugs” that resulted in location data being unencrypted and stored for up to a…

First-time iDevice buyers: Buy now or wait?

If you’re big on Apple products, chances are you’re already intimately familiar with the Mac Buyer’s Guide maintained by MacRumors. If you’re a first-time…

Apple debuts iPad 2, gets favourable response from web world

Apple CEO Steve Jobs made a surprise appearance at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco on Wednesday as Apple debuted the iPad…

Comparative pricing study: How do you like them Apples?

Admission to the cult of Mac doesn’t come cheap, and if you’re a South African Apple product owner, you’ve paid more for that right…

iPay: The future of Apple’s subscriptions plans

There has been much written lately about Apple‘s rules for apps, that they must provide an in-app purchase function. For example, Jason Kincaid wrote:…

Apple accessories a hit at CES despite official snub

While Apple may have snubbed the massive Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, vendors of accessories for its hot devices turned out in force….

Apple to launch ‘Mac App Store’ on January 6

Apple is planning a January 6 opening for an online shop stocked with software applications that add entertaining or functional features to the firm’s…

The Memeburn iPhone 4 review: Please just go get it

I’m no Apple fan boy. I’m a Vaio user and a big fan of Windows 7. In fact on a philosophical level I dislike…

Lion: 8 things to know about Apple’s latest OS

Due for release in mid-2011, the new Mac Operating System is called Lion. There have been 7 previous releases of OS X: Cheetah; Puma;…

Apple intros new tablet-inspired MacBooks

Apple on Wednesday released a sleek new MacBook Air notebook computer inspired by its winning iPad tablet devices. “We asked ourselves what would happen…

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