http://www.apple.com/au/hotnews/ Hot News provided by Apple. en-au Copyright 2012, Apple Inc. Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:36:58 PDT Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:36:58 PDT Apple In house http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/reluctant-bookworms-discover-an-ipad-is-a-whole-different-story/story-e6freuy9-1226334834522 The Daily Telegraph reported “Reluctant bookworms discover an iPad is a whole different story”. Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:42:15 PDT http://www.filemaker.com/au/products/fmp/features.html FileMaker, Inc. today announced the release of the FileMaker 12 database software line — including FileMaker Pro 12, FileMaker Go 12, and FileMaker Server 12 — which offers powerful new ways to create custom database apps for iPad, iPhone, Mac, Windows, and the web. New professionally designed themes and the ability to customise every detail make it easy to create databases for managing contacts, projects, digital content, and more. All FileMaker 12 products are available starting today. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:40:17 PDT http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/smartphone-apps/new-tools-on-tap-20120328-1vx3c.html Garry Barker of The Age writes about “the new arrival that takes gold for value is iPhoto for iPad 2, the new iPad and iPhone 4 or later.” Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:28:38 PDT http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/smartphone-apps/speaking-of-useful-apps-this-ones-a-genuine-lifechanger-20120401-1w6n4.html Seven-year-old, John Mavrothalassitis who has autism used to communicate using pictures and one or two words. Over the past 18 months, he “has started speaking in sentences with the help of an iPad application.” writes Kim Arlington of The Sydney Morning Herald. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:25:04 PDT http://www.smh.com.au/technology/top-free-apps-to-save-you-time-and-money-20120331-1w4zr.html Patrick Commins of The Sydney Morning Herald provides readers “a range of apps for your smartphone or iPad, whether it’s splitting the bill, monitoring your shares or searching for a house.” Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:24:24 PDT http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/smartphone-apps/the-25-best-ipad-apps-20120308-1ulmi.html Anthony Agius of the Sydney Morning Herald offers readers his 25 best iPad apps to “show off what the iPad can do” proving “a great portable companion”. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:33:57 PDT http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/smartphone-apps/hidden-gems-the-top-25-iphone-apps-you-might-never-have-heard-of-20120229-1u1tt.html “Hidden gems: the top 25 iPhone apps you might never have heard are the best in their class, with attention paid to usability and design - just like the iPhone itself.” writes Anthony Agius of The Sydney Morning Herald. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:33:36 PDT http://www.afr.com/p/technology/new_apps_just_what_the_patients_rZUNvMtwxuMfgqdX8JZ1SJ Emma Connors of the Australian Financial Review provides readers a variety of health and medical iPhone apps gaining traction. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:32:47 PDT http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/iphone-technology-is-teaching-children-how-to-get-it-write/story-e6freuy9-1226291197853 Neil Keene of The Daily Telegraph reported an Australian-first app, Red Writing developed by Sydney-based company, Rogue Mobile which “uses the iPhone’s touch-screen to show children aged 3-7 how to trace out numbers and letters, rewarding them with virtual stickers and words of encouragement.” Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:32:10 PDT http://www.heraldsun.com.au/technology/apple-rewards-25-billionth-app-customer-with-10000-gift-card/story-fn7celvh-1226290069346 The Herald Sun reported Apple Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services, Eddy Cue: “We’d like to thank our customers and developers for helping us achieve this historic milestone of 25 billion apps downloaded.” Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:31:29 PDT http://afr.com/p/lifestyle/life_leisure/diners_go_digital_1M9hYNLoCBmGZTm7sH95XM Restaurant and business owner of Osteria Balla at The Star, Stefano Manfredi who previously served 35-page wine lists “has taken paper - and much of the pain - out of the process” as “diners instead peruse the 400-strong wine list on Apple iPads.” writes Rachel Lebihan for The Australian Financial Review. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:30:34 PDT http://www.cnet.com.au/itunes-u-whats-on-offer-from-australian-universities-339300214.htm Alex Kidman of CNET provides readers a feature and photo gallery for “iTunes U: What’s on offer from Australian Universities” which offers course materials, podcasts and general university information through iTunes U. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:12:10 PST http://www.cnet.com.au/best-iphone-apps-for-uni-students-339309879.htm#image0 Michelle Starr of CNET provides readers the “Best iPhone apps for uni students.” Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:10:32 PST http://www.smh.com.au/executive-style/business-travel/blogs/high-flyer/apples-ipad-takes-flight-20120201-1qsdf.html Business travel writer, David Flynn writes for The Sydney Morning Herald positioning the iPad as the “new wave” for in-flight entertainment saying, “I download almost all my in-flight viewing onto my iPad, so when I’m not using those airborne hours to catch up on work I’m catching up on assorted TV shows.” Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:07:55 PST http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/ibooks-digital-books-get-interactive/story-fn6br97j-1226263248556 Danielle Cahill offers a great selection of digital book apps explaining “books may seem so last century, but these apps transform the way we enjoy the written word.” Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:07:02 PST http://aussietheatre.com.au/news/world-first-theatre-captioning-app-for-smartphones-and-mobile-devices-launches-in-canberra/ GoTheatrical! and the Canberra Theatre Centre launches an app aimed at allowing deaf and hearing impaired theatre patrons to access live theatre captions on their iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:05:44 PST http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/tablets/comedy-of-spelling-errors-20120118-1q54y.html Garry Barker of The Age, offers readers some tips on improving their auto-correct, managing the Dictionary, splitting the iPad keyboard and some simple keyboard shortcuts. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:02:21 PST http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2012/02/01/203525_local-news.html Australia’s Cairns Post reported “Traditions have been reversed…it’s now teachers who put the Apples on students’ desks” in an article about returning school children receiving iPads “that will be integrated into learning.” Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:00:15 PST http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/restaurants-and-bars/working-up-an-appetite-20120128-1qmbj.html The Sydney Morning Herald featured “our top 25 food apps for iPhone iPad” directing food lovers to a smorgasbord of information-based food apps that are “well developed, easy to navigate and give the user that bit extra.” Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:59:01 PST http://www.cnet.com.au/top-50-starter-apps-for-the-ipad-339329990.htm Michelle Starr of CNET provides a list of the top 50 apps you may need for your new iPad. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:45:59 PST