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iDevice news

mac-nz carries one of the largest selections of Apple iOS and iDevice (iPhone/iPad/iPod touch) news in New Zealand, with updates and links covering hardware and software.

Thursday, 20 June 2013
iOS 7 on iPad
iOS 7 on iPad — iOS 7's personal hotspot cracked easily — Apple getting user feedback on iOS 7 — Siri updated for suicide advice — Configurator updated — Apple scores big iPad in schools contract — Reflow for music composition — Jamn shows the notes — Two Disney releases... read more
Wednesday, 19 June 2013
Apple statement on Prism
Apple makes statement on Prism — New Clock app gets one-touch digital — Text expander for iOS — New features for scanner app — New York City to get solar charging stations for smart devices... read more
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
Microsoft Office app
Microsoft Office app — but they're stil not best friends — iOS 7's new clock gets an accurate seconds hand — iOS 7 camera gets zoom for video — Clear Timer — Man of Steel game... read more
Friday, 14 June 2013
iOS 7 in use
iOS 7 in use — Wired and others on the design of iOS 7 — iOS 7's game controller — Closed Captioning on iTunes U — iAd WorkBench — New MySpace app... read more
Wednesday, 12 June 2013
Designers and the design of iOS 7
Designers and the design of iOS 7 — Even more visuals — What we know about iOS 7 — Google acquires Waze — Lawmakers kinda like the new Lock — 7 Jailbreaks killed by iOS 7... read more
Wednesday, 12 June 2013
iOS 7 announced
iOS 7 — iOS 7 SDK features — Updated App Store — BBC weather app... read more
Monday, 10 June 2013
Pro pilot app
Pro pilot app — Samsung may be beating Apple in smartphones between iPhone releases — Prism shows US government tracking messages — What about apps? iOS games on your TV — Organising your thoughts... read more
Friday, 07 June 2013
Jony's iOS7
Jony's iOS7 — Modern Combat 5 — Deus Ex — Apple's weird iPhone screen device — Logitech acquires iPhone accessory maker — Travelling with Google Maps... read more
Thursday, 06 June 2013
US trade agency bans some iDevices
US trade agency bans some iDevice imports — Passport added to two British services... read more
Wednesday, 05 June 2013
App Camp for Girls
App Camp for Girls — AirDrop wireless file sharing for iOS — Facebook app fingered in battery drain — Hospital calculates return on iPad investment at nine days — A real-world lesson in why you must test on-device — Pixter is a for-pay Instagram — DataMan Next... read more