Wowsers!

Agentic AI is where the next phase of AI development is at. And Apple is making a play for it by integrating a new protocol into its software. australianapplenews....

As a freelancer, I proofread my work to ensure I send the cleanest possible copy to my clients. My latest trick is to use the Microsoft Word "Read Aloud" function on the Review toolbar. The voice is weird but that actually helps me detect weird grammar. #grammar #proofreading #writing #freelance

We looked at getting tickets for Lady Gaga in Melbourne. Over $300 for a ticket about 150m from the stage with an interrupted view. Concert ticket prices are insane. And, let’s face it, stadium shows have no real audience connection.

Glad #POTUS is focused on the big issues. Make showers great again. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

If you're a marketer that sends unsolicited meeting requests - I will instantly block you and set email rules to automatically delete any email you send me.

It's worth noting that tariffs are paid by importers. So, when #trump puts a 10% on Australian goods, Australians are not paying the extra money. The importer, in there United States, is paying the extra 1-% which they will inevitably pass on to their customers. That's not to say there's no impact.

Is this when tyranny starts? One professor and his wife, wiped from their employer’s website and not seen after an FBI raid in their home? ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...

Dear USA Government. Please take geography lessons. While decreeing your new tariffs, you included Norfolk and Christmas Islands with tariffs. But they are Australian Territories. And the Heard and McDonald Islands are unpopulated by people. Perhaps the penguins there have cornered a market?

Here’s why Netflix will eventually fade away. I watched a made-Netflix movie called Moonfall yesterday. I was intrigued because, as a kid, I loved the Martin Landau led series Space 1999.

The EU makes iPhone porn apps a reality. australianapplenews....

Many Teams for Mac issues can be fixed by clearing the Teams cache. Here's how to do that. australianapplenews....

UK government wants to break personal privacy for the whole world Security agencies in the United Kingdom have ordered Apple to give them full access to encrypted data on iCloud drives regardless of the data owner's country of origin or location. Typically, law enforcement orders demanding access…

It looks like the iPhone SE 4 will be released this week by Apple. Here's what to expect. https://australianapplenews.com/2025/01/21/ten-things-we-can-expect-from-the-iphone-se-4/

Might be time to be patient if you’re considering a new Mac Studio, MacBook Pro or Mac Pro.

The UK has served a secret technical capability notice under the Investigatory Powers Act of 2016 ordering Apple to provide access to end-to-end encrypted iCloud data belonging to *anyone* in the world. By @joemenn.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... #infosec

Watching the cricket on 7's streaming app. So locked into the terrestrial TV model that I have to switch to a different station - in the app - to keep watching. Ridiculous. How about streaming it it continuously from one feed instead of running it through different channels?

Everyone should watch this video. This is why it doesn’t matter how much avocado toast you give up, you’ll never be able to save up for a house like Dutton did at 19, and this analyst has the numbers to prove it! Have transcribed the main bits coz it cannot be overstated vt.tiktok.com/ZS6EYvNMf/

MAGA is finished. Trump (and the Republican) has a new policy. America for Americans (where the definition of American is white and English speaking).

Royal Rumble down under. #wwe #royalrumble2025 #royalrimble

Apple's revenues are up but is the iPhone still the company's wunderkind? https://australianapplenews.com/2025/01/31/apple-financial-results-the-mac-and-services-dominate-while-iphone-sales-languish/

Apple's advertising has often worked brilliantly. But there was one massive failure along the way. https://australianapplenews.com/2025/01/23/1984-and-lemmings-and-beyond-some-of-apples-history-through-advertising/ #advertising #apple #1984 #lemmings

Is the group of people decrying DEI the least diverse group of people on the planet? Are they almost all pale, male and stale?

I spent three weeks travelling through Japan while testing out the GoPro Hero 13 Black through shrines, snow and plenty more besides. Here’s my full video and text review + Japan travel vlog! #Japan #GoProHero13Black

DeepSeek is playing from the Steve Wozniak playbook DeepSeek is a new generative AI tool that has garnered plenty of attention over the last few days. News that it was trained for less than 6% of the cost of the most recent OpenAI ChatGPT 4o model and uses less expensive hardware rattled tech…

macOS Sequoia 15.3 update is out – here’s what you need to know Apple has released macOS 15.3 with a number of enhancements and fixes.

Low Power Mode on the Apple Watch doesn't mean your watch is crippled. After a week of low power mode I learned that the compromises it makes can be easily lived with - at least for me. https://australianapplenews.com/2025/01/20/a-week-of-using-apple-watchs-low-power-mode/

iPhone SE 4 leaks give clearer picture of what’s to come Apple’s next iPhone launch won’t be the iPhone 17 (or iPhone 20 is you’re counting actual iPhone generations). It will be the iPhone SE 4 - a lower cost iPhone. We’ve looked at what Apple has in store for the iPhone SE 4 previously but…

This is total BS. It takes seconds to be added to an email subscription list. Why do companies need up to 10 days to remove you?

As someone who is helping a teenager learn how to drive, this is a handy list of what's allowed. Given I started driving decades before mobile phones were a thing, it's also a handy reference for experienced drivers.

The new quick account switcher for the desktop version of Bluesky is perfect. Just click on your profile pic and voila!

📢 Bluesky 1.96.5 rolling out now A couple of quick updates for everybody! Have a great weekend! • On desktop web, clicking your profile pic now opens a quick account switcher • You can now report a DM conversation without opening it • Improvements to gestures on Android

Apple’s acquisition of Pixelmator – Adobe will pay Apple recently acquired image editing powerhouse Pixelmator. This is an app that emerged as a result of Adobe's high prices and shift to costly and inconvenient subscriptions. With Apple buying Pixelmator, the team from Cupertino have filled a…

Every tech purchase is about compromise  I was talking with a friend who received a new Garmin watch. It’s a great device and he mentioned that after three or four days, including a couple of runs, that it still had about half its full charge. In contrast, my Apple Watch Ultra 1 rarely makes it…

Imitation is the best form of flattery. Dell runs from Apple's playbook. https://australianapplenews.com/2025/01/08/dells-new-product-strategy-is-a-chip-off-the-apple-block/

After a week of hiking, time with friends, camp fires and falling asleep to the sound of a burbling river it’s time to go home.

The best way to eat a KitKat

I’m a bit conflicted about whether I’d like a foldable phone or stick with what I like. I guess it will come down to what else a foldable device lets me do that I can’t do now.

The clock is ticking and tocking for TikTok, Lemon8 and all the other Bytedance apps

It's cute how the schoolyard bully now wants to be like the kid they trashed back when they were younger.

A reminder that Meta will stop fact checking posts. As we come to an election in just a few months in Australia, remember that you must be extra careful and discerning when reading anything on Facebook, Instagram and Threads.

That’s interesting. Basically, they’re creating a hardware/software ecosystem to keep AI devs on their platform. Sound familiar?

Meta is stopping all fact checking. It is now an even less trustworthy as a source of information. I posted this on Facebook but it disappeared. You cannot trust the algorithm. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...

The USA is broken. The oligarchy has won.

Are the days of an exciting Apple product launch over?

During the introduction to Raw on Netflix, the little excerpt with Brett Hart showed a bit of the Montreal Screwjob and asked “shoot or work”. There’s a conspiracy theory that it was all a work (Scott Hall says this in Dark Side of the Ring). No I’m wondering if Scott Hall was onto something.

@joshglid.bsky.social - just as we said on the weekend.

The Macworld Expo gave Apple fans something exciting to kick off the tech year. But with Apple choosing to match to the beat of its own drum, the Macworld Expo faded away. https://bit.ly/3DKoZnF

Is your older Apple tech about to become vintage or *gasp* obsolete? Using tech that's not supported with the latest security fixes and patches can be more costly in the long run. https://australianapplenews.com/2025/01/03/apples-list-of-vintage-and-obsolete-products-have-been-updated/

Nice change in the weather. After two days nearing 40C I’m sitting out watching the rain.