CreativeTech2012

Apple Mac and iPhone news for New Zealanders

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About this site — mac.nz is owned by Mark Webster, I am Mark Webster, an experienced writer and IT commentator with articles published over the years in Monitor, Stamp, Loose, Macguide, Tone, Maximum Rock ’n’ Roll, D-photo, NZ Classic Car, The Dominion Post, NetGuide, NZ Herald online and for PC World, and the author of the NZ history book Assembly: NZ Car Production 1921-1998 (Reed Books, 2002).

I am also a director of the CreativeTech conference.

I was the editor of NZ Macguide magazine for five years and I have worked exclusively with Macs for 22+ years. I have my own Apple-centric blog (mac-nz.com) and I write an Apple blog for the New Zealand Herald (Mac Planet). 

I am a speaker on Information Technology and automotive, historical and Apple subjects, and I work as a Mac trainer with wide experience. I have presented and trained at Natcoll, to MAINZ, for ImageText, to 3Media, MacMillan Publishing, Performing Arts School of the University of Auckland, to the Creative Technologies Faculty at AUT and for Microsoft, and to dozens of individuals and groups including SeniorNet.



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.

Friday, 18 May 2012
TheNewiPhone.com
Apple manages to grab iPhone 5 domain — Apple fires back in Siri lawsuits — Samsung jumps early under Apple pressure... read more
Thursday, 17 May 2012
Still more iPhone 5 rumours
Still more iPhone 5 rumours — Astronaut app — A rethink of iOS App Switcher — Flower photography tips... read more
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
iOS6 & satisfaction
iOS 6 showing up in usage logs — iPhone dominates in user satisfaction — iPad mags — Macworld's iPad art contest you can enter — New Jersey Town may ban texting while walking... read more
Friday, 11 May 2012
Compass. PDFs, sound & more
Cool-as compass app — Plastic clip-on improves iDevice sound — Night vision camera for iDevices — Smile’s PDFPenPro — New York restaurant saves money with iPads — DJ Rig... read more
Thursday, 10 May 2012
Class action suit against Apple you might be in
You may be part of a class action suit against Apple — Polaroid finally launches own app — British parliament to buy 650 iPads... read more
Wednesday, 09 May 2012
Beamin'
Beaming photos from iOS to OS X — iOS 5.1.1 security — Tallywag for counting — iPhone ticketing for Amtrak in the States... read more
Tuesday, 08 May 2012
iPad 2 has different chip
iPad 2 now has a different chip, better battery life — iOS updated — iPad strongly in front in tablet traffic — dark side of Virtual London — Evernote buys Penultimate... read more
Friday, 04 May 2012
N.O.V.A 3
N.O.V.A trailer promises multiplayer — Solar-powered iPad keyboard case — Apple up, Android down & RIM... read more
Thursday, 03 May 2012
Frankenstein iPhones
Frankenstein iPhones — Scott Forstall cashes in — Parallels for iOS gets retina support — Apple updates many apps... read more
Wednesday, 02 May 2012
Liquid metal iPhone
Liquid metal iPhone — National Rail app for UK — iPhone bumped from the top spot — Mobile in business — SloPro gives iPhone 4s 60 frames-per-second video... read more