Apple Mac and iPhone news for New Zealanders

 

The home of Mac info for New Zealanders, mac-nz serves daily Mac, iPhone and related news from the world of Apple Inc.

For reviews, tips, advice and interviews of new Apple and related hardware and software, take a look at the Newsletter section.

About this site

mac.nz is owned by Mark Webster, an accomplished 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.

He was the editor of NZ Macguide magazine for five years and has worked exclusively with Macs for 20.

Mark is the author of the NZ history book Assembly: NZ Car Production 1921-1998 (Reed Books, 2002).

He is a speaker on Information Technology and automotive, historical and Apple subjects, and works as a Mac trainer with wide experience. Mark has dispensed Apple knowledge at Natcoll, to MAINZ, for ImageText, to 3Media, MacMillan Publishing and for Microsoft, and to dozens of individuals.

The New Zealand Herald Mac Planet blog by Mark Webster

iPhone/iPad News

mac-nz carries one of the largest selections of Apple iPhone news in New Zealand, with updates and links covering hardware and software.

Thursday, 11 March 2010
iPad SDK update released – iPad only mag appears – Street Fighter – as good as you could expect – books now outnumber games on the App Store – control computers from your iPhone for free – Alice in Wonderland gets good review – Game Developer Conference overshadowed by iPhone... read more
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Apple gets tough with iPhone wannabes; Surviving High School gets Homecoming Queen megapack; the iPhone as universal key; iPhone owners in China may soon get WiFi; Tekken coming to iPhone?... read more
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
iPad on sale in NZ ... some time; Apple iPad shown at Oscars; Apple execs head to UK for iPad talks; paid app upgrades coming? Apple iPhone Earth pic in super high resolution... read more
Friday, 05 March 2010
Radio Flare REDUX for the iPhone and iPod touch; Google buzz app; Wall Street Journal has iPad to develop on; Real World Dates and development for iPhone; iPhone down as Android eats market share; Penguin demonstrates iPad books; worried about a zombie apocalypse? Don't worry, there are apps for that... read more
Thursday, 04 March 2010
iPad 26 March? Foxconn claims it's on track for iPad release; iPad will push WiFi; Facebook scam targets iPad lust; Virgin drops Flash for lack of iPhone support; massive profits in iPhone; Omnis Studio 5 iPhone developer software to be demonstrated. ... read more
Wednesday, 03 March 2010
Tongue-in-cheek iPad 'pad' case; ultimate roadie-approved iPhone case; how to get more out of your iPod, iPhone battery life; Rayman and Assassin's Creed II; Killing Nazi zombies (review)... read more
Tuesday, 02 March 2010
Meet the iPad A4 cortex; iPad won't work as secondary display; low numbers of iPads to ship? Latest iPhone gems on iLounge' Instapaper Pro updated; UK iPad price rumours; Condé Nast's iPad mags revealed... read more
Friday, 26 February 2010
NASA puts the sun on iPhone; Adobe rebuffs Flash battery hog charges and launches Connect Pro; Explicit comes, Explicit goes; future iPhone finger-swipes; touch users use more; Five Tip Friday on iPhone... read more
Thursday, 25 February 2010
New iPad SDK comes and goes, Freeverse absorbed by ngmoco, App Store may get a new Explicit section, and Apple's Tim Cook talks about iPad, TaskPaper for iPhone... read more
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Apple iPad demand exceeding pre-launch iPhone buzz? iPhone now third most popular smartphone in the world; another take on Flash and the iPhone controversy – protecting the iPhone SDK; Portable art database; ProCamera iPhone camera app; Dropbox updated for free; Alarm Clock Pro and Alarm Clock Free for iPhone... read more