Now you see it: Ashley a virtual artist
FOR Ashley Adcock, “mingling’’ with other Australian students in a virtual art gallery was just as engaging as the real thing.
Gadgets
Apple’s iPad Air 2 — hands on
IS one small step with the iPad Air 2, another giant leap for Apple? Watch our video.
Big on features but underpowered
ACER’S Switch 10 Pro, which runs full blown Windows 8.1, puts another twist on hybrid tablet design.
Finally Mac and iPhones speak same language
With the release of the Mac’s free OS X Yosemite update, Apple is finally getting its devices to behave like a real, happy family.
Apple unveils thinner iPad Air2
APPLE has unveiled a new, thinner iPad as the company tries to reignite the tablet’s growth amid a sluggish market.
Brace yourself for the iDollar
NEAR-FIELD communications and smartphones are about to take the cashless society to a new level.
Google aims to put bite on Apple
GOOGLE has popped out fresh smartphones and tablets and a new Android system as Apple launches new versions of the iPad tablet.
App my ride
WILL Apple do to cars what it’s done to music players, phones and computers?
Xperia Z3 fails to hit rivals’ new heights
WHEN Sony released the Xperia Z2 smartphone in February, we said the Japanese electronics maker finally nailed it and awarded it 8 out of 10.
Guidance for drivers getting better
OVER the years I’ve tried many smartphone-based GPS apps for car navigation. But I always come back to using a dedicated GPS.
Beam me up
PORTABLE virtual reality is coming soon to a store near you, and the sky’s the limit as far as potential applications are concerned.
Stuck inside the BlackBerry square
IS the BlackBerry Passport a masterstroke by an ailing company? Or is it a square peg in a round hole?
Apps to aid wearables at work
COMPANIES might soon supply work-related apps for employees’ smartwatches and other wearables they bring to the office.
Fone lite
THIS small, simple phone has extremely limited capabilities — perfect for parents who want to stay in touch with their kids.
A fitness app for the brain
TYPE “brain training” into the App Store and you find more than 1500 results.
Samsung goes out-of-body
THE out-of-body experience of virtual reality is about to hit Australia with Samsung launching its Gear VR headset.
Apple upgrade no cure for old age
YOU can give an Apple device a Botox facelift by upgrading it to iOS 8. But like Botox, it’s not a cure for old age.
The smartphone-controlled racer
THE hallway in our home turned into a makeshift drag strip as I squirted a plastic tube up, down and around the house.
Size counts: iPhone back in fight
APPLE’S two new iPhones are well crafted and delightfully thin, and their bigger screen sizes put them back in the fight.
Goodbye plastic
IF Apple’s Tim Cook has his way, you won’t be paying by cash or using a plastic credit card — you won’t even need a wallet.
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