Smartphone Apps
Apps
Apple confirms acquisition of Australian entrepreneur's SnappyCam photography app
BEN GRUBB 10:09am Apple has acquired an Australian entrepreneur's smartphone app that turned the iPhone 5 into a full action camera capable of shooting 20 high-quality photos in one second.
Apps
Australian smartphone camera app SnappyCam disappears from App Store without a trace
BEN GRUBB An Australian entrepreneur's popular iPhone app has been pulled from Apple's App Store, its support website's content removed and its online social networking profiles locked, sparking speculation it has been acquired by a technology company.
Apps
Smartphone app allows anonymous reporting of sexual assaults
Alana Schetzer App has been downloaded more than 800 times on iPhone and Android devices.
Apps
The best apps to download for your new smartphone or tablet
Salvador Rodriguez The must-have apps to make the most of your new smartphone or tablet.
Games
Jorge Yao was master of his virtual domain in Clash of Clans
Matt Bai If you live in a certain tablet-based demographic, chances are someone you see in daily life is secretly raiding villages under a screen name like "King of Secaucus" or "Bob the Skullcrusher".
Apps
Snapchat update adds filters, message replays
Stan Schroeder Snapchat has updated its iOS and Android apps, adding improvements such as "smart" filters and the ability to replay photos and videos.
Apps
Shazam iPhone app now listens for music, TV shows automatically
Salvador Rodriguez Shazam has updated its iPhone app to tag songs, TV shows and more on its own, no longer requiring users to open the app and tap a button.
Apps
App reviews: focus control after you take the photo
Cynthia Karena A tool that lets you refocus after you've taken a photo, and social media for seniors.
Apps
Candy Crush Saga tops Apple iPhone app downloads in 2013
Jefferson Graham You're not the only one addicted to mobile confectionery: Candy Crush Saga was the most downloaded free app for the iPhone in 2013.
Apps
Doctor Who Tardis app comes to iOS
Chris Gardner Doctor Who will soon be landing his Tardis all over Australia and New Zealand.
Music
iTunes Radio heats up music streaming battle
Mahesh Sharma iTunes Radio will unleash a new wave of channels for music lovers to find their favourite tunes.
Social
Instagram launches direct messaging with Instagram Direct
Barbara Ortutay Instagram has added a new feature that lets users share photos and videos with up to 15 people rather than everyone who follows them.
Music
Spotify offers free music streaming on mobiles
LUCY BATTERSBY Music streaming site Spotify is now available for free on mobile phones, but only in shuffle mode, as people move away from listening to music on computers.
Music
Spotify launches free mobile music streaming service
Spotify has extended its free music streaming service to smartphones and tablets, ramping up a challenge to rivals.
Xmas
Apps make the perfect Christmas gift
MACMAN As Christmas looms, why not pick up some apps to use as digital stocking-filler?
Apps
Apple pushes into custom publishing
KATIE CINCOTTA Now apps such as iPhoto can be downloaded free for the iPhone and iPad, Apple has moved into printing.
Apps
Snapchat files for restraining order
Poornima Gupta Snapchat has filed for a temporary restraining order against Frank Reginald Brown, who claims he came up with the idea for the company.
Apps
Watchdog considers legal action against 'free' apps that trick kids
Lucy Battersby Hundreds of "free" smartphone games targeted at children fail to warn parents about potentially costly in-game purchases, and many parents are still unaware how to disable them, the competition watchdog has warned.
Apps
Straight above, straight bat, straight horizon
Cynthia Karena Get your smartphone ready for summer with Sun Surveyor, fanatix cricket, Quick Straight.
Apps
Experts warn of app's hidden dangers
COSIMA MARRINER Police have described it as ''the No.1 social media problem involving teenagers'', but most parents would barely have heard of messaging app Kik before last week.
Apps
Dream catcher app Shadow to chart frontiers of the mind
Andrew Purcell Shadow, an application for iPhone that will be launched next month, is designed to capture dreams.
Digital dream catcher charts fresh frontiers
Andrew Purcell Shadow, an iPhone app to be launched next month, is designed to capture dreams.
Apps
Get Home Safe app prompts tracking warning
AMANDA HOH A new smartphone app that sends out an alarm if a user fails to "check in" at a set time could be hijacked by over-vigilant parents, an IT expert has warned.
Apps
The 'never lose your car again' solution
Cynthia Karena Cynthia Karena tries out the Bring-Me-Back, Omny and 123D Creature Show apps.
Apps
Country Fire Authority apologises for Fire Ready app bungle
RICHARD WILLINGHAM Victoria's troubled fire alert system is already causing headaches before the bushfire season has even started, with nearly half a million people incorrectly sent bushfire danger alerts.
Review
Apple Maps v Google Maps
ADAM TURNER Apple Maps got off to a shaky start, but the iOS7 update might help drive people across from Google Maps.
Fantastical tale brings art to life on screen
Dewi Cooke Go inside the wondrous world of Shaun Tan in a new app of book Rules of Summer.
Apps
Combine pocketry, oratory and astronomy
Cynthia Karena Cynthia Karena looks at the Pocketbook, OLYMPUS Dictation and Planets apps.
Tech
Apple sued over iOS 7
A US man is taking Apple to court over its iOS7 iPhone and iPad operating system.
Apps
Need motivation? There's an app for that
Anne Flaherty Ever suspect you do more housework than your spouse? Or that certain tasks at work raise your blood pressure? There's an app for that.
