Picture this: After hours of web browsing, your body is contorted in various unnatural positions over time. Your legs up on the table, or you’re lying on the bed sideways with the laptop rotated sideways as well. Does that sound familiar? More »
We’ve been hearing about near-field communication (NFC) as a way of making our mobile phones more useful for what feels like years. The recent arrival in Australia of phones such as the Galaxy Nexus and apps like the Commonwealth Bank’s Kaching make its potential much more visible. But are we ready to embrace the potential of NFC? More »
iOS/Windows Phone 7: Microsoft has released two mobile apps for its SkyDrive cloud storage service, allowing you to access, share and store files from your iPhone or Windows Phone 7 device. More »
iOS: Fans of Apple’s eBook and PDF reading app iBooks just received a new update bringing a handful of fonts and themes. Most notable is the new night theme, which basically provides a “night mode” for more comfortable reading in low light. More »
iOS: We were excited when the native Gmail client was announced for iOS, but the app turned out to be a bit of a buggy disappointment. It was riddled with so many issues that Google decided to pull it from the app store. Now that a few weeks have gone by and the dust has settled, Gmail is back and ready for download again. More »
Mac: If you prefer to use a keyboard to type on your phone or tablet but don’t want to actually buy one, Type2Phone will allow you to use your Mac instead. More »
There’s lots of techniques for managing email more efficiently, and our TechLines panel covered many of them. But it’s vital to recognise that the nature of email means there’s always going to be a limit to how much you can automate the handling process. More »
As the Techlines Q&A continues, I ask a question and then get hassled by an audience member behind me. Don’t judge me like James O’Loghlin did. More »
This extract from our TechLines panel turns the questions over to the audience (and includes a very unflattering shot or two of Lifehacker’s editor demonstrating why I have a classic face for radio). Not so many organisational lessons this time around, but some intriguing thoughts on how email will evolve. More »
