Mike Keller - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Mike Keller

Article | 14/02/2012 How do I jailbreak my iPhone?

Have you ever looked at someone's iPhone home screen, and noticed that it has five icons in the dock? Or maybe you've seen a classic console emulator ...

Article | 17/08/2011 System-wide voice recognition in iOS 5: New details

Rumors of system-wide voice recognition in iOS have been floating around since Apple acquired speech technology companies Siri and Nuance last year.

Article | 27/07/2011 How to unlock the hidden Facebook iPad app (again)

Yesterday, after Facebook accidentally leaked their long-overdue official iPad app, the blogosphere erupted with instructions on how to unlock the hid...

Article | 13/07/2011 iOS 5 Beta 3: Stability and features galore

Yesterday, Apple seeded iOS 5 Beta 3 to developers. The latest beta brings performance and stability enhancements as well as more of the promised 200+...

Article | 15/06/2011 Snap photos with your iPhone headset in iOS 5

One of the 200+ new features in Apple's upcoming iOS5 is the ability to snap photos by pressing the physical volume up button. This was formerly a hid...

Article | 11/05/2011 Google I/O: Android Ice Cream Sandwich boasts 3D gestures

Google's annual developer conference kicked off today with an unsurprisingly sweet Android announcement. The next mobile OS, Android 3.1, will be dubb...

Article | 30/03/2011 Xcode 4: The Windows Vista of Apple IDEs?

A major update to Apple's iOS IDE was released a few days ago and so far Xcode 4's weaknesses greatly outweigh its strengths. After having spent a bit...

Article | 9/03/2011 Enable iTunes Home Sharing in iOS 4.3

The next major iOS update is slated to be released this Friday, March 11, alongside the ultra-hyped iPad 2. One of the key features is a little someth...

Article | 11/02/2011 Will the smartphone replace the PC?

It would be hard to imagine a world completely devoid of PCs. But as smartphones continue to skyrocket in popularity and some people have already aban...

Article | 2/02/2011 iOS 4.3 Beta 3 seeded to developers

Apple's third beta of iOS 4.3 is now in the hands of developers. This new beta includes three separate packages: iOS, the SDK, and Apple TV Software. ...

Article | 24/11/2010 How to 'tether' your iPhone free without jailbreaking

The solution I came to was to write my own "NetShare"-like app for personal use. After poking around the web for some jumping off points (and a tip fr...

Article | 10/11/2010 What not to do when designing your app

The other night, I was using the Netflix app on my iPhone 4 and had a shocking revelation: this is one of the worst designed, "professional" apps I've...

Article | 3/11/2010 Coolest new iOS 4.2 feature that no one's talking about

The shiny new iOS 4.2 Golden Master was seeded to developers yesterday.

Article | 27/10/2010 iOS 4 lock screen flaw grants access to contacts

MacRumors reported today a security flaw in iOS 4.1 that would allow someone to bypass the 4-digit passcode lock in order to access the Phone app. Whi...

Article | 22/10/2010 5 criticisms of Mac App Store (and why they're wrong)

The Mac App Store has the potential to breathe new life into the Mac platform. With Mac marketshare rising and there being a growing number of develop...