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The Mac mini M1 Pro gets cancelled

But don’t worry, something far better is in the pipeline that (spoilers) will include an M2 upgrade!

5 Things we learned this month

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Our Apple devices and the software on them are some of the finest products on the planet, but even they have their moments. We’re here to give you expert advice and get you back up and running in no time

iPod touch Release date: September 2007

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New tips & tricks to power up your iPhone!

Give your holiday movies a professional finish

How to shoot, edit and share your holiday clips as a slick social media sequence

How to create a spot colour effect in Final Cut Pro

How to desaturate all colours apart from one to draw attention to a specific subject

How to create and save custom loops

Crafting your own musical loops and saving them to the Library is a useful technique for GarageBand beginners

Master the Step Sequencer’s Live Input Recording mode

Create drum and instrument patterns in real time using the new feature of Logic’s Step Sequencer

Use dynamic backgrounds in Keynote

Liven up your presentations with Keynote’s new animated slide dynamic backgrounds

Share a Mac screen with other users

Allow friends, family and colleagues to view or access your Mac by using Apple’s built-in tools

Get an animated wallpapers with Earth 3D Lite

Read on for great ideas for customising your static Mac wallpapers and installing exciting animated desktops

Get background sounds and meditation now!

If you don’t have macOS Ventura, you can play rain, ocean, white noise and more background sounds in Apple Music

Create smart mailboxes to organise your email

Don’t let your email inbox become a disorganised mess. Show important messages in smart mailboxes instead

Add the missing Touch Bar to your Mac

Do you wish your MacBook still had a Touch Bar? Add one with this simple utility and restore functionality

10 strange things in macOS

You probably don’t know macOS as well as you think. Here are some stranger things you can find within it

Stay focused on Mac

How to blot out those distractions, stay organised and get more done on your Apple Mac

How to curb your iPhone addiction

Are you using your iPhone too much? Use these tips and techniques to cut down on usage

Export health data from your iPhone

How to manage your health data, export it as a file and delete data

Set a favourite song as your alarm

Hate being woken to a jarring alarm tone? Then set your iPhone so that you stir to a song instead

Make your iPhone stand out with moloko

Experiment with themes with just one tap. You can make your iPhone anything you want it to be!

How to get a refund from the App Store

Requesting a refund for purchases you (or someone else) have made by mistake is rather straightforward

Copy and paste between Apple devices

You can copy text, photos and videos on one Apple device and paste them on to another thanks to Universal Clipboard

Explore the Apple Weather app on your iPad

Will you need your umbrella or should you leave your coat at home? The Weather app for iPad is finally here!

Set up My Sports in the News app

Apple is taking on dedicated sports apps with a customisable news and results service

Air matters, and so does understanding it

Few apps offer as much real-world information about your local environment as Air Matters does

Change your life with the Endel app

Endel can help you in so many areas of your life if you give it a chance

Watch Sky Go on your Apple TV

It’s been a long time coming but Sky Go is now here for Apple TV!

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Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch (M2, 2022) £1,299/$1,299

Key features Apple M2 (8-core) • Integrated 10-core GPU

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Dark Reader for Safari

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