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ULTIMATE GUIDE TO iPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY

Discover how to master the controls and settings in your iPhone (and Photos app) to capture well-composed, correctly exposed and artefact-free shots

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Master low-light photography

Get the best results in low light with an iPhone 12

Master Video, Slo-mo, Live Photo and more

The Camera app on your iPhone has plenty of features to explore

Import and organise your images on Mac

How to upload, sync, and share your shots

Edit your images on Mac

Improve the look of your photos and video using the Photos app’s built-in tools

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NEW IDEAS Your in-depth guide to getting more

Play live with your Mac

Burst out of the bedroom and take your Mac on stage

Improve the look of your photos

How to use lookup tables to creatively adjust colours and tones in your pictures

Use Microsoft Teams

Chat, schedule meetings, and share your screen with friends and family

Use Handoff and Continuity

Make your Mac and Apple mobile devices work in perfect harmony

Save articles to read later

Put the whole world (wide web) in your Pocket

Set up Emergency SOS

With your Apple devices you can get help when you need it

Give your music a spin

Get back into a retro turntable vibe with the Vinyls app

Master your HomePod mini

Apple’s smart speaker is smarter than you know – find out how right here

Apple Pencil

How Apple’s superb stylus does the write thing

GENIUS TIPS

EXPERT ADVICE Our resident genius solves your Mac

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We help to solve your Wi-Fi woes and connection conundrums

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Controlling extensions, the Start Page, and history are

Efficient Big Sur updates

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THE REVOLUTION HAS BEEN TELEVISED

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FROM BACK SEAT TO FRONT ROW

What was the Apple TV? No, seriously, we still can’t work it out

FORM SD TO HD

The pace picks up – here come movies and iOS

4K AND BEYOND

The next generation of Apple TV hits the mark

How to use Apple’s Keynote presentation tool

Take your presentation skills to the next level by getting to grips with Apple’s slideshow tool

Create a presentation from a template

Keynote templates make it easy to create your own presentations

Builds and animations

Add builds and transitions to slides to make your presentation stand out

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Rapoo 9500M Multi-Mode Desktop Set

A keyboard and mouse combo for Mac, PC and mobile devices

ViewSonic VP2768a ColorPro

A QHD 2K display boasting good colour and connections

Portable Bluetooth speakers

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Soundcore Motion+

An affordable, great sounding and waterproof speaker you can take anywhere

Carbon Copy Cloner 6

Backup and disk copying utility

F-Secure TOTAL

Can this Finnish security product compete with the big boys?

Genius Scan+

Fast scans and excellent OCR

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One–touch object removal for pics

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Your complete guide to the best Apple hardware and third-party accessories

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