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Apple’s ‘exciting week of announcements’ revealed

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Tiny, but mighty Mac mini

Apple’s most affordable desktop shrinks in size, but grows in power

M4, M4 Pro and M4 Max

After first making its debut inside the iPad

Amazing new iMacs

More power, more features and bolder colours too

All-new MacBook Pro

Apple’s ‘pro’ notebook get new chips and Thunderbolt 5

New Magic accessories

As well as new Macs, Apple updated its

New iPad mini on sale

A new Apple Intelligence-ready version of Apple’s smallest

StopTheMadness Pro £14.99

Restore sanity to your web search experience

Balatro

£9.99 Think you know cards? Balatro mixes

NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters

£9.99 Think Pokémon meets deck-building. Collect creatures

Media Picks

What you should be playing and reading this month

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THE GEAR WE’RE LUSTING AFTER

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WITH NOT MUCH TO SHOW BETWEEN NEW RELEASES THESE DAYS, IS IT TIME FOR APPLE TO CONSIDER AN IRREGULAR iPHONE UPGRADE CYCLE?

The iPad mini in NUMBERS

Discover the key facts and stats behind Apple’s littlest iPad

How green is your AI?

Artificial Intelligence has a sustainability problem – here’s why

Amazing projects for your Mac, iPhone & iPad

Great ways to get more from all your Apple gear

The ultimate Christmas gift guide

Spoil yourself and your loved ones this Christmas by treating them to some great gadget gifts

What’s hot for Apple Watch

Make your Apple Watch better than ever with these great new features

Fitness & Activity

watchOS 11 makes it even easier to track and achieve your fitness goals

Vitals & other features

It’s now even easier to track multiple health indicators at once

APPLE CHOICE

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> Master Apple shortcuts

macOS > Cmd is the Command key.

Master the Passwords app

Manage and share passwords in macOS Sequoia’s new password manager

Boost Privacy settings

Keep your system safe with Sequoia’s rock-solid security

Smarter ways with windows

Explore how to organise your Mac desktop in macOS Sequoia

Mirror your iPhone

Discover how to remotely control your iPhone on your Mac

Apply different styles

Change the way your photos look before and after you shoot

Move Spotify playlists to Apple Music

Transfer your tunes in just a tap

Give your iPhone a whole new look in iOS 18

Make your iPhone uniquely you

Use GarageBand extensions

Enjoy more instruments and more effects, and have more fun!

Emergency SOS via satellite

Discover Apple’s way of helping if you find yourself off the grid

GENIUS TIPS

EXPERT ADVICE Our resident genius solves your Mac

iOS software

Swipe away your touchscreen troubles and rekindle your love of Apple’s mobile devices

Mac hardware

We help to solve your hardware hassles, from interrupted upgrades to running diagnostics

macOS

Shine a spotlight on the solutions to your most irritating Mac problems

iPhone 16

Apple Intelligence-ready smartphone for the rest of us

Apple Watch Series 10

10th anniversary Watch is now slimmer with an even bigger display

AirPods 4

Apple’s most affordable AirPods remain a brilliant buy

We. HEAR Pro

Room-filling sound from this stylish wireless speaker

Elgato Key Light Neo

Spruce up your video calls

HiDock H1

An impressive 11-port AI audio dock for conferencers

The best AI photo editors for Mac

Speed up your photo fixing with AI-powered tools

Photoshop 2024

Your imagination is the limit with this AI-powered pixel creator

Adobe Premiere Elements 2025

Create eye-catching videos for sharing on social media

Wispr Flow

Bring the power of AI dictation to DMs, documents and Discord chats

From Eva with Green

A pretty peaceful variation on pinball

6 apps… For joining or managing a club

Team up with your new favourite apps

STORE GUIDE

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

One more thing Hearing Health

Graham Barlow welcomes the new free Hearing Health feature for AirPods Pro 2, but wonders if it’s all just a bit of a gimmick