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APPLE’S RETURN TO FORM?

September’s Apple Special Event revealed a plethora of

iPhone 14 arrives

THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF APPLE

iPhone 14 Pro

Pro line–up leaps even further ahead

AirPods Pro 2nd-gen

In–ear headphones given a boost

Apple Watch Series 8

Time to upgrade?

Introducing Apple Watch Ultra

Tough new watch for extreme sports and activities

THE SHIFT

MATT BOLTON Is glad that Apple is in “a competition of philosophies and ideas” with meta over the future. Someone needs to be…

LETTER OF THE MONTH

Hello MacLife… I’ve been a reader since MacAddict

CRAVE

THE GEAR WE’RE LUSTING AFTER

877 TIME–SAVING TIPS FOR YO UR MAC, iPHONE AND iPAD

T HERE’S NEVER BEEN a better time to

FASTER FINDER

Get what you need more quickly

SPOTLIGHT AND SIRI

Get essential info more easily

SORT OUT YOUR STORAGE

How to find things faster and let your Mac tidy itself up

MAKE THE MOST OF MONTEREY

Monterey makes all kinds of things easier

DO MORE IN MAIL

Mail is great, and it’s about to get better

MAKE SAFARI SMARTER

See the web your way with these great features

EVEN BETTER iPAD

iPadOS 15 and 16 are portable powerhouses

DO MORE WITH iOS

iOS is positively packed with efficiency features

$AV€ MON£Y ON ¥OUR MAC

Struggling to afford your next new Mac or iPhone? Discover how to track down huge savings on an upgrade, plus breathe life into your current setup

REVIEWS

TOUGH TESTING, TRUSTED RATINGS

Get started with Books

The Books app on iPad and Mac is a great way to read and listen to books and check out PDFs

Twelve South HiRise 3

Not the quickest, but an appealing nightstand charger

Baseus GaN3 Pro Power Strip

A one–stop–shop for your desktop charging needs

Ausdom VideoBar AW616

A very wide all–in–one solution for video calling or streaming

JBL Quantum Stream

Fuss–free voice recording for your desktop

Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S2

Impressive audiophile headphones with Bluetooth

The best laptop backpacks

Protect your MacBook on the move with these smart and stylish bags

HIGH–END DESKTOP DOCKS FOR MAC

Add ports and power to your Thunderbolt Mac

CALDIGIT THUNDERBOLT STATION 4

A powerhouse dock for all kinds of users

PDF Expert 3

Annotate, edit, and extract text from PDFs with this powerful tool

Sleep Aid 1.0.1 for Mac

Better battery life after a good night’s sleep

Vitamin-R 4.14

Improve your productivity with this clever timer

Ge ntler Streak

A more gentle approach to fitness

Knotwords

A twisty spin on the crossword

Export for iTunes

Transfer playlists and music

get a better night’s sleep

Sleep like a baby and wake up refreshed

Best of the bes t

Can’t find the hardware or app you’re looking for in our reviews section? Then check in here — we’ve highlighted the best in every major category, as voted for by us

> Save web pages for posterity

What’s the best way to save Safari web pages complete with their images and any other embedded content?

> Use Universal Control on your iPad

How can I get my iPad Pro to work with Universal Control on my Mac?

> Is my Studio’s SSD broken?

My new Mac Studio Ultra has a 2TB internal SSD, but its benchmark test results are well below those reported by others. Can I get its storage replaced?

> Poor text on a non-Retina display

My MacBook Air mid–2013 runs Big Sur well, but its display renders text blurred and lacking contrast, worse than on an older model. Why is that, and what can I do?

> When the fans blow

Why do the fans come on so often on my MacBook Pro 15–inch 2018? I’ve installed third–party temperature monitoring and fan control software, but that hasn’t helped much. Could it have a defective logic board?

> Adying keyboard or USB port?

The wired keyboard on my iMac doesn’t work properly, producing only some of the letters. A replacement keyboard and different USB port proved little better. How can I discover whether this is the Mac or keyboard at fault?

> Make your hard drive faster

I’m about to start using a new 6TB external hard disk for my Time Machine backups. How can I get the best performance from it?

> How to burn Blu–ray discs

What additional software do I need for my Pioneer Blu–ray drive to burn M–DISCs in Monterey?

Draw a logo in Pixelmator Pro

It has never been easier to design graphics on your Mac — here’s how…

Create amazing 3D models

Turn flat photographs into three–dimensional objects with PhotoCatch

Manage and fill passwords

Discover how to get started with LastPass password manager

Automate your shortcuts

Make Shortcuts on macOS even easier to use with Shortery

Secure your emails and more

Proton offers a range of privacy–focused tools, such as encrypted mail

Create an amazing movie

Use live or imported footage to create your own movie on iPad

Create GIFs using GIF Maker

Fed up with using the same old GIFs on social media? Make your own…

Refresh your appleWatch

The steps to take whether you’re spring cleaning or selling

Bluetooth

It’s old, and a bit slow, but Bluetooth remains a key technology for mobile devices