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“Since the advent of iPadOS, using Apple’s  tablet has felt more Mac-like”

Apple and Facebook clash over privacy

The big story

5 Things we learned this month

New iPad Pro Apple launches lossless audio via Apple Music

Genius Bar

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

MacBook Pro (15-inch)

Release date October 2006

Mac VS iPad

Do you need a laptop or a tablet?  We help you discover  which Apple device is  best suited for your needs

Turn a snap into a studio-style portrait with Photos

We show you how to use your iPhone’s Portrait mode to achieve a pro studio’s high-key lighting look

Make money from your video clips on stock sites

Process your clips to perfection with iMovie’s post-production tools, so they’re suitable to sell as stock

On your bike: shooting and editing a moving subject

How to creatively shoot and edit cycling sequences using Final Cut Pro’s HDR Tools effect 

How to reverse audio and MIDI regions

Learn the methods for flipping tracks to achieve backwards effects by following our GarageBand tutorial

Using Creative Fades in Logic Pro

Use the fade tool to smooth out audio edits and create special fx – we’ll show you how to sort out any audio issues easily

Plan meetings and gettogethers worldwide

You can now organise your colleagues and friends, no matter where they are in the world

Become an Info master in Finder on the Mac

There is more to the file Info window in Finder than you might think. Use it to the full extent of its capabilities

Discover the secret features and functions of Pages

Most features in Pages are obvious, but some are not. Here are the great ones you may have overlooked

Get started with the Console app in macOS

Check your Mac is running okay, read system logs and track down problems using the Console app

Advanced Time Machine tweaks for your Mac

There is more to Time Machine than you might think. Access these advanced features and customise it

Top 10 apps for bloggers

If you have a blog or website, you’ll need these tools to help you to build and maintain it

HOME COMFORTS

The complete guide to customising and personalising your iPhone’s Home Screen in iOS 14

Track items using Apple AirTags with the Find My app

Worried about losing your everyday items? Clip AirTags to them and you’ll find them with greater ease

Set your preferred music streaming service

Tell Siri which audio apps you want to use and it will remember

Download and save individual podcast episodes

Apple has introduced the ability to save individual podcast episodes so you can listen to them offline

What’s new in Siri on the iPhone? Find out here

Siri has new features and capabilities. In case you missed them, here is a roundup of what’s changed

How to block anything on the iPhone

iOS has ways to block what you don’t want to see, hear or access

Simulate the Android operating system on an iPhone

Samsung is giving iOS users a taster of Android…

Use Google Assistant to find your iPhone

You can now locate your iPhone using a Google Nest smart speaker or display

Sketch in style with Tayasui Sketches on your iPad

An iPad, an Apple Pencil and the Tayasui Sketches app can help you create great things

Sort and print lists in the Reminders app

Update your iPad, and the Reminders app will allow you to sort your lists and print them out

Unlock your iPhone with Apple Watch

Here’s how to access your iPhone with Face ID when you’re wearing a mask

10 best watchOS secrets

Hidden features and settings that you need to know!

Improve your Apple TV’s picture using Colour Balance

Use your iPhone to enhance the picture quality of a television connected to an Apple TV device

Technics Ottava F SC-C70MK2 Music System

“An elevated, seethrough plastic disc in the middle can be pushed to either side to reveal the CD tray”

Apple AirTag

“AirTags come equipped with the Appledesigned U1 chip that uses  Ultra Wideband technology”

AirPulse A80 Active Speaker System

“High frequencies from the ribbon tweeter are pushed straight down the throat of the listener”

Apple iMac (24-inch, 2021)

£1,249/$1,299

Accessories

X2 Bluetooth Mobile Gaming Controller £59.99/$69.99 amazon.co.uk If

Remixlive 6.1

The intuitive music maker comes to the Mac

Wonderbox: The Adventure Maker

Price Arcade subscription Requirements iOS 13.5 or later

Delicious Library 3

Price £37.99/$39.99 Requirements macOS 10.10 or later Learn

PopMaster

BBC Radio 2 We love downing tools at

Origin of Symmetry (XX Anniversary RemiXX)

Muse £10.99/$10.99 To mark 20 years since the

Yearbook

Seth Rogan £7.99/$8.99 We’ve never forgiven him for