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Your Mac, iPhone and iPad are about to

Meet the team

Jo Membery Operations Editor Jo’s so excited about

All the news from WWDC 2026

Cupertino goes big on Apple Intelligence and introduces all-new Siri AI

Say hello to Siri AI

Much-delayed features finally arrive – with help from Google

A stand-alone app for Siri

Siri has long been woven into Apple’s operating

APPLE NEWS ROUNDUP

PRIVATE CLOUD COMPUTE THE BACKBONE OF APPLE’S AI

Apple Intelligence in your apps

More ways to use Apple’s AI

AI in the Photos app

The Photos app is getting a sizeable boost

Dropzone 5 Free (offers in-app purchases)

Easily move and manipulate files on your Mac

Phictly – Book & TV Clubs

[ iOS APP] FREE Phictly isn’t just any old

Sea of Stars

[ iOS GAME] £9.99 Sea of Stars taps into

Slay the Spire 2

[ MAC GAME] £19.99 The follow-up to the wildly

Media Picks

What you should be playing and reading this month

Crave

THE GEAR WE’RE LUSTING AFTER

John-Anthony Disotto…

APPLE’S SIRI AI ANNOUNCEMENT WAS A KICK IN THE TEETH FOR LOYAL FANS, WITH NO ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ITS PREVIOUS SHORTCOMINGS

APPLE’S WWDC 2026 IN NUMBERS

The stats from this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference

What next for iPhone?

Apple is planning some big changes for the next generation of iPhones

POWER UP YOUR MAC

183 must-try tips for a leaner, meaner machine Written

Speed up the Finder

Discover some clever ways you can navigate your Mac faster

Work smarter not harder

Get organised and stay organised with these top tips

Master Apple Intelligence & Siri

Discover the cool things you can do with Apple’s artificial intelligence tools

Speed up your Mac with Shortcuts

Create your own automations – we show you how!

Some other tricks you can try

MacOS Tahoe is full of helpers and time savers – here’s a handy selection

APPLE SKILLS

Great ways to make the most of your Mac, iPhone, iPad & more

Discover secrets of the Finder

Make the most of Apple’s management tool for your files and folders

Discover new music

Make sure you’re in the know when new music and video drops

Boost your word power

Become a whizz with words with this feature-packed dictionary app

HOW TO Discover your first words

1 View Word of the Day Click Discover

HOW TO Unlock more features

1 Subscribe to LookUp+ If you want to

Play interactive quizzes

Build your vocabulary using repetition techniques

Tune into worldwide radio

Stream thousands of radio stations from all four corners of the globe

Power up your file management

Go beyond Apple’s Files app

Follow the sun on your iPhone

Scan the skies for celestial action, come starlight or sunshine

Enjoy a great read every day on iPhone

Discover a love of classic literature

Stream classic retro games

Use Antstream Arcade to play hundreds of amazing games on your iPhone

iPhone Fold

The iPhone Fold is expected to debut this year. Let’s look at the tech…

GENIUS TIPS

EXPERT ADVICE Our resident genius solves your Mac and

iOS software

Swipe away your touchscreen troubles and rekindle your love of Apple’s mobile devices Install a troublesome update

Mac hardware

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

Mac software

Resolving riddles and restrictions with what you want to run on your Mac

Make your Apple gear easier to use

How harnessing the power of Accessbility can help you do more

Master accessibility on Mac

Make using your Mac as simple and straightforward as possible

Go further on Mac

How to work with Liquid Glass, and other tips

Master Accessibility on iPhone, iPad & Watch

Make your on-the-go devices easy to work with too

Read all about it!

Take control of the news with RSS

Why RSS matters

A better way to track websites that beats any social network

Make RSS work for you

Fine-tune RSS to your specific needs

6 privacy boosting browsers

Privacy-conscious alternatives to Safari

DxO Nik Collection 9

£149.99 / £79.99 upgrade from 7 or 8 FROM nikcollection.dxo.com NEEDS macOS 15.7 or later

Philips Evnia 27M2N5201P

£159.99 FROM philips.co.uk FEATURES 27-inch Full HD ((1920x1080) IPS display, up to 260Hz refresh rate, 1ms Grey-to-Grey (GtG) response time, 0.3ms Smart Motion Blur Reduction (MBR), 2x HDMI 2.0 ports, 1x DisplayPort, 3.5mm headphone jack, Ambiglow

Titanium Court

£10.95 FROM fellowtraveller.games NEEDS macOS 11 or later

Anker Prime Wireless Charging Station

£159.99 FROM anker.com FEATURES Qi2 25W certified, 35W total max (iPhone 25W max, AirPods 5W max, Apple Watch 5W max), active cooling; 16.9x12.5x13.8cm, 620g

Leep Ring

£169 FROM leephealth.com FEATURES Sleep, step, blood oxygen and heart rate tracking, USB-C charging case, eight days charge in ring, 60 days in case, water resistant to 50m, 2.6mm thick, available in Midnight Blue, Starlight Silver or Moonlight

Astell & Kern HC5

There are a number of filters for fine-tuning the audio

Soundcore Nebula P1

The detachable speakers offer an impressive soundstage when placed in a stereo configuration

Satechi Thunderbolt 5 CubeDock

You get an internal space where you can add an SSD module which mounts as a drive when connected

Parseword

Parseword is an admirably capable way to translate cryptic crosswords into a form that works on iOS

HiDock P1

$169 (around £150 ) FROM hidock.com FEATURES Bluetooth 5.3, 600mAh battery, up to 8 hours’ recording time, bi-directional noise cancellation, 64GB local storage, supports 75 languages, 12.6x3.8x1.58cm; 72g

AOC 16T20E2

£89.99 FROM aoc.com FEATURES 15.6-inch anti-glare IPS display, 1920x1080 resolution @ 141.21ppi, 16:9 aspect ratio, 60Hz refresh rate, 4ms response time, 250 nits brightness; 1x Mini HDMI port, 2x USB-C (DP Alt) ports, 35.6x22.6x1.5cm, 1.1kg

Managing to-dos

Stay on track and keep up to speed with everday tasks

STORE GUIDE

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

One more thing The future of Apple

Graham Barlow thinks AI may remove apps from our screens