Meet the team

We love this time of year – every

Redesigned MacBook Pro on the horizon

And new MacBook Air and iMac coming later

Apple Watch to grow in size?

The Apple Watch could be getting larger… but

APPLE NEWS ROUNDUP

THE WINDS OF CHANGE

LOOK OUT FOR APPLE CAR

UNVEILING COULD HAPPEN THIS YEAR

More pressure on the App Store

Bad press and legislative action make tough reading for Apple

Will your next iPhone cost more

Rising supplier prices could be passed on to customers

TickTick 4 Free (IAPs)

Task management and reminders that will bring you up to speed

Budget Planner: Snoop Finance

FREE Want to be better at saving money?

What Remains of Edith Finch

£4.49 Discover the stories of Edith’s family as

Wildermyth

£19.49 In this brilliant game, every character you

Media Picks

What you should be playing and reading this month

Crave

THE GEAR WE’RE LUSTING AFTER

CONTACTS

Have your say on all things Apple!

MATT BOLTON…

IS MAKING THE iPHONE THE CENTRE OF OUR LIVES TOO RISKY WITHOUT SOME KIND OF REPLACEMENT SYSTEM?

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A huge bundle of Anker gadgets and accessories!

Apple’s photoscanning plans

Apple has dramatically paused plans designed to promote child safety and stop the spread of known Child Sexual Abuse Material. Here we explain what it had in mind, and why the new features proved so controversial…

iOS 15 SUPERGUIDE

iOS 15 is packed with new features and improvements. We’ll tell you about the best and show you how to use them

APPLE SKILLS

NEW IDEAS Your in-depth guide to getting more

Get started with Markup

Add shapes, signatures and more with Markup magic

Create custom shortcuts

Get instant access to important apps and folders with HotKey

Take a tour from your Mac

Get where you need to go with these top Apple Maps tips

Make colour adjustments

How to adjust the hue, saturation and lightness of specific colours

Save money on food

Eat cheaply with Too Good To Go and help prevent food waste

Master the Files app

Use Files to sort, scan, share and scribble on your stuff

Make notes in your books

Use the free Highlighted app to save passages in any book you own

Bring order to chaos

Organise everything from dinners to playdates with FamilyWall

Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)

Discover how VPNs and Private Relay help make your connection secure

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 software

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

macOS

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

Get set for Monterey

macOS 12 is coming to your Mac soon – here’s how to make sure you’re ready

Back up your Mac

Backups are vital in case you lose files or need to migrate

Refresh or reinstall?

There may be no benefit in wiping your old system and installing afresh

Welcome to macOS Monterey

Not all Macs get the same new features, and you need an M1 to get the lot

Play happy families with Apple’s Family Sharing

You have stuff! You have people! Let’s bring them together!

Share your stuff

Share your storage, your subscriptions and even your apps with the family

Make kids’ devices safer

Better bedtimes, healthier habits and clean content

XGIMI Horizon Pro

Premium projector with impressive 4K image quality (and Android)

Anker Apex Thunderbolt 4 Dock

Power and ports galore

Apogee Duet 3

High-end audio recording

Nothing Ear (1)

Nothing to write home about

OWC Travel Dock E

A great USB-C hub for your travels

GameSir F8 Pro Snowgon

Losing its cool with iPhone 12

Trust Smart LED Bulbs

Wi-Fi connectivity at a low price

THE BEST COMPACT STANDS FOR MACBOOK

Elevate your MacBook wherever you go

PORTABLE PRINTERS

We compare the best models for printing on the move

Parallels Desktop 17

Run Linux and Windows on your M1 Mac

WALTR PRO

Convert and copy any file from Mac to iOS

ScreenFlow 10

Record screens and video with flair

Stellar Commanders

Kill a planet in under seven minutes

Cardhop 2

Back with more for power users

Infuse 7

Easy network streaming for movies

STORE GUIDE

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

MacBook Pro

EXPECTED OCT 2021 UPDATED NOV 2020 The MacBook

Mac Pro

From £5,499

MacBook Air

From £999

Mac mini

From £699

Apple TV 4K

Apple’s media streamer has been around since 2007,

iPhone

From £699

iPad

From £329

iPad Air

From £579

Watch

From £379 (Series 6)

AirPods Max

From £549

BEST BUYS… Curated picks of third-party kit

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BEST BUYS… Curated picks of additional apps

PHOTO EDITOR (MAC) Luminar AI From £59 skylum.com

Apple IIGS

Charlotte Henry reflects on the Apple IIGS, the computer that brought new levels of sound and colour to Apple desktops