Meet the team

Jo Membery Operations Editor > When she’s not

Mac FORMAT

When Steve Jobs first introduced the iPad in 2010,

Apple updates MacBook Air with M3 chip

HOT TOPIC!

Apple Car hits the brakes

Apple has reportedly cancelled Project Titan, its long-running

Apple’s “next big thing” in the works

Apple is apparently experimenting with the idea of

APPLE NEWS ROUNDUP

NOT-SO-FINEWOVEN iPHONE CASE FACES CRITICISM > Apple’s iPhone

Apple launches new Sports app

Designed for quickly staying up to date with your top teams

How sturdy is the Vision Pro?

Drop tests and hairline fractures for the spatial computing headset

Topaz Gigapixel AI 7 $99 (about £95)

[MAC APP]

Globetrotter FREE (IAPs)

Image credits:Topaz Labs, Monkeywrench Inc/ Republic Records/UMO Recordings

Devil May Cry: Peak of Combat FREE (IAPs)

This game brings the Devil May Cry experience

Inkulinati £21.99

Inspired by medieval manuscripts, Inkulinati lets you draw

Media Picks

What you should be playing and reading this month

Crave

THE GEAR WE’RE LUSTING AFTER

MATT BOLTON…

LOVES APPLE’S COMMITMENT TO PUSHING AUDIOVISUAL FORMATS, EVEN IF THE HARDWARE DOESN’T ALWAYS REFLECT IT

THE M3 MACBOOK AIR IN NUMBERS

Discover the key stats behind Apple’s incredible new notebook

Contact

Have your say on all things Apple!

Apple vs Spotify

The battle between the world’s largest music services has escalated. We take alook at what’s happening

85 must-try iPad tricks

Are you getting the most from your amazing Apple tablet?

Multitasking for greater productivity

You can get a lot more done if you master these important iPad features

Pages, Numbers & Keynote

The iPad and Apple’s iWork apps are great for working on the go

Photography & art

Because the iPad isn’t only for office apps…

Music &video

You can create amazing sounds and clips using your Apple tablet

Other cool stuff you can do

There’s plenty more productivity tasks you can carry out on your iPad

And relax…

Get comfy, it’s entertainment time!

APPLE SKILS

NEW IDEAS Your in-depth guide to getting more

Easily share your documents

Safely and securely share documents you’ve created

Create a home inventory

Keep track of all your worldly goods – with a little help from your Mac

Sort your Bluetooth devices

Learn how to add, remove, prioritise and troubleshoot Bluetooth devices

Get started with Apple Arcade

Play the latest games on Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Vision Pro

Rediscover your love for podcasts

This little app is the perfect podcast partner

Make your iPad smarter

Your iPad’s personal assistant just got smarter thanks to ChatGPT

Track your sleep with Pillow

Check the quality of your shut-eye time

Set multiple timers

Use concurrent timers to help with all sorts of multitasking

Solid-state sound

A new silicon-based audio tech is aiming to replace old-fashioned headphones

GENIUS TIP

EXPERT ADVICE Our resident genius solves your Mac

Will Live Textread our PDFs?

There’s more to Live Text than meets

How to make a snapshot

Although finicky to exclude most of a volume

iOS software

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

Quick-fire questions

How to fix a juddery Magic Mouse? >

Peripherals

Thinking inside the box to refresh the parts other tips can’t reach

Save images for Windows

To make a USB flash drive accessible to

Transfer audio from a tape deck

Q What hardware do I require to transfer

macOS

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

CREATE YOUR DREAM SMART HOME

Make your semi smarter, your bungalow brighter or your flat future-proof with Siri and the best smart home tech

LIGHTING, BLINDS & CURTAINS

Manual control? Pah! It’s time to get smart…

HOME SECURITY & COMFORT

Get peace of mind from smart kit

MULTI-ROOM AUDIO & VIDEO

Boom! Shake the room with these home entertainers

KEEP YOUR OLD MAC RUNNING

Get that Mac out of the attic and fire it up or you’ll never know what it’s capable of!

Boot from an external drive

How to bring your Mac back to life if the hard drive isn’t working.

Move, migrate and minimise

How to slim down that old, small hard drive so your Mac runs faster.

APPLE CHOICE

BUYING ADVICE Our authoritative reviews help you make

Synology BeeStation

Affordable network storage with Time Machine support

1More Penta Driver P50

Who needs wireless earbuds when you can have these?

TP-Link Archer Air R5/E5

A modern networking system for today’s home

Logitech MX Brio

Achampion of webcams in the darkness

Anker A1564 MagGo Power Bank (10K)

Apocket-sized portable charger for when you need it most

The best email apps for Mac

Get to the heart of the news you want to read

Microsoft Outlook

Freed from the need for a subscription, Outlook leads the way

Sonic Dream Team

Gotta go fast – well, for a few short dream-like bursts

Calm: Sleep &Meditation

Live a happier, healthier life by focusing on rest and relaxation

Rainbow Weather: AI Forecast

Need a mac? Check this app

STORE GUIDE

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

Apple AirTag

One more thing