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End-to-end encryption improvements coming

Self-service repairs come to the UK

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Must-have freebies for Mac

Boost your Mac’s toolset without busting your bank account

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Indispensable additions to your iPhone

Our selection of the very best apps for iOS devices, from creativity to organisation

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History of Apple

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Master login items on Mac

The Login Items feature gets an important makeover in macOS Ventura

Manage duplicate images

Discover and sort duplicate clips and stills for a cleaner Photos library

Make the most of Notes

Discover all the new and useful features on offer in the Notes app

How to use Live Text

Edit and translate image text on your iPhone

Type smarter on-screen

Type faster, write better and send images with Apple’s on-screen keyboard

Grading on the go

How to give your colours, tones and composition a cinematic makeover

Sleep better with appleWatch

Your watch can stop apps from waking you up and track your sleep

Matter – the allied standard

Matter is the smart home tech of the future, and it’s coming to Apple devices

What is Thread?

Matter goes hand-in-hand with another new technology called Thread – in fact, people often talk about Matter and Thread as though they are one and the same thing.

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

Peripherals

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

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

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HoudahSpot can exclude .ts files from its search,

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Philips 16B1P3302

Have portable monitor, will travel

OWC Envoy Pro Mini

A lightweight, fast and versatile pocket drive

Mophie 3-in-1 Travel Charger

The perfect solution for charging Apple gear on the go?

OneOdio Monitor 60

Affordable over-ear headphones for wired listening

The best laptop backpacks

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

EASY VIDEO EDITORS FOR MAC

Take the next step on your movie-making journey

Wondershare Filmora

The perfect balance of power and usability, a serious step up from iMovie

Camera Guard for Mac

Lock down your Mac with ease

Tim 7.2.0

Keep track of the time you spend working on projects

Intruder in Antiquonia

Short but, unfortunately, not particularly sweet

Imgmi

AI-powered image enhancement and editing

Dynamic Island

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