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If you’re getting an iPad Pro this Christmas, how about pursuing a new project with it, such as an archeological dig? That’s what Tulane University professor Dr Allison Emmerson and her team are currently doing in Pompeii. The iPad Pro’s LiDAR scanne

Managing Editor Can I have an iPhone controller/case that fits my iPhone 14 Pro Max running iOS 16.1 that actually works? Oh yeah and a flat stomach! PLEASE! Group Senior Designer Being an outdoorsey sporty type, I’d love an Apple Watch Ultra. It wou

Are you looking for a Christmas present for an Apple-loving member of your family? Still need a gift for your friend who’s already getting a Mac, iPhone or iPad for Christmas? Maybe you’re expecting an Apple device yourself, and need a peripheral or

It’s not all work, work, work. Your Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch are also great for entertainment. You can listen to your music on any of these devices, read ebooks on a Mac or mobile device, watch TV and more. In this issue’s tutorial section,

Make sure your iPhone is running iOS 12.3 or later and your Apple TV 4K or Apple TV HD is running tvOS 11.4 or later. Both devices must be on the same network. Open the video you wish to AirPlay to your Apple TV and tap the AirPlay icon. In some apps

Music is one of the best apps on the Apple Watch. Why get up and change tracks on your iPhone when you can do it directly from your watch, right there on your wrist? Here’s how to take advantage of its features. 1 Open the Music app on your iPhone, a

In the early Nineties, the fledgling World Wide Web was not easy to use. Unreliable, cumbersome and awkward, the earliest tools for navigating your way around the web were anything but user-friendly. When University of Illinois undergraduate Marc And

1 In the Safari app, click on the word Safari in the top bar, next to the Apple logo in the left corner. Select Safari Extensions from the menu that appears. The App Store opens, showing available Safari extensions. 2 Explore the extensions available

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We know what you’re thinking. ‘Why on Earth would I need a Chromebook when I already have a MacBook?’ But would you take your MacBook, which could well cost up to £2000, on a hiking holiday when you might be trekking through the wilderness in the rai

It’s time to take the plunge and get started with our Chromebook. For our experiment, we chose an Acer Chromebook 314, featuring an Intel Celeron N4000 processor with Intel UHD graphics, a 14-inch Acer ComfyView LCD screen, 4GB of memory and 32GB of

Picture the scene. You’re at a factory or building site, and need to incorporate some new figures into a spreadsheet and email it back to the office. You left your MacBook at home as you didn’t want to risk damaging it, so how will your Chromebook co

If you’re going on a camping or caravanning trip, or going away from home on business, you might want to use your notebook for entertainment in the evenings. And if you don’t want to risk an expensive Apple device, a Chromebook is perfect for the job

Did you know you can now FaceTime on a Chromebook? You can’t initiate a FaceTime call, but an Apple user running macOS Monterey or iOS/iPadOS 15 or later, can do so by creating and sending a FaceTime link to everyone they wish to invite to the video

The Chromebook is an online machine that makes heavy use of cloud computing, but this doesn’t mean it can’t be used when you’ve no Wi-Fi connection. As we’ve already covered, you can tether your Chromebook to your smartphone and use the phone’s data

A Chromebook is capable and versatile, but there are plenty of things it can’t do. As mentioned earlier, it can’t run specialist software that’s only available on Macs or PCs. If you’re an engineer that needs to run AutoCAD, a novelist or playwright

So should you buy a Chromebook? As discussed, a Chrome OS notebook might be just the thing for taking away from home in circumstances where you don’t want to risk your Mac notebook, but we wouldn’t recommend it as a full-time alternative to your Appl

It was a great idea. The OS X Dashboard feature gave quick and easy access to a series of mini-apps known as Widgets, offering instant functionality without having to load a software application. Activated from the Dock, Launchpad or Spotlight or by

The first few months of the year are the best time for stargazing, and with your Mac, your mobile gear and your telescope, you can learn a lot from the night sky. Over the next few pages we show you how to get started with the hobby of astronomy, and

Looking up at the starry night is an incredible feeling. Amongst all those billions of stars, covering billions of light years, there’s you, out in your back garden. While it may make you feel small and insignificant, we think the opposite. We think

Whatever the pastime, choosing the right equipment can be bewildering to the novice. This is particularly true for astronomy, especially when you take into account the sheer range of optical equipment, lenses, filters, eyepieces, mounts and goodness

The telescope’s aperture is the diameter of its primary lens or mirror. It’s where it gathers the light from distant objects, which it then projects into the eyepiece. The bigger the aperture, the more light can be gathered, and the better the image.

The Celestron line of telescopes offer something for everyone, from the beginner through to highly advanced astronomers and astrophotographers. The Celestron NexStar 102SLT falls into the former skill level category, but that doesn’t mean its lacking

Apple in the mid-Nineties was a mess. Every attempt to innovate went wrong, with over-priced, under-achieving products that failed to capture the imagination. The Apple Newton – or more correctly, the Apple MessagePad running Newton OS – was no excep

JOBY GripTight URL: www.joby.com Price: £22.95, $19.95, 19,95 € Designed to fit MagSafe smartphones (that’s iPhone 12 or later), this super-fast and secure system has an innovative clamp with a 360° rotation for versatile use in any mobile situation.

You can get some amazing gear to help with your iPhone photography. From carry bags to tripods, clip-on lenses to photo printers, there’s all sorts of amazing accessories to buy and use. Here we round up some of the best gadgets and gizmos that help

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Who says nostalgia is a thing of the past? Thanks to the miracles of modern technology, and a link sent to me by David Hayward, today I got to explore the very first Mac operating system I used extensively; System 7. It was back in 1991 when I first

The most exciting product to come out of the March keynote is a brand new addition to the Mac family. The Mac Studio is a powerful beast aimed at high-needs users. It’s a similar shape to a Mac mini, but taller, and it runs on top-of-the-range M1 Max

The Mac Studio is a surprisingly small device considering its power. It looks a little like a Mac mini, though at 3.7 inches (9.5 cm), it’s over two and a half times as tall. Both the Mac Studio and the Mac mini have a square footprint, with sides of

Before the March keynote, there were three Apple Silicon M-series processors; M1, M1 Pro and the top-of-the-range M1 Max. A fourth has now been added; the M1 Ultra, the most powerful Apple Silicon chip yet. Mac Studio runs on the M1 Ultra or M1 Max,

Alongside the new Mac Studio, Apple also lifted the lid on its latest monitor; the Studio Display. It’s an all-screen design, with very narrow surrounding bezels. It also features an all-aluminium enclosure that crams a lot of technology into its sli

The Mac Studio also conforms to the latest wireless standards. Wi-Fi: The Mac Studio has 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking. It’s backwards compatible with standards IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, so you can use existing Wi-Fi products with it too. Bluetoo

The new Mac Studio and Studio Display are available online and in Apple Stores from 18th March, 2022. Pricing is as follows; Mac Studio M1 Max: £1,999, $1,999, 2,299 € M1 Ultra: £3,999, $3,999, 4,599 € Studio Display (basic version) £1,499, $1599, 1,

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Connect your Mac or your iPad Pro to a wide range of peripherals with this excellent desktop hub from SONNETTECH. Thee Sonnet Technologies Echo 5 Thunderbolt 4 Hub is the ultimate companion for your Mac. If you have a desktop Mac, it can act as a per

What’s the story with the new iCloud web interface? What’s new? What’s the same? We show you how to get to grips with cloud computing Apple style, on your Mac, iPhone and iPad. To find out all about it, and also some great hardware, software and game