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Macworld Sonny Dickson, a tech reviewer with a pretty good track record for iPhone design leaks, just posted an image to X (formerly Twitter) that shows the major differences in the iPhone 16 lineup. The image (above) shows what are almost certainly mockups of all four models: the 6.9- and 6.3-inch iPhone 16 Pros and the 6.7- and 6.1-inch iPhone 16. They look like iPhones. The non-Pro models have their cameras aligned vertically rather than diagonally. Theres a pink one. The main takeaway is tha

Macworld The current iPad range is one of the most populated weve seen. It includes two iterations of the standard iPad, the iPad mini, the iPad Air, and the 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models, so theres plenty to choose from. It seems Apple isnt stopping there, though; rumors suggest it could be adding an even larger iPad Pro to the line-up. Heres everything we know about the next-generation iPad Pro. Update April 29: A new rumor claims that the iPad Pro will have an M4 chip. 2024 iPad Pro r

Macworld Every year, Apple announces the new version of iOS at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June. It then enters a beta testing period (first for developers only, then for the public) before being released in September, around the time the new iPhones go on sale. We dont expect the process or timeline to change this year, but thats about the only thing we can count on being the same as years past. When it comes to iOS 18 itselfits features and changesthe rumors and leaks point to what

Macworld Over time, iPhones and iPads tend to slow down as they get clogged up with unwanted files and apps. You can give your device a little speed boost by clearing out the junk and memory-clogging files on your device. In this article, we explain how to clean out the cache, which could get your iPhone or iPad running faster. What is cache? Pronounced cash, this is an area of memory on your device where small, temporary files are kept. These are often useful and speed up performance by allowin

Macworld If youre looking for a new smartwatch, the Apple Watch Series 9 is the absolute cream of the crop, especially when you can get it at a discount. And today its cheaper than weve ever seen: Amazon is selling the 41mm and 45mm Apple Watch Series 9 for $299 and $329, respectively, a savings of $100 each, well below the lowest price we had previously tracked . The Apple Watch Series 9 has either a 41mm or 45mm display with two exclusive features: an S9 chip thats faster and smarter with a ne

Macworld With Apples late-spring event just over a week away, a widely respected leaker has claimed that the company is about to announce a shocking upgrade for the iPad Pro. Up until now, the received wisdom has been that well hear about relatively pedestrian upgrades to two iPad lines, the Air and the Pro, with the former getting a bump from the M1 to the M2 processor and the latter stepping up from M2 to M3. But according to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, the Pro is likely to skip a generati

Macworld Welcome to our weekly Apple Breakfast column, which includes all the Apple news you missed last week in a handy bite-sized roundup. We call it Apple Breakfast because we think it goes great with a morning cup of coffee or tea, but its cool if you want to give it a read during lunch or dinner hours too. Loose change Defying all expectations, Apple last week sent out invitations to a special event on May 7. Based on the artwork (which features an Apple Pencil and an artistic Apple logo) a

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Macworld There is no shortage of iPad accessories, but if you had to choose just one? A keyboard isthe no-brainer answer, as it provides extra versatility for your iPad . This Apple Magic Keyboard Folio is one of the best on the market, and its compatible with iPad 10th Gen. While new editions can run almost $250, you can grab a new open-box model for less than $100 through April 30. Mind you, new open-box doesnt mean used.These aresimplyexcess inventory that has had customer contact.While the p

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Macworld iPhones are remarkable devices, but they lose their lustre once the battery runs dry. Thats why its important to look after the cell inside and ensure that you always charge it properly. In this article we explain the steps you need to take if you want your iPhone to last till the late hours each day and keep doing so for as many years as possible. How to charge an iPhone with a cable The fastest way to charge an iPhone is using a cable. Until the iPhone 15 , this meant using a USB to L

Macworld Apple has planted its own flag in the streaming wars with Apple TV+ , its in-house streaming service that focuses almost entirely on original programming rather than an extensive library of existing TV shows or movies. This guide will list all the Apple TV+ content you can watch today, divided into episodic shows or series and movies. Theres also a ton of new content in the works for Apples $9.99-a-month service. If you want to know whats on the way, check out our list of upcoming Apple

Macworld If youre looking for a new laptop, the newest 13-inch MacBook Air is a perfect option for most people, especially when its on sale: Amazon is selling the 13-inch MacBook Air with 256GB of storage for $989 , a savings of $110 and the best price weve ever seen. The 13-inch MacBook Air has the same thin and light design as the M2 model with a new M3 processor and the ability to run two external displays . Its got a gorgeous Liquid Retina display with super-skinny bezels (and a notch) along

Macworld If you are running out of space on your iPhone you may be looking at the huge amount of space being attributed to Photos and thinking that deleting all the photos from your iPhone would be an easy way to increase your storage. You may have heard of iCloud Photos and wondered if that would be a way to back up your photos so you can delete them from the iPhone. Or you may already be using iCloud Photos and think they are all backed up in iCloud and can be deleted from your iPhone. But you

Macworld Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) just held its 2024 North America Technology Symposium, where it filled in attendees and investors on its technology roadmap for the future. You may rightly ask: okay but what does this have to do with me, a user of Apple products? Well, TSMC is a chip fabrication company, and likely the most advanced one in the world. Theyve been Apples partner for nearly all of its chips major chipsthe A series for iPhones and iPads, the M series for Ma

Macworld Earlier this week we got some surprising news out of Cupertino. After weeks of reported delays, Apple announced that it will be holding an event on May 7 with the tagline Let Loose that will presumably feature new iPads. That would make a whopping 559 days since the announcement of the 10th-gen iPad and M2 iPad Pros and even longer since the M1 iPad Air arrived at the Peek Performance event (March 2022). Thats an extremely long wait for new iPads; the longest ever, in fact. Apple had ne

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Macworld Apple made its popular Apple Thunderbolt Display from 2011 to 2016we still get questions about using the display eight years after it was discontinued. Even though the Thunderbolt Display used an older Thunderbolt standard, it remained compatible with Thunderbolt 3 when that newer standard was released, as well as with the even fresher Thunderbolt 4. The Apple Thunderbolt Display offered a Thunderbolt 2 data connection via a jack that is identical in appearance to Mini DisplayPort. Thun

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Macworld Apple makes very good keyboards, but some users dont like the feel of the keysthats important, especially if you spend most of your day working at your Mac. Many people like the clicky feel of a mechanical keyboard, and you can get a discount on some clicky goodness on Amazon. Amazon is selling the Logitech MX Mechanical Minifor Mac keyboard for 26 percent off the regular priceits $111.51, down from the regular price of $150, the best price weve ever seen. Its a mini keyboard, so it doe

Macworld The iPhone 15 is lots of things, but it isnt indestructible. Drop it, knock it, or scratch it, and it will suffer damage that no one would wish on their expensive new purchase. The most obvious way to protect your iPhone 15, 15 Pro, 15 Plus, or 15 Pro Maxaside from leaving it in the boxis to buy a case that will take the hard knocks and scrapes, leaving your iPhone as Apple intended. A case is more than just a pretty backplate, so we have some expert tips for you to start. We have teste

Macworld I dont need to have a new iPhone every year, just the procedure of changing over with various authentications is sometimes a bit annoying. Whats more, the iPhone has matured to such an extent that there are only evolutionary changes from year to year, rarely an innovation that really knocks my socks off. A new device every three to four years, possibly a replacement battery in betweenthats quite enough. After three to four years, a new iPhone really does feel revolutionary compared to t

Macworld You may have been led to believe that you dont have to worry about computer viruses on your Mac. And, to some extent, theres truth to that. While your Mac can definitely be infected with malware , Apples built-in malware detection and file quarantine capabilities should make it less likely that youll download and run malicious software. Apple introduced malware detection to the macOS back in 2009 with Snow Leopard (Mac OS 10.6). This system consists of the quarantine of any app download

Macworld I have an admission: Though I frequently review new Apple products, I dont always buy them. Like many of you, I cant afford to update every bit of Apple hardware every time the company revises one of its products. So I have to carefully measure when my stuff has now become too old and needs to be replaced with the shiny and new. Of course, Apple would love us all to buy new stuff all the time. But the company has to earn its sales the hard way. I might buy a new iPhone because of an upg

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Macworld If you need to move text, an image or another object from one part of a document to another, or from one app to another, you need to use copy (or cut) and paste. On a Mac or MacBook, the keyboard shortcuts for this are different from other devices, so if you are coming from Windows you might be confused. Well explain the simple steps you need to take to cut, copy and paste on a Mac. Our tips will show you how to copy and paste on a MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac mini or any other M

Macworld Apples fees for iCloud+ storage tiers are a sore point among enough people that Ive seen the question come up repeatedly: How can I be sure I have a local copy of all my files if I want to reduce my iCloud+ storage payment or stop paying for iCloud storage at all? (Apple includes a meager 5GB of storage for all iCloud accounts; iCloud+ starts at $0.99 monthly for 50GB of storage.) Time Machine isnt the answer, nor are any volume-cloning or archive tools, local or internet-based. File an

Macworld Apple announces a May 7 event. Is FineWoven done for? Is there a big change in store for the Calculator app? We talk about the latest rumors and news bits in this episode of the Macworld Podcast! This is episode 881 with Jason Cross , Michael Simon , and Roman Loyola . Listen to episode 881 on Apple Podcasts Listen to episode 881 on Spotify Get info Click on the links below for more information on what was discussed on the show. Surprise! Apple announces Let Loose event on May 7 Apple

Macworld Its pretty universalat this pointto keep a smartphone charger by your bed, usually so you can charge your phone while it rests on your nightstand. Its also pretty standard to have a lamp on that same nightstand. Miraculously, 3PExperts put two and two together and combined these nightstand staples into one sleek package. Meet the 15W Nightlight Wireless Charging Pad, which offers easy ambient lighting andan easycharging solution for only$39.99 (reg. $99). This versatile device blends we

Macworld If you follow tech outside the world of Apple, you may have noticed that Qualcomm has been getting a lot of attention lately. Thats because the company is promoting its upcoming Snapdragon X Plus and Elite chips, which arent going to be in PC laptops until this summer. As part of its marketing, Qualcomm compares its chips performance to Intel (of course), but it also calls out Apples latest M3 chip. According to Qualcomm (via PCWorld ), its Snapdragon X Elite chip is 28 percent faster a

Macworld If you own a recent iPhone before the latest model, two things are true: It has a Lightning port and it doesnt have a headphone jack. Todays deal can fix that for very cheap: Best Buy is selling a 2-pack of Insignia Lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone adapters for just $6 , a savings of $11.50 and the best price youre ever going to see. This adapter has one job: One end connects to the Lightning port on your iPhone and the other accepts a 3.5mm jack from your headphones or some other audio de

Macworld Apples smallest iPad was given a substantial facelift at the end of 2021. The 6th-generation iPad mini sports a complete redesign with a bigger display, Touch ID on the power button, USB C instead of Lightning, and an upgraded front camera. This represented the first major change to the design since the iPad mini was first introduced back in 2012. The mini celebrated its 10-year anniversary in 2022 without an update and no update was forthcoming in 2023 either. But a new iPad mini 7th g

Macworld Sometimes, you need to turn a piece of paper into a digital file. Maybe you need to include a receipt, registration, or other form of proof in an online form. Or, you want to keep copies of your important documents in the cloud, so theyre always accessible and safe from being lost or destroyed. Such documents are often digitized as Portable Document Format files (or PDFs). It used to be that you needed to use either dedicated hardware or a third-party iPhone appto take a photo of a docu

Macworld The danger of using an unprotected identity Venturing online can be a dangerous business. Bad actors want your personal data, and will go to almost any lengths to get hold of it for their own benefit, and at your cost. If you use an unprotected identity online, and the wrong person gets hold of your email address, for example, the very least you can expect is an avalanche of spam and phishing messages. And it can get a lot worse than that. Lets say youre trying to get a discount code, a

Macworld The iPhone 16 lineup will bring in more money for Apple than anything else this year. As many other parts of the company (namely services) are growing, the overall fortunes of Apple still rise and fall on iPhone sales. You would think that would make the iPhone 16 Apples most important product this year, but no. That distinction belongs to iOS 18 ; or more specifically, the on-device AI features it is expected to bring to our pockets this fall. For better or worse, its all about AI thes

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Macworld Often youll be required to fill in a PDF on your Mac. Maybe you are applying for a loan, returning an item to a shop, making a request, or applying for a job. Whatever it is, its likely that the document you need to fill in is a PDF. This is because PDF is a universal format for documents and it works on Windows, macOS, Android or iOSand looks the same on whichever platform you open it on. Thats all fine, but it can be annoying to have to print it out, fill it in with a pen (which requi

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Macworld Did you hear the big iPads news today? No, not that news ! Sources have told MacRumors that iPadOS 18 will include the longest-awaited feature of the iPad: a Calculator app. Its expected to be part of the iPadOS 18 unveiling at Apples Worldwide Developers Conference on June 10. Apples plans with the Calculator app have been making the rounds lately. AppleInsider reported last week that the company plans a major overhaul for the Calculator in macOS 15 with an iOS-inspired redesign, a new

Macworld Its been a month since the release of iOS 17.4 , which introduced a few minor tweaks (like new emojis) for all users, but it has a massive change to app distribution for those in the European Union. In compliance with the Digital Markets Act, that version allowed alternate app stores, changed policies and terms around apps, browsers that use their own engines, and more. Typically, a new iOS version is followed almost immediately by a beta of the next point release, so the month-long abs

Macworld Apple has released the third beta of the Sonoma 14.5 update to developers and the public. The beta 3 comes a week after the second beta was released. The full version will likely arrive for all users in late April or early May. macOS 14.5: Beta 3 developer notes The following are the release notes for the macOS 14.5 beta 3 release to developers . These notes are often different from the notes provided in the official release to the general public. FaceTime Resolved Issues Fixed: Users m

Macworld The second major point release of visionOS, the operating system for Apple Vision Pro , has just entered beta testing. When visionOS 1.1 landed a month ago, it mostly polished up a few sore spots from the release version (like the inability to reset your device). Theres no telling what visionOS 1.2 will bring Spatial Personas has already come to all Vision Pro headsets before the 1.2 release. Updated April 23: The third beta of visionOS 1.2 is now available. Whats new in visionOS 1.2 We

Macworld There are plenty of cheap charging stations for your Apple devices, but most of them are clunky and dont look all that great on a desk or side table. Ankers MagGo Magnetic Charging Station is different. Its compact, cute, and clever, and today its 30 percent off as well: Amazon is selling the Anker MagGo Magnetic Charging Station, Qi2 Compatible 15W Ultra-Fast MagSafe Wireless Charger for $70 , a savings of $30 and the best price weve ever seen. The spherical charging station has a larg

Macworld You may have arrived at this article because you have just encountered the nightmare scenario of having your Mac fail without a backup, or perhaps you know someone who has had such a dreadful situation befall them and you want to make sure it doesnt happen to you. Or maybe you just messed up a document you were working on, saved over something you didnt want to lose, or realized that you deleted a chunk of work by accident. Recovering unsaved of deleted Word documents can be a particula

Macworld On Tuesday, Apple sent out invitations to a special press event next month. Taglined Let Loose, the event takes place on May 7 and begins at 7am PT. It seems to be an online-only event, with recipients invited to tune in at apple.com rather than attending in person. This is a major surprise. The company frequently holds events in the spring, either in March or in April, and always holds an event ( WWDC ) in June. But there hasnt been an Apple event in May this century. The timing is als

Macworld Wed given up hope for a Spring event this year, but Apple has just issued invites to an event on May 7, 2024. So it turns out that big things are brewing at Apple Park after all, and we will find out what they are very soon. In this article, we explain what you need to know about Apples Spring Event in 2024, how to watch it live, and what products you can expect to be unveiled. Apples spring event is one of the three or four big events in Apples yearly cycle of announcements. We get the

Macworld One of the most underrated features of Apple TV is its gorgeous screensavers that show aerial views of breathtaking locations in vivid 4K. In a mildly alarming development, its been reported that the YouTube app for Apple TV has recently been set up to override the system screensaver and run its own lower-quality equivalent. By default, the Apple TV begins showing a screensaver after its been left idle for five minutes. But if youve got the YouTube app open, this will instead trigger it

Macworld At a Glance Our Verdict Right now wed recommend the MacBook Pro over the iMac. The 14-inch MacBook Pro offers better value for money and the MacBook Pro boast the M3 Pro and M3 Max options that are superior to the base M3. Price When Reviewed Apple 14-inch MacBook Pro (M3, 2023): $1,599 Apple 24-inch iMac (M3, 2023): $1,299 base model Best Pricing Today for 14-inch MacBook Pro (M3) Retailer Price $1,449 View Deal $1499 View Deal $1599 View Deal $1599 View Deal $1599 View Deal Price comp