How to use Duplicates Detection in Apple Photos
With the number of images we capture across many devices and across periods of time, it’s easy to accumulate duplicates that make search results in Photos worse and take up storage space. My library,...
View ArticleiPad (10th gen) vs iPad (9th gen): Same name, different everything else
At a glance Our VerdictThe new iPad (2022) brings a modern design, USB-C and improved cameras, but it also comes with a hefty price increase for an entry-level device. If you’re not too bothered by...
View ArticlemacOS 13 Ventura superguide: Everything you need to know
Apple released the first version of macOS Ventura to Mac users on Monday, October 24. Here’s what you need to know about the new features, whether they will run on your Mac, and how Apple’s apps...
View ArticleThe iPhone’s most promising feature is being wasted
MagSafe on iPhone (not to be confused with MagSafe on MacBooks, which is entirely different despite using the same name) is a good idea, in principle. Build a ring of strong magnets around the...
View ArticleBest Black Friday Apple deals
If you’re looking for an Apple deal, now’s the time to shop. Black Friday is once again upon us, and while the big day doesn’t officially arrive until Friday, November 25, the deals are already...
View ArticleBoost Mac performance with one of these Mac cleaner apps
If your Mac is slowing down, frequently freezing, regularly running out of RAM or just not behaving like it used to, then it probably needs a clean. No, we don’t mean you need to get a cloth out and...
View ArticleApple confirms iPhone 14 Emergency SOS via satellite will arrive this month
The new iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro have a ton of new features, including Crash Detection, excellent battery life, and the Dynamic Island, but there’s one feature that hasn’t arrived yet: Emergency...
View ArticleApple to limit AirDrop ‘everyone’ setting to 10 minutes
AirDrop is great. It’s a fast and convenient way to send all sorts of data directly between Apple devices–contacts, photos, videos, web links, you name it. After the initial connection is made, the...
View ArticleGet 43% off one year of this top-rated VPN for a limited time
You’ve probably heard about internet service providers tracking your online behavior and selling it to marketers. Those ads might seem benign at first, but soon enough, you might find yourself subtly...
View ArticleHow to use the iOS Sleep focus mode to track your sleep and reduce nighttime...
The thing that keeps me up at night is trying to understand Apple’s updated Sleep options that interact with Health and Focus in iOS/iPadOS 16 and watchOS 9, with some elements affecting macOS as...
View ArticleThe iPhone 14 Pro is this year’s Tickle Me Elmo
Apple’s holiday quarter might be a little light this year. After issuing a warning earlier this week that iPhone 14 Pro production was being affected by Covid-related restrictions, delivery times keep...
View ArticleiPhone Other storage: What is it and how do you get rid of it?
I’m sure this sounds familiar: You’re trying to install the latest iOS release, upgrade to a new iPhone, or just download that cool app everyone’s talking about, and your iPhone says the storage is...
View ArticleHow to connect two or more external displays to Apple Silicon M1 or M2 Macs
Apple’s range of MacBooks that use the company’s own Silicon M1 or M2 processors cannot natively connect more than one external monitor, which is a massive limitation on the previous Intel-based...
View ArticleiPad mini vs iPad (10th gen and 9th gen)
At a Glance Our VerdictThe 2022 iPad (10th gen) gains a new design, with no Home button and USB-C instead of Lightning, but other than that there’s not much more on offer compared to the 9th gen iPad,...
View ArticleHow to improve AirPods battery life
Going wireless, whether you’re talking about a mouse, a speaker or a pair of headphones, is wonderfully convenient: who wants to worry about cables getting tangled up or snagged? But there are...
View ArticleGet more than half off this lightning-fast wireless charger
Let’s face it: Nobody really wants to think about their charger. If we have to power up our devices at all (and we do), we’d prefer to do it as quickly and easily as possible. Like, say, by simply...
View ArticleThe USB-C to Apple Pencil dongle represents everything wrong with Apple
Welcome to our weekend Apple Breakfast column, which includes all of the Apple news you missed this week in a handy bite-sized roundup. We call it Apple Breakfast because we think it goes great with a...
View ArticleBest Black Friday Mac SSD and external hard drive deals
Black Friday is on November 25, which is a great time to pick up a deal on a new SSD or hard drive to use with your Mac. Amazon and other resellers are likely to discount products even more than usual...
View ArticleThe strange limitations of the USB-C to Apple Pencil Adapter
For reasons best known to Apple, the new 10th-gen iPad has been assigned to work with the 1st- rather than the 2nd-gen Apple Pencil, even though it doesn’t have the Lightning port necessary to charge...
View ArticleBest Black Friday AirPods deals
It’s that time of year again–Black Friday, the yearly shopping event where everyone hunts for the biggest deals. The day itself is November 25, but deals often start days before that and continue...
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