Macworld UK April 2022

While everyone is waiting anxiously for Apple to unveil its first folding iPhone and show the world how it’s supposed to be done, a new report says Apple’s first foldable won’t be an iPhone. It’ll be a MacBook. In the latest Foldable/Rollable Report, Ross Young of Display Supply Chain Consultants reports that the company is “showing Apple in our road map for foldable notebooks”. Young, who has a solid track record with Apple display rumours, hasn’t previously reported on a folding laptop display in the works from Apple. According to Young, Apple is exploring what would be the largest ever MacBook, with a screen topping 20 inches. He speculated that the notebook would have multiple uses – as a full-size keyboard when folded, an external display, or an iMac-style all-in-one…

If you’re lamenting the loss of the Touch Bar, we may have good news. A report from a MacRumors tipster claims that Apple is actually planning to keep the Touch Bar around for another generation. It would be a strange move and one that goes against conventional wisdom and rumours. MacRumors reports that “the upcoming 13in MacBook Pro retains the same design as the current version, including the Touch Bar”, with the only changes to speak of being the new M2 chip. The site also claims the new laptop “will not have a notch or a ProMotion display” like the 14-and 16in MacBook Pro models. While the lack of a notch and a ProMotion display wouldn’t be a surprise, keeping the Touch Bar and the same overall design would. When…

If you’ve ever needed to replace the True Depth camera on your iPhone, you probably noticed that you didn’t get the same phone back. That might be changing the next time you take your iPhone in for a Face ID repair. Macrumors reports that authorized Apple technicians will soon have access to a new TrueDepth Camera service part containing all Face ID and front camera modules, which will let Apple Store repair iPhones with Face ID issues. The site saw an internal memo outlining the changes, which affect all iPhone XS, 11, 12 and 13 models. It’s not clear whether the iPad Pro is also part of the new repair programme. Ever since the tech arrived on the iPhone X, Apple hasn’t had a way to repair Face ID without…

We’re all expecting the third-generation iPhone SE to launch in just a few weeks, and there isn’t much we don’t know about it. We know what it’ll look like, how much faster it will be and what the premier feature will be. But there might still be one surprise left. Investor’s Business Daily reported late last month that Loop Capital Markets analyst John Donovan has “heard rumours” that the new iPhone SE could start at £300. That’s 25 per cent lower than the current model and world represent a surprising price cut. But it also kind of makes sense. We’ve read reports for months that the third-generation iPhone SE will gain 5G along with an upgraded A15 processor and better camera. A 5G iPhone SE – which will reportedly be…

When I heard that Apple was working on a 20in MacBook with a folding screen, I was intrigued. Now that I know more about what Apple is planning, I’m a lot less enthused. According to Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, the rumour by Ross Young of Display Supply Chain Consultants is true: Apple is indeed working on a “foldable” laptop. Gurman corroborates Young’s report that Apple is looking at displays upwards of 20 inches, and adds some details about how the device could work: “The company could go with a foldable 20in screen attached to a physical keyboard or just have one side of the display serving as a virtual keyboard. I’m told Apple has indeed been exploring a dual-screen, foldable MacBook/iPad hybrid that would take the second approach. It would…

Macs may be a less tempting target for malware and viruses, but they’re not immune from attack. Even if you don’t care about adware or being used as a means to infect users on other platforms, it’s still possible to fall victim to ransomware or password theft. Accordingly, good antivirus software will protect your Mac on all of these fronts. It’ll catch malware that’s still spreading or in circulation; block ransomware; protect older systems with out-of-date software from security vulnerabilities; prevent your Mac from acting as a carrier for malware aimed at other operating systems; and keep infected files off of any virtual machines you’re running. Many antivirus suites provide a decent level of protection, but a few rise above all others by providing the very best in performance. Our…