MacFormat February 2020

One of the reasons we all love Apple is that it “just works” – until suddenly it doesn’t. Aiming to square that circle is this month’s lead feature, which gives you everything you need to turn Apple Genius and diagnose – then fix – common Mac problems yourself. So if you’re staring at a blank screen, jiggling an unproductive pointer or can’t get iCloud to play ball, head to page 20 and let the sleuthing begin. The iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro are two of the best phones Apple has ever made, especially when it comes to shooting photos and video – but you don’t have to own one of the latest Apple gadgets to capture incredible images, as our feature on page 64 proves. There you’ll discover top tips,…

One of the reasons we all love Apple is that it “just works” – until suddenly it doesn’t. Aiming to square that circle is this month’s lead feature, which gives you everything you need to turn Apple Genius and diagnose – then fix – common Mac problems yourself. So if you’re staring at a blank screen, jiggling an unproductive pointer or can’t get iCloud to play ball, head to page 20 and let the sleuthing begin. The iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro are two of the best phones Apple has ever made, especially when it comes to shooting photos and video – but you don’t have to own one of the latest Apple gadgets to capture incredible images, as our feature on page 64 proves. There you’ll discover top…

Sirivats Lakshman Staff Writer Srivats has been up to his ears in headphones this month, pitting Apple’s new AirPods Pro against a bunch of rivals. Read the results on page 86. Jo Membery Operations Editor Jo’s been so inspired by our photography feature (page 64) that she now goes around with her eyes to the skies so she can check for available light. Paul Blachford Art Editor Display quality is really important when you work as a designer, which is why Paul’s been putting AOC’s latest 27in monitor to the test – see page 83.…

Sirivats Lakshman Staff Writer Srivats has been up to his ears in headphones this month, pitting Apple’s new AirPods Pro against a bunch of rivals. Read the results on page 86. Jo Membery Operations Editor Jo’s been so inspired by our photography feature (page 64) that she now goes around with her eyes to the skies so she can check for available light. Paul Blachford Art Editor Display quality is really important when you work as a designer, which is why Paul’s been putting AOC’s latest 27in monitor to the test – see page 83.…

The rumour mill for Apple’s 2020 iPhone line-up is hotting up… We love the improved cameras and better battery life of the iPhone 11 range – and the Pro models’ Super Retina XDR OLED display. So what advances can we expect to see for ‘iPhone 12’? Noted analyst Ming Chi-Kuo believes we’re likely to see five new handsets. We know Apple has been working on a successor to the iPhone SE, and Kuo believes it will launch sometime in the first quarter of the year. Kuo predicts that the device will be similar to the iPhone 8, so we can expect a 4.7in display, a single-lens camera, Touch ID, and maybe an A13 processor. It’s also thought that the ‘SE 2’ will come with an LCD display. As the original…

The rumour mill for Apple’s 2020 iPhone line-up is hotting up… We love the improved cameras and better battery life of the iPhone 11 range – and the Pro models’ Super Retina XDR OLED display. So what advances can we expect to see for ‘iPhone 12’? Noted analyst Ming Chi-Kuo believes we’re likely to see five new handsets. We know Apple has been working on a successor to the iPhone SE, and Kuo believes it will launch sometime in the first quarter of the year. Kuo predicts that the device will be similar to the iPhone 8, so we can expect a 4.7in display, a single-lens camera, Touch ID, and maybe an A13 processor. It’s also thought that the ‘SE 2’ will come with an LCD display. As the original SE…