MacFormat March 2016

Nexpaq A modular expansion case for your iPhone Modular phones have been touted for ages, but what if you want to keep your iPhone? Nexpaq thinks it has the answer with its eponymously-named iPhone case, which lets you add different components depending on your needs. Currently there are 12 modules, including an SD card reader, extra battery power, storage expansion and even a breathalyser. You don’t need to restart your iPhone when you swap modules, and the case has a 1000mAh built-in battery to boost your iPhone and power all the modules. FROM £68 INCLUDES Nexpaq case (modules sold separately) WEBSITE nexpaq.com WORKS WITH iPhone 6s, 6s Plus, 6, 6 Plus…

Nexpaq A modular expansion case for your iPhone Modular phones have been touted for ages, but what if you want to keep your iPhone? Nexpaq thinks it has the answer with its eponymously-named iPhone case, which lets you add different components depending on your needs. Currently there are 12 modules, including an SD card reader, extra battery power, storage expansion and even a breathalyser. You don’t need to restart your iPhone when you swap modules, and the case has a 1000mAh built-in battery to boost your iPhone and power all the modules. FROM £68 INCLUDES Nexpaq case (modules sold separately) WEBSITE nexpaq.com WORKS WITH iPhone 6s, 6s Plus, 6, 6 Plus…

We all take pride in setting up our offices at home to make the perfect workspace, so why don’t we approach our desktops with the same gusto? Perhaps those customisations are considered too time-consuming or difficult to achieve. Well, help is at hand with our complete guide to OS X tweaks on page 30. There you’ll find dozens of tips for creating a great work environment and mastering useful shortcuts that will genuinely change the way you use your Mac. This issue’s Apple Home will be music to your ears if you’ve been thinking about upgrading to a system like Sonos (which is now certified for Apple Music). Multiroom wireless audio is now established tech, and we show you how to get the right setup and what to invest your cash…

We all take pride in setting up our offices at home to make the perfect workspace, so why don’t we approach our desktops with the same gusto? Perhaps those customisations are considered too time-consuming or difficult to achieve. Well, help is at hand with our complete guide to OS X tweaks on page 30. There you’ll find dozens of tips for creating a great work environment and mastering useful shortcuts that will genuinely change the way you use your Mac. This issue’s Apple Home will be music to your ears if you’ve been thinking about upgrading to a system like Sonos (which is now certified for Apple Music). Multiroom wireless audio is now established tech, and we show you how to get the right setup and what to invest your…

Contact us Email your queries and your questions to letters@macformat.com Keep up to date by following us on Twitter @macformat Join the conversation at facebook.com/macformat Rumours over the absence of a physical headphone port on the next iPhone just won’t go away. Numerous reports point to Apple’s first ever mobile device without a headphone jack, in favour of Bluetooth connectivity, of course. It makes a lot of sense in an increasingly wireless world, and Apple’s EarPods desperately need an update (perhaps being bundled as a Lightningonly version), but it won’t be enough to get us queueing outside an Apple Store. For the first time in the iPhone’s history, sales have started to decline. Cupertino needs to pull out a few rabbits if it is to reverse that emerging trend. With its release pegged for the…

$222.12 BILLION APPLE’S VALUE WHEN IT BECAME NO.1 In 2010, Apple surpassed Microsoft to become the most valuable technology company in the world. At that time, Microsoft was valued at $219.18 billion. In August 2011, Apple pushed past Exxon as the most valuable public company in the world. 23,000 SQUARE FEET THE FOOTPRINT OF APPLE’S LARGEST STORE Situated inside Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan, the store opened in 2011, has two Genius Bars, and is passed by 750,000 people per day. M68 THE ORIGINAL CODENAME FOR THE iPHONE Apple started work on the mysterious M68 in 2004. Former iOS chief Scott Forstall suggested the internal codename was simply ‘Purple’…