MacFormat October 2022

This issue is all about making savings, big and small – from doing things on your Mac, iPhone and iPad faster and more efficiently, to saving money on your existing devices, to cutting the cost of buying your next one. To help get you started, this month’s lead feature (p20) contains 121 time-saving tips that can help you shaves seconds, minutes or even hours from your day – by finding ways to make your Mac start up faster, for example, or by using must-try keyboard shortcuts that reduce the amount of time you spend loitering around your Mac’s menu bar. On p62, you’ll also discover how to put more pep in your existing setup by using an external drive to help your Mac boot more quickly. Plus, we also look…

The summer is receding and autumn is rearing its head. That means one thing: it’s nearly iPhone season. And this year’s iPhone 14 range is shaping up to be one of the most interesting phone line-ups from Apple in recent years. We’ve collated all the news, rumours and leaks to see just what we can expect come Apple’s September event. Here’s everything we know so far. Goodbye, iPhone mini The iPhone 12 range saw the introduction of the iPhone 12 mini, a shrunken-down 5.4-inch device for smaller hands. While it never sold particularly well, it still had a dedicated audience, but it seems Apple got cold feet. The rumours that are swirling around allege not only will there be no ‘mini’ phone in the iPhone 14 range, but it will…

MacFORMAT THE POLL WE ASKED… Which rumoured Apple product would you like to see next? Log on and see next issue’s big question! twitter.com/macformat facebook.com/macformat > Do you remember your first visit to an Apple Store? Well, now you can relive the stores’ earliest days with an app called The Apple Store Time Machine, a Mac app that has recreated four famous Apple Store locations on the days they opened. The stores include the first Apple Store (at Tysons Corner Center in Virginia) and the Apple Infinite Loop store in California. Each one has been recreated with bonus touches, such as interactive GarageBand and Photo Booth apps. There’s even a ringing phone at one of the Genius Bar desks. So, if you didn’t get to visit these stores when they…

APPLE WATCH PRO LIKELY COMING SOON TOUGHER CASE AND LARGER DISPLAY EXPECTED > The long-rumoured rugged Apple Watch could be set to launch this year, according to reporter Mark Gurman. The device will be called Apple Watch Pro and will have a new design, but lacks the flat sides previous leaks have discussed. Instead, it will have a titanium case, a 7% larger display, and longer battery life. The device will likely be aimed at extreme sports enthusiasts who need a tougher device. iPAD PRO SET FOR PRICE INCREASE FUTURE MODELS WILL USE COSTLY PROCESS > If you’re waiting for an OLED iPad Pro, you may have to pay a pretty penny for it. That’s because rumours have alleged Apple will use a dry-etching process to make the device’s displays.…

T he Apple Car is the perennial story that just won’t go away, but in fairness, it’s easy to see why. A new, out-there Apple device (if you can call it that) that could change the way we go about our lives? That’s worth talking about. But Apple hasn’t been talking – it’s been doing. And the company has filed 248 carrelated patents since 2000, according to news outlet Nikkei and analytics firm Intellectual Property Landscape. That’s almost one a month for 22 straight years, on average. The most productive year was 2017, when Apple filed a whopping 66 patent applications. It goes to show how long Apple has been thinking about how it can contribute to the motor industry. It’s longer than most people assume, and started only a…

T he M2 MacBook Pro has had its fair share of criticism due to the base model’s slow SSD performance. And now, the M2 MacBook Air has also come under fire, this time for its apparently poor heat regulation. Numerous reviewers have picked up on the issue, stating the MacBook Air is prone to overheating in certain situations. It’s not always disastrous – T3’s review found it was warm but did not slow down performance, for example. But others have suffered thermal throttling under demanding workloads, such as exporting video files. The situation is not helped by the fact the MacBook Air is completely fanless. However, this was never an issue in the M1 MacBook Air, so clearly something has changed this time. And in actuality, two things have changed:…