Image: Apple My ageing iMac and MacBook Air are both approaching their sunset years, and while the Mac range has been given a shot in the arm with Apple’s home-grown Apple Silicon processors, the 27-inch iMac has now been discontinued, leaving me in something of a quandary as I ponder ...
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3 very simple ways to take notes on your iPad using an Apple Pencil
Apple’s iPad has many different uses, one of which is using it to replace a tablet of paper and a pen, or a sketchbook and a pencil. There are a few different ways you can jot down your latest idea or quickly draw an example of what you want to ...
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Apple In my last column, I wrote about how the iPhone and iPod touch, two products that started out as near-twins, parted ways as the former’s pace of improvement pulled away from the latter’s. But the iPhone’s evolution has also dramatically contrasted with that of another relation: the iPad. At ...
Read More »Work and play on this refurbished iPad Air for just $106
StackCommerce The following content is brought to you by ZDNet partners. If you buy a product featured here, we may earn an affiliate commission or other compensation. If you need access to significant computing power on the go, but don’t want to have to drag a laptop around, an Apple ...
Read More »Apple’s Silicon chips bring Macs into AAA gaming
Taylor Clemons/ZDNET Apple is finally setting itself up as a AAA gaming contender with its M1 and M2 Silicon chips along with its Metal suite of developer tools. The Metal 3 and MetalFX Upscaling tools will allow developers to optimize graphics, textures, frame rates, and loading times for the M1 ...
Read More »How to improve your voice quality on iPhone calls
By Velour Noire — Shutterstock It’s weird how many really neat and useful features Apple builds into its operating systems, but then hides them. I use iOS, iPadOS, and macOS every day, and even I’m still coming across new features. This feature I had seen several times before, but it’s ...
Read More »WWDC 2022: What to expect and how to watch Apple’s latest keynote
Image: Apple On Monday, June 6, Apple will hold the opening keynote for WWDC 2022, its annual developer conference. During the presentation we expect Apple to preview future software updates for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, HomeKit, and, possibly, preview the operating system for its VR/AR headset. ...
Read More »The 5 best iPad apps for productivity in 2022
For nearly a decade, the iPad has been a critical part of my daily workflow. From managing my inbox to coordinating my schedule and writing countless stories, notes, touching up photos, and even editing videos — I’ve done it all on the iPad. As the hardware and software have improved, ...
Read More »Get a refurbished silver 2018 iPad 6 for just $230
StackCommerce The following content is brought to you by ZDNet partners. If you buy a product featured here, we may earn an affiliate commission or other compensation. Tablets are such incredibly helpful tools for boosting productivity because there is so much you can do on them that is a lot ...
Read More »This hidden iPhone feature makes you sound better on calls
By Velour Noire — Shutterstock It’s weird how many really neat and useful features Apple builds into its operating systems, but then hides them. I use iOS, iPadOS, and macOS every day, and even I’m still coming across new features. This feature I had seen several times before, but it’s ...
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