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APPLE NEWS+, APPLE’S NEW MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE, has been released in the UK and Australia, but there doesn’t seem to have been much in the way of excitement from users, and neither do rival subscription offerings appear overly c

Apple has announced it is awarding $250 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund to Corning Incorporated, supplier of precision glass for iPhone, Apple Watch and iPad. The investment supports Corning’s research and development into state-of-the-

Many iPad owners have been begging for the iPad operating system to match the hardware which in recent times has leapt forward in ways that we had not expected. The sheer power in the latest iPads easily competes with pro-level Macs in terms of speed

Many classic seaside postcards had a wider shape than modern prints. We can use the Crop panel’s Aspect setting to reshape our source image to a wider ratio of 3:5. Cropping also gives the shot a better balance. Skin tones in retro postcards weren’t

The ‘Titles’ browser has a collection of eye-catching animated titles that you can use to add captions to your social media video clips. This lets people get a flavour of the video when it autoplays in their feed. Music helps link a series of shots t

To make the text fade in as it zooms towards the camera, go to the Transitions browser and drag a Dissolve onto the start of the purple bar. You don’t need a dissolve at the end because the text has floated up out of shot. This panel enables you to c

All musicians know that ‘red light’ panic when the Record button is pressed. You’ve perfected a musical performance but when the pressure of an actual take begins, it all goes wrong. Usually too, the first and most troubling thing to go haywire is ti

This type of effect works especially well when used to announce a new section of a song. Create it from a segment of the first bar, and it creates a natural build, preparing the ear for when the new section comes in. Once you’ve got it in the right p

Apple News+ could be a hard sell for Apple initially because it costs twice as much as Apple Arcade and Apple TV+, or the same price as both put together. The difference, however, is that you are purchasing content that would otherwise cost a lot mor

For those of you who are looking for ways to add a bit of professional polish to your tracks, transitions between song sections are a great area to focus on, and one super-effective trick you can use to enhance these special moments is the reverse re

The best way to experience macOS Catalina is with a fresh install. It is a clean slate with none of the clutter and junk from previous installations. You can start afresh and install only the apps you need, but which should you choose? Your choice wi

You are probably visiting places with others, such as family or friends, so tap the Share/actions button at the bottom and send them the collection of places and get feedback from them. Tap ‘Edit’ to edit a collection. In Edit mode, tap the collectio

How do I initiate Sidecar mode in macOS Catalina to use my iPad as a second screen for my Mac? Clark Warren Go to System Preferences and you will see the new ‘Sidecar’ preferences pane in between the familiar Displays and Energy Saver panes. Click

5.8-inch Super Retina XDR display • Triple 12MP Ultra Wide, Wide and Telephoto cameras apple.com apple.com The iPhone is widely regarded as the best smartphone in the world with a camera that dominates the likes of Instagram and other social media

Bluetooth 4.1 • USB & SD card playback • FM radio tuner edifier.com amazon.co.uk ALTHOUGH EDIFIER’S XM3BT multimedia speakers could never be praised for their beautiful aesthetics, they do possess an abundance of functionality for a lipsmackingly

Wireless charging • Three light modes • Clock, calendar & temp groov-e.co.uk amazon.co.uk GROOV-E’S ARES LED DESK LAMP is the Swiss army knife of lamps that offers way more than mere illumination. The fold-up design comprises of a base, stem and a

Qualcomm aptX • Bluetooth 5.0 • 32 hours total playback edifier.com amazon.co.uk EDIFIER ENTERS THE WIRELESS earbud colosseum with a seemingly worthy contender in its TWS5 headphones. The units look slick, the charge case is well-designed and the

From £55.99/$49.99 revonext.com Despite the advancement of AirPod-alike wireless earphones, wired headphones are still very much alive and kicking and, on the evidence here, provide much the superior listening experience. With a high-frequency dual

macOS 10.15 or later • 64-bit processor • 32.8MB twitter.com Mac App Store THE OFFICIAL TWITTER APP is finally available from the Mac App Store, but you can only run it if you have macOS Catalina installed. This is because the app was created using

iOS 11.0 or later • 75.3MB reasonstudios.com App Store IF YOU ARE MUSICALLY-MINDED and have never picked up Figure then you really are missing a trick as its simplicity and range of sounds make it a great tool for tapping out a quick ditty before y

iOS 11.2 or later • 63.9MB App Store weekcal.com APPLE’S OWN CALENDAR APP has got steadily better with each new iOS release and this is largely thanks to the competition posed by apps such as this keeping it on its toes. WeekCal features a lovely c

iOS 9.0 or later • 211.4MB App Store playrix.com HOMESCAPES IS AN ODD GAME. If you didn’t know beforehand what you were going to get then you’d be forgiven for thinking that you were playing a task-based Sims clone. And while it is true that tasks