Innehållsförteckning för February 2018 från Macworld UK

Apple has released a statement to TechCrunch to address accusations on the Internet that the company purposely throttles the performance of older iPhones in order to boost new iPhone sales. Here is the statement to TechCrunch: “Our goal is to deliver the best experience for customers, which includes overall performance and prolonging the life of their devices. Lithium-ion batteries become less capable of supplying peak current demands when in cold conditions, have a low battery charge or as they age over time, which can result in the device unexpectedly shutting down to protect its electronic components. “Last year we released a feature for iPhone 6, iPhone 6s and iPhone SE to smooth out the instantaneous peaks only when needed to prevent the device from unexpectedly shutting down during these conditions.…

RATING: Entry-level model £4,899 inc VAT from fave.co/2COcC5s Review unit £9,039 inc VAT from fave.co/2D0cCTy We’re still waiting for the new Mac Pro (and don’t even know which year it’ll be launched in), but in the meantime Apple is placating its pro users with this high-powered slab of processing muscle. It’s available with anywhere from eight to 18 cores, and from 32- to 128GB of RAM. The thermal architecture, so problematic on the Mac Pro, has been redesigned with ‘dual blowers’ for a claimed 80 percent increase in thermal capacity. And the machine looks great too, with the current ‘pregnant iMac’ design given a new and rather lovely Space Grey finish, and matching peripherals. Design Picture the 2017 27in iMac (the i7 model – we’ll be making comparisons with this…

Apple’s biggest sellers have been on store shelves for a while now, but for fans of high-powered Macs, Christmas came early last year with the release of the iMac Pro. It’s undoubtedly going to take the crown as the most powerful Mac ever made – and will undoubtedly hold onto that distinction until a new Mac Pro arrives on the scene. There’s a lot to be said for the iMac Pro. It’s the first Mac with workstation-level processors with a plethora of processor cores (8 and up) since the Mac Pro in 2013. The Radeon Pro Vega is the most powerful graphic processor ever in a Mac. If you’re someone who uses a 5K iMac to get work done today, should you consider buying the iMac Pro or not? Here’s…

APP STORE AND iTUNES PURCHASES: YOU CAN’T DELETE HISTORY We don’t typically run one-word answers to reader questions, but it’s worth it in this case, because we regularly receive a question similar to this one from Macworld reader JLR: “I want to dump, forever, some music and iPhone apps from my iTunes account and not have to deal with them just ‘hiding’. Is this possible to do?” No. Okay, I can’t help myself, I need to give a complete answer here. Apple lets you hide purchases from appearing where they typically display in a list or are available via Family Sharing, but the purchase remains part of your account information and can be viewed when you examine your account. Apple hasn’t explained why you can’t delete your purchase history. IS…

So, the iMac Pro is shipping. After many years’ worth of fretting, Apple once again has a pro-level desktop that boasts the modern technology. And all is right with the world. But is it? There’s no disputing that the iMac Pro is a capable machine: with up to 18 cores, a maximum of 128GB of RAM, and a hefty video card, the benchmarks indicate that this is a machine that can take everything you throw at it. And yet it’s not Apple’s whole “pro” story. In an interview with select outlets back in April of this year, Apple executive Phil Schiller had multiple shoes to drop, including this morsel: “With regards to the Mac Pro, we are in the process of what we call ‘completely rethinking the Mac Pro.’ We’re…

Massive security vulnerabilities in modern CPUs are forcing a redesign of the kernel software at the heart of all major operating systems. Since the issues – dubbed Meltdown and Spectre – exist in the CPU hardware itself, Windows, Linux, Android, Macs, Chromebooks, and other operating systems all need to protect against it. And worse, it appears that plugging the hole will negatively affect your PC’s performance. Everyday home users shouldn’t panic too much, though. Just apply the latest operating system updates and keep your antivirus software vigilant, as ever. Here’s a look at what you need to know about Meltdown and Spectre, in plain language. If you want a deep-dive into the technical details, be sure to read Google’s post on the CPU vulnerabilities. We’ve updated this article repeatedly as…

Apple released some killer products in 2017, and made some really big software screw-ups. Will the company continue its rapid pace of new product releases? Can it keep up the pace without sacrificing quality and security? What’s it going to do with its enormous pile of cash? Predicting the future of tech is notoriously hard, and doubly so with a company as famously secretive as Apple. Still, we have some idea of what to expect in 2018. Here are our own predictions and shameless wish list items for the coming year. A whole new iPad It’s time for a new iPad. Apple dominates the premium tablet market, but it’s not going to keep things that way if it rests on its laurels. Sure, innovations like Apple Pencil are fantastic, but…

I’ve spent the past week with Apple’s new iMac Pro, and in most ways it’s just a faster Mac. It’s the first pro Mac desktop in over three years and the fastest Mac yet made, granted, but still entirely familiar. And yet in many ways – some noticeable, some entirely invisible – this new Mac is completely different from all past Mac models. The iMac Pro may be an outlier today, but in the future we’ll probably look back on it as the start of a new era for the Mac, all because of the Apple-built T2 chip it carries inside. Here’s how the T2 makes this iMac Pro unlike all other Macs. The power behind the throne The T2 processor isn’t doing the heavy lifting in the iMac Pro…

It’s the start of the year, so we’ve rounded up the biggest and brightest new releases. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Battle Chef Brigade, and Bridge Constructor Portal are among the most notable games released over the past few weeks, but there are several more compelling options within. 1. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Price: £39.99 from Steam (fave.co/2CQyJvf) Been waiting since the finale of the great Deus Ex: Human Revolution to see how Adam Jensen’s story continues? If so, you’re in luck – because Square Enix’s Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is finally on Mac. Mankind Divided takes place in a futuristic, cyberpunk world in which tech-augmented humans (like Jensen) are segregated from their fully flesh-and-blood counterparts. It blends stealth action with intense melee combat and cool cybernetic customizations, all within a…

Shazam was a true game-changer as one of the first apps to appear in the App Store back in July 2008. With just a tap, Shazam could identify nearly any song you heard without needing to know anything about it. Shazam was a magical app that I used to show off my iPhone, and unlike all those other apps whose novelty wore off in just a few weeks (anyone remember iBeer?), Shazam has only gotten better over the years. Apple has long had partnered with Shazam to power Siri’s song identification service, but now the Cupertino giant has confirmed that it is buying the company outright for a cool $400 million, a relative bargain in today’s tech dollars. On the surface, a Shazam purchase ensures that Siri will always be…

t has become cliché to use the term ‘mixed bag’ to describe anything with both good and bad qualities, but there is no better term for the kind of year Apple has had in 2017. It was a year marked by some of Apple’s best product releases in years, and the company has the growing sales to match. At no point in Apple’s history has it has so many products that reach so many people, and it has never had a bigger impact on the world of consumer technology. These bright notes are soured by a whole host of screw-ups, delays, and stagnation. Perhaps Apple’s doing too much too fast, but it seems that the most valuable company in the world should probably have the resources to maintain quality as…

Ahead of the iPhone X’s announcement back in September, there had been plenty of rumours about it including biometric security based on facial recognition, as well as whether or not Apple was struggling to incorporate Touch ID into this new model. Unsurprisingly, there was a lot of hand-wringing over this move, with plenty of pundits who insisted that Face ID was only a sop until Apple could figure out how to incorporate Touch ID into its new all-screen phone. Now that the iPhone X has finally made its way into the world, we’ve gotten a little more perspective on the matter. Not only have we seen how Face ID is a major departure from previous facial recognition systems, but we’ve also had Apple executives point out that the company had…

Mac owners where’s the best place to find and buy new games, and they’ll likely suggest Steam – or perhaps the Mac App Store. But there are other digital distribution platforms of note, one of which is GOG.com. A quick glance at the GOG.com website might make you question why you should pick it over Steam. Its entry page looks perfectly nice, but nothing out of the ordinary. And if you delve deep, you’ll soon find the catalogue is smaller than Steam’s. However, there’s good reason to consider GOG.com for at least some of your Mac gaming. Why to buy from GOG.com Perhaps the most obvious reason to check out GOG.com is shopping around. Like every other distributor, it has regular sales, and these often enable you to…