Month: July 2021

HomePods ‘fried’ after installing software beta

If you’ve got a HomePod at home, it may be wise to hold back before rushing to install the very latest software. Multiple HomePod users have reported serious and potentially terminal problems with their speakers after installing the beta of HomePod Software 15.0. Several users who …

Apple lowers prices for AppleCare+ for M1 Macs

Apple has lowered the price of its AppleCare+ warranty extension for MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. For the MacBook Air, which Apple only sells in the M1 version, the insurance now costs £189/$199 instead of £229/$249. Apple now charges £229/$249 for the M1 13in MacBook Pro. …

How to check how much disk space you have

There are lots of reasons why you might need to see how much disk space you have on your Mac – or how much free disk space you have. Luckily displaying the available space on a Mac is actually quite easy, but new Mac users, especially …

How to view and delete location history on iPhone

  iOS has such an abundance of features that we users never really use all of the functions – or even know of some of them. One lesser known function is the location feature, which secretly saves frequently visited places. This information is stored locally on …

How to get an Apple student discount

Students are a big market for Apple, which is why it has an entire separate education store that offers hefty discounts on Mac computers and iPad tablets – and sometimes gives away products like AirPods as an incentive for customers. Most Apple customers aren’t aware of …

How to identify which iPhone model you’ve got

  Even experienced users can find it hard to tell some iPhones apart. Apple updates the iPhone every year, but it doesn’t always change the design – sometimes the significant changes are on the inside, such as faster new components – which can make it very …

Apple’s new software will record your gameplay

With iOS 15, iPadOS 15 and macOS Monterey, Apple plans to introduce an innovation that is targeted at gamers. If you use a PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, you already be familiar with a similar feature: The console continuously records a video of your game play …