Hardware

The new MacBook Air is cheaper than ever and saves $200 over the base MacBook Pro, but which is best and is the Pro worth the extra money? What's the difference and which should you buy?

The keyboard on recent MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops has had an unusually high number of failures and some users are angry. What can you do to avoid problems and how can they be fixed?

Apple has confessed to slowing down the iPhone’s performance when the battery is old and weak, so how bad is your phone’s battery? Run coconutBattery on the Mac to get a detailed report.

If you have just received or purchased a pre-loved Apple MacBook or iMac, what should you do? Before you begin using it there are some essential tasks to perform to ensure it runs perfectly.

USB thumb drives (flash drives) are great for carrying around files, but they are easily lost. What if someone found your thumb drive? Follow these steps to secure your files and stay safe.

Many people have been complaining about the prices of Apple’s latest MacBooks, but it is worth pointing out (again) that there are some bargains to be found in the Apple Store if you know where to look.

Operating system upgrades are interesting and macOS has some nice features, but there is a downside to them. You Mac runs slower and slower. However, you can use this trick to speed it up again.

We have waited for a very long time for an update to the Apple MacBook and now it is here at last. There are some brilliant new models and if my lottery ticket comes up this week I’m definitely getting one.

Continuity is the name Apple gives to a whole bunch of useful features that are used by Macs, iPhones and iPads. When it works, the features are brilliant, but the trouble is it sometimes doesn’t.

Your Mac is the best backup device for your iPhone and iPad, but how many people bother to use it? It is essential to have a backup whenever a major iOS update is available, so get it done today!

Operating systems and applications are getting bigger every year and sooner or later your Apple Mac will become short of memory. You want to upgrade it, but what type should you buy? Finding out is easier than you might think.

Apple just launched a new iMac and it is a budget model that costs just US $1099 or UK £899. The obvious questions are what is different, apart from the price, and is it worth considering if you are thinking of buying your first Mac or upgrading from an older model? Is the new iMac a bargain you should immediately snap up, or would it be better to pay a bit more and get one of the other models?