November 2024

Macworld Black Friday is the biggest shopping event of the year, and it’s often the best time to get a good deal on a new iPhone, accessories, or other Apple gear. While Black Friday is really just the day after the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, it has grown into an entire season unto itself, with sales […]

Macworld Welcome to what we are now apparently calling Black Week, our annual festival of paying slightly less for things we don’t need. It’s the most magical time of the year, when children stay up late hoping to hear the sound of deals on the roof and it snows discounts. It’s easy to be cynical

Macworld If your Mac is a few years old then you may well find that it’s not as quick on its feet as it used to be – it may take a long time to start up properly, or to open and launch apps, or you may find that you’re getting warnings about running out

Apple’s had a very eventful fall, with a jam packed September event, an iPad mini 7 launch in mid October, followed up by an “exciting week of announcements” at the end of the month. With all of those new product announcements, there were also a number of discontinuations of older products, meaning they’re no longer

Macworld PDFs can be a pain. As they were initially designed to be forms that were printed out and filled in by pen, they can feel somewhat anacronistic in the modern digital age. But, it’s not as hard to complete forms or annotate documents in this format, and you don’t even need expensive software to

Macworld At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Cross-platform software that offers macOS, iOS, iPadOS, Android, and Windows Intuitive user interface that follows modern design guideline Completely free to download and use on macOS Cons Mac client doesn’t support proper PDF editing Questionable user data collection Wonky annotation tools Our Verdict SwifDoo is free to download

Macworld At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Improved interface and ease of use Wide range of cleaning tools Subscription or one-time purchase available Cons More expensive than some rivals Limited malware features Some technical knowledge still needed Our Verdict CleanMacMac is a good multi-purpose utility for the macOS operating system, and its bright, friendly user

According to Mark Gurman’s latest Power On newsletter, Apple has no ‘meaningful’ plans to refresh after the introduction of the USB-C model earlier this year. If you were waiting for a bigger refresh with a newer chip, improved noise cancellation, or anything else – you’re out of luck. more…

According to Mark Gurman from Bloomberg, Apple has reportedly postponed a high number of iOS 19 features for a later iOS 19.4 release, meaning we potentially won’t get our hands on them until spring 2026. more…

Macworld For Black Friday, Babbel is making it easier than ever to learn a new language with a lifetime subscription marked down to $129.97 (reg. $599).  Babbel is a full-fledged language education tool developed by a team of over 100 expert linguists and backed by research from institutions like Yale University and Michigan State. Duolingo wishes. With