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Scan here to get the latest tech news in your inbox! Whether you’re drafting a letter, planning a budget or need to rustle up a presentation (or ‘deck’) for work, your Mac has the perfect tools for the job: Pages, Numbers and Keynote. And you’ll dis

JUMP OF 25% AROUND THE WORLD > The price of an iCloud subscription has increased by around 25% in the UK and several other countries, although it remains the same in the US. According to 9to5Mac, the rise could be due to fluctuating currency exchange

Blur £8.99 Blur’s latest album is full of “utter joy”, says bassist Alex James, while singer Damon Albarn explains it is “a comment on where we find ourselves now.” Jesse Sutanto £7.99 When 60-year-old tea-shop owner Vera Wong finds a dead man in her

£16.75 A noir point-andclick adventure set in 1950s California. This game puts you in the shoes of Rocky, a ‘gorgeous yet shallow young man’ who wants to know why he was kidnapped and tortured inside a mysterious hospital. It blends investigations

£6.99 The latest edition of the popular Farming Simulator series comes to iOS. Plant crops, tend to animals, and grow your farm to become an agricultural success. You’ll find accurately rendered vehicles, challenging play, and a host of new feature

FREE (offers IAPs) RichCast lets you write a story and see it play out on your iPhone or iPad. You can forge interactive tales, from mysteries to thrillers, all using the built-in creation studio. It requires no code, just a handful of ideas and a d

Email your queries and your questions to letters@macformat.com I would like to take issue with ‘Can’t operate your scanner’ (tip 14) in your ‘Quick Fixes’ feature (MF392). I have a CanoScan 3200F. Image Capture doesn’t recognise this scanner; it does

At the moment I write this, the social era of the internet is in chaos. Twitter has locked tweets behind a login, Instagram is known as a sales front rather than social hub, Reddit has infuriated and driven away the moderators who keep it from descen

P ages offers a comprehensive set of features. You can use it to create stunning documents containing charts, pictures, shapes, tables and even videos as well as text. You can flow text around objects for that professional look, and there’s a huge ra

W ithNumbers, you can create attractive spreadsheets quickly and easily. Starting with a blank page or one of the app’s excellent templates, you can display your data in charts, tables, images, Smart Categories and pivot tables, making it easily acce

K eynote was originally developed for Apple founder Steve Jobs to use when giving presentations at keynote events. It quickly became clear that Apple had a great product which Mac users would like too. In 2003 it was released to the public, and it ca

Cmd isthe Command key. Alt orOpt isthe Option key. Ctrl isthe Control key, also shown as ‘^’ in shortcuts in the menu bar. The thick, outlined up arrow is the Shift key. The thin, left arrow or outlined pointer with ‘X’ inside is the Delete key, whi

10 minutes How to use Playfitt to build a strong and enjoyable exercise habit Playfitt, iOS 14 or later Playfitt rewards you for exercising on consecutive days. If you want to protect your streak while you’re away, you can use a Streak Saver token. W

YOU WILL LEARN What end-to-end encryption does, how it can differ between apps and why it’s not always welcome If you want to use end-to-end encryption in Facebook Messenger, you’ll need to use your iPhone or iPad and begin a secret conversation. St

£11.99 per year (one-week free trial available) FROM lux.camera NEEDS iOS 15 or later Mac FORMAT VERDICT Skylight presents its sunset predictions in a clean and clear way to help you capture some striking images. ★★★★★ +Beautiful interface design +E

Getting out in the sun has tons of benefits, but it can also lead to serious sunburn and even skin cancer. Fortunately, Sola helps you to stay on top of protecting yourself by using UV forecasts, your skin type, sunscreen strength, and more to tell y