Macworld UKNovember 2017的目錄

You might have seen a tweet or Facebook post over recent weeks with a picture of someone’s swollen iPhone 8 case. A handful of such claims have surfaced since the phone started shipping on 22 September, and as expected, they are making headlines all across the web. But there’s no reason to worry yet. Bulging batteries are caused by a buildup of gases inside the cell. It generally affects older batteries that are reaching the end of their lifespan, but while it’s rare, it’s not completely uncommon for it to affect new batteries as well. In fact, if you search for ‘iPhone 7 battery swelling’, you’ll find numerous cases of Apple swapping out new iPhones that experienced the very problem being spread across social media. In total, there have only…

Itching for something new to play on your Mac? Worry not, because we’ve another nice stack of new game releases. XCOM 2 fans will definitely want to check out the huge War of the Chosen expansion, plus new indie games SteamWorld Dig 2 and Hiveswap: Act 1 are both intriguing, while dinosaur-hunting survival hit ARK: Survival Evolved has finally exited Steam Early Access. 1. XCOM 2: War of the Chosen Price: £34.99 from Steam (tinyurl.com/y8et8o4o) Did you finish last year’s epic XCOM 2 and still feel like you wanted even more from the game? Well, now’s you chance to dig back in thanks to the War of the Chosen expansion, which adds nearly a full game’s worth of fresh content to the experience. You will need XCOM 2 to run…

Apple has released macOS High Sierra, which offers new features such as Apple File System, new features in the Photos app, improved video playback, and more. You can get these new features – and the entire operating system – for free. Before you install High Sierra, you should back up your Mac. Run Time Machine or your online backup service if you have one. Set aside some time to run the installer, at least an hour, depending on your internet connection speed. Once you’re ready, follow the instructions below. 1. Launch the App Store app, located in your Applications folder. 2. Look for macOS High Sierra in the App Store or go to tinyurl.com/yam4ngco. You can also do a search, but you’ll probably find it in the top marquee carousel…

Breaking down the barriers between your PC and your phone is one of the biggest goals of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, which is available now. Microsoft has announced that Windows 10’s Edge browser is coming to iOS. All are designed to make shifting files and web pages between devices easy. The mobile Edge browser syncs with your Microsoft account, so your favourites, history, Reading List, and customized New Tab Page cross over no matter what device you’re working on. Microsoft’s announcement post doesn’t specify whether your collection of e-books from the Microsoft Store syncs as well, but we’d expect them to do so given the recent drive to turn Edge into an e-reader. The mobile version of Edge also includes a ‘Continue on PC’ button that pushes whatever…

RATING: From £329 inc VAT from tinyurl.com/ybpo5k6k Apple Watch Series 3 has relieved my Forgotten Phone Anxiety. You know the feeling: You reach your destination and paw at the outside of your pocket to feel the phone-sized lump and it isn’t there. And you panic. Mind you, my stomach still drops when I realize my phone isn’t with me (even times when I had purposefully left it at home), but now my fears quickly subside. With an LTE-equipped Apple Watch Series 3 on my wrist, I don’t need to turn around and head back to my house. I know that if someone is trying to get in touch with me, they can, and if an urgent email comes in, I can answer it. That being said, I didn’t need more…

Photos 3, part of macOS High Sierra, doesn’t bring much that’s truly new. Apple acknowledges this by listing changes as a combination of improvements and enhancements, a welcome bit of frankness. And I’d argue it’s great news, because many of the rough spots in the Sierra release that we heard about repeatedly from readers who ran afoul of them have been smoothed down. But Photos has come a long way since its first release in April 2015. That initial foray at replacing iPhoto with something fresher, faster, and better often fell short, because it was missing many features that people relied on with iPhoto. Apple released regular updates, however, and features returned, new ones appeared, and existing ones matured. Some people still hate it – I get emails – but…

Ever do something on the web, like shop for shoes, and then notice that every other website you visit has ads for shoes? That’s the result of website tracking. It’s a little creepy, the idea that you’re essentially being followed on the web, targeted with advertising. Apple’s Safari uses WebKit as its engine to present websites through a browser window. WebKit has features to reduce the amount of tracking a site does, and the latest feature is called Intelligent Tracking Prevention. ITP cuts down on the ability of a site to do cross-site tracking, which leads to the experience I mentioned above. Safari 11 in High Sierra and Sierra uses ITP. You have the option of turning it on or off. Here’s how. 1. In Safari, go to Safari >…

RATING: Free from tinyurl.com/yam4ngco Operating system updates can be an exciting time for users. There’s the potential to be more productive with new apps, interface enhancements that make your computer easier to use, and flashy new features that remind you how much of an impact technology can have on your life. If you want to get caught up in the excitement of an OS update, you should read Jason Snell’s iOS 11 review on page 76. iOS 11 is where all the action is right now. With macOS High Sierra (version 10.13) life on the Mac doesn’t change dramatically. It doesn’t have a lot of new features that will widen your eyes in excitement. But a lot of the changes are in the background and under the hood, and they…

RATING: Free It seems like almost every year Apple crows that the latest iOS update is the greatest one yet. Yes, when you incrementally add features and fix bugs, every new version is fundamentally better than the previous one. But iOS 11 is more than that: this is a substantial upgrade that dramatically transforms iPad productivity while offering a host of new features that have the potential to make the world around us both safer and more entertaining than ever before. Changes you can’t miss The day you buy a new iPhone or iPad should be a time of joy. Instead, it’s frequently a frustrating exercise in entering in passwords repeatedly while tapping through a long series of questions about activating or deactivating numerous iOS features. Apple’s been gradually improving…

APPLE’S TWO-STEP VERIFICATION GOES AWAY WITH iOS 11 AND MACOS HIGH SIERRA Two-factor authentication (2FA) is a method of protecting an online account. The two factors – things that identify you – in 2FA: something you yourself know, like a password; and something you have that can receive a token to confirm who you are, such as a smartphone. Apple’s original two-step system relied on its Apple ID site for set up and management, and could only send codes to iOS devices and via SMS. Its update in September 2015 left two-step in place for those who continued to want to use it, but the 2FA revision was far better. Enrolment happens via iOS and macOS. Apple’s system isn’t as robust as some security experts would like, but it’s definitely…

Autoplay video is the bane of the web. You either hate them, or are completely disgusted by them. Fortunately, with Safari 11, you can easily disable it. Here’s how. Method 1 1. When you’re on a website with autoplay videos, you can change how those video behave. Click on Safari > Settings for This Website or right-click the URL box and select Settings for This Website. 2. A pop-up will appear underneath the URL box. There is a listing that says Auto-Play. If you move your cursor over the phrase next to Auto-Play, you will see that it turns into a pop-up menu with three choices: • Allow All Auto-Play • Stop Media with Sound • Never Auto-Play Make your selection. 3. Now click anywhere on the screen to make…