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Essential Apple User Magazine

We are Fifty pt.2

Apple Springs into Action! • The Cupertino giant’s first keynote of 2021 unveils some great new tech, based around the new Apple Silicon M1 processor.

iMac to the Future •  It’s deja-vu all over again with Apple’s latest iMacs, but there’s much more to get excited about than just the new colours.

Mission: Possible for the iPad • M1 upgrade for the iPad Pro gives Apple’s best iPad offering one heck of a sequel. Is it a mission you should choose to accept? Let’s find out.

AirTag Arrives • With the new Apple AirTags, you need never lose your keys or your bag again.

Apple’s Operating Systems: The Next Chapter • At the Worldwide Developers’ Conference keynote in June, Apple’s forthcoming operating systems and several other updates were unveiled. What can we expect when they’re finally released, probably in September 2021? Let’s take a look.

What’s Coming with iOS 15? • The next version of the iPhone’s operating system is on the way, and it’s looking good. But what does it have in store for us?

What’s Coming with iPadOS 15? • This autumn, the iPad gets a brand new operating system; iPadOS 15. Why should we be excited?

What’s Coming with macOS 12 Monterey? • The next version of the Mac’s operating system was announced at the 2021 Worldwide Developer’s Conference, but some of its new features are only available on Apple Silicon Macs.

AirPods Action! • New features are coming to AirPods, and Apple told us all about them at the Worldwide Developers’ Conference; and they’re music to our ears…

What’s Coming with watchOS 8? •  It’s not all about the iPhone, iPad and Macs. The Apple Watch is also getting a new operating system with some great new features in September.

Five of the Best VPNs of 2021 and Why You Need One • If you want to go online but need to hide your location and IP address, you need a Virtual Private Network, or VPN for short. There are numerous services to choose from, as Dave Hayward found when he rounded up five of the best. But what is a VPN, how does it work and which ones does Dave recommend?

The Benefits of Using a VPN on a Mac or Apple Mobile Device

Five Key VPNs for Your Apple Gear

Why We’re Excited • It’s been over two months since Apple lifted the lid on its next generation of operating systems, and they’re going to be with us soon. The iPhone is getting iOS 15, for the iPad there’s iPadOS 15 and macOS Monterey for the Mac. Apple Watch is getting an upgrade to watchOS 8 and for Apple TV, there’s tvOS 15. But what are we most excited about in Apple’s forthcoming operating systems? Let’s take a look.

Why We’re Excited About iOS 15 •  The iPhone is getting a major upgrade with iOS 15, and it’s packed with some great new features. There’s several things in here we’re extremely excited about; and we think you will be too.

Why We’re Excited About iPadOS 15 •  As you’d expect, most of the features coming with iPhone’s iOS 15 also make it to iPadOS 15, but what’s unique in the tablet’s operating system, and are we excited?

Why We’re Excited About macOS Monterey • The modern Mac is really going places, with great new processors and a fantastic new generation of iMacs just out. And we’ll soon have macOS Monterey...