Macworld iOS is at the heart of the iPhone experience. It’s the operating system on which everything else sits, while also delivering plenty of features and dedicated apps built by Apple itself. If you’ve ever wondered about when versions came out, how you can check the one you’re currently using, or how to update to the latest iteration, we have the answers. Here’s our whistlestop tour of iOS. iOS version history iOS made its debut in 2007 alongside the first iPhone. Although, when Steve Jobs held the little device aloft revealing it to the world for the first time, it wasn’t running iOS 1. Instead, it was reported by Apple to be powered by OS X, the software for the…

Apple has added a new Profiles feature to Safari in macOS Sonoma, which is meant to be a quick way to separate work and home browsing, and to help with concentration and privacy. Here's how to use it.The new Safari Profiles feature includes an element of private browsing, but it's really more a development of the ideas behind Tab Groups and Focus Modes. It's about taking away distractions, so that you can focus on what you want to be doing right now.So you could create a Profile that is just for work. In that, you can have a whole set of Tab Groups, and you can even have extensions, that do not appear in any other Profile. Read more...

Apple has added a new Profiles feature to Safari in macOS Sonoma, which is meant to be a quick way to separate work and home browsing, and to help with concentration and privacy. Here's how to use it.The new Safari Profiles feature includes an element of private browsing, but it's really more a development of the ideas behind Tab Groups and Focus Modes. It's about taking away distractions, so that you can focus on what you want to be doing right now.So you could create a Profile that is just for work. In that, you can have a whole set of Tab Groups, and you can even have extensions, that do not appear in any other Profile. Read more...

Apple has added a new Profiles feature to Safari in macOS Sonoma, which is meant to be a quick way to separate work and home browsing, and to help with concentration and privacy. Here's how to use it.The new Safari Profiles feature includes an element of private browsing, but it's really more a development of the ideas behind Tab Groups and Focus Modes. It's about taking away distractions, so that you can focus on what you want to be doing right now.So you could create a Profile that is just for work. In that, you can have a whole set of Tab Groups, and you can even have extensions, that do not appear in any other Profile. Read more...

Apple has added a new Profiles feature to Safari in macOS Sonoma, which is meant to be a quick way to separate work and home browsing, and to help with concentration and privacy. Here's how to use it.The new Safari Profiles feature includes an element of private browsing, but it's really more a development of the ideas behind Tab Groups and Focus Modes. It's about taking away distractions, so that you can focus on what you want to be doing right now.So you could create a Profile that is just for work. In that, you can have a whole set of Tab Groups, and you can even have extensions, that do not appear in any other Profile. Read more...

Macworld At a glanceExpert's Rating ProsBig, bright displayDecent speakersAwesome battery lifeConsWebcam isn’t as good as it should beIt still has an M2 processorOur VerdictUntil the M3 arrives, the 15-inch MacBook Air is a fantastic option for anyone who wants a larger MacBook without spending thousands on a 16-inch MacBook Pro. Best Prices Today: Apple 15-inch MacBook Air (M2, 512GB SSD, 2023) Retailer Price $1,449.99 View Deal Price comparison from over 24,000 stores worldwide Last summer when I reviewed the 13-inch M2 MacBook Air, I wrote, “For most of us, the new M2 MacBook Air is all the laptop we’ll ever need.” Well it’s a year later, and Apple has given those who prefer larger laptops what they want: the same…