Hey Siri!: The Complete Guide To Using Siri

ISSUE 91
Hey Siri!
The complete guide
to using Siri
94 PAGES
OF iPAD &
iPHONE TIPS,
REVIEWS AND
NEWS
Every voice command

for iPhone or iPad
explained
iPhone 6 Plus vs iPad mini 3... and more
Welcome...
Hey you! Welcome to this issue of iPad & iPhone

User. Youre looking well. Have you lost weight?
Is that a new shirt?
Not my words, reader, but the words of Siri: your
iPhone- and iPads digital assistant. If you have
previously only dabbled with using voice control,
youre missing out. Compared to the similar features
in Windows and Android, Siri is something else:
nothing less than an intelligent personal assistant
and knowledge navigator. It offers semantic search
and learning interaction. Its cool, useful and fun.
Siri has existed on iPhones since 2011, but it has
developed a lot over the past three years. Today
there are tasks for which it is genuinely easier
to useyour voice than your phone- or tablets
touchscreen. And it is a lot cooler.
Id wager that there are multiple Siri features and
-applications that you dont know. Or at least you
didnt know until you purchased this issue of iPad
& iPhone User. In this issue we go deep with Siri
exploring every feature and voice command, and
explaining how everyone can use Siri.
It is natural to feel a little awkward talking in public
to an inanimate object. In this magazine we tell you
why it is worth doing so, and how to do it.
Weve also got our usual mix of iPad and iPhone
tips, tricks, news and reviews. This includes our
comparison of Apples 6in iPhone 6 Plus and 8in
iPad mini 3. Which is the best device?
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Nokia N1 vs iPad mini 3

We look at how Nokias 7.9in tablet measures up to Apples
ou may have thought that the Nokia brand

was no more because of Microsofts decision
to use its own name on all new smartphones.
But Nokia lives on as a separate company, and has
unveiled the N1 tablet which runs Android rather
than Windows 8. Here we compare the Nokia N1
(pictured above left) with the iPad mini 3 (shown
right)as both have the same 7.9in screen.
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Price
Theres no official UK price, but we expect it will
beat least 199 including VAT. Storage is fixed at
32GB (theres no microSD slot).
The iPad mini 3 is already available, with prices
starting at 319 for the 16GB version up to 579
forthe 128GB Wi-Fi plus cellular model.
Design
Its interesting that Nokias website for the N1 looks
very Apple-esque as well as the fact that the N1
itself has curved edges which look a lot like the
iPhone 6s. Viewed from the bottom, as in the photo
above, it looks like an iPad at first glance thanks to
the symmetrical speaker grilles and reversible USB
connector (officially called USB Type C).
Those arent bad things by any means: the N1
tablet looks great, and its thinner than the iPad at
6.9mm. It weighs a little less than the iPad mini 3
at318g. The Wi-Fi-only iPad mini 3 weighs 331g,
and its roughly 10g extra for the cellular version.
Because it has a 4:3 screen, the N1s dimensions
arealso similar to the iPad mini 3:
Nokia N1: 200.7x138.6x6.9mm, 318g
iPad mini 3: 200x134.7x7.5mm, 331g
(341g Wi-Fi + cellular)
The two tablets look similar when viewed from
the front, too, with thin side bezels and a centrally
mounted webcam at the top. Even their power

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buttons, volume buttons and headphone sockets

arein the same place. The main difference is the
lack of a physical Home button on the N1, since it
relies on Androids trio of on-screen buttons.
Both tablets employ an aluminium unibody
intowhich the screen is stuck, so there are no
seamsor other joins. If build quality is the same
asthe iPad, the N1 will feel solid in the hand.
Notethat Nokia is operating like Google on the
hardware front: its working with a partner to build
the N1 it wont manufacture the devices itself.
The iPad mini is available in silver, space grey
andgold, with only the space grey version having
ablack screen bezel.
The Nokia N1 will come in natural aluminium
or lava grey, which correspond almost exactly to
Apples first two offerings. The screen bezel will
beblack on both models.
Screen
The similarities dont end there. The N1s resolution
might sound familiar: 2048x1536 is the same as the
iPad mini 3, and because theyre the same size, their
pixel densities are also the same at 326ppi.

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The N1 benefits from a fully laminated IPS panel

(like the iPad Air 2) while the iPad mini 3 has an air
gap between the glass and the actual LCD panel.
In theory, the N1 should have a better screen than
the iPad mini 3 because of this, but until we can test
them side by side, we wont know for sure.
Processor and hardware

The iPad mini 3 is really an iPad mini 2 with Touch
ID, so the internal hardware comprises the Apple A7
processor (and M7 co-processor) and 1GB of DDR3
RAM. Its a dual-core processor running at 1.3GHz.
The Nokia N1 has a quad-core 64-bit processor
an Intel Atom Z3580 running at 2.3GHz, and
2GB of DDR3 RAM.
Graphics-wise, the N1 has a PowerVR G6430 GPU,
and the iPad mini 3 has exactly the
same chip. Elsewhere, the
iPad has 802.11n
dual-band

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Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4. The N1 surprise, surprise

has the same configuration.
The Wi-Fi-only iPad mini 3 has no GPS, and
neither does the Nokia N1. Theres currently no
cellular option with the N1, but if you buy an iPad
mini 3 with LTE, youll also get a GPS receiver.
The iPad has a three-axis gyroscope plus
accelerometer, while the N1 has a six-axis gyro
andan accelerometer.
For those interested in cameras, both tablets are
capable of shooting 1080p video, but the iPad mini
has fewer megapixels: 5Mp vs 8Mp on the N1. Can
you tell which is which above? (Clue: only the iPad
has a mute/rotation switch). Of course, well have to
wait until weve tested the Nokia N1 to find out how
its photo and video quality compares to the iPad.
Around the front, the N1
wins on paper by sporting
a 5Mp selfie camera,
while the iPad has a 1.2Mp
FaceTime camera which
can shoot only 720p
footage compared to the
Nokias 1080p.
Battery life
The N1 is fitted with
an18.5Wh battery
(5300mAh) which is
considerably less capacity than the iPads
which is rated at 24.3Wh or 6470mAh.
Which will last longer between charges?
Well have to wait and see what our tests reveal,

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because although the N1 has a faster (on paper)

processor, the Atom processor should be pretty
efficient, and we already know that Android Lollipop
is more efficient than KitKat.
The iPad mini lasts for roughly 10 hours of web
browsing, or nine hours of watching video.
Software
Which is better, iOS 8 or Android Lollipop? Thats
a huge debate, but its mostly down to personal
preference. Objectively, both are great mobile
operating systems and each has its advantages.
The good news for Android fans is that it looks
like Nokia is leaving the interface untouched apart
from its new Z Launcher. This is a clever system
which lets you trace a couple of letters with your
finger on the screen to search for apps.
You can do something similar on the iPad by
dragging down in the middle of the screen to bring
up the Spotlight bar, but Z Launcher goes further.
It learns which apps you like to use at particular
times of the day, so will automatically display the

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ones it thinks you want, so you might not even need

to search. If you always check the weather, your
email and the train times first thing in the morning,
youll see those apps when you turn on the N1. You
can already download the Z Launcher for an Android
smartphone for free from the Play Store. Well be
trying it out over the next week or two to
seejust how effective this is.
Nokia says that the N1
will come with an exclusive
version of the Z Launcher.
iPad & iPhone

Usersbuying advice
If the N1 does come to the
UK for less than 200, it
should be a very tempting
deal. Its eerily similar to
the iPad in terms of design
and specifications, but has
a smaller-capacity battery
and potentially faster CPU.
The iPad is a bit thicker and
heavier, but not noticeably
so. It has a fingerprint
scanner which the N1
lacks,but its cameras are
both lower resolution.
Possibly the most
important difference is
price: the iPad costs a
chunk more than the N1,
yet has half the storage.

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iPad Air vs iPad Air 2

We reveal how Apples two slimline iPads compare
he iPad Air 2 replaces the original Air as

Apples top-of-the-line tablet. Its thinner than
its predecessor, lighter, faster and better at
photography. The older model, meanwhile, gets a
tasty price cut (and recently gained new features
thanks to iOS 8).
However, does the iPad Air 2 do enough to
justifythe extra cash, or should iPad buyers be

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looking to themore budget-conscious iPad Air? We

compare the two.
Design and build quality

The physical design of the iPad Air 2 is strongly
reminiscent of the older model, with the same
rounded back edges and brushed-metal back panel,
and a similar sharp mirrored chamfer on the front
edge. And thats a good thing: the original Airis a
stunning piece of design.
The Air 2 takes the aesthetics of its predecessor
but presents them on a smaller scale. Apple
has sliced 6 percent off the weight and almost
19 percent off its depth.These are small but
pleasingimprovements. The iPad Air was
already aslender device, and shaving off a
further millimetre-and-a-bit doesnt transform the
experience entirely. (The iPad Air 2 is 6.1mm thick,
down from 7.5mm.) The new tablet is, however,
easier to hold and use in one hand. Its better for
reading in bed, its a lighter camera and is an allround more portable computing device.
One other physical change worthmentioning
is the mute/orientation lock switch, which has
disappeared entirely. We dont know why (unless
its the all-consuming drive towards minimalism), but
were not sure we like the change. Mind you, the
Control Centre and its quicktoggles make it very

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easy to mute sound or lock orientation without using

a hardware switch.
Specifications
The Air 2 gets a relatively small number of boosts
to its specs, but theyre in some of the most highprofile areas. The processor gets a bump (by a full
generation and an x), the rear-facing camera has its
megapixel rating raised from 5- to 8Mp (and slo-mo
video and burst mode are added), RAM is doubled,
the screen gets a nice antireflective coating and
wireless is upgraded with 802.11ac compatibility.
Cameras
The bump from 5- to 8Mp for the rear-facing camera
translates into noticeably better photos.
We tested both cameras in low-light conditions,
and while neither tablet took brilliant images (they
dont have flashes), the iPad Air 2 took sharper,
less noisy images. A posed shot taken under studio
lighting also demonstrated
the greater detail that the
new Airs sensor is capable
of capturing.
Many of the more
generic shots we took in
daylight came out much
the same across both
models. The iPad Air 2s
shots are larger, in the
sense that they contain
more pixels 3264x2448
to its predecessors

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2592x1936 pixels so in principle they can

be blown up to a larger size without becoming
unpleasantly pixellated. Yet to the average eye our
shots of trees, faces and buildings, when zoomed-in
to a similar extent, looked pretty similar.
Needless to say, professional andexpert
photographers may wellfind themselves able to
make more of the Air 2s camera.
Speed tests
The A8X processor chip in the iPad Air 2 is
exceptionally quick and powerful. In our battery
of tests, it was miles ahead of the original Air and
all the mini models. In GeekBench 3, the Air 2
destroyed all-comers, demonstrating particular
dominance in the multi-core tests:
iPad mini: 260 (single-core), 494(multi-core)
iPad mini 2: 1374, 2484
iPad mini 3: 1376, 2483
iPad Air: 1468, 2658

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iPad Air 2: 1818, 4520

(Higher scores are better)
In the SunSpider 1.0.2 JavaScript web browser
tests the Air 2 was again hugely impressive:
iPad mini: 1,503 milliseconds
iPad mini 2: 442ms
iPad mini 3: 449ms
iPad Air: 439ms
iPad Air 2: 287ms
(Lower score is better)
These tests illustrate what Apple has claimed: that
the iPad Air 2 is monstrously fast, and quicker than
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show, however, is what difference this will

make in day-to-day life right now.
And the truth is that, for the time
being, it wont change much.
The problem is that current
apps simply arent demanding
enough for the iPad Air 2 to
show its power. If youre into the
latest games, then it will prove
its worth in the coming months
and years, as games developers
craft more and more graphically
ambitious titles to harness the
latest mobile processor chips.
The same applies to those who
are use video- and photo-editing
apps, and anything that is processor-intensive: apps
will be launched in these fields in the coming months
that will put the iPad Air 2 to the test, and justify this
more expensive purchase.
For now, the iPad Air and 2 behave similarly. On
a few of our more demanding games, the Air 2 gets
the app running a second or two quicker. It also feels
a bit nippier in general use (although this appears
to be a function of the more responsive screen).
But its mostly about the same, for now. Andif you
only plan to use your iPadfor simpler tasks, such as
email,browsing the web and playinglight games,
you wont see aspeed boost for a fair while.
Graphics and gaming tests

Continuing on the themes of speed testing and
games, we put the iPad Airs (and the iPad minis)

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through the GFXBench graphical benchmark. As

youve surely come to expect, the iPad Air 2 showed
a clear pair of heels to all the other devices.
Manhattan onscreen test:
iPad mini: n/a
iPad mini 2: 8.9fps
iPad mini 3: 8.9fps
iPad Air: 9fps
iPad Air 2: 24.6fps
T-Rex onscreen test:
iPad mini: 6.5fps
iPad mini 2: 22.7fps
iPad mini 3: 22.7fps
iPad Air: 23fps
iPad Air 2: 52fps
(Tests performed using GFXBench 3.0 app. All
devices running iOS 8.1. Scores in frames per
second; higher scores are better.)
These are impressive figures, but the same caveat
applies as in the processing-speed tests: these gains
remain mostly theoretical, at least until software is
launched that can harness this additional power.
Screen
The iPad Air and 2 have similar screens, with
the same resolution and pixel density (theyre

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identicallysharp, in other words). But there are

twodifferences. First, the iPad Air 2 has a more
responsive display. Apple has been a tiny bit
mysterious about how this has been brought about,
but its undeniably true: screen response feels nearinstantaneous. Its a lovely experience. Secondly, the
new Air has an anti-reflective coating. This means
the screen reflections caused when using an iPad
under electric lighting or outdoors are noticeably
diminished and darkened.
Touch ID
Were nearly finished with the new stuff, but theres
one big-ticket upgrade left: Apples Touch ID
fingerprint scanner. The original Air doesnt have this
but the Air 2 does.
First seen on the iPhone 5s and also now featured
in the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, as well as the iPad mini
3, Touch ID allows you to unlock the device or
third-party apps, if theyve chosen to use the system
with a touch of a finger. You can also verify App
Store purchases in the same way (although youll

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need to enter yourpasscode the first time you

perform each action after a power-down) and, once
it launches in this country, youll be able to use some
elements of Apple Pay.
Touch ID is convenient and pretty cool, even if
we think its more of a bonus item than a must-have
feature. Luckily, unlike the iPad mini3, the iPad Air 2
has plenty of other upgrades to offer as well.
Battery life
The iPad Air 2 has a smaller battery than its
predecessor (for obvious slimming-down-related
reasons), but its clearly more efficient. Bothmodels
have roughly the samebattery life, of around 10
hoursof normal use.
Wireless and connectivity

The iPad Air 2 gains 802.11ac Wi-Fi capabilities. This
can allow for faster data throughput, if your router is
compatible with the ac standard.

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Colour options
Most people wont care, but a few will be overjoyed.
The iPad Air 2 is available in a rather nice rosy gold.
Like the original Air, its also available in Space grey
and silver.
Storage options
Apple has tweaked the storage options available
with the iPad Air and 2. The original model comes in
16- and 32GB options, while the Air 2is available in
16-, 64- and 128GB.
We dont recommend getting 16GB, unless youre
willing to jump through lots of hoops regarding
keeping music, photos and so on in the cloud,
deleting apps after youve used them and limiting
your use of big games. Having only 16GB can
also be a pain when upgrading iOS, which often

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demands as much as 5- or 6GB to download the

installation files. Note, the 32GB iPad Air is 40
cheaper than the 16GB Air 2.
This means you should be looking at the 32- or
64GB options. To be fair to Apple, its priced the
64GB Air 2 at the same level that it previously sold
the 32GB iPad Air, so being shoved up to 64GB
isnt really the scam it might sound like. (Apples
markup between storage points is steep. Storage
components cost very little, but you wouldnt know it
to look at Apples iPad pricing.)
If your heart is set on 32GB, you must therefore
look to the original Air. If youre desperate for 64GB
or more, then the Air 2 is for you. Its important to
remember that iPads cant be upgraded. This means
the storage allocation you go for initially is what
youll be stuck with for the lifetime of the device.
iPad & iPhone Usersbuying advice

The iPad Air 2 is an accumulation of small upgrades
that together make for a pretty major overhaul.
Its thinner and lighter, so its more comfortable to
hold for extended periods. Its also faster, andwhile
most of this extra speed wont show itself for a few
months, its nice to have a future-proofed device.
The camera is better, even if real-world photos
showed this off only some of the time. And it gets
some of the newer Apple trademarks: Touch ID, a
gold colouroption, 802.11ac wireless.
If youve got the first iPad Air, we would
recommend an upgrade only if youre very rich or
extremely keen on top-tier gaming. But those on an
iPad 4 or earlier would do well to pick up the Air 2.

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iPhone 6/6 Plus

vs iPad mini 3
We help you decide which one is right for you
rom the big iPhone 6 and bigger iPhone 6 Plus

to the iPad mini range, Apple has diversified its
range of iOS devices a great deal in the past
few years. As recently as summer 2012 Apple sold
iPads in only one screen size (9.7in) and iPhones
in only one screen size (3.5in). Now there are two
screen sizes for the iPads (9.7- and 7.9in) and three
for the iPhones (4-, 4.7- and 5.5in, alongside the

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secondhand/refurbished option of 3.5in if youre

willing to go for an older model). Theres also more
variety than ever before in chassis design, features,
storage capacity, colour options and price.
As iPads get smaller and iPhones get bigger,
were reaching a point where potential buyers of
the two ranges could start to overlap. At what point
should an iPad mini customer start to consider a
iPhone 6 Plus phablet instead? And should those
considering an iPhone 6 Plus go instead for a
cheaper and larger iPad mini?
In this article we compare the pros and cons of
the larger iPhone 6-series handsets against the iPad
mini range (principally the new iPad mini 3, but also
bearing in mind the still available and still appealing
iPad mini 2). Well help you decide which mid-size
iOS device is right for your needs.
The iPhone 6 comes in two versions: a regular
iPhone 6 with a 4.7in screen, and the ultra-large
iPhone 6 Plus, which has a huge 5.5in screen.

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Meanwhile Apple has introduced a new iPad mini

3model, with Touch ID and (same as the previous
iPad mini models) a 7.9in display.
The iPhone 6 and iPad mini 3 are closer in style,
design and functionality than anybody likes to
admit.The new iPhone 6 Plus leans heavily into
tablet territory, and the iPad mini 3 with Wi-Fi +
Cellular packs largely identical technology to the
iPhone. They even look similar.
But the iPhone 6 costs a lot more than the iPad
mini 3. It seems like you pay less cash for a lot
more screen. How does that work? Before you
rush out and buy an iPhone 6 Plus, you should at
least consider getting an iPad mini 3 instead. Our
iPhone 6 Plus vs iPad mini 3 comparison looks at the
features, specifications and price of each device.

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Price
Price is a noticeable issue here. Theres a big
difference in price between the
iPad mini 3 and its closest
iPhone (in terms of price).
The iPhone 6 startsat 519
for the 4.7in screen, and
619 for the lowest-spec
5.5in iPhone 6 Plus. The
iPad mini 3 hasa bigger
display, at 7.9in, but starts at
just 319 (419 if you want
to get a model with Wi-Fi
and Cellular). So in terms of
price versus screen estate,
you pay more for less with
the iPhone 6.
Bear in mind that the
iPad mini 2 is still available, and offers very similar
specs and features to the iPadmini 3 for 80 less
it only lacks Touch ID, some of the higher storage
capacity options, and thechoice of a gold colour
finish. (For that matter, the original iPad mini is also
still available and cheaper still, but that device has
weaker specs thanthe iPad mini 3 in many areas.)
Here are the prices of the iPhone 6-series
handsets and all three iPad mini devices.
iPhone 6: 539, 16GB; 619, 64GB; 699, 128GB
iPhone 6 Plus: 619, 16GB; 699, 64GB;
789,128GB
iPad mini: Wi-Fi only 199, 16GB
Wi-Fi + Cellular 299 ,16GB

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iPad mini 2: Wi-Fi only 239, 16GB; 279, 32GB.

Wi-Fi + Cellular 339, 16GB; 379, 32GB
iPad mini 3: Wi-Fi only 319, 16GB; 399, 64GB;
479, 128GB
Wi-Fi + Cellular 419, 16GB; 499, 64GB;
579128GB
Key features and tech specs

The iPhone 6 features a 4.7in Retina HD display
with 1334x750-pixel resolution at a pixel density of
326ppi (pixels per inch), while the iPhone 6 Plus
features a 5.5in Retina HD display with 1920x1080
resolution at 401ppi. Both models featureApples
new A8 CPU with 64-bit architectureand M8 motion
coprocessor and Apples Touch ID Home button
fingerprint sensor. Crucially, the iPhone 6 and iPhone
6 Plus will support Apple Pay payment when it
launches in the UK.
The iPad mini 3 comes with a larger 7.9in Retina
Display with 2048x1536 resolution at 326ppi. The
iPad mini 3 also features Apples Touch ID Home
Button sensor which enables fingerprint unlocking.
One crucial difference between the iPad mini 3
and iPhone 6 (and also the new iPad Air 2) is that
the iPad mini 3 features Apples older A7 CPU and

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M7 motion processor. While the A7 is certainly no

slouch, its a shame that Apples new iPad mini 3
has been left out of the A8 upgrade. It also means
that the iPad 3 mini isnt substantially better than the
iPad mini 2, which has the same specs but doesnt
feature the Touch ID sensor.
Camera
The iPhone 6 features an 8Mp iSight camera and
a 1.2Mp FaceTime HD camera (recording your face
at 1280 x 960). The iPhone 6 Plus also has this but
features optical image stabilisation (which moves
the image sensor for smoother video recording).
The iPhone 6 Plus is an incredible tool for video
recording and editing.
The iPad 3 mini features a lower-rated rear-facing
camera: a 5Mp iSight camera. But it does match the
iPhone 6 handsets megapixel rating on the front-

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facing 1.2Mp FaceTime HD camera. The iPhone 6 is

undoubtedly a better tool for taking photographs,
and it feels more natural to take photographs with an
iPhone 6 even the large iPhone 6 Plus than with
a tablet like the iPad mini. However, the iPad mini 3
is not a bad device at all for taking photographs.
Apps and usage

Its worth remembering that the iPhone 6 runs
iPhone apps, and the iPad 3 mini runs iPad apps.
While most apps are cross-platform, there are
notable exceptions. Microsofts new Office apps,
for example, are more powerful on the iPad than
on the iPhone. While the keyboard on the iPad is
not comfortable for typing, it offers more breathing
room than the iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus. So if you
are expecting to spend time working on the device,

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the iPad mini 3s larger 7.9in display offers a definite

advantage over the iPhone.
For all that, though, the iPhone 6-series handsets
even the iPhone 6 Plus are phones that you
can put in a pocket (admittedly a big pocket for the
iPhone 6 Plus). The iPad mini 3 is a tablet and youll
need to carry it around in a bag.
The other thing about the iPhone is that it can
make and receive phone calls and SMS texts.
The iPad mini 3s data connection does not
enable it tomake phone calls, or send SMS texts
(although itcan make FaceTime Audio calls and
send iMessage texts, so you can communicate
with otheriOS-devices). Thanks to Apples new
Continuityfeaturesthe iPad mini 3 can sync up
SMStexts and answer phone calls, but only when
itis in the same location as your iPhone.
Weighed against all this is the matter of price.
The iPhone 6 Plus starts at 619, while the iPad
mini 3 with Wi-Fi and Cellular starts at 419: a hefty
saving of 200. Thats enough to get a pretty good
smartphone. You could even pick up an iPhone 5c
for 319 and an iPad mini 3 (Wi-Fi only) for another
319 roughly the same altogether as a single
iPhone 6 Plus unit. While you wont have the latest
Apple A8 CPU in either device, its probably the
smarter choice.
iPad & iPhone Usersbuying advice

The iPhone 6 Plus is definitely the better device, but
then you get what you pay for. The iPhone 6 features
a faster processor and a much better camera than
the iPad mini 3. The optical image stabilisation on

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the iPhone 6 Plus is a huge boon to anybody who

is serious about digital video. Theres no getting
away from the price, though, and the iPad mini
3 with Retina Display offers a larger screen for a
substantially lower price. But you could downgrade
even further to the iPad mini 2 which is essentially
the same device minus Touch ID. Apple has cannily
kept the phone and SMS texting features away
from the iPad, so you miss out on sending texts
andmaking phone calls on the iPad unless you
alsoown an iPhone, but it doesnt have to be an
iPhone 6. The iPhone 6 Plus is undoubtedly the
sexier, and better, device, but getting an iPad mini
3(or, better still, an iPad mini 2) and an iPhone 5c
isa more prudent move.

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Excel vs Numbers
The two leading spreadsheet apps go head-to-head
hould you buy Apple Numbers for iOS or

Microsoft Excel for the iPad? This review
looks at two spreadsheet big-hitters for the
iPad. Both Excel and Numbers enable you to create
charts, tables, and number-crunching formulas. But
Microsoft and Apples approach to spreadsheet
creation is very different.
Price
Both Numbers and Excel are now free apps,
but Microsoft is still charging 5.99 per month
for Premium Features as part of an Office365
subscription. Fortunately, these arent anything many
casual users are likely to need; for example, the
ability to customise PivotTable styles and layouts,
and the option to add and modify chart elements.

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Because most of us dont need these features,

it canbe argued that Numbers offers a more
completefeatures set.
You do, however, get a couple of other things
with a Office365 subscription a whopping 1TB of
OneDrive space and 60 minutes of free Skype calls.
You also have the option to download Microsoft
Office programs for Mac OS X (which remain usable
for as long as your subscription is valid).
Editing data
Excel for iPad is very much what it says on the tin:
Microsoft Excel running on your iPad. Instead of
having a table on a blank sheet, (as in Numbers) you
get one giant sheet. Tap on a cell to edit the data
contained therein (there are two types of keyboard:
text and numbers). Above the main sheetis the
Functions bar, and tapping an = symbol in a cell
brings up the Functions pop-up with Recently
UsedFunctions and All Functions. At the top is
a dual-deck navigation bar with Home, Insert,
Formulas, Review and View. If you insert charts,

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pictures and shapes then an additional menu option

appears on the right.
You tap on cells in Excel to edit data, and can
choose between four on screen keyboards:
Numbers, Date and Time, Text, and Functions. The
keyboard changes based upon what cell you have
selected, but a shortcut on the top of the keyboard
changes the cell type.
Entering numbers, dates and texts, is
straightforward enough in both Excel and
Numbers.In Excel you use the menu bar, and in
Numbers and you can quickly add charts, shapes
and photos using the icons in the top-right. As we
noted in the recent Microsoft Word review, we
favour Microsofts plain text approach to menus over
Apples iconographic approach.
We find Microsoft Excel to be swift and fast to
edit data, even large amounts of data. Anybody
whoworks with Microsoft Excel documents
on a regular basis will be pleased with the
implementation of Excel on an iPad.
Creating formulas and using functions

Where Numbers becomes perhaps a little more
obtuse is in the creation of Formulas. These are the
calculations that sit at the heart of a spreadsheet.
Where you say Cell A3 = A1 + A3. Or =Sum
A1(A2+A3) in Excel speak. Functions are the built-in
commands you use to create formulas, such as SUM,
Apple has really tried to make this whole system
more graphical, and intuitive, to the average person.
But we do find the graphical system more confusing,
and Excels system more plain-speaking.

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Functions and Formulas are one aspect of

spreadsheeting that people have to look up and
learn. Its not easy enough to do these in either
Numbers or Excel without spending time learning
whats going on. In trying to make it easier, Numbers
has a layer of abstraction to creating formulas and
functions that makes the app more difficult to use.
Numbers remains a little impenetrable compared to
other Apple apps.
Using the built-in templates

Fortunately, Apple includes a wide range of
templates to help you get started. These include
spreadsheets for personal finance, calendars,
schedules, logs, team organisation, invoices,
attendances, and even party planners. There
aresome education spreadsheets, such as
Probability Lab and Correlation Project, but
the realdraw is the presence of everyday life
projects.These are the subtle helpers that
enable people who dont know what to do with
aspreadsheet app to get started.

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Excel, on the other hand, has far fewer templates,

and they are all stern stuff. Theres the Annual
Financial Report, Gantt Project Planner and the
Quarterly Sales Report. Make no mistake, these are
excellent templates for those who need them, but
theyre utterly impenetrable to the layman. There
are a few nods to more household tasks, like To
Do List and Household Budget, but even these are
needlessly complex.
Numbers strong points

Apple Numbers was first introduced for Mac OS X in
2007 as part of Apples iWork suite of programs. It
was introduced alongside the iPad in 2010.
Numbers surprised many people (including us at
launch) as it was something of an oddity for Apple,
acompany that tends to push forward creative
design software. Most of Apples software sits at
what Steve Jobs used to call the intersection
of technology and liberal arts: this is not where
youdnormally place spreadsheet software.
But Numbers is an incredible program for creating
charts see the image below.

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As you can see from the above image, charts look

great in Keynote presentations. You can create these
inside Keynote directly, but Numbers is better for
crunching the data than Keynote.
Excels strong points

The idea of Microsoft being better than Apple at
something is a difficult pill for many Apple fans to
swallow. There is much to be said for the classic Us
vs Them approach to Microsoft vs Apple fans (and
be under no illusions about where we stand on that
argument). But its got to be said: Excel is the best
spreadsheet application. We do not just mean Excel
for iPad, or the best between Excel and Numbers:
we mean Excel is the best spreadsheet application
there is. In general; in the world.
Excel is Microsofts crowning glory, and it shows.
It is fast, fluid; it is easy to use on a very basic level
to perform quick calculations; it can be used to
create incredibly complicated charts. We can draw

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conclusions about Microsofts nature and the fact

that its one truly great product is for making financial
calculations, but that doesnt take away the fact that
Excel is a stunning piece of software.
And if you work in business, or finance, or any
area that involves serious corporate work (usually
when money is involved) the only way you will be
taken seriously is if you send, and receive, Excel
documents. We cannot imagine a scenario in which
the finance directors we have worked for would
ever move away from Microsoft Excel. They certainly
wouldnt use Apple Numbers. In the future, things
may change, but for now: most people have to use
Excel at some point.
iPad & iPhones buying advice

For many people, Microsoft Excel is far from the
most interesting program in the world. But it is a
legendary piece of software that is highly regarded
in financial and corporate circles. If you move in
those circles, or work directly with those who do,
then youll find Microsoft Excel for iPad to be a great
piece of software. Numbers, on the other hand,
is a less convincing sell. It is capable of making
fantastic-looking documents, and these are capable
of looking great when youre giving a presentation.
But a Numbers document will not get you far when
dealing with an accountant or tax office. It is a
much friendlier piece of software for consumers
though. Numbers is capable of performing high
levels of calculation, but is at its best when
creatingdocuments for the home or classroom.
Onthe whole wed go with Excel.

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Word vs Pages
We compare these two popular word-processing apps
hen we last looked at Microsoft Word for

iPad it costs 5.99 a month (as part of a
Office 265 subscription) and was only
available on the iPad now it has been updated and
is also available as a full app on the iPhone. Back
when we last looked at the word processor apps,
Pages was free to anybody who recently purchased
an iPad or iPhone. Now both Apples Pages and
Microsofts word are free apps. Microsoft Word
offers some advanced features to paid users (more
on those in a bit) but you get a better cloud storage
allowance with OneDrive than Apple iCloud Drive.
Both Pages and Word are advanced text editors,
but both offer slightly different features. Our Word vs
Pages review looks at these two word processors,
and tests each feature. Pages is Apples main

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word processor, its popular with Apple fans but

has little traction in the business world; Microsoft
Word remains an industry heavyweight. Two word
processors, one set of tests. Lets see who wins.
Read about the latest updates to iWork: Pages,
Keynote and Numbers, and troubleshooting advice.
Creating and saving documents

Both Microsoft Word and Apple Pages use different
approaches to saving and storing documents.
Alongside iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite, Pages
has moved from Apples Documents In The Cloud
system to the newer iCloud Drive, and its a much
happier word processor for it.
A file you create in Pages is stored online in your
iCloud Drive, and is stored by default in a folder with
the same name as the app (Pages, in this instance).
With iCloud Drive, any changes you made are
saved directly to this online version. The file itself
appears inside Pages on all of your devices (both OS
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Drive folder from the Sidebar of a Finder window.

You can, alternatively, turn off Documents In The
Cloud and save files locally to the app. But in either
case it appears directly inside the Pages app, rather
than in an external storage system.
Documents In The Cloud enables you to open the
same document, using the same app, on different
devices. Documents are not stored globally on the
iPad (because iOS has no equivalent of the Finder).
Instead, they are stored locally in the app, and then
synced to the cloud.
One side effect of this is that you dont store
Pages documents inside a folder with other files,
like images, charts, PDFs, text notes, and so on.
Its kept isolated inside Pages apps (you can, share
files, of course). This is generally a pain for anybody
who currently has a workflow that includes grouping
items together in Folders. It involves re-thinking the
way you do things.
Microsoft Word free with premium features

The great news is that Microsoft recently switched
to a freemium model where you get the app for free,
with a few extra features if you pay an additional fee.
You can still pay Microsoft 5.99 to use Microsoft
Word, a charge that unlocks premium features. So
what do you now get for a Microsoft Word unlocks
the following Premium Features:
Insert section breaks.
Enable columns in page layout.
Customise headers and footers for dierent pages.
Change page orientation.
Track and review changes.

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Add custom colours to shapes.

Insert and edit WordArt
Add shadows and reection styles to pictures.
Add and modify chart elements.
Highlight table cells with custom colour shading.
Whether you need those features will dictate
whether you have to pay the 5.99 for premium
access, although its worth noting that you also get
a copy of Office 365 Personal for your Mac (Word,
Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and so on). You also
get 1 terabyte of online storage space in OneDrive,
which compares pretty favourably to the 7.99 per
month Dropbox charges for 1TB of data. And with
Office 365 you also get 60 minutes of Skype world
calling per month, which is handy if you make calls
overseas on a regular basis.
It should be noted that with this you will get
installation of Microsoft office programs for up to
fiveMac and PC computers (in this instance: Word

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2011 for Mac and Word 2013 for Windows PC).

Soifyou dont have a copy of Microsoft Office
for you desktop, or laptop, then this deal is pretty
goodin the long run.
OneDrive/Dropbox vs iCloud Drive

Microsoft Word can store files locally inside the iOS
app, but the main way youll use it is by connecting
Word to Microsoft OneDrive or, Dropbox.
Dropbox support is new to Microsoft Word, and
was something we called for in our previous review
(along with many other Word users), so its good to
see Microsoft listening to its customers.
OneDrive is essentially the same as Dropbox.
Its a file syncing and sharing services with a
primary installation in Mac OS X. Any files you place
inside the OneDrive folder in Mac OS X are then
synced,and can be accessed on the iPad using the
OneDrive app, or an app supporting OneDrive.
OneDrive always made more immediate sense
to us than Apples Documents In The Cloud, but
Apples new iCloud Drive system has brought the
two systems together. Both OneDrive and iCloud
Drive place a corresponding folder on a Mac
computer to access files, and files are synced and
stored across devices. Where OneDrive has an
edge over iCloud Drive is its generous free storage
amount. You get 15GB of free space for signing up
with OneDrive, and another 15GB if you connect
your Camera Roll to OneDrive (you can disconnect it
later and keep the storage.)
So OneDrive offers you 30GB of free storage
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Drive. And with iCloud Drive you share that with

your iOS device backups and, if you have iCloud
Photo Library (Beta) turned on you also share it
withphotos.
Although the Pages app is free we think youd be
wise to Upgrade your iCloud Storage to 20GB for
79p per month (or 200 GB for 2.99 a month). To
match OneDrives 1TB youll need to spend 14.99
per month though, which is a big markup.
All three services: OneDrive, Dropbox and iCloud
drive have web-based interfaces. Apples is, for
the time being, quite limited offering the ability to
download files or edit them in Apples iCloud.com
web apps (these are, it has to be said, stunning
achievements in web design).
Dropbox has the best version control and restore
functionality though. We have more confidence in
our files saved in Dropbox than in either OneDrive
oriCloud Drive.
Dropbox is also the best system for sharing files,
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OneDrive and iCloud Drive enable Word and Pages

to work collaboratively.
Creating documents
It sounds trite, but at its heart both Microsoft
word and Apple Pages enable you to create text
documents. We know this sounds obvious, but
the Office for iPhone app doesnt let you create
PowerPoint documents, so its worth pointing out
that you can build a Word document from scratch
here rather than just view and edit one.
The process is simple. In both apps you tap New
and choose either a Blank Document or a Template.
Word has a good selection of templates, but for our
money the selection in Pages is better. Pages has
65 templates compared to Words 18 (a lot of Pages
templates are slight variations, however). As with
most things Apple, the design of its templates are
just marginally better looking in all respects.
Editing documents
Both Microsoft Word and Apple Pages enable you to
create complex text documents. As well as creating
an overall flow of text, you can include pictures,
shapes, text boxes, tables and charts in both apps.
You can adjust fonts and styles in both apps and
they both have regular features like Orientation,
Size, Margins and Direction options and you can
adjust Columns. We dont think you can adjust the
direction of text in Pages, but apart from that they
seem largely the same when it comes to text editing.
Both apps offer on-the-fly spell checking as
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runs through your app. In both instances we are

disappointed. Perhaps worse, Microsoft Word
doesnt offer its grammar checker. As people
who write for a living this is perhaps the biggest
disappointment for us. And for the price Microsoft
is charging, it should be running all Words core
features up the flagpole.
We tested some pretty long documents in Word,
some coming up to 20,000 words and we found few
problems and no real slowdown worth speaking of.
If anything it felt even snappier than Microsoft Office
2011 feels on a Mac when editing large documents.
Working collaboratively
There are downsides to the OneDrive system.
Unlike Pages or Google Docs (both of which feel
refreshingly modern) Word still has you clicking on
Back and Save File. Anybody who has ever lost a
Word file to a crash will feel a shudder at this point.
While Microsoft Word has an AutoSave feature, it
stops working during sharing, and you have to click
on a big green Save And Refresh button every time
somebody makes a change.
Its also worth noting at this point that Words
popular Review feature (which tracks changes made
by other people) is a premium feature, and when you
start editing documents collaboratively youll start
getting alerts nudging you towards paying 5.99 a
month for the premium version.
Apples solution in Pages isnt much better,
because you can only share documents with other
people using the iCloud.com version of Pages. So
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other person has to be using Pages for iCloud on

OS X. Apple is pushing sharing and collaboration
forwards, but its clear that both Microsoft and
Pages has a lot of work cut out here. By far the most
powerful app for writing text collaboratively remains
Google Docs, which were not looking at here but
is worth testing if you want to quickly crank out text
in a collaborative environment. Google Docs does
have many drawbacks, however, not least of which is
the lack of a spell checker on the iPad version. And
Docs only creates very basic text documents, unlike
both Word and Pages, which are fully-featured word
processing programs capable of handling charts,
tables and images.
Interface
The Microsoft Word interface will be instantly familiar
to anybody who has used Microsoft Office 2013
for Windows. It has, to our eyes, a slight website
feel to it. There is a dual deck navigation bar. On
the top deck sit Home, Insert, Layout, Review and
View options. Sometimes Chart and Table will also
appear on this list. Below these are menu options
specific to each selected tab, under Home you get
Font, Size, Bold, Highlight and so on; under Layout
is TextDirection, Margins, Page Numbers, and so on.
To the top-left are Back and File options, to the top
right are Search and Share options. It couldnt be
more straightforward.
Pages on the other hand still seems to have most
of its options tucked away under a group of five
small graphical icons in the top right. Style, Insert,
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away from this obtuse nature of iWork, and the latest

updates are starting to include menu items in a
navigation bar above the keyboard, but its still - to
our mind a more confusing app to get started with.
Apple includes a Help button, which adds yellow
pop-up notes to the display to help people navigate
the icons. While its helpful, we think the general
simplicity of Microsoft Office wins out here.
Importing and exporting

For this document we created a test document in
both Words and Pages. The document contained
formatted text, photo images, shapes, a table and a
chart. We then imported exported the test document
from Pages as a Word file and used Open In and
chose Microsoft Word.
We opened the Word document in the OneDrive
app for iPad, and used Open In to choose Pages.
Both experiences were horrible. When opening
a Pages document in Word we found the charts
became static images and the images became low
resolution; Tables, at least remained editable.
The other way around (opening a Word document
in Pages) was even worse. The default Word font,
Calibri and Calibri Light, is not supported and is
replaced with TrebuchetMS and Helvetica. Other
fonts are typically missing.
On the upside Pages is getting better at importing
Word files. This time around, the table was editable
rather than a non-editable graphic. Although for
some reason it contains all the text in one field,
and some graphics in another. To be honest it was
a mess in both systems. We still wouldnt rely on

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Pages to edit and return complex Word documents;

or Word to edit and return complex Pages document.
This gets to the heart as why Word is a good
thing. Even though Pages is a fine program for
creating and editing superb looking documents, its
a lousy substitute for anybody who needs to edit
a Microsoft Office document and return it intact.
Pages is too destructive. To be fair, its the same
story in reverse. Microsoft Word doesnt handle
complex Pages documents well; Pages doesnt
handle Microsoft Word documents well. Whether
this is generally unimportant to you, or a huge dealbreaker, depends on your work environment.
If you work in an Office where other people
routinely share Microsoft Office files, then you
will be able to edit and return them in Word. You
wont be able to do the same in Pages (at least
not with confidence that you havent changed the
formatting or structure of the document). While its
easy to say the whole world should use Pages
or Google Docs, or whatever your favourite word
processor is, theyre not going to listen. We all work
in collaboration with other people and Word still has
a tight grip on the office marketplace.
Sharing and printing

Both Microsoft Word and Apple Pages enable
you to work on a document at the same time with
another person. This ability to work on documents
collaboratively is one of the best features about
using a modern word processor.
The process in either app isnt wholly seamless.
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and they can then use a web browser to work on the

document with you. This is great if youre on an iPad,
and another person is on a Desktop. But its not so
good if both of you are using iOS devices (because
you can only open shared links in the web browser).
Microsoft Word has a more rounded solution,
and the links you send can be opened and edited
by other users of Microsoft Word on iOS devices.
Words solution isnt neat, however, and when
another person is collaborating with you the
AutoSave function is disabled. And you have to
tapon Save and the Save button to save your
changes. You also have to save to view changes
made by other people.
Anybody who uses Google Docs for editing
collaboratively will currently be howling with
laughter. Google Docs text editing collaboration

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features are instantaneous. Users can jump onto

a document and see the changes being made
instantly. But Google Docs is a much, much more
basic option than either Word or Pages, and is
unsuitable for many work and academic documents.
It also requires an Internet connection for you to
make edits on the iPad, and works intermittently with
a patchy connection (such as on a train).
Microsoft Word now has support for AirPrint,
soprinting directly to a printer is an sharing option
that is supported.
iPad & iPhone Users buying advice

We like Microsoft Word for iPad. Microsoft has done
a superb job though, and Word for iPad is a very
good recreation of the desktop app. Whether its
5.99 per month good is, of course, another matter
we think the free version is enough for most
people. Whether you really need Word on your iPad
is yet another thing entirely.
Much depends on your day-to-day working
existence. If you work alone, or with forwardthinking people, then other options offer the same
functionality for a better price. For our money Pages
creates better-looking documents, and Google
Docs is a faster environment for collaboration. But if
you work in an office with people sharing Microsoft
Office youll breathe a sigh of relief. You can now join
in with them on the iPad. If you spend a lot of time
working with Word documents with other people
then this app will prove to be invaluable. And now
that its available on iPhone as well as iPad you dont
even need to own an iPad to use it.

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Complete guide to Siri

Everything you need to know about Apples assistant
sing Siri, Apples voice assistant, you can

speak commands to your iPad or iPhone
and have it do your bidding. To activate Siri,
hold down the Home button on your compatible iPad
or iPhone, or hold down the control button on your
earphones. Siri is constantly improving: it became
faster and more reliable than ever with iOS 7 and
iOS 7.1, gaining new features and a female voice for
the UK, and iOS 8 adds music identification, Hey
Siri! voice activation and real-time feedback of the
words Siri thinks youre saying.

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Siri works by recording your voice and sending

it to a server that interprets what youve said and
returns plain text. If you havent got an internet
connection, Siri wont work.
Its a massive leap forward over old-fashioned
speech recognition. This used to require a strict
vocabulary and couldnt do very much. Worse still,
for non-Americans, voice recognition struggled with
European, Australian and other accents.
Siri doesnt require a strict vocabulary, and itll
generally figure out what youre trying to say. That
makes interacting with it seem much more natural. It
also works pretty well with a range of accents, and
has American, British and Australian settings.
The voice assistant is comprehensive. Its tied into
Messages, Calendar, Music, Reminders, Maps, Mail,
Weather, Stocks, Clock, Contacts, Notes and Safari.
Its also linked to Wolfram Alpha, the computational
knowledge engine that can provide answers to
numerous factual questions, and Yelp, the directory
of local businesses.
Its is also capable of searching Twitter and
adjusting Settings, and it can perform a web search
for you. These days it uses Bing as the default
search engine, but specifically asking Siri to Google
something results in it using Google instead.
Get started with Siri

Getting started with Siri couldnt be easier. Simply
press and hold the Home button. The background
will blur, youll hear a ba-ding noise and What can
I help you with? appears onscreen. You should also
see a wavy white line at the bottom of the screen.

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Simply speak your request into the iPad or iPhone.

When youve finished speaking, the white line turns
into a round microphone icon and Siri will get back
to you with an answer. Sometimes it takes Siri a few
moments to think about the answer, but its a lot
faster than it used to be.
You can also manually control how long Siri listens
to you for, rather than waiting for it to detect that
youve stopped speaking. To do this, hold down the
Home button while you say your command or ask a
question, and release it when youve finished.
In the UK, the male Siri voice was updated in iOS
7.1 to sound less robotic and more natural, and a new
female voice option was added. You can switch Siris
gender to female by going to Settings > General >
Siri and tapping Voice Gender. Here, choose female.
You can ask Siri all sorts of things, and the more
you use Siri the more accurate it becomes. You soon
become aware of just how useful it can be, and what

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its boundaries are. It knows a lot about weather,

restaurants, films and football, for example, but
nothing about Formula One.
It is also hooked up to the Maps application, so it
can locate businesses, movie times, restaurants and
bars near you. One of the great things about Siri is
asking it to find things in your local area.
There are a few scenarios in which Siri truly
excels. The first of those is when youre in a handsfree situation, mostly likely when driving a car. (The
iPad knows when youre going hands-free and
becomes chattier, reading text aloud that it might
not if it knows youre holding it in your hand.) Siri is
also deeply integrated with the directions feature in
Maps, and the iPad works as a fantastic (if slightly
oversized) voice-activated satnav.
When you get a message, you can instruct Siri to
read the message, and it will. You can then tell it to

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reply to the message, dictate the entire message,

have Siri read it back to you to confirm that it makes
sense, and then send it. You can also ask Siri to read
out your Mail messages and itll let you know who
sent you a message and what the subject line is.
There are still some gaps. Siri wont read your
emails to you and itd be great if you could get it
to read out whole books and web pages. (There
is a workaround, though, which you can find out
about here.) And while iOS has the nifty Notification
Centre, which gives you granular control over how
different apps notify you about whats going on,
theres no option to read alerts out loud when youre
in hands-free mode. A missed opportunity.
In the rest of this feature well list all the
commands and features you can activate using Siri,
but Siri itself will offer some tips in this regard. Start
Siri going by holding the Home button, then wait
without asking any questions: Siri will start cycling
through pages of suggested commands.
Get Siri to help you with daily tasks

If youre not driving, Siri can still be useful. In fact, the
feature proves that some tasks can be done much
faster through speech than through clicking, tapping
and swiping. Its much easier to set an alarmor
timer using Siri than it is to unlock your tablet, find
the Clock app, and tap within the app. Just say, Set
a timer for three minutes, and your iPad begins to
count down until your tea is ready. Set an alarm for
5am does what youd expect, instantly. Remind
meto record my favourite show and Note that
I need to take my suit to the cleaners work, too.

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These are short bursts

of data input that can
be handled quickly by
voice,and weve found
they work well.
Its also much faster
to ask Siri to access
settings than it is to dive
through the menu. You
can just say Change
wallpaper rather than
opening Settings and
tapping Wallpaper.
You will soon become
impressed by Siris
ability to understand the
context of conversations.
It doesnt always work,
but when it does, its magical. We asked Siri for
suggestions for places to have lunch and it provided
us with a list of nearby restaurants that serve lunch.
Talking to your iPad or iPhone is not much
different from talking on your mobile phone. Its not
appropriate in all contexts. If, for example, youre
quietly reading in the library and need to set a
reminder, you should use the Reminders app, not
Siri. And if youre out in public, well, you can use Siri,
but you do risk people giving you funny looks.
Apples integration of Wolfram Alpha with Siri
is a smart move. If you need answers to factual
questions, such as the speed of light or the number
of days until Christmas, the answer engine can
provide the solution.

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How to use Hey Siri!

A new feature added in iOS 8 is known as Hey Siri,
and its very sci-fi. By saying those words (Hey,
Siri!), you can activate Siri from a sleep state
withoutpressing the Home button at all. The device
will wake up, Siri will start, and it will listen out for
your next command.
(Sadly this only works when the iPad or iPhone
is plugged into a power supply - otherwise,
presumably, your iDevice would burn through its
battery supply from constantly listening out for the
magic words.)
Its very cool, albeit not always incredibly reliable.
The feature appears to be deactivated by default,
so if its not working (and remember that the
deviceneeds to be plugged in as well), try going to
Settings > General > Siri and then slide the switch
next to Allow Hey Siri so that its green. And of
course, if youre concerned about battery life or
people keep passing your desk and saying Hey
Siriplay Dont Stop Believin - you can deactivate it
in the same options menu.
Personal dictation
While Siri gets the bulk of the iOS feature hype,
another speech-related technology may prove
to be more important and a bigger boost to user
productivity. On the keyboard youll see a new
button in the bottom row, to the left of the spacebar,
with the image of a microphone on it. Tap this button
and the iPad will transcribe whatever you say. It
sends the results over the internet to a server that
analyses your speech and converts it into text. We

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were impressed at just how

fast the results came back,
especially over Wi-Fi. And
they were generally an
accurate representation of
what we had said.
To get the most
out of dictation, youll
need to start thinking in
punctuation. For example,
to construct a decent
email message, we might
say, Dan. Comma. New
paragraph. What do you
think about writing a
review of iOS numeral
five. Question mark. New
paragraph. Let me know what you think. Exclamation
point. However, it works.
Part of Siris charm isnt in its feature set), but its
personable nature. Siri feels a lot less robotic than
other voice-activated technology. Even when it gets
out of its depth and doesnt know what to do, its
difficult to feel too frustrated.
And you can joke around with Siri. Apple has
spent a lot of time providing Siri with a range of
comebacks to joke questions. Try telling Siri you
love it, or use common catchphrases such as Whos
your daddy? or Who let the dogs out? These
are constantly being updated, too for example,
a recent one is to keep saying Okay Glass (the
phrase used to activate a rival product made by
Google), and Siri starts to get annoyed.

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Siri is by no means perfect,

and occasionally it can
mistranslate what youre saying,
either transcribing the wrong
message or finding the wrong
result from Contacts. But it gets
better the more you use it, and
the more useful it becomes. And
its fun! Siri is one of the most
entertaining aspects of the iPad,
so be sure to hold down the
Home button and try it out.
Siri has a quirky sense of
humour and will respond to
geeky comments, flirtation and
famous sayings. (See above image)
Useful things to ask Siri about

But this is just the beginning there are lots more
useful things you can ask Siri about. Siri improves
the more you use it and once you begin to use of
regularly, you realise just how useful it is.
It learns names quickly, if you keep repeating
them and selecting the correct option from a list.
So with a bit of practice you quickly hurdle the
frustration of it attempting to text, message, or call
the wrong person. And if you have relationships
added mum, dad, wife, husband and so on
itquickly feels a lot less formal.
Music
Its not generally known that Siri can identify music.
As of iOS 8, you can identify music thats currently

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playing thanks to Siris new Shazam integration.

Activate Siri while a song is playing and it will display
a moving audio waveform and a musical icon to
indicate that its interpreting the music. Then it will
tell you what song it was, and give links to Shazam
itself and a Buy Now for iTunes.
Sport
We hope you like Premier League football. Theres
no Formula One, no cricket, no rugby, no golf and
no football outside the top English league yet.
In fact,when we asked who was winning the
Championship, Siri went ahead and decided we
must mean the Premiership.
General knowledge
Siri uses Wolfram Alpha to provide stats and facts.
Wolfram Alpha can answer questions related to
mathematics, geography, chemistry, words and
linguistics, and all kinds ofthings.

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Best iPad stand

With so many to choose from here are our favourites
Belkin Flipstand Adjust

Price: 24.99
With iPads being such light and portable devices
you wont always want a large accessory weighing
you down when youre on the move. The Belkin
Flipblade Adjust fits this bill perfectly, being a
compact, light, but sturdy stand that folds in half and
slips easily into any bag or even coat pocket. The
metal frame feels solid and durable, with soft rubber
coatings in the seating section that will protect your
precious iPad from any scratches during use. Belkin
also has designed the Flipblade Adjust to work in
four different positions, which includes a low level
one intended for typing. Its an excellent little stand

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that will be equally at home on your desk or while

travelling on trains and planes. The reasonable price
also makes this one a very tempting proposition.
IK Multimedia Klip 2
Price: 29.95 (iPad Air) 34.95 (iPad mini)
With more and more people using iPads for their
notes at speaking events, meetings, and
music performances, the Klip 2 could
become an invaluable accessory. The
principle is simple, just screw the
adjustable fitting onto an existing
microphone stand, then you are
free to read your iPad without
the need of a table, lectern, or
even holding it in your hands.
The Klip 2 has tilt adjustment
capabilities thanks to a ball joint
design, making it easy to position the
stand in a way that you can read your iPad at
a glance while avoiding any troublesome reflections
from light sources. The thermoplastic construction is
strong and reliable, while the clip-in holder features
softer materials to ensure that your iPad remains
untarnished. Not using metal also means the iKlip
is lightweight, weighing only 176g, so its no trouble
bringing it with you to meetings or events.
Griffin Cinema Seat

Price: 29.99
Long journeys in a car were once the most dreaded
of parental experiences. Keeping the little ones
entertained for hours on end with games of i-spy

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and endless rounds of campfire songs started out

as a cheerful family outing but soon descended
into mind gibbering chaos. Thankfully now mobile
entertainment can break up the tension, and the
Griffin Cinema Seat is a particularly useful idea for
using iPads on the go. The faux leather, padded case
has a neoprene back, featuring a Velcro strap that
you wrap around a car-seats headrest to secure
the Cinema Seat in place. Once this is done your
passengers are free to watch videos, play games,
and generally use the iPad at head height while you
take in the blissful peace that these activities bring.
Various cutouts ensure access to the controls on
the device, and while the price does feel a touch
high, if it makes a trip across country a more sedate
experience then it will feel worth its weight in gold.
padRelax
Price: varies depending on materials
While sturdy metal stands are great for using on
desks and tables, putting one on your lap isnt
exactly a premium experience. The padRelax offers

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a more comfortable solution as its basically a

pillow for your iPad. Handmade in Germany these
soft creations come in a wide range of fabrics and
colours, with the designers stating that they not so
much accessories, as rather fashion items that can
be incorporated with your interior design. Aesthetic
items or not, the padRelax is a surprisingly useful
solution for using an iPad to read on your lap, or
even just for balancing on the arm of a chair. The
pillow itself is filled with polystyrene balls, making
this items essentially small beanbags for your device.
The advantage of this is that the pillow mould itself
around your iPad and can be placed on a variety of
surfaces that would give a normal stand trouble. Of
course the words hand made should give you a clue
that the padRelax is not a low cost item. While you
can contact the company directly and order bespoke
materials, the general cost for cotton cases seems
to be around the 45 mark, which definitely makes
the padRelax a considered purchase. They are a

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lot of fun though, and you wont leap up in pain if

youaccidentally sit on it.
Gooseneck stand
Price: 19.99
iPads make excellent second screens to accompany
your desktop. Clearing space for them on a busy
desk can be somewhat problematic at times, so
why not take advantage of a stand that you can
clamp onto the side of your computer instead? The
Bestek Gooseneck is so named due to its long,
flexible arm that allows you to bend it into almost
any position you want your iPad to occupy. The
non-scratch clamp makes it safe for securing to
your iMac or Apple cinema display, or you could
attach it to the side of a table, desk, door, bed, or
pretty much anywhere that has a grippable surface.
If you own multiple styles of iPad
youll also appreciate that
the Gooseneck comes
supplied with brackets for
Standard, Mini, and Air
models in the pack.
Chargercity
Camera stand
Price: 19.95
Many questioned the
point of a rear camera
in a full sized iPad when
it was first introduced. After all,
who would hold up that large device to take
photographs? Well, as it turns out, rather a lot of

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people. So if iPad photography is something of

which you partake, the Chargercity camera stand
will be of great interest. The stand itself is really an
adjustable grip, but the clever part is that it can be
screwed onto any standard camera tripod, giving
you a stable platform for your creative endeavours.
A smooth, swivel ball mechanism, allows you to
move the iPad through a full 360 degrees, and
could be very useful for any iPad videographers
outthere. Admittedly the Chargercity Camera
standis a niche product, but its a clever idea that
could find a fair few fans.

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Best iPad stylus

The best scribbling device for your tablet
Intuos Creative Stylus 2

Price: 64.99
If theres one company that most people would
identify with digital art and design, then its Wacom.
Over the years its drawing tablets and styluses have
enabled plenty of designers to make the transition
from pen and paper to the digital realm, and with this
strong history behind it the Intuos Creative Stylus 2
does little to besmirch such a heritage. The brushed
aluminium barrel fills the hand nicely and meets a
silicon grip near the tip, which ensures a comfortable
user experience for any extended periods. The
tip itself is a hardened plastic which, much like the
Adonit Jot Script, can make the stylus a little loud to

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use at times, depending on the heaviness of your

writing/drawing style.
As this is a smart stylus, using Bluetooth 4.0, there
are two programmable buttons on the barrel, which
can be configured within compatible apps. Common
uses are undo and redo, both of which are incredibly
handy when working quickly, saving you from taking
your hands away from your creation to tap icons on
the screen. The Intuos also has pressure sensitivity
capabilities (again when paired with the right app)
which boast 2,048 levels of responsiveness, and
palm cancellation. At the moment, due to the relative
newness of the product, these advanced features
seem to only be fully supported in Wacoms own
Bamboo Paper app, but the likes of Procreate,
Sketchbook Pro and others are already working on
integrating them into their apps.
Power for the smart features comes from an
internal rechargeable battery, which has a micro USB
socket hidden under a rubber cap at the top of the
stylus. A USB power lead is included in the package,
all of which arrives in a smart plastic case. Wacom
has produced a very attractive and usable stylus in
the Intuos Creative 2, and once those third-party
apps are optimised it will get even better.
Jot Script Evernote edition

Price: 69.99
Adonit has quite a few different styluses in its
range, but one that could prove very useful to those
who use their iPad for productivity is the Jot Script
Evernote edition. As the price suggests, this is a
premium product, something that is evident as soon

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as you pick up the device. The solid, aluminium

barrel is reassuringly weighty, and
features grooves towards
the tip which make
it reminiscent
of the classic
Fisher Space
Pen. Rather than rubber or micro-fiber material, the
tip itself is fashioned from a thermo-plastic polymer
resin and feels like a ballpoint pen.
Its also a very svelte 1.9mm wide, thanks to
Adonits Pixelpoint technology, making it very
accurate for handwriting in particular. Thanks to
internal sensors that connect to the iPad (third
generation and up) via Bluetooth LE, the Jot Script
also features palm cancellation technology, so you
can write in apps such as Noteshelf, Goodnotes,
orEvernotes own Penultimate without worrying
where to place your hands.
At first it can be a little disconcerting using the
Jot Script, as the hard tip makes loud tapping
noises each time it makes contact with the screen.
This can be exacerbated if you tend to print letters
rather than using a script style, but after a few
hours you adjust to the novelty and soon forget
about it. Screen damage doesnt seem to be
an issue either, as prolonged use resulted in no
discernible marks to our test iPad.
One thing to consider though is that when the
AAA battery that powers the stylus runs out, the
Jot Script stops working completely. So if youre
going to rely on the device for long meetings or
lectures, make sure you bring a spare. Normal, non-

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rechargeable, batteries tend to last around ten to

fourteen hours of actual writing time, and your wrist
will be getting sore by then anyway.
It bears a premium price, but the Jot Script
Evernote Edition is undeniably a classy stylus for
those that like to write.
Pogo Connect
Price: 64.99
For a few years now the Pogo Connect has been
a perennial favourite for many iPad users. Built by
New York company Ten One Design, the Connect
is a Bluetooth enabled, smart stylus that boasts the
rather useful feature of pressure sensitivity. With a
standard stylus the marks you make in a notebook
or drawing app will depend on the size of the tool
selected. The Connect is a little different in that the
harder you press on the screen, the darker (or larger
depending on the app) your mark will be. This of
course makes it feel much closer to a real pen, and
responds in a natural way to your style of writing/
drawing. Powering the Bluetooth enabled sensors
is a solitary AAA battery, housed in the silver,
cylindrical body. Theres also a blue LED to let you
know that the device is turned on.
One of the best features of the Connect is that it
also has replaceable tips. This means you can use
a thinner, more precise one for writing up ideas in
Noteshelf, then swap it out for a brush tip when
you want to indulge in a spot of watercolours
in Paper. This certainly extends the use of the
stylus, although youll need to budget for those
extra tips as they dont come with the device.

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They can be ordered from the TenOne website, with

prices for the simple tips starting at around $10 (its a
US site), up to $24.99 for the brush options.
One thing to bear in mind though is that if youre
the owner of an iPad Air 1 or 2 then sadly the
Connect isnt compatible with your device. TenOne
state that this is due to changes Apple have made
to the touch sensors on these latest models. The
company also states that no firmware path will be
able to overcome this issue, but a new model is no
doubt already in development.
Pencil
Price: 49.99 (Graphite), 64.99 (Walnut)
If youve ever used the rather wonderful Paper app
by FiftyThree, then youll know just how gorgeous
and well-designed an art app can really be. It should
come as no surprise then that when the same
company set out to create an accompanying stylus,
itwould take a similarly aesthetic approach. The
Pencil is unique in that it eschews the slim, penlike style of many other manufacturers, and instead
features a rectangular body encased in either
graphite or walnut finishes. Both look very smart,
and the rubber tips at either end act as an eraser
and the actual stylus itself.
This isnt a fine tip example like the Jot Script
or Intuos Creative 2, both of which are intended
for precision, instead the Pencil is a little on the
chunkyside and aimed at the artist who might use
Paper. It can navigate iOS 8 and control various
appsas a straightforward stylus, but if you pull the
tip out youll discover a slim body of electronics

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inside. These house special Bluetooth enabled

sensors that can turn the Pencil into something a
lotmore impressive.
As this is a device designed to work specifically
with the Paper app, youll find the best
performance when used there. To connect the
Pencil you hold it against the circle in the far
left of the tools tray and after a couple of
seconds youre good to go. Now the app
knows to ignore any random palm or
finger contacts, but is clever enough
to let you blend or smudge any ink or
paint in the classic artistic technique.
Pairing the Pencil also unlocks all the in-app
purchase features for Paper, which is a nice bonus.
In use the stylus is comfortable and feels pleasingly
accurate for its larger size. FiftyThree has also
announced recently that other apps are now taking
advantage of the Bluetooth capabilities, so users of
Noteshelf, Procreate, and Sketchbook Mobile can
join the fun. Its not cheap, but it works well, looks
great, and is a pleasure to use.
Sensu Brush and Stylus

Price: 44.99
While several styluses offer the ability to swap the
tips for others of various sizes and styles, the Sensu
Brush and Stylus is particularly useful due to the fact
that it comes with not one but two heads already
attached. At one end of the shiny metal body is
the regular, rubber-tip that is so commonplace on
Styluses. Its a decent enough offering, with the kind
of performance weve come to expect from this

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approach, but the real star of the Sensu is hidden

inside the body. Pulling off the barrel reveals a
micro-fiber artists brush, which you spin around
and then insert back into the barrel to create a
longpaintbrush that you can use with a host of
artapps on the iPad.
The hairs on the brush are soft and move
effortlessly across the screen, while displaying an
impressive amount of responsiveness. Using the
excellent Paper app, especially on the watercolour
setting, is a much richer experience with a brush
rather than pen-style tips. Dabbing colours here
and there feels natural, and the children we
handedour iPad to were instantly lost in the
creativepossibilities.
As this is not a Bluetooth enabled device it
doesnt have pressure sensitivity built in. If you
want those artistic brush strokes that reflect your
technique youll need to either adjust the size in the
various tool bars apps offer, or in the case of Paper
use speed to alter the stroke. This is a small quibble
though, as more expensive styluses also face this
restriction. If youre the arty type and want to dip
your toes in the world of digital canvas, then the
Sensu is a great product to take along the journey.

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TruGlide Pro Precision

Price: 20
Lynktecs TruGlide series has
always been a
solid choice
for those
seeking
a no-frills, dependable
stylus. You wont find any Bluetooth shenanigans
here; instead the TruGlide Pro is a comfortable,
simple device that gets the job done with a
minimum of fuss. At first appearances it looks like
a standard ballpoint pen, with its slim barrel, twotone livery, andpocket clip. Look closer though and
youll noticethe silvery, micro-fiber tip. With many
modelsof stylus, especially at the cheaper end,
opting for soft rubber tips; the use of this material
gives the TruGlide Pro a more premium feel, and
also keeps it true to its name.
Writing with the Pro is a pleasure, as the microfiber glides smoothly across the screen in a
responsive manner. For note taking or general
navigation its a handy device to have in your bag
or jacket pocket, and theres no need to wonder
whether youve charged it or not. Of course, the tip
isnt going to be as accurate as some of the more
expensive, fine point, alternatives, but you wont find
any of those for this kind of price. One additional
feature that lifts the TruGlide Pro above some of its
rivals is that you can screw off the tip section and
replace it with a new one, or, if youre of a more
artistic bent, there is also a brush style fitting that
transforms the Pro into a digital painters best friend.

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Buying an old iPhone

What you need to know when buying an old iPhone
f you are desperate for an iOS smartphone but

have a budget that doesnt quite stretch to Apples
newest models like the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6
Plus, buying an old iPhone is a great way to pick up
a bargain. Armed with our guide to buying an old
iPhone youll be able to buy old-gen Apple products
with confidence.

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Apple makes prestigious products, but the latest

Apple kit tends to command a premium price. Its
true that, if you visit an Apple Store (online or on
your high street) to buy an iPhone, youll get all
the support that comes with buying direct from the
manufacturer, and youll get good advice if you
speak to anyone in store. However, youre not going
to get any special discounts or deals on iPhones in
the Apple Store its full price or nothing Im afraid.
Because of this many people consider switching
to non-Apple kit, which we think is a mistake.
Its often better to pick up an older model of
Apple than move to other manufacturers. The
tech gianttypically releases kit using the very
latest technical hardware, often to the highest
specification and build quality. You can get a
smashing Apple device just by browsing last years
models. Typically older Apple models still have
fantastic specifications, and run most of the same
features as the latest Apple products: and youll
stillget Apples premium build-quality.
Apple or third-party retailers

Despite the release of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6
Plus, Apple does still offer the iPhone 5s and the
iPhone 5c, the smartphones that were released as
the new flagships in September 2013. You can pick
up an iPhone 5s or iPhone 5c from the Apple Store
or the Online Apple Store if youre looking for a
SIM-free model, but there are also carriers and other
third-party retailers that sell those older iPhones.
You can pick up the iPhone 5s from Apple for
459 (16GB) or 499 (32GB). The iPhone 5c is

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only available as 8GB but is only 319. Youll find

the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c available from most
carriers in the UK, on much cheaper contracts than
the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. These carriers
include EE, Three, O2, Vodafone, Virgin Mobile,
Tesco Mobile and Carphone Warehouse.
Buying an Apple iPhone 5 or earlier

The oldest iPhone you can get on the Apple Store
is the iPhone 5c, but what about picking up an
even older model? The first thing to note is that the
iPhone 5 is in essence the same as the iPhone 5c
but without the plastic casing, so youre still getting a
good spec smartphone if you opt for that model.
The iPhone 4s and older, on
the other hand, are unlikely to
be supported by Apple for much
longer, so you may not be able
to update to the latest software,
and may struggle to install some
apps from the iOS app store. The
iPhone 4 and earlier wont run iOS
8, so theyre already unsupported
by Apple. Plus, the iPhone 4s
and earlier have the 30-pin
connector rather than the new
Lightning connector, so some new
accessories wont be compatible.
Youll find models of the
iPhone 5, iPhone 4s and older
on Amazon, but there are also
ways to buy the 4s brand-new
from the likes of Tesco, Carphone

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Warehouse and more. Then of course theres eBay,

which has lots of unused iPhones on offer but is
perhaps not the most reliable source. Wed advise
doing a bit of investigating before purchasing
on eBay: check the sellers reviews and read the
description carefully.
Second-hand and reconditioned

One of the best ways to get an old iPhone at a
bargain price, including the iPhone 5 or earlier no
longer available from Apple, is by buying it second
hand or refurbished. In fact, you can buy and sell
second-hand iPhones right here on the Macworld
UK site. With our partner Mresell, we run a service
via which you can sell your unwanted Macs, iPhones
and iPads. Once a price is agreed we either pick up
your iPhone, or you can take it to a certified Apple
reseller after which payment is made. Either way the
iPhone is then thoroughly checked, refurbished and
reconditioned, and listed for sale on the Buy/Sell
section of this website.
Apple has a thriving section of the Apple Store
known as the Apple Refurb Store. Here is where
anyMacs and iPads that have been returned to
Apple are spruced up and sold on. You can pick up
a great deal on older models from the Apple Refurb
Store, but so far weve yet to see an iPhone appear
in the Apple Refurb Store so youll need to look
elsewhere if thats what youre after.
Other places that offer second-hand or
reconditioned iPhones are Amazon, eBay (but
besure to check the sellers reviews), Argos,
Tesco,O2and more.

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Set up Family Sharing

How to set up this feature for all the family
amily Sharing is a new feature introduced

alongside iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite. With
Family Sharing you can share apps, music,
movies, books and more with all members of your
family. Once youve set up Family Sharing, you no
longer have to buy items individually. When one
person in the family buys an app, book or content
from the iTunes Store, it is immediately available to
all other members of the family to download for free.
(Usually. App developers/content makers need to
activate Family Sharing for their digital media. If they
dont, you wont be able to share it.)
Up to six people can use Family Sharing, and
youall pay on the same credit card, so Family
Sharing is ideal for families that want to combine

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their purchases. It is also possible to set limits for

younger family members, so when a child asks to
buy an app (or other item from the iTunes or App
Store) an alert appear on an adults phone. If you
have this option activated, the youngster wont be
able to make the purchase until and unless the
family administrator agrees to it.
There are other benefits to turning on Family
Sharing too. It integrates with other Apple services,
such as iCloud and Find My Friends. With Family
Sharing set up you get a group calendar and
reminders lists for your family, so you can organise
events together. And Find My Friends can be used to
share the location of your family members, making
it easier than ever to meet up. You can also all
contribute to a shared family photo album, with all
the photos appearing on everybodys device.
Set up Family Sharing on an iPad or iPhone

The easiest way to set up Family Sharing is probably
on an iPad or iPhone. Open the Settings app and
scroll down to the iCloud section. Check that the
correct Apple ID is displayed at the top - the Apple
ID from which you wish to administrate Family
Sharing and then tap on Set Up Family Sharing...
Youll now see a series of windows that you
breeze through pretty quickly, but if youre
interested, they briefly describe the features youll
be able to use with Family Sharing, and contain
a few warnings about what exactly youre letting
yourself in for the things youll be paying for,
primarily. Tap Get Started on the first screen, and
then Continue on the second and third ones.

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The fourth screen (shown above), with the title

Payment method, is very important. This shows the
final four digits of the credit/debit card associated
with the Apple ID youre using. This is the card that
will be debited whenever someone whos part of the
family group buys an app, a song, a film or whatever
from Apple. Make sure its the right one before
tapping Continue a third time.
As well as sharing apps and other digital content,
Family Sharing lets you share location data with your
family. On the next screen you decide whether your
own location data will be shared with other family
members; when they each accept your invitation
to join the family, they will in turn choose whether
to share their location data. (At this point you may
wish to give firm instructions as to which option they
choose.) Select Share Your Location or Not Now.
And thats it: your family unit is set up. But for
the time being its a family of one. Now you need

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to add further family members. From the main

iCloud screen in Settings, tap Family, then Add
Family Member. You can then add type in the email
addressof your family member (or, if they are in your
contacts list, just start typing their name and then
select the right person when they appear).
The Ask to Buy screen (above) allows you to

stipulate whether the family member will need to
getpermission from your whenever they buy an
app or piece of digital content. In most cases you
will wish to select Ask Permission for Purchases,
although might let your spouse have free rein on
thecredit card. Tap Next.
Now decide how you wish to bring the family
member into the fold either sending an invitation
or creating a password that they can enter right
away. (Our experience suggests that the invitation
only takes about 20 seconds to arrive, so is a
convenient option too, but if youre away from
internet access it might not be suitable.)

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And thats pretty much it. The family member

getstheir invitation (or enters their password),
accepts (or declines), then simply selects whether
to share location data. And youre ready to go
withFamily Sharing.
Who pays for content in Family Sharing?

Its important to note that the person who sets up
Family Sharing is the Organizer. This is the person
in charge, and they pay for all purchases. So if you
set up Family Sharing for your partner and family
members, your card is charged for all purchases.
There is also no way for other family members
topay for Family Sharing content. Only the
personwho originally set up Family Sharing can
pay.Other family members can leave Family
Sharingif they want to pay for an app, or music,
butthey can only do so twice a year. So make
sureyou are happy to be paying for all content
inFamily Sharing when you set it up.

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Move your contacts

Transfer contacts from an Android to iOS device
f you used an Android phone and have upgraded

to an iPhone, one of the first things you will wish
to do is transfer your contacts. Youve come to
the right place. In this article we show you four
ways to move contacts from Android to iPhone. We
recommend you try them in the order in which we
lay them out: the easy way will work most times,
andthe thorough way is worth doing anyway. If
theyfail, SIM swap may have worked anyway, and
ifall else fails you can use an app.

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The quick and easy way

If you have been using your Android phone or
tablet, you will have and use a Google account. The
good news is that all of your contacts will already
be associated with your Google account. Migrating
contacts to your iPhone will be a cinch.
Go to Settings on your Android phone
and chooseAccounts and Sync (or similar).
Enter yourGoogle account details and enable
synchronisation. Your phone contacts and
GoogleContacts will now synchronise.
Now open up your new iPhone. Go to Settings
> Mail, Contacts, Calendars, and add your Google
account. Make sure Contacts are enabled for
the account. You should now find that all of your
Googlecontacts are in your iPhone.
The thorough way

The above method will work in almost all cases. If it
doesnt work, or simply to make
sure that process always
works in future, consider doing
the following. You can either
follow this process on your
iPhone after you have followed
the steps above, or on your
Android phone before you
make the move:
Open the Settings application
on your iPhone
Select Mail, Contacts,
Calendars.
Select Add Account

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Select Other
Select Add CardDAV Account
Fill out your account
information in these fields:
Server: Enter google.com
User Name: Enter your full
Google Account or Google
Apps email address.
Password: Your Google
Account or Google Apps
password. (If youve enabled
2 Step verification, youll need
to generate and enter an
application specific password.)
Description: Enter a description of the account,
such as Personal Contacts. Select Next at the
top ofyour screen. Make sure that the Contacts
optionisturned to ON.
After youve completed setup, open the
Contactsapp on your device, and syncing will
automatically begin on your iPhone. Any time you
set up any smartphone Google should hold the
keyto all of your contacts.
Swap SIMs
This works only if your Android phone takes a similar
sized SIM to your iPhone, either a micro- or nanoSIM for later iPhone models.
First save all contacts on the Android phone to
its SIM. Next, insert the SIM into your iPhone, taking
care not to mislay the iPhones SIM. Finally, go to
Settings and choose Mail, Contacts, Calendars
and tap Import SIM Contacts. When the operation

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has finished, you can replace iPhones SIM card

withtheoriginal card.
Use an app
If all else fails you can use the CopyTrans Contacts
app, although the process is really rather more
convoluted than it ought to be. (If you are moving
from iPhone to Android, this is a great app. But
Google makes things so easy it hardly seems worth
it to go the other way.)
On your Android phone, go to Contacts. Use
themenu to select Import/Export contacts. Now
choose Export to USB storage or Export to SD
card. This puts all of your contacts on to a single
vCard file, within your phone. You now need to
get that file on to your iPhone, which involves first
backing it up to a PC. First use your USB cable to
connect your Android to your PC or laptop. You
should see your phone as a storage drive in My
Computer. Open it up.
Navigate to the vCard file, and drag it to the
PC Desktop. So far so simple. Now you need
to install and run CopyTrans
Contacts, and then connect
the iPhone. When the main
program windowappears drag
and drop the Android contact
file from the PC Desktop to
the open CopyTrans Contacts
window. Andthats basically it,
the program will do the rest,
and yourAndroid contacts will
transfer to your iPhone.

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Rip DVDs to iOS device

Watch movies on an iPhone 6 or iPad Air 2
etting your favourite movies from DVD to

your iPad or iPhone doesnt have to be
difficult. True, it hasnt always been easy, as
anyone whos ever had to decrypt the disc with one
app then rip and convert it with another will attest,
but there is now a better way. Best of all, its free.
Thats because Digiarty, the leading multimedia
software provider and a specialist in DVD and
Videoconversion and backup, is giving away its
best-selling WinX DVD Ripper Platinum, free of
charge. You can download the whole package at

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tinyurl.com/mwupLme without paying a penny,

and the only limitations are that this version isnt
upgradable, and that the free unlock code provided
needs to be used by the specified date.
Why is it so good? Partly it comes down to
sheerease of use. WinX DVD Ripper Platinum
removes encryption, automatically selects the
main title and outputs it smoothly in the right order,
with next to no work from the user. With readymade configurations for the most commonly-used
video formats and every major make and model
oftabletand smartphone, such as the iPhone 6,
youcan be sure that youll get a great result, first
time and with minimal fuss.
WinX DVD Ripper Platinum also handles DVD
discs protected by the most challenging encryption
systems, including the particularly prickly schemes
used by Sony and Disney.
WinX DVD Ripper Platinum also boasts more
advanced features than its rivals, with tools for
editing, modifying the aspect
ratio and cropping the video. It
can de-interlace interlaced DVD
video for maximum quality, or use
a High Quality Engine to extract
every speck of detail from every
frame. Italso features four DVD
copy modes, enabling you to
clone theDVD to an ISO, ready
forburning as a backup disc, make
a 1:1 copy straight to a folder on
your hard disk, and either back up
the DVD main title or copy it to a

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fully multi-track MPEG-2 file, complete with all video,

audio and subtitles.
Most of all, WinX DVD Ripper Platinum is fast.
With support for multi-core processors, hyperthreading and GPU acceleration, it can rip a DVD at
lightning speeds. Run it on a 64-bit Windows 7 PC
with a Core i7 4790K processor and 16GB of RAM,
and it can convert a DVD to the popular H.264
format at speeds of up to 260fps. Thats three to
five times faster than many rival programs running
under the same conditions, on the same hardware
at the same settings.
Rip a DVD for iPhone 6 in three easy steps

With WinX DVD Ripper Platinum, ripping DVDs
is easy. Simply go to tinyurl.com/mwupLme then
followthree simple steps:
1. First, launch WinX DVD Ripper Platinum. Insert the
DVD into your PCs DVD drive, then click the Disc
button at the top-left.

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2. WinX DVD Ripper Platinum will read the disc and

prepare to rip it. When the Outlook Profile window
pops up, scroll down on the left-hand side until you
see the device you want to rip for. Youll find most
major smartphones and tablets covered, including

recent launches like the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus and the
iPad Air 2. Pick your model, then adjust the slider
from LQ (faster rips, lower quality) to HQ (slower rips,
higher quality). Now click OK.
3. WinX DVD Ripper Platinum now gives you a
choice of which titles the main feature, bonus
features you want to rip,
and which audio tracks. Title1
will be the main feature. Make
any selections, then click Run.
WinXDVD Ripper Platinum will
goto work and rip you DVD,
andyou can check the results
once its finished.

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More options
Theres no end to the tweaking you can do with
WinX DVD Ripper Platinum. To add subtitles or
edit the video, click the Subtitles pull-down in
Step 3 and select the language you need. You
can also maximise your rip for quality by moving
the quality slider all the way to the right in Step 2,
then selectingthe Use High Quality Engine and
Deinterlacing options above the Run button in
Step4. The process will be slower, but youll get
theabsolute best quality.
If your needs focus more on converting files from
other sources for use on your iPad Air, iPhone 6
or any of a vast range of tablets and smartphones,
take a look at WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe.
It converts 1080p full HD and 4K Ultra HD video to
whichever format you need for your PC, smartphone
or tablet in a flash, with in over 320 different video
and 40 different audio formats supported.

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Delete photos in iOS 8

Remove all your images from an iPhone or iPad
o delete a photo, find it in your Photos app

and then tap Select in the top-right corner.
Now, tap the bin icon in the bottom right
corner and tap Delete photo.
You can select multiple photos at once and then
tap the bin icon to delete all of the photos selected.
If youve created your own folder of photographs
and want to delete the whole thing, go to the
Albums view and then tap Edit in the top right corner.
You can now tap the red circle that appears on the
left to delete the album. You wont be able to do this
with the default folders created by Apple.
In iOS 8, however, when you delete
photographsby following the instructions above,
they dont actually delete from your iPhone or iPad

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immediately. Instead, it moves the photos to the

Recently Deleted folder where it will remain for
30days unless you go to the folder and delete
itfrom there.
All you need to do is tap Select and then tap
Delete All or select individual photos. Its important
to remember that, if you dont use iCloud and you
back up your iPhone or iPad via iTunes, your most
recent backup might contain the photograph youve
deleted. Back up again once youve deleted the
photos you dont want to overwrite it.
How to delete photos from iCloud

If you use Photo Stream, which is an iCloud-based
feature, youll also want to go into your Photo Stream
Album in the Photos app on your iPad or iPhone
and then select the images you want to delete in
the same way as described above. This will delete
those photographs from all of the devices you use
for Photo Stream.
iCloud Photo Library is still in beta so not all of
its features are active yet, but you can turn it on
if youre using an iPhone or iPad in order to store
yourphotos and videos in the cloud, access them
on all of your connected devices and save space
onyour devices.
If you use iCloud Photo Library, you can delete
photographs by going to any of your connected
devices and deleting it in the same way as described
previously in this article. This will delete the
photograph from your iCloud Photo Library so they
will no longer be available on your iPhone, iPad,
iPodtouch or web browser through iCloud.com.

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