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Tim is a Senior Editor at MacRumors and has been writing for the site since 2016. Formerly a magazine journalist, his work has appeared in over 30 newsstand print publications and online brands covering a range of topics, from the latest trends in technology to the mysteries of ancient history.

Based in the UK, Tim's current role at MacRumors involves editorial oversight and how tos, in addition to covering daily news and contributing occasional reviews. Tim can be reached at tim@macrumors.com, Telegram (@waxeditorial) or Twitter.

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New HomePod Launches Today, Apple Store Pickup Now Available

Friday February 3, 2023 12:00 am PST by
Apple's second-generation HomePod launches today, with the new smart speaker available for pickup at Apple Stores in the U.S. and select other countries. Online pre-orders also begin arriving to customers today, and pre-ordering is no longer required. Apple customers can use the Apple online store or App Store app to order a ‌HomePod‌ for Apple Store pickup. Simply select the "I'll pick it...
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Kuo: AirPods Max 2 Not Coming Until Second Half of 2024 at the Earliest

Thursday February 2, 2023 11:51 pm PST by
Apple will not launch a second-generation AirPods Max until at least the second half of next year, and could possibly wait until the first half of 2025 to refresh the headphones, according to Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In his latest series of tweets outlining industry expectations, Kuo said he believes Apple's "next important acoustic product refresh time" will be between the...
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Kuo: HomePod Mini 2 to Begin Mass Shipments in Second Half of Next Year

Thursday February 2, 2023 11:31 pm PST by
Apple will begin mass shipments of the second-generation HomePod mini in the second half of 2024, according to Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In his latest tweet sharing industry information, Kuo said Apple supplier Goertek has "secured NPI and assembly orders for the ‌HomePod mini‌ 2, which will start mass shipments in 2H24." NPI stands for New Production Introduction, which is a...
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macOS Ventura Bug Spits Out Perpetual 'Background Items Added' Notifications at Login, Here's a Potential Fix

Thursday February 2, 2023 7:26 am PST by
Numerous Mac users are repeatedly encountering a bug in macOS Ventura that throws up Login Items notifications for various background app processes every time they start up their machine, even when the processes in question have been disabled. If notification previews are disabled (via System Settings -> Notifications -> Show Previews) the annoying notifications appear as "Login Items." If...
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U.S. Senator Calls on Apple and Google to Ban TikTok From App Stores

Thursday February 2, 2023 2:48 am PST by
United States Senator Michael Bennet today penned a letter to the chief executives of Apple and Google demanding that they ban Chinese-owned TikTok from their app stores on national security grounds (via The New York Times). Bennet, a Democrat of Colorado and member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, sent the letter to Apple's Tim Cook and Google's Sundar Pichai, saying that no company...
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South Korean Court Dismisses iPhone Users' $1.6 Million 'Batterygate' Lawsuit

Wednesday February 1, 2023 11:36 pm PST by
A South Korean court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit seeking compensation from Apple over allegations the company deliberately slowed down the performance of older iPhones in order to compel customers to buy new models (via The Korea Herald). "The lawsuit is dismissed," a court judge briefly said, without elaborating as to the reason for the ruling, denying the case brought by some 9,800...
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Apple Launches MLS Season Pass on Apple TV App Starting at $12.99 per Month

Wednesday February 1, 2023 2:20 am PST by
Apple today launched the new MLS Season Pass, with the new subscription service available to Major League Soccer fans in more than 100 countries and regions. Available in the Apple TV app, the MLS Season Pass can be accessed on Apple devices, Smart TVs, consoles, set-top boxes, and on the web with the tv.apple.com website. You don't need an ‌Apple TV‌+ subscription to purchase the MLS...
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Jony Ive Designs 'Most Perfect Nose in History' for British Charity Comic Relief

Wednesday February 1, 2023 12:08 am PST by
Former Apple designer Sir Jony Ive has created a new-look red nose to celebrate Red Nose Day, the annual Comic Relief charity telethon broadcast on British television that aims to raise money for poor and disadvantaged people. The nose is made from 95% plant-based materials and has a folding paper design that starts out as a small, flat crescent that springs into a honeycomb paper sphere...
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How to Find Family, Friends, and Items With Your HomePod

Tuesday January 31, 2023 4:23 pm PST by
With the release of HomePod software version 16.3 in January 2023, Apple added a number of new features to its HomePod lineup, including the ability to track your family and friends for you as well as any items in Find My. Keep reading to learn how it works. If you have a HomePod or HomePod mini that has been updated to the latest software, you can use it to locate any family and friends...
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How to Use Ambient Sounds in HomePod Automations

Tuesday January 31, 2023 4:22 pm PST by
Apple released HomePod software version 16.3 in January 2023, which brings a number of new features to its ‌HomePod‌ lineup, including the ability to include ambient sounds in automations. This article explains how it's done. The arrival of Apple's ‌HomePod‌ software version 16.3 adds a number of new features to new and existing HomePods that are well worth checking out. The update activates ...
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How to Use Ambient Sounds in HomePod Alarms

Tuesday January 31, 2023 4:21 pm PST by
With the release of HomePod software version 16.3 in January 2023, Apple added a number of new features to its ‌HomePod‌ lineup, including the ability to set ambient sounds to alarms. This article explains how it's done. The arrival of Apple's ‌HomePod‌ software version 16.3 adds a number of new features to new and existing HomePods that are well worth checking out. The update activates...
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How to Use HomePod Ambient Sounds in Scenes

Tuesday January 31, 2023 4:19 pm PST by
Apple released HomePod software version 16.3 in January 2023 and added a number of new features to its ‌HomePod‌ lineup, including the ability to add a selection of remastered ambient sounds to scenes. This article explains how it's done. The arrival of Apple's ‌HomePod‌ software version 16.3 adds a number of new features to new and existing HomePods that are well worth checking out. The...
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How to Pair a Bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse in macOS Recovery

Tuesday January 31, 2023 4:17 pm PST by
All modern Macs with Apple silicon feature a built-in recovery system called macOS Recovery that includes various utilities that can be accessed before your Mac boots up the operating system. With macOS Recovery, you can perform several troubleshooting related actions on your Mac if it isn't functioning as it should, but booting into Recovery mode may prevent you from automatically using...
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How to Get Siri to Alert You When Your iPhone Battery is Low

Tuesday January 31, 2023 4:16 pm PST by
If you find your iPhone regularly running out of battery before you know it, there's a way you can get Siri to notify you of the fact with a spoken alert – even if your iPhone is on silent. Keep reading to learn how it's done. On iPhones, whenever the device reaches a battery level of 20%, iOS throws up a prompt on the screen suggesting that you turn on Low Power Mode. But if the display...
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How to Double the Brightness of Your MacBook Pro Display

Tuesday January 31, 2023 3:28 am PST by
Apple's 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models are equipped with a Liquid Retina XDR display that is capable of outputting HDR content at full screen brightness, and thanks to a third-party utility, it's possible to enable it system-wide when displaying only SDR content. Keep reading to learn how it works. Both the 14-inch and 16-inch ‌MacBook Pro‌ use mini-LED display technology, which allows ...
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'Premium' Nothing Phone (2) to Launch in the US Later This Year, Says CEO

Tuesday January 31, 2023 1:44 am PST by
Nothing's Phone (1) did not get an official U.S. release when it launched in July 2022, but that is set to change for the second version of the company's popular transparent Android handset, according to CEO and co-founder Carl Pei. Speaking to Inverse, Pei said that the U.K.-based company will make the U.S. market its number one priority for the Phone (2), which is set to be released later ...
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Apple Is Now Making AirPods Components in India

Monday January 30, 2023 3:55 am PST by
A U.S.-based Apple supplier has begun making components for AirPods in India, marking a significant step in the tech giant's push to expand production in the country, reports Bloomberg. According to the news outlet, the Indian unit of Florida-based electronics manufacturer Jabil has begun shipping plastic AirPods enclosures to China and Vietnam, making the earbuds the second Apple product...
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Kuo: Apple Likely to Launch Refreshed iPad Mini Early Next Year

Monday January 30, 2023 12:11 am PST by
Apple will launch a new iPad mini next year with mass production set to begin in the first quarter, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a series of tweets, Kuo said there may be no new iPad releases in the next nine to 12 months, since "the iPad mini refresh is more likely to begin mass production in 1Q24." Kuo in December said he expected mass shipments of an updated iPad mini to start ...
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Kuo: Apple to Release Foldable iPad With Carbon Fiber Kickstand in 2024

Sunday January 29, 2023 11:55 pm PST by
Apple will launch a foldable iPad with a carbon fiber kickstand sometime next year, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. In a series of tweets, Kuo said he expects an "all-new design foldable ‌iPad‌" to be the next big product launch in the ‌iPad‌ lineup, with no other major ‌iPad‌ releases in the next nine to 12 months. The analyst said he...
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How to Reduce Google Chrome's Memory and CPU Usage

Friday January 27, 2023 2:10 am PST by
Google's Chrome browser has long been criticized for being a system resource hog, which is why Chromium developers have been busy working on ways to free up memory and keep things running smoothly when users have multiple windows and tabs open. The latest effort in that regard comes in the form of Memory Saver, a new feature that deactivates open tabs you haven't used in a while so that the...