Tim Hardwick
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.
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.
Tim Hardwick's Articles
U.K. Smart Home Firm Hive Rolls Out HomeKit Support for Active Line of Products
Hive, the U.K. smart connected home company backed by British Gas, has quietly added Apple HomeKit support to its range of smart home products.
First spotted by iMore, the support is part of a software update that began rolling out late last week. When the soft launch is complete, Hive's HomeKit compatible accessories include all its Active Smart Plug, Heating, and Connected Lighting...
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Bloomberg: Apple to Buy Older Shows for TV+ in Bid to Challenge Netflix
Apple is purchasing older movies and shows for its TV+ streaming service in a bid to build a back catalog of content that puts it in a better position to rival the huge libraries available on Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+, reports Bloomberg.
The company’s video-programming executives have taken pitches from Hollywood studios about licensing older content for TV+ and have bought some shows and...
Former iOS Chief Scott Forstall to Attend Virtual Coding Event This Week [Updated]
Former Apple executive and iOS chief Scott Forstall will make a rare public appearance this week at Code.org's Code Break event. He will appear alongside Grammy Award winning rapper and songwriter Macklemore.
Forstall was Apple's Vice President of iOS from 2007 until 2012
Described as the "world's largest live interactive classroom," Code Break aims to engage with computer science students...
'BBC Together' Service Lets UK Users Enjoy BBC Content With Others Remotely
The BBC has launched a new experimental online service that lets users watch or listen to BBC programs, prodcasts, and radio with others over the internet at the same time.
Called BBC Together, the online tool is available on Taster, the BBC's experimental platform, which can be accessed via any web browser. The way it works is that one user finds the link of a program or video clip they...
China Threatens to Add Apple, Other US Companies to 'Unreliable Entity List'
China could put Apple on an "unreliable entity list" alongside other U.S. companies, in a series of punitive countermeasures the country is prepared to take against U.S. moves to block shipments of semiconductors to Huawei, claimed a report over the weekend.
According to the Global Times, the Chinese government's mouthpiece, the list would be a first step toward launching a series of...
Apple Reopening 25 US Stores and 12 in Canada This Week
Apple will reopen more than 25 stores across the U.S. and 12 stores in Canada this week, reports Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
The decision follows a published letter on Sunday from the company's senior VP of retail, Deirdre O'Brien, detailing the safety measures that Apple is taking as it gradually re-opens stores across the globe. These include temperature checks conducted at the door, limited ...
HBO Now App Removed From 2nd and 3rd Generation Apple TV Models
As expected, HBO removed support for its HBO Now app on second and third-generation Apple TV models over the weekend.
Early last month, the company announced that it would be removing support for older Apple TV devices at the end of April, a decision it said was made "in order to provide the best streaming experience."
Following pushback from users, a couple of days later HBO said that...
All the iPad Trackpad Keyboard Cases You Can Buy
With the release of iPadOS 13.4 in March 2020, Apple introduced official Bluetooth mouse and trackpad support for iPads. The update added support for Apple's own standalone keyboards, mice and trackpads, as well as third-party input devices. It also paved the way for the release of Apple's own Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro, which launched ahead of schedule in late April.
Apple's new Magic...
How to Print Screen on a Mac
If you recently made the switch from Windows to Mac, you may be wondering how to take screenshots in Apple's operating system. There are several ways you can take screenshots on a Mac. You can capture all of your screen – the equivalent of Print Screen on a PC – or you can capture just a part of it with a few keystrokes. This article explains how to do both.
How to Take a Print Screen-Style...
How to Zip a File on Mac
People compress or "zip" electronic files for different reasons – to make them easier to transport electronically, to organize their backups, or to save device storage space, for example.
Whatever your use case, the good news is that there's no need to download additional software to compress files in macOS. That's because Apple includes a built-in ability to zip files on your Mac, allowing ...
iPhone Assembler Foxconn Posts Near 90% Drop in First Quarter Profit
Apple's main iPhone assembler Foxconn posted an almost 90 percent drop in first-quarter profit on Friday, as the impact of the global health crisis hit production demand from clients (via Reuters).
But the Taiwanese electronics manufacturer said the worst was over, and the company would "stabilize in the second quarter," adding that it expects revenue to show double-digit growth in...
Leaker: Apple to Launch New Low-Cost iPad This Year With A12 Chip
Apple's eighth-generation iPad will arrive this year and feature an A12 chip, according to an anonymous Twitter account with a thus-far proven track record for forthcoming Apple product leaks.
Apple's seventh-generation iPad, introduced in September 2019, was an iterative update to the sixth-generation low-cost iPad, with a larger 10.2-inch display and support for new accessories. However,...
Spotify's Web Player Support for Safari Browser Has Been Restored
Spotify users can once again use Safari to access the streaming service's web player, following the restoration of support for Apple's browser this week after over two-and-a-half years of incompatibility.
A Spotify support page explaining how to use the web player includes a list of supported web browsers, which has been updated to include Apple's browser alongside Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and ...
How to Update the Software on Your iPhone and iPad
Keeping your iPhone or iPad software up-to-date is an important way to ensure that you have the latest features, bug fixes, and security enhancements, and that you're generally getting the best from your device. This article explains how to update your iPhone or iPad to the latest version of iOS or iPadOS, over the air or using a Mac or PC.
Back Up Your iOS Device First
Before you update to ...
How to Delete Your Siri Audio History and Opt Out of Siri Audio Sharing on Mac
This article explains how to delete your Siri audio interaction history and opt out of sharing audio recordings with Apple on Macs.
In 2019, it was discovered that Apple hired contractors to listen to a small percentage of anonymized Siri recordings to evaluate the virtual assistant's responses with the purpose of improving accuracy and reliability.
The Guardian revealed that Apple...
How to Share Folders in the Notes App on Mac
On Macs running macOS Catalina and later, Apple has fleshed out the features of the stock Notes app, enhanced the viewing and search functions, and made it easier than ever to generate, share, find, organize your notes.
In earlier versions of macOS, for example, users were limited to sharing individual notes in Apple's stock app, which could be frustrating for heavy note-takers....
FBI Serves Apple Warrant to Gain US Senator's iCloud Data
Apple has been served a warrant by the FBI to obtain information on the iCloud account of U.S. Senator Richard Burr, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, who is being investigated for controversial stock trades linked to the coronavirus pandemic.
According to the Los Angeles Times, FBI agents served Apple the warrant "in recent days" to gain access to the iCloud data. The...
Report: In-Display Fingerprint Scanner Market Grew Eightfold in 2019
Global shipments of fingerprint-on-display (FoD) sensors grew nearly eightfold in 2019, according to tech market research firm Omdia (via DigiTimes).
A total of 228.3 million FoD sensors were shipped in 2019, up 674% from 29.5 million in 2018, said Omdia. With FoD sensors having reached the sweet spot for market pricing, FoD shipments are expected to continue rising at a tremendous rate in...
Upcoming Chrome Browser Feature Lets You Group Together Multiple Tabs
Google has announced a new tab grouping feature coming to Chrome browser that lets users better organize their tabs, however many they have open at the same time.
The new Tab groups option will appear in a tab's right-click menu and lets you group your tabs together and label them with a custom name and color. Once the tabs are grouped together, you can move and reorder them on the tab strip ...
Apple Urges Chinese AirPods Supplier to Expand and Challenge Foxconn for iPhone Assembly
Apple has reportedly advised its Chinese AirPods assembler Luxshare to make a major investment in Catcher Technology, a Taiwanese firm that makes the metal casing for iPhone and MacBooks.
According to sources who spoke to Nikkei Asian Review, Apple hopes the move will create a "formidable" alternative to its longtime supplier, Taiwan's Foxconn.
Luxshare-ICT, a fast-rising Chinese tech...
