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
Google Maps App Updated With New Events Section and Elevation Data for Walking and Cycling Routes
Google Maps received an update today that introduces a couple of potentially useful new features, including a new section that lists notable events happening nearby.
The new Events section lives at the bottom of the Explore tab, where users can find a variety of things listed depending on what's going on in their location.
Google says Events that appear in the new section can include...
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'Five Eyes' Governments Urge Tech Companies to Build Backdoors into Encrypted Services
Five nations including the U.S. and the U.K. have urged tech companies to comply with requests to build backdoors into their encrypted services, or potentially face legislation requiring them to do so by law.
The statement is a result of a meeting last week between the "Five Eyes" intelligence sharing countries, which include the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
In a publ...
WhatsApp Begins Rolling Out Support for Media Previews in Message Notifications
WhatsApp now supports media previews in new message notifications, according to the latest update for iPhone users running iOS 10 or later.
For as long as WhatsApp has been on iPhone, any images included in messages have been replaced by a camera emoji in notifications, so you had to open the app to see the attached media.
Similarly, GIF messages sent over the chat platform are...
New iPad Pro Renders Depict Angular Chassis and iPhone-Like Antenna Lines
Serial mobile leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer shared high-resolution renders today, courtesy of tech blog MySmartPrice, that are based on supposed leaked CAD images of Apple's upcoming redesigned iPad Pro.
Reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has said Apple is working on two new iPad Pro models that take design cues from the iPhone X, measuring in at 11 and 12.9-inches.
In addition to the...
Apple Heart Study Ends for Some Early Participants Ahead of January Completion Date
Over the weekend, Apple informed some users who signed up to its Apple Watch Heart Study that their contributions were complete.
An app notification thanked them for their participation and asked them to complete an exit-survey about the study, which first launched in November 2017.
The study in collaboration with Stanford Medicine was offered to anyone in the United States who was 22...
Skype Redesign Ditches Snapchat-Like Highlights Feature to Focus on 'Simplicity'
Microsoft is to simplify the user experience of its Skype mobile and desktop apps, with the aim of returning the platform's focus to core services like calling and messaging.
In announcing the decision in a blog post, Microsoft acknowledged that the Snapchat-style redesign it introduced last year "didn't resonate with a majority of users" and had "overcomplicated" the platform, and said it...
Hydra 1.5 Camera App Update Brings New Zoom and HDR Modes
High-resolution photography app Hydra received an update today that brings a couple of much-requested improvements to its camera support.
For those unfamiliar with the app, Hydra merges up to 60 individual images to make a single high-quality picture, effectively getting more light from the scene.
In this way, Hydra produces up to 32-megapixel high-resolution images (4x the 8-megapixel...
Alleged Leaked Image of Case for Redesigned iPad Pro Shows Mysterious Rear Cutout Above Lightning Connector
Alleged leaked images of a case for one of the upcoming redesigned iPad Pro models were shared by Slashleaks today showing a mysterious new cutout on the back.
Reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has said Apple is working on two new iPad Pro models, to measure 11 and 12.9-inches. These images are said to be for the "10.5-inch" model – likely a reference to the new 11-inch device with...
How to Share an iCloud Photo Link in iOS 12
In iOS 12, Apple has added the ability to share pictures or video in your Photo Library using an iCloud.com link that lasts for 30 days.
Not only is sharing a link quicker and less burdensome on your data allowance than sending several images or gigabytes of video, you can also share the same link as many times as you want within the expiry limit.
For the new photo link option to appear,...
Proposed Apple Store Location in Australia Gets Temporary Heritage Protection
Apple's plans for its first flagship store in Australia have been dealt another blow, with The Age reporting that the proposed location in Melbourne has won Heritage Protection status until late 2018.
The Victorian branch of Australia's National Trust is said to have nominated Federation Square for protection earlier this month, shortly after Apple submitted revised blueprints for the planned...
Idle Android Devices Send Data to Google Nearly 10 Times More Often Than iOS Devices do to Apple, Research Finds
Idle Android devices typically send data ten times more often to Google than iOS devices do to Apple's servers, according to new research shared by trade association Digital Content Next.
In a paper titled "Google Data Collection," Douglas C. Schmidt, a computer science professor at Vanderbilt University, arrives at some stark conclusions regarding how much Google is collecting about...
Day One 3.0 Update Adds Audio Recording, Dark Mode, and New Editor Interface
Popular journaling app Day One reached version 3 today and introduced a number of new features for both free and premium users.
Headlining version 3 of the app is an all-new editor interface that the developers say has been built from the ground up. The action of editing an entry has been simplified so that now it's just a matter of tapping wherever in the entry text that you want to place the ...
Apple Adds Two Chinese Manufacturers to MacBook Chassis Supply Chain
Apple has added two China-based manufacturers to its list of MacBook chassis suppliers in an effort to push down prices quoted by Taiwan-based makers, according to a new report today by DigiTimes.
China-based Shenzhen Everwin Precision Technology and AAC Technologies are said to have obtained Apple certification in 2017, and this year they began small-volume shipments of the metal-alloy...
Parallels Desktop 14 for Mac Offers Speed and Storage Gains, macOS Mojave Support
Parallels today announced version 14 of its desktop virtualization software for Mac, offering macOS Mojave support out of the box and significantly improved application launch speeds over the previous version.
This update puts a heavy focus on enhanced storage optimization, with Parallels Desktop being around 20-30 percent smaller than earlier releases. The company says virtual machines can...
How to Share Files Stored in Your iCloud Drive
You can share files you've synced to iCloud with friends and colleagues who have an Apple ID using the step-by-step guide below. Whether you're sharing from a Mac or an iPhone, you'll be able to give people one-way access to the file, or allow them to modify the document if you're collaborating on a piece of work.
The sharing options you choose automatically sync across your devices, so you...
Facebook Fights US Government Demand to Break Messenger Encryption in Criminal Case
Facebook is contesting a demand from the U.S. government that it break the encryption of its popular Messenger app so that law enforcement can listen in to a suspect's conversations as part of an ongoing investigation into the MS-13 gang.
The U.S. Department of Justice's demand is in relation to a case proceeding in a federal court in California that is currently under seal, so public files...
'Entry-Level' 13-inch MacBook, Redesigned iPad Pros With Faster 18W USB-C Charger Coming in September, But no New iPad Mini
Apple will launch its much-rumored "entry-level" MacBook in September, according to a report by DigiTimes outlining Apple's upcoming product launches. The website says the new MacBook will be priced at $1200, according to industry sources, and will be powered by 14-nanometer Kaby Lake CPU architecture, following delays to Intel's 10-nm rollout.
Earlier this year, DigiTimes said that Apple...
Melbourne Teen Pleads Guilty to Hacking Apple Servers and Accessing Customer Accounts [Updated]
A Melbourne schoolboy has pleaded guilty to hacking into Apple's secure network after the company notified authorities of the intrusion (via The Age).
The teen, who can't be named for legal reasons, appeared at an Australian Children's Court on Thursday facing allegations of hacking into Apple's servers on multiple occasions.
Details of the case are still sketchy, but the boy's hacking is...
Google's New Cloud Storage Plans Launch in the U.S.
Google today launched its new cloud storage pricing scheme under the moniker Google One, which replaces all paid storage plans under the Google Drive brand.
The new plans include 100GB storage for $1.99 a month, 200GB for $2.99 a month, and 2TB for $9.99 a month (down from $19.99). The free 15GB for non-paying users remains. There's also a new family option for divvying up a single storage...
How to Subscribe to Calendars on iPhone and iPad
Calendar subscriptions offer a convenient way for you to stay up to date with everything from national holidays to the match fixtures for your favorite sports team. In this article, we'll show you how to subscribe to a public calendar on your iPhone or iPad – all you need in advance is the web address of the calendar (ics) file.
Note that if you want a calendar subscription to sync across ...
