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
Apple Maps Transit Data for Australia Extends to Melbourne, Victoria
Apple Maps has recently been updated with new transit data for Melbourne, Victoria, allowing users to navigate the city with the addition of public train, tram, and bus networks.
Before the update, Sydney, and New South Wales as a whole, were the only areas in Australia with Transit information available.
Transit directions became a helpful feature with the introduction of iOS 9, and has ...
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Samsung Halts Production of Note 7 After Replacement Phones Explode [Updated]
Samsung has halted production of its beleaguered Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after several replacement handsets reportedly caught fire and ended up with at least one person in a hospital.
On Monday, an official at a supplier for Samsung informed Korean Yonhap news agency of the decision, which is said to have been made in coordination with consumer safety regulators from South Korea, the United...
Three More Law Firms Join Class Action Lawsuit Against Apple Over iPhone 6 'Touch Disease'
Three additional law firms have joined a class action lawsuit against Apple over an alleged defect that causes iPhone 6 Plus touchscreens to become unresponsive and fail.
Back in August, reports began appearing from iPhone 6 owners describing an apparently latent manufacturing issue that causes a flickering bar to appear at the top of the screen and the display to become unresponsive or less...
Android Wear Smartwatch Owners Reporting Pairing Issues With iPhone 7
Several popular Android Wear devices like the Moto 360 and Fossil Q remain incompatible with the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, according to a report by The Verge.
Owners of the Android smartwatches have been able to use the devices with the iPhone 5 or later since Google added support for iOS back in August of last year.
However, as evidenced by a raft of complaints in an Android Wear...
Facebook Launches Standalone Calendar-Based 'Events' App
Facebook yesterday announced the launch of a standalone iOS app that lets users of the social network directly access its "Events" features, which the company says have more than 100 million daily users.
Today we're announcing Events from Facebook, a new app we designed for event seekers who are passionate about keeping up with nearby events and finding things to do with their friends. Whether ...
Sprint Offers Customers Galaxy Note 7 Trade-In for Any Other Phone
Sprint today became the first network to allow all of its Galaxy Note 7 customers to exchange their handset for any other type of smartphone.
The change in policy comes a day after a supposedly safe replacement Galaxy Note 7 apparently set alight on a U.S. passenger plane before takeoff, causing an evacuation of the aircraft.
"If a Sprint customer with a replacement Note 7 has any...
Samsung Quarterly Earnings Guidance Shrugs Off Galaxy Note 7 Woes
Samsung announced strong third-quarter earnings guidance to investors on Friday despite its exploding smartphone woes, thanks in part to the company's component and display panel business.
The Korean technology firm said it expects to earn $7 billion in operating profit for the three months ended September 30 – a 5.5 percent improvement from a year earlier – in a quarter that includes...
Artistic Photo Editing App 'Prisma' Now Supports Video Clips
The artistic effects available in popular photo manipulation app Prisma can now be applied to up to 15 seconds of video (via Mashable).
The company behind Prisma announced the new "beta" feature for iOS devices on Thursday, and said a total of nine styles are currently available for video, but that number is set to "soar weekly".
The styles include Candy, Cold Fish, Paper Art, Illegal...
Ads Now Appearing in App Store Search Results for U.S. Users
As expected, Apple has begun showing developer ads in the iOS App Store today for U.S. users, reports The Verge. Now, searching for popular terms like "taxi", "calendar", or "to do list" returns a banner ad for promoted apps above the search results.
Apple announced plans for the ads back in June and developers have participated in a beta testing program since that time. The App Store...
Rome: Total War Coming to iPad Air, iPad mini 2, iPad Pro This Fall for $9.99
Feral Interactive has announced that the "full experience" of hugely popular war strategy game Rome: Total War will be coming to iPad this fall for the price of $9.99.
The third title in the Total War series, Rome has been hailed as "not only one of the best strategy games ever, but one of the best PC games, period", according to MacRumors sister site TouchArcade, and Feral is promising a port ...
Apple, Google, Disney Unlikely to Bid for Twitter Buyout, Claims Report
Twitter shares took a tumble yesterday following reports that neither Apple nor Google are interested in making a bid for the social media company.
Last month, Twitter shares rose 20 percent after rumors emerged that it had received takeover approaches from several tech giants and that its board of directors was open to a deal, which could come by the end of this year.
But according to...
Feral Announces Open World Action Game 'Mad Max' is Coming to the Mac
Feral Interactive announced today that the popular open world, third-person action game Mad Max is coming to the Mac on October 20, 2016.
Originally developed by Avalanche Studios and published by Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment, the game features an original story set within the universe of Mad Max.
Players take the role of lone warrior Max and must fight for survival against...
Yahoo Secretly Scanned Millions of Customer Emails for U.S. Authorities [Updated]
Yahoo secretly built a custom software program to search all of its customers' incoming emails for specific information at the behest of U.S. intelligence authorities, according to people familiar with the matter.
Reuters spoke to three former Yahoo employees who revealed the existence of the custom code, apparently written in compliance with a classified U.S. government demand. The program...
Facebook Completes Rollout of Messenger App End-to-End Encryption
Facebook has announced that the rollout of cryptographic features for its massively popular Messenger chat service has completed, bringing end-to-end encryption to the largest messaging network in existence.
Back in July, the social network company said it was testing the privacy feature on a limited basis which would eventually be rolled out to all 900 million users of the app. On Tuesday,...
Metro Bank and The Co-Operative Bank Now Support Apple Pay in the U.K.
Two more U.K. banks adopted Apple Pay technology today, with The Co-Operative Bank and Metro Bank announcing support for the mobile payment platform that works on iPads, iPhones, and Apple Watch devices (via Engadget).
In announcing the service's launch on its systems, The Co-Operative Bank chose to emphasize that its existing customers can still earn Everyday Rewards if they are already...
Apple Pay Now Available in 10 Countries Following Russia Launch
Russia joined the Apple Pay club today, becoming the 10th major region to gain access to the mobile payment service (via Reuters).
The introduction of Apple Pay was announced on Apple's regional website, where it was revealed that the system would come via Mastercard and through Moscow-based Sberbank.
According to Sberbank, Apple Pay can be easily set up in the Sberbank Online mobile...
Which? Magazine Claims iPhone 7 Has 'Poor Battery Life' Compared to Rival Smartphones
U.K. Consumers' Association magazine Which? has concluded that the iPhone 7 offers the worst battery life when compared against the current crop of rival flagship smartphones.
Using a series of tests designed to account for everyday usage variables, the subscriber-only magazine compared Apple's 4.7-inch phone against the Samsung Galaxy S7, HTC 10, and LG 5, and called the results "staggering".
...
Telegram Messaging Service Launches Bot-Powered Gaming Platform
Popular messaging app Telegram today announced the launch of a bot-powered gaming platform that enables users to play games right inside their chats.
Last year we launched a Bot Platform for Telegram. Free, powerful, and open, it was an instant hit among users and developers. Today we are aiming to push the boundaries further by launching a bot-powered Gaming Platform on Telegram. That’s...
Leaked Images Reveal Google 'Pixel' Smartphones Ahead of October 4th Event
U.K. mobile retailer Carphone Warehouse was today guilty of publishing a series of visuals and spec slides for Google's upcoming own-branded smartphones, a day ahead of their official unveiling (via 9to5Google).
Due to be announced at the company's October 4th San Francisco event, Google's 5-inch 'Pixel' and 5.5-inch 'Pixel XL' smartphones feature Snapdragon 821 processors and 4GB RAM, a...
Tim Cook Tells Utah Tech Audience: Encryption 'Makes the Public Safe'
Apple CEO Tim Cook drew cheers from a Salt Lake City audience on Friday as he reiterated the company's unwavering commitment to encryption and privacy protections for its customers, according to local media reports.
The comments were made during a Q&A session at the yearly meeting of the Utah Technology Council (UTC), a trade and advocacy group representing more than 5,000 technology and...
