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
Meta Rolls Out AI Assistant Across Europe
Meta has announced the rollout of its AI chatbot across Europe starting this week. The AI assistant will appear across WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger platforms in 41 European and 21 overseas territories.
Meta AI launched in the United States in 2023, but the company paused a planned rollout in Europe due to regulatory concerns. Meta's AI suite of features offer users several...
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Apple Says New EU Interoperability Rules 'Bad for Our Products and Our Users'
The European Commission today announced the decisions of its interoperability proceedings to assist Apple in complying with its obligations under the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA), but Apple has come out swinging, calling them "bad for our products and bad for our European users."
The DMA, which came into force last year, requires major platform holders or "gatekeepers" like Apple to...
First iPhone 17 Air Case Has Camera Bar, Camera Control Button Cutouts
Serial leaker Sonny Dickson today shared an image of what he claims is a first look at a third-party case for Apple's iPhone 17 Air. "If you didn’t know an Air was coming, you'd swear it was a Google Pixel case," he said.
Case manufacturers often obtain design specifications of upcoming iPhone models before their release by collaborating with Apple through official partnerships or...
Make Any File a Template Using This Hidden macOS Tool
Stationery Pad is a handy way to nix a step in your workflow if you regularly use document templates on your Mac. The long-standing Finder feature essentially tells a file's parent application to open a copy of it by default, ensuring that the original file remains unedited.
Stationery Pad doesn't get much attention these days, but it's a neat alternative to repeatedly editing templates and ...
Apple Passwords App Bug Left Users Vulnerable to Phishing Attacks for Months Before Being Fixed
Apple fixed a bug in its Passwords app with December's iOS 18.2 update that had left users vulnerable to phishing attacks in the three months since the launch of iOS 18.
According to an Apple security update spotted by 9to5Mac, the Passwords app was sending unencrypted requests for the logos and icons associated with users' stored passwords.
Without protections of encryption, an attacker...
Apple Loses Appeal Against German Regulatory Controls
Apple on Tuesday lost its appeal in Germany's Federal Court of Justice against a regulatory assessment that subjects the company to heightened antitrust scrutiny in the country (via Reuters).
The German court ruled that the Federal Cartel Office (FCO) was correct in its April 2023 decision to classify Apple under the "extended abuse control" regime of the country's Competition Act. The...
Apple Debuts Short Film Starring Pedro Pascal With AirPods 4
Apple has debuted "Someday," a short YouTube film by Spike Jonze that serves as a 5+ minute ad for AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancelation.
The film stars actor Pedro Pascal, best known as the character Joel Miller in the HBO post-apocalyptic drama series The Last of Us. Pascal has also appeared in in the Netflix crime series Narcos and Disney's The Mandalorian.
AirPods 4 with Active...
Resident Evil 3 Now Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Capcom's Resident Evil 3 has debuted on Apple devices, making it the fifth Resident Evil title to arrive on Apple's mobile platforms.
The survival horror shooter is available as a free download with a limited part of the game being playable, after which players must purchase the full game to continue. The good news is that Capcom is running a promotional discount of 67% off the usual price...
Volvo EX90 and EX30 Models Now Support Apple Car Keys
Volvo has released software updates for its EX90 and EX30 electric SUV models that enable support for Apple's Car Keys feature that's available on iPhones and Apple Watches.
Car Keys allows an iPhone or Apple Watch to unlock a vehicle through the Wallet app. A digital version of a car key is stored in Wallet, and unlocking can be done by holding an Apple Watch or iPhone near a...
Apple Rolls Out Tap to Pay on iPhone in More European Countries
Apple today announced that Tap to Pay on iPhone is available in Poland, Bulgaria, Finland, Liechtenstein, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Hungary, providing a way for independent sellers, small businesses, and larger merchants in these countries to use an iPhone as a contactless payment terminal.
Tap to Pay first arrived in February 2022 in the US, and allows iPhones to...
iOS 19 Redesign 'Simpler to Use, Faster to Navigate, Easier to Learn'
Apple executives are confident that users will embrace what's being described as "one of the most dramatic overhauls to the company's operating systems in its history," according to a report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
The upcoming redesign spans iOS 19, iPadOS 19, and macOS 16, and will go far beyond superficial changes, fundamentally altering how people interact with their Apple devices, ...
Apple's Foldable iPhone to Use Technology From iPhone 17 Air
Apple will use technologies developed for the upcoming ultra-slim iPhone 17 Air to create future iPhone models, including a foldable version that could arrive as soon as next year, according to a new report.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman writes that Apple is working on a foldable iPhone that's similar in style to Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold, which uses a book-style folding mechanism, rather than the...
Mac Studio With M3 Ultra Runs Massive DeepSeek R1 AI Model Locally
YouTuber Dave Lee of Dave2D fame has demonstrated how Apple's new Mac Studio equipped with an M3 Ultra chip can efficiently run a huge version of the DeepSeek R1 AI model locally, provided that users spec the machine with the maximum 512GB of memory.
According to Lee's testing, the 671 billion parameter AI model can be executed directly on Apple's high-end workstation, but it requires...
Second-Gen Apple Studio Display Could Come in Two Sizes
Apple is developing not one but potentially two new external monitors that could potentially replace its current Apple Studio Display, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
The first model, code-named J427, is expected to launch either late this year or in early 2026, says Gurman. This display is likely to be a direct successor to Apple's Studio Display, which despite having reasonable...
USB-C Be Gone? Portless iPhone Still in Apple's Sights
Apple's love affair with minimalism and wireless technology has been a defining characteristic of its product philosophy for years. Now, despite recently transitioning iPhones from Lightning to USB-C, Apple is reportedly still pursuing the holy grail of smartphone design: a completely portless iPhone.
According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple seriously considered making the upcoming iPhone ...
Apple Canned Larger iPhone 17 Air Model Over Fears of Bendgate 2.0
Apple prototyped a larger ultra-slim iPhone 17 Air with a 6.9-inch display, but ultimately decided not to go ahead with the device because of fears that it could be susceptible to bending, according to a new report.
Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, writing in his latest Power On newsletter:
When it first started work on the phone, it prototyped a device with a 6.9-inch screen — matching...
Audi A6 Avant e-tron Supports Apple Car Keys, Porsche Likely to Follow
Audi has enabled support for Apple's digital car key feature in its latest A6 Avant e-tron model, bringing Apple Car Keys to the automaker's electric car platform for the first time (via Mac4Ever).
Car Keys allows an iPhone or Apple Watch with NFC capabilities or Ultra Wideband to unlock a vehicle through the Wallet app. A digital version of a car key is stored in Wallet, and unlocking can...
iPhone 17 Pro Max Rumors Allegedly Refer to 'iPhone 17 Ultra' Model
If you've been following iPhone rumors over the last few years, you may remember reading reports that Apple flirted with the idea of introducing a super high-end "Ultra" model that would either replace its Pro Max device or sit above it in Apple's smartphone hirearchy. These reports appeared in the pre-launch iPhone 15 and iPhone 16 rumor cycles, but ultimately came to nothing. Now though, the...
'Ted Lasso' Fourth Season Confirmed by Series Star Jason Sudeikis
Ted Lasso is returning to Apple TV+ for a fourth season, series star Jason Sudeikis has confirmed (via The Radio Times).
In an interview on the New Heights podcast, Sudeikis admitted that he will be reprising his role once again as the show's titular character, and said that the fourth instalment is currently being written.
It's not yet known when the new season will be ready. As for...
Activist Groups Challenge UK Demand for Apple Encryption Backdoor
Two human rights groups have filed a legal complaint with the UK's Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) in an attempt to quash the UK government's demand for Apple to allow backdoor access to its encrypted data (via Financial Times).
Earlier this year, the UK government invoked the Investigatory Powers Act to demand that Apple create a backdoor granting secret access to encrypted user data...
