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
Facebook Messenger iOS Update Ditches Discover Tab and Promotes Stories
Facebook's Messenger app for iOS has been updated with a redesign that aims to simplify the app with a focus on stories and friends, while relegating chat bots and games.
In a bid to make the Messenger app smaller and faster, the latest update gets rid of the Discover tab, which was home to chat bots, businesses and games. These features have been hidden rather than removed, and can still be ...
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How to Change Your FaceTime Email Address
When you have an active FaceTime account, there may be certain circumstances when you don't want a particular email address to be registered with it.
For example, you may not want family and friends to contact you on FaceTime using your work email address, or you may want to keep your personal email separate from your work contacts.
That's why Apple has made it possible for you to change...
How to Use FaceTime With an Email Address Instead of a Phone Number
When you have a FaceTime account, in certain circumstances you may not want a phone number to be registered with it. For example, you may not want your iPhone work number to ring on your iPad.
Fortunately, Apple has made it possible for you to remove phone numbers from your FaceTime account and use email addresses instead. The following steps show you how it's done.
Launch the Settings app ...
MI5 Argues for 'Exceptional Access' to Encrypted Messages
The director general of Britain's Security Service is arguing for "exceptional access" to encrypted messages, in the ongoing battle between authorities and technology companies, reports The Guardian.
MI5 head Andrew Parker MI5's director general has called on technology companies to find a way to allow spy agencies "exceptional access" to encrypted messages, amid fears they cannot otherwise...
How to Set Up FaceTime on iPhone
Apple's FaceTime app lets you make video or audio calls from your iPhone to any of your friends and family, as long as they have an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Mac.
Using your iPhone's front-facing camera and FaceTime, you can talk face to face, or switch to the rear camera so that both you and the person you're on a call to can see what's in front of you.
Setting up FaceTime on iPhone is...
How to Set Up FaceTime on iPad
Apple's FaceTime app lets you make video or audio calls from your iPad to any of your friends and family, as long as they have an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Mac.
Using your iPad's front-facing camera and FaceTime, you can talk face to face, or switch to the rear camera so that both you and the person you're on a call to can see what's in front of you.
Setting up FaceTime on iPad is easy...
How to Set Up FaceTime on a Mac
Apple's FaceTime app lets you make video or audio calls from your Mac to any of your friends and family for free, as long as they have an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Mac.
Using your Mac's built-in FaceTime or iSight camera and built-in microphone, you can talk face to face. If you want, you can optionally use a connected camera and microphone instead.
Alternatively, if you're put...
Bloomberg: Apple Loses Two Veteran Operations Executives
Apple has lost two long-serving operations executives, including its VP in charge of manufacturing design and a longtime iPhone operations executive who moved to its AR division, reports Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
Nick Forlenza, a vice president of manufacturing design, has retired from Apple, while Duco Pasmooij, another vice president who worked on operations, is discussing an exit in the...
Google Earth Now Works in Firefox, Edge, and Opera Browsers, Safari Support Coming Later
Google has announced that Google Earth can now be accessed in browsers other than Chrome. From today, the new version of the interactive mapping app on the web fully supports Firefox, Edge, and Opera browsers.
Earth launched on the web in 2017, but there wasn't an open web standard available at the time that could support its advanced features, so it exclusively relied on Google's...
Apple Pulls Shadow Cloud Gaming Service From App Store for Violating Guidelines
Cloud gaming service Shadow has had its apps removed from the App Store after it was found to be in violation of Apple's guidelines.
For those unfamiliar with the service, Shadow allows subscribers to play triple-A titles on their smartphones, tablets, set-top boxes and computers, while high-end remote servers take the burden of processing the graphically intensive games.
The French...
RIAA: Streaming Music Revenue Increased 25 Percent Last Year, But Cash From Digital Downloads Continued to Shrink
Music streaming revenue increased by 25 percent last year and now accounts for 61 percent of all the cash brought in from recorded music in the United States, according to a new annual study from the Recording Industry Association of America (via Variety).
The RIAA study found that recorded music revenues hit a total of $11.1 billion in 2019, up from $9.8 billion the previous year. Of that,...
Apple Begins Selling Certified Refurbished 16-Inch MacBook Pro Models Internationally
Apple has been offering certified refurbished 16-inch MacBook Pro models in the United States for a couple of weeks now, but today it started selling refurb 16-inch models through its international online stores for the first time since the notebook was released in November 2019. All of the refurbished configurations are discounted by 15 percent compared to the equivalent brand new models....
Affinity Publisher for Mac Gains IDML Import, Preflight Checking, Template Support, and More
Serif today announced across-the-board updates for its popular suite of Affinity creative apps, including Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer, and the Apple award-winning Affinity Publisher for Mac.
The biggest news relates to Publisher, with its first big update since launching in the summer. Version 1.8 of the Mac app brings IDML compatibility, allowing users to import InDesign files for the ...
How to Set Up and Use Apple's Instant Notes Feature on iPhone and iPad
Instant Notes is a feature of Apple's stock Notes app that enables you to make a fast note or return to a recently viewed note, without even needing to unlock your iPhone or iPad.
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It's a really handy function to use if you want to quickly jot down something and then go about the rest of your day, or if you want to add to an existing...
Apple Declines Request to Testify at U.S. Congressional Hearing Probing Ties to China
Apple has again declined a request to testify at a U.S. congressional hearing that is part of a wider investigation into Chinese influence on technology companies.
According to The Washington Post, both Apple and TikTok declined an invitation from U.S. Senator Josh Hawley to attend the hearing, which took place on Monday, February 24.
Apple and TikTok each have declined a request to...
Netatmo Rolls Out HomeKit Secure Video Support to Smart Indoor Camera
Netatmo has announced that its Smart Indoor Camera now supports Apple's HomeKit Secure Video protocol.
The company revealed the news in a blog post on its website, explaining that the free software update would be rolling out to Netatmo Smart Indoor Camera owners in the coming days.
With HomeKit Secure Video, the videos recorded by security cameras are analysed locally on users’...
How to Enable the Classic Startup Chime on Newer Macs
The discovery of a simple Terminal command that brings back the classic startup chime on newer Macs has gone viral in recent days. Apple disabled the startup sound on new Macs in 2016, and while a couple of tricks have worked in the past to get the chime back, updates to macOS appear to have stopped them working.
However, the latest trick – first shared in the MacRumors Forums by BigMcGuire ...
Disney+ Pre-Launch Promotion Offering Discounted Prices for Europe
Disney+ is coming to Europe in just under a month, and Disney is offering prospective customers a discount subscription offer if they sign up early to the streaming video service.
Residents in the United Kingdom can get a year of Disney+ for £49.99 instead of the standard £59.99 annual subscription rate if they sign up between now and March 23. Elsewhere, in other European markets users...
2020 iPhones May Support New Short Range Wi-Fi Standard
Apple's next iPhone series may support a new Wi-Fi standard known as IEEE 802.11ay, according to Japanese blog Mac Otakara.
802.11ay is the follow-up of IEEE 802.11ad, quadrupling the bandwidth and adding up to 4 streams of multiple transmission/reception. The new Wi-Fi spec, which uses the 60GHz spectrum, is still in the draft phase but is expected to be finalized by the end of 2020....
Construction of Bangkok's Second Apple Retail Store Nears Completion
Photos shared on Twitter show the final stages of construction work on what will become Apple's second retail store in Bangkok, Thailand.
The location is in front of the Central World mall. The area, which now features a white stone courtyard, was closed to the public long before Bangkok's first Apple store, Apple Iconsiam, officially opened in November 2018.
Over the past year, a...
