The show starts with a few followups from recent shows, a handful of regulatory and legal stories, and some Apple HR and acquisition news, before diving into an unusually eventful month for Apple services and original content. The first of the four main stories is a rare editorial critiquing Apple's responses to recent events, and the remaining main stories are regular news stories, specifically, the new Creator Studio subscription bundle, Apple's AI deal with Google, and Apple's Q1 2026 earning...
Jan 31, 2026•1 hr 7 min•0Ep. 149
The show starts with a few followups to previously covered stories, followed by a rundown of Apple's interactions with regulators and the courts, before quickly summarising some developments in Apple's services and original content business. The three main stories are India's failed attempt to force-install a government app on all cellphones, an eventful month for apple's App Stores, and an even more eventful month for Apple's HR department. The show finishes with a quick rundown of a few other ...
Jan 05, 2026•57 min•0Ep. 148
The show starts with a few quick followups to some stories from October before moving on to some regulatory and legal stories, a few HR stories, and some services and original content highlights before moving on to the four main stories; Apple's re-negotiated deal with the MSL, digital IDs, the O26.1 updates, and a pair of unusual new accessories, before finishing up with just one other quick story that made the news in November. Listen, subscribe, and get the show notes at lets-talk.ie/lta147 ...
Dec 01, 2025•37 min•0Ep. 147
The show starts with a few quick followups on stories from last month before catching up with the month's regulatory, legal, and HR news. That's followed by a quick look at Apple's services news for the month. There are just two main stories, Apple's Q4 2025 earnings, and Apple's M5 hardware refreshes. The show wraps up with a few other quick stories that made the news in October. Listen, subscribe, and get the show notes at lets-talk.ie/lta146 . This show is ad-free because of the generosity of...
Nov 02, 2025•1 hr 15 min•0Ep. 146
The show starts with a quick update on the UK iCloud saga, a handful of regulatory and legal stories, a little HR and acquisition news, and rundown of the notable Apple services and original content news before digging into the three main stories. The first main story is a short look at some Trump-related developments in the US before getting stuck into the the twin big stories, the new hardware from the 'Awe Dropping' event, this year's big new OS releases.The show finishes with the usual rundo...
Oct 05, 2025•1 hr 34 min•0Ep. 145
August is the so-called 'silly season', and it shows, with just two main stories, but lots more detail than usual in the other regular segments. Starting as usual with feedback and followups the most notable developments are in the secret UK encryption case and the Apple-Epic saga, there are some more regulatory problems for Apple, just one legal story, then the usual HR news before checking in on Apple's services and original content where there is a very notable price change to discuss. The tw...
Sep 07, 2025•59 min•0Ep. 144
The show starts with a few quick followups from recent shows, a few regulatory & legal stories, some substantial Apple HR news, and some highlights from Apple's services & original content before getting stuck into three main stories. We start with Apple's Q3 2025 earnings, then check in on Apple's continuing efforts to address their failure to deliver on AI, and we finish with a look at Apple's new AppleCare One subscription. another bad month for Apple's app store practices on both sid...
Aug 03, 2025•1 hr 12 min•0Ep. 143
The show starts with a few quick followups from recent shows, a few regulatory & legal stories, and some highlights from Apple's services & original content before getting stuck into just two main stories. We start with another bad month for Apple's app store practices on both sides of the Atlantic, and then we dive into the fun stuff, this year's bumper WWDC! The show finishes with a few quick rundown of some smaller Apple-related stories that made the news in June 2025. Listen, subscri...
Jul 05, 2025•1 hr 36 min•0Ep. 142
This solo show starts with just a few quick followups on long-running stories we're keeping an eye on before exploring just one new regulation and some news Apple indirectly made in a Google court case before moving on to a quick rundown of some stories related to Apple's services and original content. The four main stories are the on-going US tariff omni-shambles, the ongoing regulatory and legal attacks on the App Store's anti-steering rules on both sides of the Atlantic, an impressive set of ...
Jun 01, 2025•1 hr 23 min•0Ep. 141
The show starts with some quick followup on a few recently covered and long-running stories before diving into just a single legal story and some highlights from Apple's services and original content. The four main stories are President Trump's continuing tariff chaos, Apple's Q2 2025 earnings, a bad month for Apple's App Store business model, and the continuing big shakeup within the Apple Intelligence and Siri teams. The show finishes with a rundown of a few other quick Apple-related stories t...
May 04, 2025•1 hr 10 min•0Ep. 140
The show starts with some quick followup on a few recently covered and long-running stories before diving into the regulatory and legal stories, a little Apple HR news, and some highlights from Apple's services and original content. The three main stories are President Trump's (not-)reciprocal tariffs, a big shakeup in the Apple Intelligence and Siri teams, and the release of this OS cycle's fourth round of feature updates. The show finishes with a rundown of a few other quick Apple-related stor...
Apr 06, 2025•1 hr 17 min•0Ep. 139
The show starts with some quick followup on a few recently covered and long-running stories before diving into the regulatory and legal stories, and some highlights from Apple's services and original content. The four main stories are Apple's first full month under President Trump's second tenure, the UK's attempt to secretly back-door iCloud, loads of new and updated Apple devices, and a re-vamp of Apple's child safety features. The show finishes with a rundown of a few other quick Apple-relate...
Mar 09, 2025•1 hr 39 min•0Ep. 138
The show starts with some quick followup on a few recently covered and long-running stories before diving into the regulatory and legal stories, a little HR news, and some highlights from Apple's services and original content. The three main stories are President Trump's impact on Apple, the latest OS point-releases, and Apple's Q1 2025 earnings call. The show finishes with a rundown of a few other quick Apple-related stories that made the news in January. Listen, subscribe, and get the show not...
Feb 03, 2025•1 hr 22 min•0Ep. 137
The show starts with some quick followup on a few recently covered and long-running stories before diving into the regulatory and legal stories, a little HR news, and some highlights from Apple's services and original content. The three main stories are conflict mineral complaints filed against Apple, the latest OS point-releases, and the continued rollout of Apple Intelligence. The show finishes with a rundown of a few other quick Apple-related stories that made the news in December. Listen, su...
Jan 05, 2025•57 min•0Ep. 136
The show starts with some quick followup on a few recently covered and long-running stories before diving into a big serving of regulatory stories, a handful legal story, just one piece of HR news, and some highlights from Apple's services and original content. The three main stories are a new security feature that appeared unannounced in iOS 18.1, 3rd-party sharing for Find My, and some updates to Apple's Pro apps. The show finishes with a rundown of a few other quick Apple-related stories that...
Dec 01, 2024•41 min•0Ep. 135
The show starts with some quick followup on a few recently covered and long-running stories before diving into a pair of regulatory stories, one legal story, quite a lot of HR & acquisition news, and some highlights from Apple's services and original content. The four main stories are the refreshed iPad mini, the launch of Apple Intelligence, the new M4 Macs, and Apple's Q4 2024 earnings. The show finishes with a rundown of a few other quick Apple-related stories that made the news in Octobe...
Nov 05, 2024•1 hr 3 min•0Ep. 134
The show starts with some quick followup on a few long-running stories covered in recent months before diving into some regulatory stories, a few legal stories, a little HR news, and some highlights from Apple's services and original content. The three main stories are Apple's "It's Glow Time" event, the release of the latest OSes, and repairability. The show finishes with a rundown of a few other quick Apple-related stories that made the news in September. Listen, subscribe, and get the show no...
Oct 07, 2024•1 hr 4 min•0Ep. 133
This solo show starts with a quick followup from recent months before diving into just a few regulatory stories, one quick legal story, quite a bit of HR news, and some highlights from Apple's services and original content. The four main stories are the impact of Google being judge an illegal search monopoly on Apple, Apple's assault on Patreon, Apple's continuing journey towards DMA compliance, and the continuing rollout of Apple Intelligence. The show finishes with a rundown of a few other qui...
Sep 01, 2024•1 hr 5 min•0Ep. 132
This unusual solo show starts with a few followups from last month before diving into just a few regulatory legal stories, one piece of HR news, and a few highlights (and a lowlight) from Apple's services and original content. Because it's the so-called 'silly season', there's just one main story, Apple's Q3 2024 earnings call. The show finishes with a rundown of a few other quick Apple-related stories that made the news in July. Listen, subscribe, and get the show notes at lets-talk.ie/lta131 ....
Aug 03, 2024•45 min•0Ep. 131
This jumbo solo show starts with a few followups from last month before diving into just a few regulatory legal stories, some HR news, and a few highlights from Apple's services and original content. The five main stories are a big-picture overview of WWDC, a look at the software announcement from WWDC, the Apple Intelligence announcement at WWDC, the preliminary finding that Apple is in breach of the DMA, and Apple's "Longevity by Design" initiative. The show finishes with a rundown of two othe...
Jun 30, 2024•1 hr 35 min•0Ep. 130
This solo show starts with some followups from last month before diving into just a few regulatory and legal stories, some HR and acquisitions news, and a few highlights from Apple's services and original content. The three main stories are some impressive up-coming accessibility features, Apple's "Let Loose" iPad event, and Microsoft's new Copilot+ PCs. The show finishes with a rundown of a few other quick Apple-related stories that made the news in May. Listen, subscribe, and get the show note...
Jun 02, 2024•50 min•0Ep. 129
This solo show starts with some followups from last month before diving into just a few regulatory and legal stories, some HR and acquisitions news, and a few highlights from Apple's services and original content. The three main stories are some nice changes to how Apple will facilitate repairs, the arrival of vintage game emulators on iOS, and Apple's Q2 2024 earnings call. The show finishes with a rundown of some other quick Apple-related stories that made the news in April. Listen, subscribe,...
May 03, 2024•55 min•0Ep. 128
This solo show starts with some followups from last month before diving into just a few regulatory and legal stories, some HR and acquisitions news, and a few highlights from Apple's services and original content. The three main stories are the Digital Markets Act (again), the US DOJ's Anti-Trust case against Apple, and some VisionPro Developments. The show finishes with a rundown of some other quick Apple-related stories that made the news in March. Listen, subscribe, and get the show notes at ...
Apr 08, 2024•53 min•0Ep. 127
This marathon solo show starts with a lot followups, including Apple Vision Pro & DMA developments. Next we have some legal stories, just two HR stories, and a few highlights from Apple's services and original content. The four main stories are a €1.8Bn fine from the European Commission, the end of Apple's car project, Apple's new Sports app, and a big encryption upgrade for iMessage. Finally, the show finishes with a rundown of some other quick Apple-related stories that made the news in Fe...
Mar 10, 2024•1 hr 24 min•0Ep. 126
This marathon solo show starts with a few followups, some regulatory and legal news, some HR news, and the highlights from Apple's services and original content. The four main stories are Apple's Q1 2024 earnings, Apple's Cantankerous Compliance in the US & EU, the Mac at 40, and the launch of the Vision Pro in the US. Finally, this epic show finishes with some other quick Apple-related stories that made the news in January. Listen, subscribe, and get the show notes at lets-talk.ie/lta125 . ...
Feb 05, 2024•1 hr 25 min•0Ep. 125
This solo show starts with a few followups, some regulatory and legal news, a little HR news, and the highlights from Apple's services and original content. The four main stories are Push Notification spying, the Beeper Mini saga, the US import ban on Apple Watches, and the Operation Triangulation iPhone hacks. Finally, the show finishes with some other quick Apple-related stories that made the news in December. Listen, subscribe, and get the show notes at lets-talk.ie/lta124 . This show is ad-f...
Jan 04, 2024•55 min•0Ep. 124
This is another solo show with just Bart. The show starts with a few followups, some regulatory and legal news, a little HR news, and the highlights from Apple's services and original content. The three main stories are RCS coming to iMessage, an apparent parting of the ways between Apple and Goldman Sachs, and Apple's end-of-year awards and charts. Finally, the show finishes with some other quick Apple-related stories that made the news in October. Listen, subscribe, and get the show notes at l...
Dec 03, 2023•49 min•0Ep. 123
This is another solo show with just Bart. The show starts with a few followups, some regulatory and legal news, a little HR news, and the highlights from Apple's services and original content. The four main stories are gaming on Apple's platforms, Apple's Q4 2023 earnings call, the USB-C Apple Pencil, and the M3-based hardware from Apple's 'scary fast' event. Finally, the show finishes with some other quick Apple-related stories that made the news in October. Listen, subscribe, and get the show ...
Nov 05, 2023•53 min•0Ep. 122
For various reasons this is another solo show with just Bart. The show starts with a few followups, some regulatory and legal news, a little HR news, and the highlights from Apple's services and original content. The two main stories are the new hardware from Apple's 'Wonderlust' event, and the release of this year's Apple OS upgrades. Finally, the show finishes with some other quick Apple-related stories that made the news in September. Listen, subscribe, and get the show notes at lets-talk.ie/...
Oct 08, 2023•58 min•0Ep. 121
Bart's throat is still not up to a full-length show, so it's another solo episode. The show starts with a few followups, one notable number, some regulatory and legal news, a little HR news, and the highlights from Apple's services an original content. The three main stories are Apple's support of a Right to Repair bill, the EU officially name Apple a 'Gate Keeper', and a mysterious Chinese iPhone ban that may not be real. Finally, the show finishes with some other quick Apple-related stories th...
Sep 10, 2023•48 min•0Ep. 120
