Let's Talk Apple

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, and get the show notes at lets-talk.ie/lta128. This show is ad-free because of the generosity of listeners like you. Please considering supporting the show on Patreon.

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 lets-talk.ie/lta127. This show is ad-free because of the generosity of listeners like you. Please considering supporting the show on Patreon.

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 February including an M3 MacBook Air and updates to Apple's Windows apps. Listen, subscribe, and get the show notes at lets-talk.ie/lta126. This show is ad-free because of the generosity of listeners like you. Please considering supporting the show on Patreon.

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. This show is ad-free because of the generosity of listeners like you. Please considering supporting the show on Patreon.

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-free because of the generosity of listeners like you. Please considering supporting the show on Patreon.

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 lets-talk.ie/lta123. This show is ad-free because of the generosity of listeners like you. Please considering supporting the show on Patreon.

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 notes at lets-talk.ie/lta122. This show is ad-free because of the generosity of listeners like you. Please considering supporting the show on Patreon.

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/lta121. This show is ad-free because of the generosity of listeners like you. Please considering supporting the show on Patreon.

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 that made the news in August. Listen, subscribe, and get the show notes at lets-talk.ie/lta120. This show is ad-free because of the generosity of listeners like you. Please considering supporting the show on Patreon.

For various reasons, this is another solo show with just Bart. The show starts with some followups, a little regulatory and legal news, some HR news, and some highlights from Apple's services an original content. The three main stories are Apple's Q3 2023 earnings call, some App Store changes to fight cross-app-tracking via fingerprinting, and a look at where things stand with Apple & AI. Finally, the show finishes with some other quick Apple-related stories that made the news in July. Listen, subscribe, and get the show notes at lets-talk.ie/lta119. This show is ad-free because of the generosity of listeners like you. Please considering supporting the show on Patreon.

This month there was so much Apple news Bart decided the only possible way to get through it all was as a solo show. The show's main top is WWDC, with the focus being on the new Macs, the OS updates, and of course, the entirely new computing paradigm Apple previewed — spatial computing! Listen, subscribe, and get the show notes at lets-talk.ie/lta118. This show is ad-free because of the generosity of listeners like you. Please considering supporting the show on Patreon.

In this solo show Bart starts by explaining some changes to the show, and then gets stuck into the usual apple news. First, some followups, a few notable numbers, a little regulatory and legal news, some HR news, some highlights from Apple's services an original content, and then the four main stories. First, it's still complicated for Apple in India, second, Google & Apple join forces to fight stalking, third, some up-coming accessibility features, and fourth, Apple's pro apps come to the iPad! Finally, the show finishes with some other quick Apple-related stories that made the news in May. Listen, subscribe, and get the show notes at lets-talk.ie/lta117. This show is ad-free because of the generosity of listeners like you. Please considering supporting the show on Patreon.

This month Bart is joined by Lynda Gousha from the SVMUG. The show starts with a few followups from previous shows, a few quick regulation stories, a few short legal stories, just one Apple HR story, and some highlights from Apple's services and original content divisions. The four main stories are Apple's new savings account, the noticeable rise in malware targeting the Mac, Apple & Google's new anti-stalking standard for trackers, and Apple's Q2 2023 earnings call. The show finishes with a quick rundown of some other Apple-related stories that made the news in April. Detailed show notes are available at https://lets-talk.ie/lta116. Listen, subscribe, and get the show notes at lets-talk.ie/lta116. This show is ad-free because of the generosity of listeners like you. Please considering supporting the show on Patreon.

This month Bart is joined by Allison Sheridan from the NosillaCast Podcast. The show starts with a few followups from previous shows, one quick regulation story, two short legal stories, three Apple HR stories, and a partridge ... err ... and some highlights from Apple's services and original content divisions. The three main stories are Apple's complicated relationships with China & India, Apple Pay Later, and Apple Music Classical. The show finishes with a quick rundown of some other Apple-related stories that made the news in March. Listen, subscribe, and get the show notes at lets-talk.ie/lta115. This show is ad-free because of the generosity of listeners like you. Please considering supporting the show on Patreon.

This month Bart is joined by Allison Sheridan from the NosillaCast Podcast and first-time guest Barry Fulk. The show starts with just one followup from the previous show, one piece of legal news, and a few stories from Apple's various services before moving on to the three main stories — Apple's HR re-organisation, the EU's updated anti-trust complaint against Apple, and Linux support for M1 processors. The show finishes with a quick rundown of some other Apple-related stories that made the news in February. Listen, subscribe, and get the show notes at lets-talk.ie/lta114. This show is ad-free because of the generosity of listeners like you. Please considering supporting the show on Patreon.

This month it's a rare solo show with just Bart. The show starts with some followups from previous shows, some regulatory and legal news, some Apple HR news, and some news from Apple's various services before moving on to the five main stories — Apple's introduction of AI-based audio book narration, SpotHero & Apple Business Connect improving Apple Maps, the new M2 Pro & M2 Max chops and the updated MacMini and MacBookPros containing them, the new full-sized HomePod, and Apple's Q1 2023 earnings. The show finishes with a quick rundown of some other Apple-related stories that made the news in January. Listen, subscribe, and get the show notes at lets-talk.ie/lta113. This show is ad-free because of the generosity of listeners like you. Please considering supporting the show on Patreon.

This month Bart is joined by Adam Christianson from the Mac Cast, and Nick Riley & Simon Parnell from the Essential Apple podcast. The show starts with some followups from previous shows, some regulatory and legal news, and some news from Apple's various services before moving on to the four main stories — Apple's continuing efforts to diversify its supply chain, three iCloud security enhancements, some new OS features (Sing, Freeform & Stage Manager on external displays on iPadOS), and Apple's overhaul of App Store pricing. The show finishes with a quick rundown of some other Apple-related stories that made the news in December. Listen, subscribe, and get the show notes at lets-talk.ie/lta112. This show is ad-free because of the generosity of listeners like you. Please considering supporting the show on Patreon.

The show starts with some followups from previous shows, some regulatory and legal news, some HR news, and some news from Apple’s various services before moving on to the three main stores — China’s very bad COVID month, Elon Musk’s spat with Apple, and Apple delivering the promised iPhone satellite SOS feature and AppleWatch Ultra dive computer app. The show finishes with a quick rundown of some other Apple-related stories that made the news in November. Listen, subscribe, and get the show notes at lets-talk.ie/lta111. This show is ad-free because of the generosity of listeners like you. Please considering supporting the show on Patreon.

This month Bart is joined by Allison Sheridan from the NosillaCast Podcast, and Scott Willsey from the Friends with Brews Podcast. The show starts with some followups from previous shows, some regulatory and legal news, some HR news, and some news from Apple's various services before moving on to the four main stores — Apple's Q4 earnings, Apple's Ads expansion, new OSes (iPad OS 16.1 & macOS Ventura), and new hardware (Apple TV, 10th Gen iPad & M2 iPad Pro). The show finishes with a quick rundown of some other Apple-related stories that made the news in October. Listen, subscribe, and get the show notes at lets-talk.ie/ltp110. This show is ad-free because of the generosity of listeners like you. Please considering supporting the show on Patreon. Reminder - you can submit questions for future Q & A shows at

This month Bart is joined by Gazmaz from the MyMac Podcast. The show starts with some followups from previous shows, one notable number, some legal and regulatory stories, some HR news, and some news from Apple's various services before moving on to the two main stores — Apple's new hardware (AirPods Pro 2, Apple Watch SE 2, Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch Ultra & the iPhones 14), and Apple's new software (WatchOS 9 & iOS 16). The show ends with a quick rundown of some other Appple-related stories that made the news in September. Listen, subscribe, and get the show notes at lets-talk.ie/lta109. This show is ad-free because of the generosity of listeners like you. Please considering supporting the show on Patreon.