The Talk Show

‘That’ll Pivot His Tables’, With Rene Ritchie

Friday, 25 February 2022

Rene Ritchie returns to the show to talk about unwanted AirTag tracking, and what we expect from Apple’s rumored March product event.

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Links:

• Apple Support: “Set up home theater audio with HomePod mini or HomePod and Apple TV 4K”.
• AirTags and Stalking:
  • Kashmir Hill’s NYT story on tracker accuracy, based on using three brands of trackers to follow her husband.
  • Apple Newsroom: “An Update on AirTag and Unwanted Tracking”.
  • My take.
  • Rene’s take.
• 2016 Cult of Mac story on stalking via location embedded in Instagram photos.
• Apple leaks “realityOS” name, again.
• MacRumors: “Reliable Leaker Known as ‘Kang’ Hit With Warning From Apple”.
• Mark Gurman’s February 20 “Power On” column on Apple’s purported March 8 event.
• Rene on M2 MacBook rumors.

This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.