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Apple’s 2021 year in review, with special guest Rene Ritchie.

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• January:
  • John Ternus becomes SVP of hardware; Dan Riccio takes over VR/AR.
• February:
  • iOS 14.5 and unlocking with Apple Watch while wearing a mask.
• March:
  • HomePod canceled.
  • “Intel Goes Long”.
• April:
  • “Spring Loaded” event.
  • Apple Podcasts changes.
• May:
  • Epic v. Apple court case.
  • App Store: The Schiller Cut.
  • New Apple TV 4K and Siri Remote.
  • M1 iPad Pros.
  • 24-inch M1 iMacs.
• June:
  • WWDC 2021.
  • Safari tabs saga.
• August:
  • Child safety initiatives.
• September:
  • “California Streaming” event.
  • iPhones 13
    • Rene’s review.
    • My review.
  • iPad Mini
    • Rene’s review.
    • My review.
  • iOS 15 and WatchOS 8.
  • Kevin Lynch takes over “TitanOS”.
• October:
  • Apple Watch Series 7
    • Rene’s review.
    • My review.
  • M1 Pro/Max MacBook Pros
    • Rene’s review.
    • My review.
  • MacOS 12 Monterey
  • Shortcuts.
• November:
  • Federighi’s anti-sideloading keynote at Web Summit in Lisbon.
• December:
  • The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience.

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