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Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Scripps First Quarter 2021 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] Ill turn the call now over to Ms. Carolyn Micheli, Head of Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Carolyn Micheli -- Head of Investor Relations Thank you, John. Good morning, everyone and thank you for joining us for a discussion of The E.W Scripps Companys financial results and business strategies. You can visit scripps.com for more information and a lin...

Posted by Sanuj Bhatia on May 04, 2021 in AirTags, News Apple announced its first Bluetooth tracking device AirTag last month. Tile CEO CJ Prober has since expressed his concern about Apple entering the Bluetooth tracking ecosystem, saying that it’s good to have competition but ‘it needs to be fair.’ Bluetooth item trackers aren’t new — Tile has been making these trackers for well over seven years now. Even though Tile has been in the Bluetooth tracking space for so long, Apple AirTag...

Posted by Sanuj Bhatia on May 03, 2021 in AirTags, Featured Apple announced the AirTag at its ‘Spring Loaded’ event last month. AirTag is a simple tracking solution from Apple that helps you keep track of things like keys, wallets, and bags. The Bluetooth tracker from Apple is now available to order, but is it the only Bluetooth tracker you should consider? These are the top 5 AirTag alternatives that you should consider buying. Bluetooth item trackers aren’t new at all. The idea behind B...

How to Opt out of Apple’s “Find My” Network on iPhone, iPad, and Mac May 2, 2021, 8:00 am EDT | 2 min read Apple’s “Find My” network allows Apple device owners to locate AirTags and other lost devices thanks to hundreds of millions of Apple devices already out in the world. While the network is anonymous and encrypted, you can still opt out on your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, or Mac. Here’s how. But First: Why You Probably Shouldn’t Opt out Apple’s Find My network is a crowdsou...

AirTags let you track nearby or missing items with Apple’s Find My network, which is powered by hundreds of millions of iPhones around the world. So how will Apple prevent someone from slipping an AirTag into your bag and tracking your movements?

Source: Joseph Keller / iMore The more I think about it, the more confident I am in this assertion: AirTags are perfectly Apple products. Not a perfect Apple product, mind you. AirTag has room to grow. But it truly encapsulates some critical aspects of Apples product design philosophy for both good and ill. Apple has usually excelled at purpose-built products. Think of Apples various "pod" products over the years: iPod, HomePod, AirPods. All excellent products built towards singular purposes (e...

What to Know if You Plan to Travel Abroad With AirTags Friday April 23, 2021 7:10 am PDT by Tim Hardwick Apples new AirTag item trackers are ideal for attaching to things like bags and luggage cases, which makes it likely theyll become popular with travelers and backpackers who want to keep tabs on their personal possessions abroad. For this reason, its worth remembering which AirTag features work wherever you are, which ones depend on you being nearby the AirTag, and which functions arent sup...

April 23, 2021 The Apple AirTag. Apple A new support document reveals two tidbits about the AirTag that Apple didnt mention at the event yesterday. While the AirTag will work with an iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad running iOS/iPadOS 14.5 or later, the item tracker can be read by NFC-enabled iPhones and Android devices when placed in Lost Mode. According to Apple, you can tap and hold the top of the iPhone or NFC-capable phone to the white side of the AirTag to view a Lost Mode message . The message wil...

This means that if you lose your AirTag, no one can just pick it up, repair it with their own iPhone, and continue using it. With tis unique feature called Pairing Lock, iPhone users can be protected against those who may find the lost smart tracker and snatch it. If an AirTag is lost, no random person can identify the owner as well. Only the owner can be identified if they mark the AirTag in the Find My app as "lost." The smart tracker was designed to be stalker-proof too, as the users iPhone...

CJ Prober, Tile’s CEO, released a statement to TechCrunch where he says that while the company welcomes “fair competition,” he’s “skeptical” of Apple’s claims regarding opening up its ‘Find My’ network to third-party companies. Below is the full statement Prober shared with TechCrunch: “Our mission is to solve the everyday pain point of finding lost and misplaced things and we are flattered to see Apple, one of the most valuable companies in the world, enter and validate t...