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The CultCast covers each week’s best Apple stories, tech news, and accessories—but more importantly—we do it with pizzaz. Why listen to another dreary tech program? Tune in to the CultCast each week for a healthy dose of Apple and tech news, jokes gone wrong, and unending tangents.
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08/27/21 • 62 min
This week: If you're excited about the new 14" Macbook Pro, well, we got good news and bad news for you.... Plus: sweet heat! iPhone 13 may be packing Apple's next-GEN FaceID, and it has a special trick. Plus plus: hold on to your cheeks, cause now we got the launch date for you. And stay tuned for our roundup of iOS 15's best new HomeKit and iCloud+ features!
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14-inch MacBook Pro could be just as fast, almost as pricey as 16-inch model
- The next-generation 14-inch MacBook Pro will be nearly identical to the 16-inch model that launches alongside it in terms of performance, according to one tipster. Both machines are expected to feature the same M1X chip.
iPhone 13 could land September 17, AirPods 3 soon after
- The wait for Apple’s next-generation iPhone lineup could be over in less than a month. A new report, citing information from a Chinese retailer, claims iPhone 13 will make its big debut on September 17, followed by AirPods 3.
Yep! iPhone 13 Pre-Orders Starting September 17th, Launch on September 24th
- That being said, I would usually insert my usual “take it with a grain of many butt hairs” and you still should, BUTT 🍑, since this date is not only lining up with what our own sources said and with Apple’s traditional pre-pandemic schedule of a September launch date timeframe, take it with a smol speck of butt hair, because these dates are looking right.
EXCLUSIVE: Apple Testing New iPhone 13 Face ID
- Apple has developed new Face ID hardware that they are currently testing with a COVID-like landscape in mind, according to sources.
Faster ‘M1X’ Mac mini with more ports coming ‘in the next several months’
- Apple’s “high-end, M1X Mac mini” will launch “in the next several months,” according to the latest Power On newsletter from Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman. “It will have an updated design and more ports.”
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12/01/23 • 53 min
This week: Apple’s falling out with Goldman Sachs could mean the end of Apple Card - we’ll fill you in. We’ll also give you the real deal on how NameDrop works and run through the top podcasts of 2023. And finally — could multiple cheaper Apple Vision headsets be in the works?
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This week’s stories:
Apple reportedly ending Apple Card partnership with Goldman Sachs
- Apple’s partnership with Goldman Sachs for the Apple Card is reportedly coming to an end. The Wall Street Journal says Apple sent a proposal to the bank to exit from the agreement in the next 12 to 15 months.
MacRumors: Interesting new features in iOS 17.2 Beta 4
- Under Sounds & Haptics, there's a new "Default Alerts" section that allows you to choose the sound used for all incoming notifications aside from texts, mail alerts, and calendar alerts, which already had customization options.
- With the iPhone 15 Pro models, ProRes video can be recorded directly to an external device. iOS 17.2 appears to include a new pop up message that lets users know that external recording is not working because of a USB-C cable that is too slow.
Arm ain’t happy about how little Apple pays for its chip tech
- All Apple computers run on chips based on technology licensed from Arm. And it turns out the licensing fee is surprisingly low. Pennies per device.
New deal means fully American-made Apple silicon chips
- Apple silicon processors that TSMC makes at its Arizona plant will be packaged by Amkor at a nearby facility.
Why iPhone NameDrop feature is not a security risk
- Parents are mistakenly being warned that they need to quickly deactivate iOS 17’s NameDrop feature on their children’s iPhones. The warnings claim that it’s causing the devices to broadcast their contact information to anyone nearby. This simply isn’t true.
MacRumors: Work on Multiple Next-Gen Vision Pro Headsets Ongoing, Including Cheaper Model
- DigiTimes claims that there are a total of four different second-generation Vision Pro headsets in development, including a
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09/22/23 • 79 min
This week: new iPhone, new gate! Nerds on the internet are mad that the iPhone 15 Pros titanium finish has a big problem with finger oils - we discuss!
Plus: we review the reviews for iPhone 15 Pro, cover some of its new hidden features, and we'll highlight the best new features in iOS 17!
And we NEED to talk about Apple's new Finewoven cases...
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This week's stories
LEWIS: iPhone 15 Pro demand overwhelms Apple [Updated]
- Anyone who even slightly delayed ordering the new iPhone 15 Pro models when they went on sale Friday morning faces a lengthy wait for their devices to be delivered. The delays extend into November for some handsets and configurations.
GRIFFIN: iPhone 15 Pro Max reviews
Lewis: Replacing iPhone 15 Pro’s broken glass back won’t burn a hole in your wallet
- Apple first switched to a more repair-friendly internal design with the iPhone 14 in 2022.
The best cases for your iPhone 15/Pro The best screen protectors for your iPhone 15/Pro
GRIFFIN: The new FineWoven iPhone cases are very bad
- “Folks, what you’ve heard so far is true. Apple’s new FineWoven iPhone cases and accessories are bad. Like, really bad. Seven days later, I still can’t make sense of them”
ERF: iPhone 15 displays how many times its battery has been charged
- Li-ion batteries inevitably wear out. Each one comes with a limited number of times it can be charged and discharged. A very approximate range to expect is 300 to 500 charge cycles.
ERF: iPhone 15 Models Feature New Setting to Strictly Prevent Charging Beyond 80%
- All of the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models feature a new battery health setting that prevents the devices from charging beyond 80% at all times when enabled, as confirmed by The Verge's Allison Johnson during a Q&A session today.
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CultCast #218 - The Beak made ‘im do it
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02/12/16 • 46 min
#393 - BIG changes coming to iPhone
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06/21/19 • 50 min
This week: new iPhone rumors point to some BIG changes... Plus: Leander gives his take on the new betas; two long-awaited features are finally coming to tvOS; and scientists say iPhone is making teenagers too... horny
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This week's stories
2020 iPhone XS Max will get bigger display
- Ming Chi-Kuo sent a note to investors claiming Apple will put out three different iPhone models in 2020. The 2020 iPhone XR equivalent will be upgraded to a 6.1-inch OLED display but it won’t get 5G. The 2020 iPhone XS Max successor will be upgraded from a 6.5-inch display to a slightly larger 6.7-inch screen.
- The 2020 iPhone XS successor will have a 5.45-inch screen, a slight downgrade from the current 5.8-inch display currently in use. Like the larger model, it will also have 5G.
iOS 13 uses iPhone to perfectly sync wireless audio on Apple TV
- Nothing ruins a good movie like sound that’s completely out of sync. But thanks to iOS 13 and tvOS 13, you will no longer have to suffer that when watching video on your Apple TV.
- When iOS 13 and tvOS 13 roll out to everyone this fall, you’ll be able to use your iPhone or iPad to fix unsynchronized audio on Apple TV.
- It works by using your iOS device to listen to tones played through your speakers. The feature calculates the time it takes for the audio to be heard after your Apple TV plays it, then adjusts your settings accordingly.
Apple TV finally gains picture-in-picture support
- One of the best media features for iPad is finally coming to Apple TV.
- With the new tvOS 13 beta released this morning, Apple added picture-in-picture support to Apple TV, allowing users to watch a show while searching for the next thing to watch.
- Apple never mentioned the new picture-in-picture feature during the Apple TV segment of the WWDC 2019 keynote.
- Works just like it does on the iPad. You can minimize the picture to a corner of the screen then keep browsing content while it plays.
Phone overuse makes millennials grow spikes on their skulls
- Doctors have noted a change in the shape of many millennials’ skulls: spikes are growing just above the neck, and researchers into the phenomenon blame it on too much cell phone use.
- However, this apparently isn’t some bizarre radiation-induced mutation, but is instead the skeleton adapting to the bent-over posture phone users
CultCast #361 - The big problem with iPad Pro
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11/09/18 • 64 min
- Everyone is drooling all over the new iPad Pro
- “Nothing is ever slow, and it always feels like there’s more headroom to work with. We were able to import several minutes of 4K footage into Adobe Premiere Rush, edit them, and export without breaking a sweat.”
- The new iPad Pro is “pretty much a laptop in terms of performance thanks to the new 7nm processor,” “Side-by-side with an iPad Pro 10.5 we have noticed a considerable difference in app loading times, certainly on processor intense apps like iMovie, Affinity Photo, Procreate, and games like Fortnite or Asphalt 9: Legends.”
- “No apps or games I’ve used have been able to make the Pro break a sweat at all and benchmark numbers have been impressive,” adds Jeffrey van Camp of Wired. “By every measure I can think of, these are the best, most powerful, most capable iPads I’ve ever used.
- “It would be a total waste of $999 (or more) to use the iPad Pro 12.9 just for bingeing Netflix, but damn does this screen look good,”
- Wired also noted the new Liquid Retina screens are “gorgeous and packed with pixels.” “Color is vibrant and precise enough for Photoshopping and minute color tweaking if needed.”
- Nilay Patel on lack of storage support: Like every
#438 - HomePod revamp on the way?
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05/01/20 • 62 min
This week: a new full-size HomePod may be on the way... We discuss! Plus: the $400 iPhone SE outperforms even the most expensive Androids, and clever software tricks make its camera almost as good as iPhone 11’s. And reveal our favorite new shows in an all-new What We’re Into, Quarantine Edition... Part 2!
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This week's stories
Bag a brand-new HomePod for under $205 before they’re all gone
- MacSales is currently offering brand-new HomePod units for as little as $204.99 — a generous $94 off the usual price
- Is a HomePod refresh on the way?
Lots of iPhone SE components are swappable with iPhone 8 — but not all
- As the iFixit teardown confirms, the new iPhone SE is, in many senses, an updated iPhone 8.
iPhone SE uses software trick to give photos beautiful bokeh
- The 2020 iPhone SE is the first Apple smartphone to offer Portrait Mode photos created entirely with software techniques rather than hardware. That’s not true of any previous iOS device, not even iPhone XR.
- Apple Watch supports a huge selection of workout types, but most of the popular ones, like running and swimming, you probably can’t do right now thanks to the coronavirus lockdown. Fortunately, if you delve a little deeper, you’ll find plenty of Apple Watch home workouts you can choose from that require little or no special equipment.
- For the last 10 years or so, Cult of Mac used the standard blog format, a reverse scroll of stories with the newest posts published at the top of the site.
What We're Into picks!
06/16/17 • 59 min
- Reviews for the new iPad Pro and HomePod are bonkers
- Someone in the Apple supply chain just accidentally leaked some of iPhone 8’s marquee features
- Speed tests show a big improvement in the new MacBook Pro
- Apple finally offers us iCloud Storage sharing
- Our favorite unannounced iOS 11 features
- And we’ll tell you what we like (and don’t) about the apps and gadgets we’re currently testing in an all-new Under Review!
- Apple supplier Largan has confirmed it will be shipping its new 3D sensors in time for iPhone 8, while another has confirmed waterproofing and wireless charging technology.
- Largan’s sensors are capable of carrying out facial and iris recognition and provide an alternative to fingerprint scanning. They could be the solution Apple turns to if it is unable to embed a Touch ID scanner beneath the iPhone 8’s display.
- iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus models are already splash- and water-resistant with an IP67 rating, but Apple's fine print warns that "splash, water, and dust resistance are not permanent conditions and resistance might decrease as a result of normal wear." iPhone water damage is not covered by Apple's warranties.
- But in Wednesday's shareholders meeting, [Robert] Hwang, [Wistron CEO] told reporters that the Assembly process for the previous generations of [iPhones] have not changed much, though new features like waterproof and wireless charging now require some different testing, and waterproof function will alter the assembly process a bit,”
- A report earlier this year said Apple's next iPhone models will feature improved IP68-rated water resistance (30 minutes in up to 3 feet of water)
- Apple this week refreshed its MacBook Pro lineup with Intel's seventh-generation Kaby Lake processors, and early benchmarks for the notebooks suggest the 2017 models are up to 20 percent faster than the equivalent 2016 models equipped with Intel's s
CultCast #260 - Hackintosh Monster Mac!
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12/02/16 • 44 min
This week: why building a Hackintosh can get you the monster Mac you’ve always wanted. Plus: Apple analyst Ming-Chi Quo reveals iPhone 8’s marquee feature; AirPods ship date is finally revealed; and stick around for our top Apple Airport router replacement picks!
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- In email obtained by MacRumors, a customer asks Tim Cook where his AirPods are.
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- Customer’s comment: “Give us a release date. I really bought in to the wireless vision you painted....Let us know if it’s a month or 6 months, because then I’ll just buy some other wireless headphones.”
- Tim Cook’s response: “Thanks for your note. Sorry for the delay—we are finalizing them and I anticipate we will begin to ship over the next few weeks.”
- Apple has big plans for the iPhone 8, claims KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
- According to Kuo, Apple will be scaling up iPhone production 120-150 million units in the second half of 2017. If true, this would would be well above the 110-120 million units Apple ordered of its bestselling iPhone 6 generation handsets.
- Kuo claims this “unprecedented” demand will be centered around the myriad big improvements Apple has planned for its next-gen iPhone series.
01/26/18 • 50 min
- Apple today Wednesday that it will release its $349 HomePod on February 9.
- Pre-orders start this Friday!
- That technology includes a seven-tweeter array and a 4-inch woofer — plus spatial awareness capabilities. These allow HomePod to “read” its environment and tailor audio output for the best results, though this functionality won’t be available until later this year.
- In large rooms, you can even pair multiple HomePods for bigger sound.
- HomePod, the first new Apple product of 2018, is about to arrive. And as a huge Apple fanboy, I couldn’t care less.
- Thanks to Siri, HomePod is great at the things you want to know, and do, in your home. Set timers. Convert measurements. Get translations. And get live news, sports, weather, and traffic. You can also create lists that anyone can add to.
- Will it replace an iPad or AppleTV as as HomeKit hub?
- It’s too damn expensive
- Siri sucks
- You’re stuck with Apple Music
- Will Spotify work at all?
- HomePod is not even finished yet!
- No stereo or multi-room support till alter this year
- Apple gave the public a preview of the new features coming in iOS 11.3 Wednesday.
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How many episodes does The CultCast have?
The CultCast currently has 720 episodes available.
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The podcast is about News, Tech News, Podcasts and Technology.
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The episode title 'The new 14" MacBook Pro—you want the good or bad news first? (CultCast #507)' is the most popular.
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The average episode length on The CultCast is 60 minutes.
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Episodes of The CultCast are typically released every 6 days, 23 hours.
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The first episode of The CultCast was released on Feb 16, 2012.
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