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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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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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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
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.
CultCast #252 - Galaxy Grenades
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10/07/16 • 60 min
- Southwest Airlines was forced to evacuate a flight from Louisville to Baltimore this morning before it hit the runway, thanks to a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone that caught fire.
- The owner of the Galaxy Note 7 said he got the new phone on September 21st at an AT&T store. Before the flight left the gate, the owner says he powered it down and put it in his pocket when it started smoking.
- Thick grey-green smoke poured out of the device after the owner dropped it on the floor. In a matter of moments it had burned through the plane’s carpet.
- “All passengers and crew exited the plane via the main cabin door and no injuries were reported,”
- During an event in San Francisco today, Google unveiled a new Wi-Fi router, an improved Chromecast with 4K support, and a new Google Home device that’s a lot like Amazon’s Echo smart speaker, only it’s powered by Google Assistant.
- Google Home allows owners to use voice commands to do stuff like play music on YouTube, Google Play Music or Spotify. You can also ask Google Home to play podcasts or news feeds.
CultCast #219 - Redesigned Macbook Pros in June?
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02/19/16 • 63 min
CultCast #253 - Eatercising
The CultCast
10/14/16 • 63 min
- A Redditor namede Foxconninsider recently posted about a new Smart Keyboard claimed to be a working e-ink keyboard prototype potentially coming to both iMac and MacBook devices sometime in 2018.
- The Guardian is now corroborating the keyboard with a claim that Apple CEO, Tim Cook has met with Sonder founder Serra-Martins in while in China.
- Samsung has permanently stopped production of its once-acclaimed new smartphone flagship. Owners will be able to return their phones for a refund or to swap it out for another Samsung device.
- The handset was allegedly rushed to market due to Samsung’s confidence that the iPhone 7 would turn out to be a box office dud.
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The first episode of The CultCast was released on Feb 16, 2012.
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