CultCast #260 - Hackintosh Monster Mac!

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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Apple revealed the earbuds alongside the iPhone 7, promising an October delivery date, but anxious customers have not been able to buy a set.
In email obtained by MacRumors, a customer asks Tim Cook where his AirPods are.
- 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.”

Innovative iPhone 8 could shatter sales records http://www.cultofmac.com/456153/iphone8-sales-records/

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.

iPhone 8’s glass design will finally bring wireless charging https://www.cultofmac.com/455354/wireless-charging-iphone8/

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Apple revealed the earbuds alongside the iPhone 7, promising an October delivery date, but anxious customers have not been able to buy a set.
In email obtained by MacRumors, a customer asks Tim Cook where his AirPods are.
- 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.”

Innovative iPhone 8 could shatter sales records http://www.cultofmac.com/456153/iphone8-sales-records/

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.

iPhone 8’s glass design will finally bring wireless charging https://www.cultofmac.com/455354/wireless-charging-iphone8/

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Apple teases one-day shopping event for Black Friday

Apple is teasing a one-day shopping event for Black Friday that could bring tasty discounts on its latest products.
Apple chose not to participate in Black Friday sales last year, so fans were forced to look elsewhere for price cuts on Apple products.
In 2014, Apple took a different approach to Black Friday, offering free gift cards with certain purchases instead of cutting prices. Customers got up to $150 for buying a Mac, up to $75 with an iPad, and up to $50 with an iPod.
It’s also worth remembering that over the holiday period, the company offers free two-day shipping on almost all online purchases, while its retail stores are open longer.

Apple grounds its AirPort router division for good

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Apple stops swinging for the fences http://www.cultofmac.com/456698/apple-stops-swinging-fences/#more-456698

Apple analyst Horrace Dediu says Apple’s cultural identity is undergoing a dramatic shift
Instead of being in the “new hit product business”, Dediu told said that Apple is trying to become a “services and recurring-revenue business.”
Dediu argues that constantly trying for home runs has been demoralizing for employees, so Apple CEO Tim Cook move away from that attitude.
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