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CultCast #279 - Undercover in an iPhone production factory! Apr 13, 2017

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Official new Nvidia drivers make your Mac compatible with the best GPUs on the market!
A mole gives us our best look yet at what it’s really like to work in an iPhone factory
Apple has a secret team working on ‘breakthrough’ diabetes treatment with the Apple Watch
The saga of Ron Wayne, the forgotten Apple co-founder who traded his 22 billion dollars of Apple stock for just $800.

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NVIDIA today released new drivers that make its Pascal graphics cards compatible with a Mac.
The drivers support all 10 Series GPUs, including the GTX 1050 through GTX 1080 Ti, and the newly-announced GTX Titan Xp.
Until now, however, you had to settle for older 9 Series cards.
Now the newest cards, from the GTX 950 to the GTX Titan Xp, are supported

Report: Apple has secret team working on ‘breakthrough’ diabetes treatment w/ Apple Watch UNDERCOVER IN AN IPHONE FACTORY: What it's really like to work in a Chinese mega-factory, according to a student who spent 6 weeks there Pegatron mole describes ‘torture’ of working at iPhone factory Today in Apple history: Apple co-founder quits and cashes in his stake for $800

In Apple lore, Ron Wayne is the man who threw away winning lottery ticket.
It’s April 12, 1976: Apple’s third co-founder, a former Atari colleague of Steve Wozniak’s named Ron Wayne, is cashing in his 10% of Apple shares for $800.
Hell of a nice guy.
Drew Apple’s original logo.
Wayne also wrote up the first contract in Apple’s history, solidifying what all three co-founders would do. Wozniak was to be in charge of electrical engineering, Jobs was responsible for marketing, and Wayne would oversee mechanical engineering and documentation.
“I was 40 and these kids were in their 20s,”

CultCast #278 - Apple reveals their Mac plans… on purpose! Apr 06, 2017

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Apple just revealed their future Mac plans… on purpose! It’s unprecedented, and we’ll unpack it all for you.
Apple promises an all-new “rethought” Mac Pro and Apple display.
Why the Mac Pro failed.
Apple’s plans to make the Mac “Pro” again.
New Pro-level iMacs coming this year.
Leander reviews the top-secret new Sonos speaker Erfon’s couldn’t talk about.
Erfon reviews a clever  Watch stand that Buster hates but true Mac fans will love!

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Steve Jobs Introduces the very first Mac Pro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l72MsGZQA8Q Apple building all-new, modular Mac Pro and external display http://www.cultofmac.com/474799/apples-mac-pro-is-now-even-faster-all-new-model-coming-next-year/ Apple brings faster Intel Xeon chips, better GPUs to the Mac Pro http://www.cultofmac.com/474823/apple-brings-faster-intel-xeon-chips-mac-pro/ 2017 iMacs will bring spec bumps to woo power users http://www.cultofmac.com/474843/new-imacs-way-will-target-power-users/ Apple pushes the reset button on the Mac Pro https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/04/apple-pushes-the-reset-button-on-the-mac-pro/ Sonos’ new Playbase speaker http://amzn.to/2oPQFwz You’ll love this vintage Mac  Watch stand! http://amzn.to/2oPJrbJ Meet Eddie, The Eagle http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/03/05/09/17446C1A000005DC-0-image-m-14_1457171012331.jpg

CultCast #277 - MORE weird & wacky Apple products that time forgot! Mar 30, 2017

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We’ve found even MORE of the weirdest and wackiest Apple products that time forgot
The best new features in iOS 10.3 and macOS 10.12.4.
Rumors mills say Apple may resurrect the PowerBook!
iPhone 8 rumors point to a backside TouchID
The sources of Steve Jobs best one-liners
A wobbly British guy tries to ski

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Intro: A young Jony Ive on the 20th Anniversary Mac https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeUs8sDcYO8 ‘iPhone Edition’ could have rear-facing Touch ID sensor http://www.cultofmac.com/473949/473949/

A (somewhat sketchy) new report claims that the tenth anniversary iPhone, commonly referred to as the iPhone 8, will instead by called the iPhone Edition.
In addition, it suggests that the major form factor redesign that’s been reported on may turn out to be less drastic than some are imagining — although changes will include features like a rear-mounted Touch ID sensor.
According to the report, which is accompanied by renders showing the design, the iPhone Edition won’t feature a Touch ID sensor embedded beneath the display, but rather a fingerprint scanner on the rear of the device.
It also won’t come with the glass back plate, but will instead stick to having a metal back plate as the result of glass’ tendency to shatter when dropped

Does Apple trademark filing mean PowerBook is coming back?

CultCast #276 - Our Apple hardware announcement reactions 🔥 Mar 23, 2017

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This week: our reactions to all Apple’s new products 💪🏼

Apple’s new iPad is cheaper, fatter, heavier, and underpowered
Why the iPad Mini Pro is kind of a ripoff
Two reasons you should not buy a Product Red iPhone 7
What is Apple’s new Clips app do? We’ll give you the rundown
Why Leander’s got mixed feelings about his new Pioneer SPH-DA120 Car Play stereo
Erfon’s reviews the Think Tank Helipack V2, a gigantic backpack built for your DJI Phantom

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Macintosh TV Commercial with Tim Barton! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiNdi2go8EE

Apple’s new 9.7-inch iPad is more affordable than ever

http://www.cultofmac.com/472635/apples-9-7-inch-ipad-is-now-more-affordable/

Apple today introduced a new, fatter 9.7-inch iPad that’s more affordable than ever before.
Macrumors calls the new iPad "a little bit iPhone 6s, a little bit iPad Air, and a little bit iPad Air 2.”
The device looks almost identical to the iPad Air 2 that it is replacing in Apple’s tablet lineup
Starts at just $329 with 32GB of storage, $429 for 128GB
Apple has swapped out the older model’s A8X chip for a faster, 64-bit A9 p

CultCast #275 - How Apple will make iPad SEXY again 📱💄💋 Mar 17, 2017

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This week: Apple’s about to overhaul the iPad, and it’s long overdue! Plus: why Steve Jobs was cool with your kids using an iPad, but not his own; how the technology we love might be making us all stupid; and we wrap up with an all new CultCast Choices, the game of great gifts with strange side effects...

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Westworld-style folding phone might get real this year http://www.cultofmac.com/472055/samsung-may-unveil-westworld-style-folding-phone-year/#more-472055

Smartphones that fold out into a tablet are one of the many awesome inventions the creators of Westworld promised we have to look forward to in the future. But according to a new rumor, Samsung might make them a reality in 2017.

New iPads to arrive next month during first Apple Park event http://www.cultofmac.com/471709/new-ipads-arrive-next-month-first-apple-park-event/

Apple will announce its next-generation iPad lineup next month during its very first event at Apple Park, according to a new report.
Sources say that production of the new 10.5-inch iPad Pro has been brought forward for the launch. The device is expected to be accompanied by an updated 12.9-inch iPad Pro and a more affordable 9.7-inch iPad.
Apple “is expected to unveil the new iPad at a product event to be held in early April to mark the inauguration of Apple’s new headquarters in California,”
The new 10.5″ iPad would have the exact same resolution as the 12.9″ iPad Pro (2732 x 2048), but the same pixel density of the iPad mini (326 ppi instead of 264 ppi). Crunch the numbers, do a little Pythagorean Theorem, and you end up with a screen 10.5″ diagonal

Server logs reveal Apple is testing four new iPad models http://www.cultofmac.com/471657/new-ipads-spotted-in-logs/

Device logs obtained by mobile marketing firm Fiksu appear to show that four different iPad models are currently being tested in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Just because four model numbers have been discovered doesn’t mean Apple will release four different iPads this month.
Last year, Fiksu saw new device model names pop up in its logs about a month before the new iPads were announced.

Steve Jobs Was a Low-Tech Parent

CultCast #274 - Hackers turn our gadgets against us! Mar 09, 2017

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This week: the CIA loses control of its iPhone hacking arsenal, and computer crooks turn your gadgets against you. Plus: why iPhone 8 may arrive later than you hoped; our favorite Apple Airport replacement routers; and we discuss the non-Apple gear we’re currently obsessing over in an all-new and aptly named What We’re Into This week:

The CIA loses control of its iPhone hacking arsenal!
Computer crooks turn your gadgets against you.
Why iPhone 8 may arrive later than you hoped.
Our favorite routers to replace your Apple Airport.
The non-Apple gear we’re currently obsessing over! It’s all-new, overdue, What We’re Into 💪🏼

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WikiLeaks: CIA lost control of its iPhone hacking arsenal

http://www.cultofmac.com/470847/cia-used-malware-spy-iphone-users/

The Central Intelligence Agency has been using malware to spy on iPhone and Android users, according to the largest-ever publication of confidential documents from WikiLeaks — and the spy tools are now in the hands of others.
“This extraordinary collection, which amounts to more than several hundred million lines of code, gives its possessor the entire hacking capacity of the CIA.”
As part of a covert hacking program, the CIA created a “malware arsenal” and dozens of “zero day exploits” to infiltrate smartphones, tablets and even smart TVs to extract data and turn them into covert microphones.
But the agency recently lost controls of these tools. Those who have obtained them now have “the entire hacking capacity of the CIA” at their disposal, according to WikiLeaks.
At the end of 2016, the CIA’s hacking division was made up of more than 5,000 “registered users” who had produced over a thousand tools to infiltrate target devices throughout Latin America, Europe and the United States.
iOS devices were also a major target. The CIA created and obtained tools from GCHQ, NSA, FBI and contractors like Baitshop that allowed them to bypass the encryption used by apps like WhatsApp and Telegram and collect audio and text message data.

Global elites’ love of iPhone made iOS a prime target of CIA http://www.cultofmac.com/470881/global-elites-love-of-iphone-made-ios-a-prime-target-of-cia/

Although Google’s Android dominates the worldwide smartphone market, the CIA concentrated on Apple’s iOS because of its popularity among global elites, WikiLeaks reports.
Despite iPhone’s minority share (14.5%) of the global smart phone market in 2016, a specialized unit in the CIA’s Mobile Development Branch produces malware to infest, control and exfiltrate data from iPhones and other Apple products running iOS, suc

CultCast #273 - Tim Cook's gonna make Apple “Pro" again! Mar 03, 2017

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Tim Cook promises to make Apple “Pro" again! We discuss.
iPhone ditching Lightning for USB C
Spotify about to go Hi-Fi
Why your next iPhone screen might read your fingerprints
Leander pitches a new favorite pair of Bluetooth headphones
The best iPhone bumper case in the land!

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Tim Cook: Pro users remain incredibly important to Apple http://www.cultofmac.com/469839/apple-investors-vote-against-diversity-at-annual-shareholders-meeting/

During his Q&A session, Tim Cook discussed how Apple plans to fight for net neutrality. He also assured shareholders that Apple plans to come out with new products that appeal to professionals and creatives, but insisted that the Mac and iPad aren’t destined for a merger.
“You will see us do more in the pro area. The pro area is very important to us. The creative area is very important to us in particular,” Cook told the crowd. “You can expect to see us do more and more that people will view iPad as a laptop replacement, but not a Mac replacement. The Mac does so much more.”

Spotify eyes lossless audio to wow your ears http://www.cultofmac.com/470077/spotify-eyes-lossless-audio-wow-ears/

Spotify appears poised to put the final nail in Tidal’s coffin.
The music streaming service is planning to launch a new feature that will give listeners access to lossless audio streaming, according to a new report reveals the feature is currently in testing.
Spotify is currently calling the new feature “Spotify Hi-Fi.” The Verge reports that Spotify plans to launch the lossless CD quality audio feature. It’s unclear when it will be available to all users, but Spotify is already doing some small group testing.
Screenshots posted on Reddit show that Spotify plans to charge between $5 to $10 extra a month for lossless CD quality audio.
It has been rumored in the past that Apple was looking to make a similar move with Apple

CultCast #272 - Five Years! Feb 23, 2017

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We celebrate 5 years!
We regale you with some of our favorite stories from past shows
Our hardware expectations from Apple’s rumored March event
Why iPhone 8’s wireless charging will probably be lame
Apple has five teams working on their next-generation charging tech
Why iPhone 8’s camera could pump out industrial-grade slow motion
Steve Jobs gets a beautiful new home on Apple’s spaceship campus.

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iPhone 8’s wireless charging won’t be as good as we hoped http://www.cultofmac.com/468709/iphone-8s-wireless-charging-wont-good-hoped/

If you were hoping Apple had developed a spectacular new wireless charging system for iPhone 8, you’re going to be disappointed come September.
A new rumor claims that Apple won’t be using range charging technology developed by Energous as previously expected, but instead one of the existing solutions already found in rival smartphones like those made by Samsung.
Adding fuel to that fire, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has only recently approved a version of Energous technology that delivers very low power over just a few inches.
The iPhone would require higher levels of power and a wider range. A solution that meets these requirements is yet to be approved by the FCC.

Apple has five different teams working on wireless charging http://www.cultofmac.com/469187/apple-five-different-teams-working-wireless-charging/

According to a new report, the company currently has not one or two, but five different groups i

CultCast #271 - BIG changes coming to iPhone 8 📱 🎉 Feb 16, 2017

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iPhone 8 is getting a huge makeover with edge-to-edge screen, wireless charging, huge battery, and more. We’ll fill you in.
End of the Home Button and Touch ID.
The riches you’d have if you bought Apple IPO stock
A 4K Apple TV is on the way
The best 4K televisions
TV of yore you need to watch
The search for the perfect corn dog
Join us for a live CultCast on Friday, February 24 at 12PM Pacific Time! Tune in at Live.TheCultCast.Com

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Apple Vowed to Revolutionize Television. An Inside Look at Why It Hasn’t https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-16/apple-vowed-to-revolutionize-television-an-inside-look-at-why-it-hasn-t

The new Apple TV will be capable of streaming 4K content and more vivid colors.

AAPL shares close at new all-time high http://www.cultofmac.com/467231/aapl-shares-close-new-time-high/

Thanks to an improved rating from Wall Street investment firm Goldman Sachs, Apple shares have been on the rise this week. Today shares were trading above the previous intra-day record high of $134.54 set on April 28, 2015.
IPO December 12, 1980 at $22 a share.
100 shares would have cost you $2200
Since the IPO, the stock has split four times, including three 2-for-1 splits and one 7-for-1 split
Your 100 shares would have multiples to 5600 shares.
You initial $2200 investment would now be worth 759,136.
By comparison, a $2,200 investment in the S&P 500 in the same time would have netted you about $79,000
If you had invested 10k, you’d now how have $3,446,477.44

Smaller iPhone set to get big battery upgrade in 2017 http://www.cultofmac.com/466699/smaller-iphones-set-to-get-big-battery-upgrade-in-2017/

Apple reportedly plans to pack a much bigger battery inside the new 4.7-inch iPhone set to be revealed later this year.

iPhone 8 to Feature 5.8-Inch OLED Display With 5.15-Inch Main Screen and Virtual Buttons Below https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/15/2017-iphone-edge-to-edge-display-virtual-buttons/

The 2017 iPhone will feature a 5.8-inch display OLED display panel with 5.15 inches of usable screen space according to new prediction

CultCast #270 - The BEST Apple discounts Feb 10, 2017

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How to get significant discounts on Apple gadgets
The INSANELY SPECIAL doorknobs at Apple’s Spaceship HQ
The fat paychecks earned by Jony Ive’s industrial designers
iPhone 8 to come in a plus plus size
Wireless charging is all but confirmed for all three iPhone 8 sizes
Next iPhone could cost more than $1,000!
How to get a massive discount on Final Cut and Logic Pro X
We reveal our favorite new shows and movies in an all new, What We’re Into Yaaa’aaall 💪🏼

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Students get a massive discount on Apple’s Pro Apps Bundle

Apple is offering students a massive discount on a bundle of pro apps that includes Final Cut Pro X, Logic Pro X and more.
The total cost of the apps included in the set would be just under $630, but Apple is offering them all to those in education for just $199.
“Education pricing is available to college students, students accepted to college, parents buying for college students, faculty, homeschool teachers, and staff at all grade levels,” Apple said.

All three 2017 iPhones may get wireless charging

According to a reliable Apple analyst, the company will release three new iPhones this year — including a redesigned iPhone 8 (or iPhone X) and two iterative iPhone 7 updates.
All three models will reportedly boast new Apple wireless charging tech, rather than the feature being limited to a high-end OLED handset.

The next iPhone may cost more than $1,000

The price of the top-of-the-line iPhone is set to increase to more than $1,000, according to a new report that claims the device will pack an OLED display that stretches across the entire front of the phone
Switching to an OLED display will likely cost Apple twice as much as the current LCD display used on the iPhone 7, reports Fast Company.
The report also echoes previous rumors that the 2017 iPhone will come in three screen sizes: 5.8 inches, 5.5 inches and 4.7 inches. It’s still unclear what Apple will call the next iPhone. Some fans expect it to be called the iPhone 10 or iPhone X because this year marks the device’s 10th anniversary.

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