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CultCast #120 - CultCast LIVE @ Macworld 2014! Mar 29, 2014

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We're excited to bring you all the hoot'n hollerin' good times from our first ever CultCast LIVE event!

Join us and several hundred of our closet friends as we talk our Macwolrd 2014 impressions; the state Apple today with a very special guest; why booths need babes-we get it straight from one very beautiful tradeshow model; we pitch our favorite tech from the floor on Macworld 2014-edition Faves N Raves; plus, don't miss your chance to grab a 100% free license for DiskAid 6. No joke! No BS. Stay tuned for the url to visit.

Thanks to DiskAid 6 for making this event possible, and to Macupdate! Be sure to check out deals.macupdate.com regularly for significant discounts and daily deals on all kinds of popular Mac software.

And a big thanks to our amazing listeners for their support insane enthusiasm at our first CultCast Live event. We love you guys and gals.

CultCast #119 - Macworld, Day Zero Mar 27, 2014

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We’ve descended upon San Francisco for Macworld 2014! Join us for our show expectations, plus plenty of news, rumors, and discussion on: why 2014 might be the year for Retina Macbook Airs; Apple’s plans for a streaming TV service with Comcast; Office coming to iPad; the problem with emojis; and why iTunes needs to be more like Spotify.
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CultCast #118 - The Secret Sauce Mar 20, 2014

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Secret sauce—it’s the reason Apple keeps winning where others fail, and on our newest CultCast, we discuss the recipe that keeps Apple ahead of the pack. Plus, iOS 8 rumors detail some powerful new features; whispers of an impossibly thin iPhone 6; A-list musicians praise Pono as the digital music player for audiophiles; iPad 4 makes a comeback; and we reveal our favorite Cult movies on a all-new Get To Know Your Cultist!
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CultCast #117 - Don't Do Drugs! Mar 13, 2014

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On this ep. ya'aaall: All that we love about iOS 7.1; rumors of a 4.7 and 5.7-inch iPhone 6 gets more credible; CultCast Studios gets a new home; why Flappy Bird might fly back into the App Store; 2014 brings a new MS Office; iTunes Radio is taking over; and an intriguing new iPod challenger gets a lot of buzz...

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CultCast #116 - The Best Is Yet To Come! Mar 06, 2014

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Hallelujah, iOS has come to the car! On this week’s CultCast, we’ll tell you all we love and don’t about Apple’s new CarPlay-enabled automobiles.

Plus: why Apple’s best years are still to come; why iOS 7.1 could drop at any moment; why new iPhones might drop every six months; and we pitch our favorite tech and apps on an all new Faves 'N Raves.

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This week's stories

Oscars Host Ellen DeGeneres Ditched Her Galaxy Note For An iPhone

Apple To Finally Discontinue The Non-Retina MacBook Pro This Year [Rumor]

Apple CFO Joins Goldman Sachs Board of Directors

Apple Poaches HTC Engineers To Speed Up Product Development

iOS 7.1 Rumored To Launch By Next Week

CarPlay: iOS Comes to the Car (discussion)

CultCast #115 - NSABackdoor.DMG Feb 27, 2014

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This time: The mysterious life of Timothy Cook; exciting rumors around the new Jobs movie; Mavericks 10.9.2’s features and fixes; why you should install iOS 7.0.6 like, right now; Netflix pays off Comcast; and we’re too sexy for this podcast.

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This week's stories

Hipster Beard Transplants Are All the Rage These Days

http://gizmodo.com/hipster-beard-transplants-are-all-the-rage-these-days-1530786332

Why iOS 7.0.6 Is A Way More Important Update Than You Think - Alex

http://www.cultofmac.com/267501/ios-6-0-6-way-important-update-think/#EhF4380S3Xw3ogw8.99

Netflix Tosses In The Towel, Will Pay Comcast To Stream Video To You

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/24/business/media/comcast-and-netflix-reach-a-streaming-agreement.html

Tim Cook’s ROBERTSDALE Alabama Youth Profiled

http://blog.al.com/live/2014/02/tim_cook_--_apple_ceo_and_robe.html

CultCast #114 - Greetings, Comrades! Feb 20, 2014

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Greetings comrades! This time on CultCast: for first time, Apple brings iTunes Festival to United States, but why not mother Russia? Facebook buys WhatApp for cool 19 billion Ruples… but why? Then, like enemy of Putin, Jony Ive vanishes from Apple website; Apple and Tesla make secret talks, could this mean iCar? Only the KGB knows for sure. And don’t miss all new Faves N Raves where men pitch favorite tech and apps then supreme leader chooses with one is best!

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CultCast #113 - Give Us Flapping Or Give Us Death! Feb 13, 2014

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We'll never stop Flapping! On this episode, we investigate the worldwide obsession with the iOS wünder-game, Flappy Bird, plus, the bizarre story of why the game's developer pulled the wildly popular game so abruptly from the App Store.

Plus, some new iPhone 6 rumors surface, and a Macintosh super-grid you've never heard of is hunting down a cure for cancer.

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CultCast #112 - We Pity Da Fools Feb 06, 2014

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With rumors of a new Apple-made “fitness app” in iOS 8, secrets meeting with the FDA, and murmurs of more sleep and fitness expert joining the Apple ranks, the iWatch rumors are heating up on this week’s CultCast! Plus, a classic Nintendo game makes its way to iOS; Microsoft says goodbye to the one and only Steve Ballmer; and new job openings in Cupertino could mean big upgrades in battery life for future MacBooks…

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CultCast #111 - The Bigger The Better Jan 30, 2014

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This time: iBras make the world a better place; Apple TV is your tele’s next gaming console; iPhone 6's get huger screens; Net Neutrality and why you should care; and Erfon pitches the best Fave N Rave pick EVER...

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