CultCast #182 - Hashtag iCar

This week: don’t expect hardware… we’ll tell you why the 2015 WWDC could be one of the tamest on record.  Plus: Apple pretty much confirms Apple TV will be your home’s digital hub; Facebook’s an impenetrable fortress with too much power; and the tale of a Bay Area woman who just unknowingly junked her $200,000 Apple-1 computer… whoopsie!

 

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This week’s links

 

Your mind, the pinnacle of computing power 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu2Nq7rEs2E

 

What to expect from WWDC 2015

http://www.cultofmac.com/324660/what-to-expect-from-wwdc-2015/

 

Apple TV will be the new digital hub for HomeKit

http://www.cultofmac.com/324731/apple-tv-will-be-the-new-digital-hub-for-homekit/#1tPIGBTfX3UX842O.99

 

Apple Web TV service won’t launch at WWDC

http://www.cultofmac.com/324533/apple-web-tv-service-wont-launch-at-wwdc/#eJlDpTAFGBPUPHs9.99

 

Our Facebook page has been hacked, and it’s impossible to get it back

http://www.cultofmac.com/324617/our-facebook-page-has-been-hacked-and-its-impossible-to-get-it-back/#zGsjf0h4UZurkfKe.99

 

Bay Area woman accidentally junks $200,000 Apple-1 computer

http://www.cultofmac.com/324415/bay-area-woman-accidentally-junks-200k-apple-1-computer/#lUE55QJwpyTOZwvr.99