CultCast #190 - London Handshake

This week: why we might be in for big iPad upgrades this year; our expectations for the iPhone 6C; the one feature we hope iPhone 6S will get (but probably won’t); Woz is worried about Skynet again; and… is Apple building machine for time travel?  You’ll have to press play to find out...

 

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This week’s links

 

Intro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B-XwPjn9YY

 

Behinds the scenes footage of Buster and Erfon preparing for CultCast

http://i.imgur.com/PmJEIpX.gif

 

Breakthrough could finally bring wireless charging to iPhone

http://www.cultofmac.com/378492/breakthrough-could-finally-bring-wireless-charging-to-iphone/

 

Woz and other big thinkers call for ban on AI weapons - erfon

http://www.cultofmac.com/362797/woz-and-other-big-thinkers-call-for-ban-on-ai-weapons/

 

C you never! Apple scraps plans for 4-inch iPhone 6c - buster

http://www.cultofmac.com/372652/c-you-never-apple-scraps-plans-for-4-inch-iphone-6c/

 

This year’s iPad mini upgrade won’t suck

http://www.cultofmac.com/362762/this-years-ipad-mini-upgrade-wont-suck/