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CultCast #115 - NSABackdoor.DMG

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

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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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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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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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