The CultCast

It’s all happening!  WWDC 2014 is right around the corner, and if recent rumors are true, Apple’s about to make major moves into your home with iOS 8—we’ll fill you in.  Plus, the Apple/Beats deal is a reality, and the news hits right as we’re recording.  

And don't miss an all new CultCast 2nd Hour.  We'll be speaking to popular Youtuber Jonathan Mann, who, for the last five years, has written one song every. single. day.  We talk to Jonathan about the inspiration, perspiration, and agony of making art, and what it was like to have his songs unexpectedly featured by Steve Jobs at one of Apple's most infamous press conferences.

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This week: two incredible Apple artifacts hit the auction block; the Govern-na-tah uses iPad for shirtless selfies; Oompa-loompas leak iPad Pro pics; why the Beats acquisition could be all about video; Woz sets the FCC straight on net neutrality; and a popular travel app you should definitely download like, right now.

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WWDC Keynote - they’re gonna have one at 10am June 2nd

Apple’s original rainbow office signs hit the auction block
Read more at http://www.cultofmac.com/279529/apples-sign-auction/#2hw6u2lJJgLFPITO.99

iPad selfies gone wrong: Arnold Schwarzenegger edition
Read more at http://www.cultofmac.com/279926/caption-contest-arnold-schwarzenegger-taking-ipad-selfies/#m639ZUEZMv6OR71Z.99

Insanely huge iPad Pro dummy part leaks out of China
Read more at http://www.cultofmac.com/279434/insanely-huge-ipad-pro-dummy-part-leaks-china/#MSPxC5j4SsgXZpT0.99

Apple bought Beats for video, suggests Steve Jobs’ biographer
Read more at http://www.cultofmac.com/279728/apple-bought-beats-video-says-steve-jobs-biographer/#bOkq2ITUgoxR4cBG.99

Google snatches up Word Lens, the most magical translation app for iPhone
Read more at http://www.cultofmac.com/279486/google-snatches-word-lens-magical-translation-app-iphone/#kgPHomBS 

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If all the reports ring true, Apple is about to embark on their largest acquisition ever, and the ramifications could be massive. And on this episode of The CultCast, we dissect the Apple/Beats merger, and ask the questions: what could Apple possibly have planned for the worlds most popular headphone brand?  Are new wearable headphone tech a part of Apple's future?  And most importantly, could the Doctor D-R-E be Apple’s next CEO?  

 

Strap on ya gats, ya’ll...

 

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This time: No—those rumored new EarPods won’t measure your pulselast week's biggest Apple rumor was a fake made up by a guy on a toilet! Plus, why you shouldn’t expect new hardware at June’s WWDC; iPhone warns you when the NSA wants you for drug trafficking; Apple’s newest executive gets a HUGE payday; Katie Cotton, Apple’s long time PR leader and Steve Jobs confidant, calls it quits; Cupertino will take on Samsung with more Guerrilla-style marketing; and since you asked, we reveal the jobs we’ve always wanted on an all-new Get To Know Your Cultist. 

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This time: rumored new EarPods take your pulse and more;  Updated Macbook Airs get faster and cheaper; a leaked "iPhone 6" case indicates an iPod-inspired design; Google takes on Office with new iOS apps for Drive; we ponder the state of the iPod; and we pitch our favorite tech and apps then vote on which is best… it’s an all new Faves N Raves!

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