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CultCast #124 - Loch Ness Secrets Revealed!

Apple just made so much money, they’re splitting their stock 7-to-1, and other surprising (and non-boring) notes from their recent financial call.  Plus, the best way to get the Apple stuff you want at lower prices; OS X beta now available to even non-devs; Apple Maps spots Nessie; Apple celebrates Earth Day with some great new marketing; why we’re crazy about Apple Campus 2; and forget Ashton, how about Leonardo DiCaprio as the next Steve Jobs?

Our thanks to New Relic for sponsoring this episode!

New Relic, the all-in-one web application performance management (APM) tool that lets you see performance from the end user experience, through servers, and down to the line of application code. Put simply, New Relic helps the people who build modern software understand the stories their data is trying to tell them. If you’re ready to make your software run better, head over to http://newrelic.com/cultcast for a free 30 day trial.

Direct download: CultCast_124_-_Loch_Ness_Secrets_Revealed.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:10pm PDT

Back in September, popular Youtuber Lewis Hilsenteger released a hands-on video of what he believed to be the outer shell of the iPad 5.  The video exploded on the internet, and 6 weeks later when Apple announced the iPad Air, it confirmed his video preview was spot on.

 

So how does someone get their hands on the parts of one of Apple's most anticipated gadgets weeks before it’s announced?

 

Our guest this episode is Lewis Hilsentenger, and he’s going to tell us exactly how he did it.

 

Plus, sightings iPhone 6 parts are ramping up; iWatch might come in two sizes; the new Steve Jobs movie just hit a setback, but it's ok, because one of the best movies of all time is getting a sequel.

 

Our thanks to our friends at New Relic for supporting this conversation.

 

New Relic, the all-in-one web application performance management (APM) tool that lets you see performance from the end user experience, through servers, and down to the line of application code. Put simply, New Relic helps the people who build modern software understand the stories their data is trying to tell them. If you’re ready to make your software run better, head over to NewRelic.com/cultcast for a free 30 day trial.

 

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And thanks to Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com for the music used in this episode.

 

Story links:

 

Leaked Image Appears To Show iPhone 6 Front Panel [Rumor]

Read more at http://www.cultofmac.com/274506/leaked-image-appears-show-iphone-6-front-panel-rumor/#4M9daeGKyek4W1iK.99

 

   * A single image showing what appears to be a larger iPhone screen has shown up on Chinese microblogging website Weibo.

   * The photo — posted by user jiezhixc on Tuesday — depicts what looks like a current generation iPhone 5s being held up as comparison, showing how significantly larger the iPhone 6 could potentially be.

 

Leaked Assembly Line Photos Could Reveal Big Battery Life For iPhone 6 - John Brownlee

Read more at http://www.cultofmac.com/274521/leaked-assembly-line-photos-reveal-big-battery-life-iphone-6/#UkssSuePdS0xHRgh.99

 

   * Hot on the heels of this morning’s leak of the alleged front panel of the 4.7-inch iPhone 6, a new photo purportedly shows the battery of Apple’s next-gen smartphone.

   * Published by Nowhereelse.fr, the image shows a supposed iPhone 6 battery with its tell-tale metallic section (present on current iPhone batteries) in a different place

 

Leaked Foxconn Images Appear To Show iPhone 6 Chassis [Gallery]

Read more at http://www.cultofmac.com/274357/leaked-foxconn-images-appear-show-iphone-6-chassis-gallery/#El7xEvOjX2acSluk.99

 

   * New leaked images purportedly taken inside a Foxconn plant show the iPhone 6 chassis and a handful of manufacturing molds for Apple’s upcoming smartphone.

   * The photos, posted on Chinese microblogging website Weibo over the weekend, appear to confirm that Apple will increase the size of the iPhone.

 

Read more at http://www.cultofmac.com/274357/leaked-foxconn-images-appear-show-iphone-6-chassis-gallery/#El7xEvOjX2acSluk.99

 

LG To Be Sole Supplier Of Flexible Displays For iWatch [Rumor]

Read more at http://www.cultofmac.com/274515/lg-sole-supplier-flexible-displays-iwatch-rumor/#DlWDjve7GGRvZBGh.99

 

David Fincher Backs Out Of Directing Steve Jobs Movie For Sony

Read more at http://www.cultofmac.com/274427/david-fincher-backs-directing-steve-jobs-movie-sony/#GckSKiMwlPfYHMQb.99

 

   * David Fincher, who was previously rumored to direct Sony’s movie about Steve Jobs, is now out of the picture. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fincher and Sony have parted ways due to disagreements over “compensation and control.”

 

Google Glass Sells Out In First One Day Sale

http://www.cultofandroid.com/61562/google-glass-sells-first-ever-one-day-sale/

 

   * On Tuesday, Google began selling Google Glass to residents of the United States for a 24-hour period.

Direct download: CultCast_123_-_Private_Parts.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:02pm PDT

Queue the spy music, cause on this week’s CultCast, our very own Buster Heine sneaks into Apple’s under-construction Arizona Sapphire Crystal factory and reports back what he’s found.  Plus, WWDC dishes out golden tickets like they’re Willy Wonka; what you can do about HeartBleed; all that’s been revealed in the ongoing Apple V. Samsung trial; and you asked, so we answer: why we love Apple but would never want to work there.

Thanks to iFixit for sponsoring the show!

You’ve seen iFixit's amazing teardowns of the hottest tech and gadgets, but did you know you can use their free step-by-step repair guides to fix virtually anything?  Free we say!  Check them out at http://iFixit.com/cultcast, and for the best tools around for fixing Macs and iDevices, pick up their Pro Tech Toolkit!  Get $10 off with code “CultCast” at checkout.

And New Relic!

New Relic, the all-in-one web application performance management (APM) tool that lets you see performance from the end user experience, through servers, and down to the line of application code.   Put simply, New Relic helps the people who build modern software understand the stories their data is trying to tell them.  If you’re ready to make your software run better, head over to NewRelic.com/cultcast for a free 30 day trial.

This Week's Stories

Buster goes rogue, sneaks into Apple's Sapphire Crystal Plant (discussion)

Got A Golden Ticket? Apple’s WWDC Invites Are Hottest Thing Going

Heartbleed Security Bug: What Apple Users Need to Know

All we've learned from the ongoing Apple V. Samsung Trial (discussion)

Direct download: CultCast_123_-_The_Golden_Ticket.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:10pm PDT

You want iPhone rumors? Well CultCast's got'em, brotherrrr! This time: the rumored 5.5-inch iPhone 6 gets delayed; Foxconn iPhone photos leak; patents indicate a future of interchangeable iLenses. Plus, what FireTV has that AppleTV needs; iWork online gets an update; Office finally comes to iPad; and Facebook bought Oculus, but why?

Thanks to New Relic for sponsoring the show! 

New Relic, the all-in-one web application performance management (APM) tool that lets you see performance from the end user experience, through servers, and down to the line of application code.   Put simply, New Relic helps the people who build modern software understand the stories their data is trying to tell them.  If you’re ready to make your software run better, head over to http://newrelic.com/cultcast for a free 30 day trial.

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This Week's Stories

 

Apple Buys iFixit and Other 2014 April Fools Jokes
http://www.macrumors.com/2014/04/01/april-fools-2014/

5.5-Inch iPhone 6 Suffers Production Setback [Rumor] 
http://www.cultofmac.com/272552/5-5-inch-iphone-6-suffers-production-setback-rumor/#iXXildXLS1PEmLhI.99

Alleged iPhone Images Show Slimmer Body, Protruding Camera
http://www.cultofmac.com/272413/alleged-iphone-images-show-slimmer-body-protruding-camera/#8swYvE6gWZI2DxU1.99

Future iPhones Could Feature Changeable Camera Lenses [Patent]
http://www.cultofmac.com/272573/future-iphones-feature-changeable-camera-lenses-patent/#GCQmUf9sP6SJ4pwR.99

Quickly Hide All The Icons On Your Desktop [OS X Tips]
http://www.cultofmac.com/272595/quickly-hide-icons-desktop-os-x-tips/#5A4EiMOQxSVZF8zE.99

Amazon Takes On Apple TV With $99 FireTV
http://www.cultofandroid.com/60621/amazon-takes-apple-tv-chromecast-firetv/

iWork for iCloud Gets Facelift, Thank Goodness
http://www.cultofmac.com/272635/iwork-icloud-gets-facelift-thank-goodness/#1hYaJYmE2oQWyKcP.99

Direct download: CultCast_121-_OOOOU_YEEAAAAAH.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:14pm PDT

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