The CultCast

This week on the CultCast: Leander’s Big Adventure!  Leander’s back to tell us about his top secret mission to Apple HQ.  CoM reviews editor Charlie Sorrell tells us about some cool gear he’s reviewing.  We also run through a list of all the great hardware we’re expecting Apple to dump on us in just a few short months… And we wrap up with an all new Get to Know Your Cultist, and this round has us diving into some of our favorite movies ever made.  Guess who has the weird choice?   You’re right it’s Leander…

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We also want to give Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com a huge thanks for all the great music you hear in today's show. 

Links to today's topics:

Microsoft will pay you $650 to ditch your MacBook Air for a Surface
http://www.cultofmac.com/284788/microsoft-will-pay-650-ditch-macbook-air-surface/#SkXYvSdB74oSgYcE.99 

12 Inch MacBook Air to Begin Production in 3rd Quarter 2014
http://www.cultofmac.com/284866/apples-12-inch-macbook-air-enter-production-next-quarter/ 

iPhone 6 Said to Launch on Friday September 19 in 32 GB and 64 GB Variants
http://www.macrumors.com/2014/06/25/iphone-6-friday-september19-32gb-64gb/ 

Bloomberg: Apple’s Big IPhones Said to Start Production Next Month
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-24/apple-s-big-iphones-said-to-start-production-next-month.html 

Google reveals its real face: unfocused, unoriginal and a little bit evil

http://www.cultofmac.com/285112/google-reveals-real-face-unfocused-unoriginal-bit-evil/#oeZq3Ijlo1Bmkh2P.99 

Direct download: CultCast_133_-_Sexy_Pixels.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:30pm PST

There’s a fire in the Amazon!  Ok, but bad jokes aside, we’ll tell you what we love and don’t about Amazon's much-buzzed debut mobile phone.  Plus: the iMac just got a lot cheaper… and slower; another Weibo leak reportedly shows a huge 5.5-inch iPhone 6; the cool additions to iOS 8 and Yosemite's 2nd betas; this summer’s hottest mens’ bathing suit attire; plus, you asked, we answer—it’s an all-new CultCast Q&A!

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Direct download: CultCast_132_-_The_Hottest_Chocolate.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:43pm PST

OMG YAA'AALL, it’s CultCast time. This week we bring to thee some more cool iOS 8 features you didn’t hear about at WWDC, plus we'll tell you all about the new time-lapse video feature we've been playing with.  Then, with the rumors swirling that fall will bring us iWatch, we have to wonder what features and price point it will need to make want one adoring our wrists.  All that plus Apple’s marketing arm gets major renovations, and in honor of this weeks’ E3, we say why Nintendo absolutely needs to bring Mario to iOS to survive!

And our thanks to Slingbox for their support!
Slingbox is the best way to watch your TV anywhere, and brings your cable set-top box, satellite receiver or DVR, right to your favorite mobile device, wherever you are in the world. With no monthly fees.  Check it out at http://slingbox.com/cult, and get $50 off plus free shipping on a new Slingbox.   

We also want to give Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com a huge thanks for all the great music you hear in today's show.

Direct download: CultCast_131_-_May_the_Schwartz_Be_With_You.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:14pm PST

Wow!  This year’s WWDC is one of the most important in years, and on this week’s CultCast, we unpack all the new features announced for Yosemite, iOS 8, and tell you which ones we can’t believe we ever lived without.

Plus, so many new developer APIs and a whole new programming language!  We think Apple in on the verge of something big, and if you thought they had cool products before… well, hold on to your butts.

We discuss it all on this our WWDC MEGASODE.

Thanks to Lynda.com for sponsoring this episode!  With over 2,000 high quality video courses taught by industry-leading experts, Lynda.com will help you master virtually any application, all on your own time and at your own pace.  Learn all you want for free for 7 days with a free trial.  Try it now at Lynda.com/CultCast

And our thanks to Slingbox for their support!
Slingbox is the best way to watch your TV anywhere, and brings your cable set-top box, satellite receiver or DVR, right to your favorite mobile device, wherever you are in the world. With no monthly fees.  Check it out at http://slingbox.com/cult, and get $50 off plus free shipping on a new Slingbox.  

Direct download: CultCast_130_-_The_WWDC_MEGASODE.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:21pm PST

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