The CultCast
This week: new Apple products coming September 9th; our iPhone 6S expectations; the incredible power of Youtube; Instagram finally says yes to portrait and landscape photos; Youtube Gaming vs. Twitch; Logic Pro X update includes a powerful new music app; and we rewrite movie history in a new Get To Know Your Cultist!
 
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This week’s links
 
This week’s Intro
 
Hang out with Buster as he liveblog's Apple’s Sept. 9th event
 
The ladies cannot resist Magnum P.I.
 
Instagram won’t force you to be square anymore
 
Apple confirmed to host event at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
 
You just missed your chance to buy cheap Apple stock - buster
 
Apple brings award-winning synth back from the dead
 
iOS 9 code appears to confirm Force Touch for iPhone 6s - buster

 

Direct download: CultCast_194.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:47pm PDT

This week: why we’re convinced we’ll see an iPad Pro come fall, and what we expect from Apple’s giant shield tablet of power.  Plus: the iPhone 6S back gets a bend test, and the results are surprising; and Apple leases a secret facility to test their electric car….
 
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This week’s links
 
Intro - Macintosh: The computer for the rest of us
 
Apple’s electric car is real, and it’s almost ready for testing
 
New iPhone 6s bend test reveals super-strong aluminum shell
 
Pink iPhone 6s revealed in new leaked images
 
iPad Pro to pack Force Touch, plenty of pixels, optional stylus
 
Why MacBook screens must be angled at 76 degrees in Apple Stores

 

Direct download: CultCast_193_-_Bigger_Is_Better.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:18pm PDT

This week: ever wonder what it’s like to have companies pay you to travel the world snapping their Instagram photos? Professional Instagram’er Cory Staudacher is back to share his workflows, favorite iOS photo apps—and you won’t believe how much some companies will pay to make them look cool.  Plus: neat new features coming to iOS 9; Apple quietly beefs up the iPhone 6S to prevent another bendgate; and don’t miss our list of our new favorite apps.
 
Our thanks to Automatic for supporting this episode.  Plug Automatic into your car's data port, and with their beatiful app, you'll be able to find your parked car, learn how to save fuel with tips based on your actual driving, and even diagnose and turn off your car's check engine light.  See it out in action and save 20% off your new Automatic now at Automatic.com/cult.
 
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And Softlayer.  Your business, applications, and compute workloads are different from everyone else's, so you deserve cloud resources that meet your unique needs.  Get $500 of cloud infrastructure by visiting softlayer.com/Podcast.
 
We also want to give Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com a huge thanks for all the great music you hear in today's show.
 
This week’s links
 
Your iPhone is about to get an awesome built-in flight tracker
 
What it’s like to be a professional Instagrammer

 

 
Apple is going to fix the most annoying thing about using Wi-Fi on the iPhone
 
Here’s proof bendgate won’t be back with iPhone 6s
 
Erfon
 
Buster
 
Cory
 
Alex
 
Other honerable mentions
Direct download: CultCast_192_-_Bendgate_Confirmed.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:36pm PDT

This week: looks like the radically improved Apple TV we’ve be waiting for lands in September—we’ll tell you what to expect.  Plus: Apple is not going to be your next wireless carrier; more Beats Radio stations are in the works; and don’t miss our picks of the "best of the worst" Apple accessories.
 
And stick around for our chat with Daniel Rubino from Window’s Central (seriously!),  because he’s going to educate us on why he loves the new Windows 10, what it’s coolest features are, and why he’s made the questionable decision to be a PC man.  We’re going to try our best not to argue.
 
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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.
 
This week's links
 
Intro: This dude REALLY hates the Apple Watch
 
Radically improved Apple TV will launch in September

 

Direct download: CultCast_191_-_Mullet_Time.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:43pm PDT

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