CultCast #193 - Bigger Is Better

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

https://youtu.be/3OZg3ljsbc0?t=1m22s

 

Apple’s electric car is real, and it’s almost ready for testing

http://www.cultofmac.com/385411/apples-electric-car-is-real-and-its-almost-ready-for-testing/

 

New iPhone 6s bend test reveals super-strong aluminum shell

http://www.cultofmac.com/385768/new-iphone-6s-bend-test-reveals-super-strong-aluminum-shell/

 

Pink iPhone 6s revealed in new leaked images

http://www.cultofmac.com/385638/pink-iphone-6s-revealed-in-new-leaked-images/

 

iPad Pro to pack Force Touch, plenty of pixels, optional stylus

http://www.cultofmac.com/385757/ipad-pro-to-pack-force-touch-plenty-of-pixels-optional-stylus/

 

Why MacBook screens must be angled at 76 degrees in Apple Stores

 

http://www.cultofmac.com/385754/why-macbook-screens-must-be-angled-at-76-degrees-in-apple-stores/