Thu, 26 July 2018
This week: Apple has issued a patch that significantly increases performance for all 2018 MacBook Pros, but there's one glaring problem it doesn't fix... Plus, we talk new HomePod features from iOS 12 beta, and we wrap up with your emails! This episode supported by The Cult of Mac watch store offered a curated collection of beautiful Apple Watch bands at prices far lower than what Apple charges. CultCloth will keep your iPhone X, Apple Watch, Mac and iPad sparkling clean, and for a limited time use code CULTCAST at checkout to score a free CleanCloth with any order at CultCloth.co. Thanks to Kevin McLeodfor the music you hear on today’s episode. Consumer Reports says MacBook Pro thermal throttling is a feature not a bug
Apple issues thermal throttling fix for 2018 MacBook Pros
Core i9 MacBook Pro - After the Patch
HomePod OS 12 Beta Software Said to Support Multiple Timers, New Phone Call Features, and More
Direct download: CultCast_346_-_2018_MacBook_Pro__after_the_patch_.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:37pm PST |
Thu, 19 July 2018
This week:
This episode supported by Easily create a website by yourself, at Squarespace.com/cultcast. Use offer code CultCast at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. CultCloth will keep your iPhone X, Apple Watch, Mac and iPad sparkling clean, and for a limited time use code CULTCAST at checkout to score a free CleanCloth with any order at CultCloth.co. Thanks to Kevin McLeodfor the music you hear on today’s episode. On the show this week 2018 MacBook Pro performance shows dramatic improvement
2018 MacBook Pro review roundup: Apple unleashes a speed demon
Teardown reveals MacBook Pro keyboard is redesigned to prevent keys sticking
Beware serious thermal throttling with new Core i9 MacBook Pro
Apple won’t give your older MacBook an improved keyboard
Apple: Recall MacBook Pro w/ Defective Keyboard, Replace with DIFFERENT Working Keyboard Under Review! Nanoleaf Remote Camelbak Chute
Direct download: CultCast_345_-_2018_MacBook_Pro__The_good_the_great_the_UGLY..mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:09pm PST |
Thu, 12 July 2018
This week: it’s the best update in YEARS. We’ll tell you everything you need to know about Apple’s very powerful new MacBook Pros. Plus: new Mac Minis are on the way; Ming-Chi Kuo confirms Apple’s about to update their entire product line; how Coke-heads use Apple watch to maximize their high; and we talk Killer Whale attacks, port wines, and the story of Saturday Night Live's world renowned sax player on an all-new Under Review. This episode supported by The Cult of Mac watch store has the best straps in the biz! Check out the huge Black Friday sale with savings up to 50% at http://store.cultofmac.com. CultCloth will keep your iPhone X, Apple Watch, Mac and iPad sparkling clean, and for a limited time use code CULTCAST at checkout to score a free CleanCloth with any order at CultCloth.co. Thanks to Kevin McLeod for the music you hear on today’s episode. On the show this week Apple updates MacBook Pros with 8th gen Intel Coffee Lake CPUs and ”quieter” keyboards
New Mac mini and cheaper MacBook might finally land this fall
Doctors worry that cocaine users rely on Apple Watch as a lifesaver
What we’re INTO Kahney Klan Vs. KILLER SHARK! Repair anything with Bondic plastic weld The great woodsman, Lenny Picket (Clinic 1 of 5) The browner the better! The rich history of port wine
Direct download: CultCast_344_-_The_MacBook_Pros_we_ve_been_waiting_for.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:11pm PST |
Thu, 5 July 2018
This week:
This episode supported by Easily create a website by yourself, at Squarespace.com/cultcast. Use offer code CultCast at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Act quick! Until July 9th, you can save up to $245 on one of Casper’s American-made award-winning mattresses, at Casper.com/savings. CultCloth will keep your iPhone X, Apple Watch, Mac and iPad sparkling clean, and for a limited time use code CULTCAST at checkout to score a free CleanCloth with any order at CultCloth.co. Thanks to Kevin McLeodfor the music you hear on today’s episode. On the show this week Apple paves the way for new iPads and Macs to arrive in Europe Apple has this week registered new iPads and Macs with the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC). The filings hint that a big refresh could be just around the corner. Five new Macs with the model numbers has been registered with the commission. Looking at the model numbers it looks like three of the machines will be MBPs, and then one will be a MBA and A MB. There are five iPad model numbers, too, meaning we’ll likely be seeing an iPad Pro refresh very soon. What’s particularly interesting about the filings is that the Apple lists macOS 10.13 and iOS 11 as the software for these devices, which suggests it might be planning to launch them before macOS Mojave and iOS 12 ‘Coffee Lake’ chips could give 2018 MacBook Pro a jolt Apple may soon be planning to upgrade the MacBook Pro line to the latest generation of Intel processors. Benchmarks for a macOS laptop running a “Coffee Lake” chip showed up on Geekbench. Why’s that exciting? More cores and a huge 40-50% increase in multitasking performance. If this isn’t a fake, what’s interesting is the machine tested was likely a 13” MBP, but its processor had 4 cores (8 with hyper threading) instead of just two (what current 13” MBPs have) This would probably also mean the 15 would have SIX cores. Apple is rebuilding Maps from the ground up Apple Maps getting revamped to suck less For the last 4 years, Apple has been working on totally rebuilding Apple Maps, in an effort to make it the best maps app in the world. They now have hundreds of map editors working furiously, and thousands of employees. Talking to TechCrunch, Eddie Cue, now heading up the project, said they realized maps was at the heart of everything; people use their phones for navigation, apps use GPS to location information, so Apple needed to take ownership of it, and they’re doing it in two ways: Our Under Review picks Rustek Inlay iPhone case Libby reading app Luminoodle Camping lights
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