What will Apple announce next week? Our predictions! (CultCast #686)
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Surprise Apple announcement coming next week — we’ll lay out our predictions! Also, we’re talking about the new Powerbeats Pro 2, and Apple’s shift into foldable iPhones and robotics. This episode supported by: Listeners like you. Your support helps us fund CultCast Off-Topic, a new weekly podcast of bonus content available for everyone; and helps us secure the future of the podcast. You also get access to The CultClub Discord, where you can chat with us all week long, give us show topics, and even end up on the show. Support The CultCast at — OR at CultCloth will keep your Mac...
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COOL: Our first glimpse of Apple’s iPad-on-a-moving-robot-arm thing (CultCast #685)
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This week: Apple’s secret robot desk lamp revealed! Is this a first look of Apple’s wacky iPad-on-a-robot-arm? Also, the Apple M5 chip enters production, the new Invites app, the iPad case with a kill switch, and Erfon’s two-week review of the MacBook Pro and iPad Pro! This episode supported by: Listeners like you. Your support helps us fund CultCast Off-Topic, a new weekly podcast of bonus content available for everyone; and helps us secure the future of the podcast. You also get access to The CultClub Discord, where you can chat with us all week long, give us show topics, and even end...
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The car repair saga... (CCOT #19)
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Erfon's mini van is back at the shop (for the same issue!!), and he learns his local repair shop is not who they seem....
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Bad news about Apple AR glasses… (CultCast #684)
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This week: Bad news about Apple’s AR glasses — was another Vision product canceled? The solution to Siri is on the way… just like CarPlay 2, right? Also, you won’t believe this new iPhone case! This episode supported by: Listeners like you. Your support helps us fund CultCast Off-Topic, a new weekly podcast of bonus content available for everyone; and helps us secure the future of the podcast. You also get access to The CultClub Discord, where you can chat with us all week long, give us show topics, and even end up on the show. Support The CultCast at — OR at CultCloth will keep...
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iOS 19 — Radical new design? (CultCast #683)
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This week, the first details on iOS 19’s radical new design. Also, details on the iPhones and iPads just around the corner, and you’re getting Apple Intelligence — whether you like it or not… This episode supported by: Listeners like you. Your support helps us fund CultCast Off-Topic, a new weekly podcast of bonus content available for everyone; and helps us secure the future of the podcast. You also get access to The CultClub Discord, where you can chat with us all week long, give us show topics, and even end up on the show. Support The CultCast at — OR at CultCloth will keep your...
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The major iPhone 17 Pro camera overhaul + Nintendo Switch 2! (CultCast #682)
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This week, we have details on the major changes coming to the iPhone 17 Pro cameras, we know exactly how thin the iPhone 17 Air may be, three Apple products coming that you may have forgotten about… and our Nintendo Switch 2 first impressions! This episode supported by: Listeners like you. Your support helps us fund CultCast Off-Topic, a new weekly podcast of bonus content available for everyone; and helps us secure the future of the podcast. You also get access to The CultClub Discord, where you can chat with us all week long, give us show topics, and even end up on the show. Support The...
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The best and weirdest gadgets of CES + Apple’s next event date (CultCast #681)
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The 2025 Consumer Electronics Show is in full effect — we’ve got the best and weirdest gadgets for you! Plus: When’s the next Apple event coming? We may have an answer! Also: How to create the coolest Lock Screen wallpapers… This episode supported by: Listeners like you. Your support helps us fund CultCast Off-Topic, a new weekly podcast of bonus content available for everyone; and helps us secure the future of the podcast. You also get access to The CultClub Discord, where you can chat with us all week long, give us show topics, and even end up on the show. Support The CultCast at ...
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Hottest Apple tech of 2025 + New iPhone 18 intel! (CultCast #680)
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The next big leap for iPhone cameras, the coolest Apple products coming in 2025, how to get free Apple TV+ — and our last picks for the best of 2024! This episode supported by: Listeners like you. Your support helps us fund CultCast Off-Topic, a new weekly podcast of bonus content available for everyone; and helps us secure the future of the podcast. You also get access to The CultClub Discord, where you can chat with us all week long, give us show topics, and even end up on the show. Support The CultCast at — OR at CultCloth will keep your Mac Studio, Studio Display, iPhone 15 Pro,...
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The best and worst gadgets, shows, movies and stuff of 2024! (CultCast #679)
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It's our final show of the year, and we're ready to argue which stuff ruled and ruined 2024. This episode supported by: Listeners like you. Your support helps us fund CultCast Off-Topic, a new weekly podcast of bonus content available for everyone; and helps us secure the future of the podcast. You also get access to The CultClub Discord, where you can chat with us all week long, give us show topics, and even end up on the show. Support The CultCast at — OR at CultCloth will keep your Mac Studio, Studio Display, iPhone 15 Pro, guitars, glasses and lenses sparkling clean! For a limited time...
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First look at iPhone 17 Pro + the best and worst of 2024! (CultCast #678)
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This week, we’re looking at the RADICAL new design of the iPhone 17 Pro! Love it or hate it? Also, when to expect the first folding iPhone, Apple’s bad AI summaries ruin headlines, and more picks for the best (and worst) of 2024! This episode supported by: Listeners like you. Your support helps us fund CultCast Off-Topic, a new weekly podcast of bonus content available for everyone; and helps us secure the future of the podcast. You also get access to The CultClub Discord, where you can chat with us all week long, give us show topics, and even end up on the show. Support The CultCast at ...
info_outlineThis week, reviews are in — and the M4 Macbook Pro performance is absolutely mind blowing. Is it finally time to upgrade from M1? Plus: When to expect the next big MacBook redesign with OLED displays, new features in iOS 18.2, the next big step in Apple silicon… and the Under Review you’ve been waiting for!
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M4 MacBook Pro review roundup: Truly pro at every level
- Apple’s latest M4, M4 Pro and M4 Max MacBook Pro refresh brings significant improvements to its professional laptop line, with reviewers praising the upgraded base model and impressive performance gains across the board.
M4 Pro and Max benchmarks show M2 Ultra who’s boss
- Early Geekbench 6 benchmark results show impressive performance improvements for the new M4 Pro and M4 Max chips.
The next major MacBook design refresh arrives in 2026
- Mark Gurman, in his latest Power On newsletter, says the big MacBook Pro overhaul will arrive in 2026 rather than 2025, when some people expected it.
iOS 18.2 beta 2: All the new features and changes
- A couple of weeks after releasing the first iOS 18.2 beta with new Apple Intelligence features, Apple seeded the second beta to developers with several new features.
iPhone 17 could use Apple’s new Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip
- Apple might switch to in-house Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chips starting with next year’s iPhone 17. The company plans to fully transition to its custom Wi-Fi chips within three years after that.
Under Review: Fujifilm X100VI