This week: William Shatner is the coolest grandpa ever; to take on Apple, Microsoft doubles down on design; Apple inches closer to a digital wallet; why the Apple on your iPhone 6 could glow; iBeacons are a marketer’s best friend; and then… if you could ride any animal into battle, what would it be? We’ll answer that question and more on an all-new Get To Know Your Cultist.
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Links to todays stories:
OS X Yosemite beta goes public — here’s how to get it
http://www.cultofmac.com/288717/apples-os-x-yosemite-public-beta-live/#5TqpPA3ODgazIybP.99
William Shatner reviews Facebook apps… on his Tumblr
http://williamshatner.tumblr.com/
Microsoft makes design central to its future
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/microsoft-makes-design-central-to-its-future/
Apple’s mobile payments solution could arrive in the iPhone 6 this fall
http://www.cultofmac.com/288607/apples-mobile-payments-solution-finally-arrive-iphone-6-fall/#YtuFpUY3cdZYeBkJ.99
Apple orders insane number of new iPhones, but 5.5-inch model faces setbacks
http://www.cultofmac.com/288316/apple-orders-insane-number-new-iphones-5-5-inch-model-faces-setbacks/#FTtKB7oWcfRavQKE.99
Glowing Apple logo could serve up alerts on iPhone 6
http://www.cultofmac.com/288148/glowing-apple-logo-serve-alerts-iphone-6/#XvLprk5SVvBdgi0p.99