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Send us a text!This week: we got leaks! So many. We'll tell you every cool new thing coming to iPhone 13, the new iPad mini 6, Apple's VR Goggles, and the exciting new features coming to the next MacBook Pro (Magsafe! Ports! More!). Get 3 episodes of CultCast Off Topic each and every week for just $6! Off Topic is a new weekly variety show hosted by Erfon Elijah and friends, decidated to tech, gaming, culture, and more. Join Cult Support, good friend! This episode supported by Easily create a beautiful website all by yourself, at Squarespace.com/cultcast. Use offer code CultCast at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Go to https://nordvpn.com/cultcast and use the coupon CULTCAST at checkout to get a 2-year plan with a huge discount plus 1 additional month for free. Cult of Mac's watch store is full of beautiful straps that cost way less than Apple's. See the full curated collection at Store.Cultofmac.com CultCloth will keep your iPhone 12, Apple Watch, iPad, glasses and lenses sparkling clean, and for a limited time use code CULTCAST at checkout to score a free CarryCloth with any order at CultCloth.co. Join us in the CultClub! discord.gg/BrKdnSK On the show this week @erfon / @lkahney / @lewiswallace Apple’s first VR headset could be an expensive disappointment Apple’s first headset, which could launch as early as next year, will focus mostly on virtual reality experiences, Gurman warns. And despite shipping with a limited feature set, it will still be wildly expensive. New iPhone lineup may bring smaller notch, better sensor-shift cameras Apple will finally shrink iPhone’s notch for its next-generation devices, while all will pack even greater sensor-shift stabilization cameras, according to a new report citing sources in the company’s supply chain. Touch ID could return in 2021 iPhone 13 A fingerprint scanner might once again be part of Apple’s iPhone line, according to a reliable source. Touch ID might appear in 2021 alongside Face ID, not in place of it. iPad mini 6 might get the big redesign it deserves Apple’s smallest tablet is allegedly about to get the redesign so many people have hoped for. The screen bezels in the 2021 iPad mini will shrink significantly, supposedly allowing the display to increase to over 9 inches and become nearly edge-to-edge. MagSafe charger could make triumphant return to MacBook Pro this year The original MagSafe charger was a fixture of MacBooks from the first MacBook Pro in 2006 through 2016. During that time, it was used on every MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air. In 2016, Apple started transitioning away from the MagSafe to USB-C.

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Send us a text!This week: the one small change will make your AirPods Max sound 10X better! Plus: Apple TV+ packs in even more content, but is it actually worth paying for? And Apple is introducing powerful new features to your Find My app, we’ll fill you in! Get 3 episodes of CultCast Off Topic each and every week for just $6! Off Topic is a new weekly variety show hosted by Erfon Elijah and friends, decidated to tech, gaming, culture, and more. Join Cult Support, good friend! This episode supported by Easily create a beautiful website all by yourself, at Squarespace.com/cultcast. Use offer code CultCast at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Go to https://nordvpn.com/cultcast and use the coupon CULTCAST at checkout to get a 2-year plan with a huge discount plus 1 additional month for free. Cult of Mac's watch store is full of beautiful straps that cost way less than Apple's. See the full curated collection at Store.Cultofmac.com CultCloth will keep your iPhone 12, Apple Watch, iPad, glasses and lenses sparkling clean, and for a limited time use code CULTCAST at checkout to score a free CarryCloth with any order at CultCloth.co. Join us in the CultClub! discord.gg/BrKdnSK On the show this week @erfon / @lewiswallace Ridley Scott taps Joaquin Phoenix to play Napoleon in Apple TV + biopic Ridley Scott will reportedly direct an epic starring Joaquin Phoenix as French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. Kitbag will be produced by Apple and shown on Apple TV+. You can see evidence of AirTags on your own iPhone There’s no reason to be skeptical about Apple’s plans for AirTags. Any iPhone, iPad or Mac user can see evidence that Apple is about to add support for item trackers to the Find Me application. Latest Apple Pay offer will score you 4 months of Panera Bread coffee Fancy four months of unlimited coffee at Panera Bread? Of course you do. And, thanks to Apple Pay, that’s exactly what you can get — provided you’re willing to sign up for a MyPanera+ Coffee subscription, that is. Plus, we've got Safari tips!

Send us a text!This week: a reliable analyst says Apple Glass is landing in 2021, and it could enable some powerful new features on your Mac and iPhone. We'll fill you in! Plus: Elon Musk is now the world’s richest man, which only affirm and Apple Car is on the way (we’ll explain), and we wrap up with a cool new line of iPhone and Mac chargers that are smaller, lighter, cheaper, and more powerful than Apple's! Get three episodes of CultCast Off Topic each and every week for just $6! Off Topic is a new weekly variety show hosted by Erfon Elijah and friends, decidated to tech, gaming, gadgets, and more. Join Cult Support, dear friend! This episode supported by Easily create a beautiful website all by yourself, at Squarespace.com/cultcast. Use offer code CultCast at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Go to https://nordvpn.com/cultcast and use the coupon CULTCAST at checkout to get a 2-year plan with a huge discount plus 1 additional month for free. Cult of Mac's watch store is full of beautiful straps that cost way less than Apple's. See the full curated collection at Store.Cultofmac.com CultCloth will keep your iPhone 12, Apple Watch, iPad, glasses and lenses sparkling clean, and for a limited time use code CULTCAST at checkout to score a free CarryCloth with any order at CultCloth.co. Join us in the CultClub! discord.gg/BrKdnSK On the show this week @erfon / @lkahney / @lewiswallace   Thank you to our Cult Supporters! Jeffrey Dickerson Geoff Druin RattMippetoe Corey Blosser Sean Logue Mark Thiel Connor Zach Hicks Ian MF Medina Rob Butchart Dan Ferris DP Spender Keith Pettit Dan Finan Jordon  Joe Cavicchiolo Lane Gandy Sam Farrar Tesla_420 ayzee chris schmauch Anthony Scouras Matt Craft Jordan Deville Eric Alba Larry Wanger Eric Granata Timothy Savage Bruce Patrick John Powell JR Shultz John Lee Clair Jamie Pullman Gavin Miller Josef  Adrian Raudaschl   Here's the 100w Gallium Nitride charger we talked about https://amzn.to/35Ek6bZ (Amazon) Here's the 20w Gallium Nitride Anker charger we talked about https://amzn.to/3s6clVI (Amazon) Apple Car would only need 2% of mobility market to equal iPhone revenue Apple would only need to capture 2% of the mobility market with a possible Apple Car to equal the revenue that it currently gets from the iPhone, Morgan Stanley researchers note. Elon Musk surpasses Jeff Bezos as wealthiest person on earth Apple Glass might finally make its anticipated debut in 2021 Apple plans to release an augmented-reality device in 2021, according to a trusted analyst. Ming Chi-Kuo.

Send us a text!This week: all our favorite stuff of 2020! Plus: Ming-Chi provides a big update Apple Car, and we’ll tell you what you need to know about AirPods Max Sweatgate—yes, it’s a problem! Support CultCast content and get CultCast Off Topic, our new variety show hosted by Erfon Elijah and friends, for just $6 a month! This episode supported by Easily create a beautiful website all by yourself, at Squarespace.com/cultcast. Use offer code CultCast at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Cult of Mac's watch store is full of beautiful straps that cost way less than Apple's. See the full curated collection at Store.Cultofmac.com CultCloth will keep your iPhone 12, Apple Watch, iPad, glasses and lenses sparkling clean, and for a limited time use code CULTCAST at checkout to score a free CarryCloth with any order at CultCloth.co. Join us in the CultClub! discord.gg/BrKdnSK On the show this week @erfon / @lkahney / @lewiswallace Thank you to our Cult Supporters! Jeffrey Dickerson Geoff Druin RattMippetoe Corey Blosser Sean Logue Mark Thiel Connor Zach Hicks Ian MF Medina Rob Butchart Dan Ferris DP Spender Keith Pettit Dan Finan Jordon  Joe Cavicchiolo Lane Gandy Sam Farrar Tesla_420 ayzee chris schmauch Anthony Scouras ( Tonipepperoni77) Matt Craft Jordan Deville Eric Alba Larry Wanger Eric Granata Timothy Savage Bruce Patrick John Powell JR Shultz John Lee Clair Jamie Pullman Gavin Miller Josef  Adrian Raudaschl This week's stories AirPods Max condensation makes some owners sweat Apple’s AirPods Max headphones are drawing complaints from some users after drops of water formed inside the earpads after extended use. Condensation is not an uncommon problem with over-the-ear headphones, though the metal ear cups and tight fit of the Apple version might increase the amount. https://twitter.com/donaldfilimon/status/1343295141403111426?s=21 Quite a few users in the twitter thread an in my vid covering this have said they’re having the same issue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLZ211I6WSk Max Stand adds wireless charging to AirPods Max German design studio Floating Pixels dreamed up an improvement to AirPods Max. They created the Max Stand -- it holds the over-the-ears headphones upright, making them easy to pick up and use. And it adds wireless charging, rather than requiring users to plug in a cable. Pick up these gold-plated AirPods Max for a mere $108,000 Caviar came up with a pair of AirPods Max that's even more expensive than the original. They are gold-plated, and the headband is covered in crocodile leather. You can get them in black or white -- one-click ordering for your convenience!

Send us a text!This week: a new report says Apple Car is in production and coming... in 2021! Plus a newly revealed Elon Musk story all but confirms Apple’s own car is incoming. And we wrap up with more details on the next Apple TV, and our picks for favorite stuff of the year!   This episode supported by YOU!  CultCast is now listener supported! If you 💖 what we do, & if want to see more content with the same CultCast gusto, please join us. Supporters get CultCast: Off Topic!, a new variety show hosted by Erfon Elijah (and friends), and a lot more! Join CultCast Support! NordVPN has Super Fast servers in 59 countries! And with their double encryption, your data and browsing will be safe and secure. Get 4 free months of NordVPN with a two year subscription at NordVPN.com/CULTCAST, and use code CultCast at checkout. Cult of Mac's watch store is full of beautiful straps that cost way less than Apple's. See the full curated collection at Store.Cultofmac.com CultCloth will keep your iPhone 12, Apple Watch, iPad, glasses and lenses sparkling clean, and for a limited time use code CULTCAST at checkout to score a free CleanCloth with any order at CultCloth.co. Join us in the CultClub! discord.gg/BrKdnSK On the show this week @erfon / @lkahney / @lewiswallace   Thank you to our Cult Supporters! Jeffrey Dickerson Geoff Druin RattMippetoe Corey Blosser Sean Logue Mark Thiel Connor Zach Hicks Ian MF Medina Rob Butchart Dan Ferris DP Spender Keith Pettit Dan Finan Jordon  Joe Cavicchiolo Lane Gandy Sam Farrar Tesla_420 ayzee chris schmauch Anthony Scouras ( Tonipepperoni77) Matt Craft Jordan Deville Eric Alba Larry Wanger Eric Granata Timothy Savage Bruce Patrick John Powell JR Shultz John Lee Clair Jamie Pullman Gavin Miller Josef  Adrian Raudaschl This week's stories Innovative batteries might power Apple Car by 2024 Apple is reportedly prepping a vehicle that’s aimed at the consumer market, according to Reuters. Leaked information indicates Apple is going to make a car and sell it to the public, not just develop self-driving technology to license to other companies. Apple turned down offer to buy Tesla on the cheap Apple could have bought electric automaker Tesla at a bargain price, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk. But Apple’s chief executive wasn’t interested. Next-gen Apple TV with gaming focus, updated remote coming in 2021 A new report adds weight to rumors that an Apple TV set-top box supercharged for gaming is coming next year. “Apple is planning an upgraded box with a stronger gaming focus, an updated remote and a new processor,” according to Bloomberg.

Send us a text!This week: the $549 AirPods Max—we got them, here’s what we think! Plus: Jony Ive might’ve just landed a new job, as the CEO of... Ferrari? And we wrap up with more of our favorite stuff of 2020! CultCast is now listener supported! If you 💖 what we do, & if want to see more content with the same CultCast gusto, please join us. Supporters get CultCast: Off Topic!, a new variety show hosted by Erfon Elijah (and friends), and a lot more! Join CultCast Support! This episode supported by Easily create a beautiful website all by yourself, at Squarespace.com/cultcast. Use offer code CultCast at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Cult of Mac's watch store is full of beautiful straps that cost way less than Apple's. See the full curated collection at Store.Cultofmac.com CultCloth will keep your iPhone 12, Apple Watch, iPad, glasses and lenses sparkling clean, and for a limited time use code CULTCAST at checkout to score a free CleanCloth with any order at CultCloth.co. Join us in the CultClub! discord.gg/BrKdnSK On the show this week @erfon / @lkahney / @lewiswallace Thank you to our Cult Supporters! Jeffrey Dickerson Geoff Druin RattMippetoe Corey Blosser Sean Logue Mark Thiel Connor Zach Hicks Ian MF Medina Rob Butchart Dan Ferris DP Spender Keith Pettit Dan Finan Jordon  Joe Cavicchiolo Lane Gandy Sam Farrar Tesla_420 ayzee chris schmauch Anthony Scouras ( Tonipepperoni77) Matt Craft Jordan Deville Eric Alba Larry Wanger Eric Granata Timothy Savage

Send us a text!This week: AirPods Max first impressions! LET’S TALK… Plus, it looks like an Apple Car is back on the menu, boooooys. This is a crazy plot twist in the ongoing saga of Project Titan. And it’s that time again for our picks of the year! This week, we reveal our favorite shows of 2020, and we got some great ones for you. CultCast is now listener supported! If you 💖 what we do, & if want to see more content with the same CultCast gusto, please join us. Supporters get CultCast: Off Topic!, a new variety show hosted by Erfon Elijah (and friends), and a lot more! Join CultCast Support! This episode supported by Easily create a beautiful website all by yourself, at Squarespace.com/cultcast. Use offer code CultCast at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Cult of Mac's watch store is full of beautiful straps that cost way less than Apple's. See the full curated collection at Store.Cultofmac.com CultCloth will keep your iPhone 12, Apple Watch, iPad, glasses and lenses sparkling clean, and for a limited time use code CULTCAST at checkout to score a free CleanCloth with any order at CultCloth.co. Join us in the CultClub! discord.gg/BrKdnSK On the show this week @erfon / @lkahney / @lewiswallace Thank you to our Cult Supporters! Jeffrey Dickerson Geoff Druin RattMippetoe Corey Blosser Sean Logue Mark Thiel Connor Zach Hicks Ian MF Medina Rob Butchart Dan Ferris DP Spender Keith Pettit Dan Finan Jordon  Joe Cavicchiolo Lane Gandy Sam Farrar Tesla_420 ayzee chris schmauch Anthony Scouras ( Tonipepperoni77) Matt Craft Jordan Deville Eric Alba Larry Wanger Eric Granata Timothy Savage Bruce Patrick John Powell JR Shultz John Lee Clair Jamie Pullman Gavin Miller Josef  Adrian Raudaschl This week's stories AirPods Max first impressions: Impressive build, ridiculous case The “first impressions” reviews of the AirPods Max are out, and, well, they’re pretty darn good. Water-resistance, U1 chip, swappable bands are just a few things MIA from AirPods Max Apple’s U1 chip, which lets devices more accurately connect to others nearby using ultra-wideband technology, didn't make it into Apple’s pricey new $549 AirPods Max headphones. That weird AirPods Max case gives jokesters plenty of ammo After Apple unveiled AirPods Max this morning, the internet jumped quickly into mockery mode. The pricey over-the-ears headphones come with a case that lots of jokesters think looks like a bra. Apple Car could hit the road in 2024 Apple is moving ahead with an autonomous vehicle. It’s reportedly already talking to component makers and might unveil the Apple Car in 2024 or 2025.

Send us a text!This week: get your wallets ready, Apple has a mysterious hardware release planned for December 8! Plus: the M1 Mac mini is an unstoppable monster, we’ve got more insane benchmarks to share. Seriously, do not waste your money on anything but an M1 Mac. And Apple’s quietly bringing a much-welcomed feature to most older iPhones! You’re gonna like what you see, we guarantee it... CultCast is now listener supported! If you 💖 what we do, & if want to see more content with the same CultCast gusto, please join us. Supporters get CultCast: Off Topic!, a new variety show hosted by Erfon Elijah (and friends), and a lot more! Join CultCast Support! This episode supported by The NETGEAR Orbi WiFi 6 router gives you ultra-fast speeds and wider coverage throughout your home – it’s the biggest revolution in WiFi ever. Check it out today at your local Best Buy and at Netgear.com/bestwifi6. Easily create a beautiful website all by yourself, at Squarespace.com/cultcast. Use offer code CultCast at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Cult of Mac's watch store is full of beautiful straps that cost way less than Apple's. See the full curated collection at Store.Cultofmac.com CultCloth will keep your iPhone 12, Apple Watch, iPad, glasses and lenses sparkling clean, and for a limited time use code CULTCAST at checkout to score a free CleanCloth with any order at CultCloth.co. Join us in the CultClub! discord.gg/BrKdnSK On the show this week @erfon / @lkahney / @lewiswallace This week's stories Apple plans mysterious hardware release on December 8 Apple could have a Christmas surprise up its sleeve. M1 Mac mini runs Windows 10 far faster than Microsoft Surface Pro X New tests show relatively speedy performance for a Mac mini with an ARM-based Apple M1 processor running the ARM version of Windows 10. Even though the OS is running as a virtual machine, benchmarks show the device can handle X86 applications far faster than the Microsoft Surface Pro X, which also uses an ARM chip. Don’t waste your money on anything but an M1 Mac M1 13" MacBook Pro vs 16" MacBook Pro: I'm dumbfounded.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MUTS7xvKhQ M1 Mac Mini vs Intel i7 Mac Mini + eGPU for Pro Apps! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59gAjXT7qyw iOS 14.2 Quietly Added FaceTime 1080p Support to iPhone 8 and Later Models Back in early November, Apple released iOS 14.2 and announced with it a slew of new features for iPhones, but one thing it didn't mention was the apparent addition of support for 1080p FaceTime calls on iPhone 8 and later devices. iPhone 12 is Apple’s best-selling handset in years In the first weeks they were available, each of the iPhone 12 models sold far better than any of their

Send us a text!This week: Here’s our one week review of the M1 MacBook Air! TDLR; it's ridiculous. Then: how do the new M1 Macs perform with 8GB vs 16GB of RAM? The differences are surprising! Plus: Apple’s about to do their best Black Friday sale yet, we discuss. And we’ll wrap up with a hands-on review of Stereo HomePod minis. CultCast is now listener supported! If you 💖 what we do, & if want to see more content with the same CultCast gusto, please join us. Supporters get CultCast: Off Topic!, a new variety show hosted by Erfon Elijah (and friends), and a lot more! Join CultCast Support! This episode supported by The NETGEAR Orbi WiFi 6 router gives you ultra-fast speeds and wider coverage throughout your home – it’s the biggest revolution in WiFi ever. Check it out today at your local Best Buy and at Netgear.com/bestwifi6. Easily create a beautiful website all by yourself, at Squarespace.com/cultcast. Use offer code CultCast at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Cult of Mac's watch store is full of beautiful straps that cost way less than Apple's. See the full curated collection at Store.Cultofmac.com CultCloth will keep your iPhone 12, Apple Watch, iPad, glasses and lenses sparkling clean, and for a limited time use code CULTCAST at checkout to score a free CleanCloth with any order at CultCloth.co. Join us in the CultClub! discord.gg/BrKdnSK On the show this week @erfon / @lkahney / @lewiswallace This week's stories M1 MacBook Air is an instant classic [Review] I just opened more than 650 tabs in Safari on a new M1 MacBook Air. I would have opened more, but I got bored. The MacBook Air is just humming. I’ve never seen anything like it. Video Demos Performance Differences Between 8GB and 16GB Apple M1 MacBook Pro All of the M1 Mac models use the same M1 chip, so the upgrade options are limited to SSD storage space and RAM. We haven't seen many comparisons that demonstrate the difference between a machine with 8GB RAM and the upgraded 16GB RAM option, but Max Tech today shared a video highlighting the performance between an 8GB MacBook Pro and a 16GB MacBook Pro. Apple offers gift cards of up to $150 in new Black Friday promotion Apple today unveiled its four-day shopping event that kicks off on Black Friday. The company is offering gift cards of up to $150 when you buy select products, including iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad and Mac. The event runs through Monday, November 30, but it excludes some of Apple’s newest products — such as iPhone 12 and the new iPad Air. Apple Watch, MacBook tipped for big redesigns in late 2021 Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities expects Apple’s next-generation Apple Watch to bring “innovative health management functions.” No details, but could be the long-rumored blood glucose monitor. And while the M1 Macs looks exactly the same as previous models, new form factors are co