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Send us a text!This week: some pundits are fed up with Apple music, but you know what?  We’re not.  Plus: Apple’s Back To School promotion is finally unveiled; Apple Watch topples expectations, gets insane satisfaction rating; iOS devices cross a major threshold; plus we answer your questions on an all-new #CultCastQnA! Show our sponsors some sweet McLovin’ HipChat's team communication app helps all teams work together more effectively, and gets you the information you need faster than email. Get premium features like unlimited file storage and unlimited message history FREE for 90 days when you sign up at Hipchat.com/cultofmac Lynda is like the Spotify of online education, with over 3000 expert-taught video courses you can stream straight to computer or mobile device. Learn to mix and master audio in Pro Tools, or develop Mac apps for OS X—learn all you want for free for 10 days at lynda.com/cultcast. This week’s links Intro: Classic Steve Ballmer on iPhonehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eywi0h_Y5_U Apple’s ‘Back to School’ promo will give Mac buyers free Beats headphoneshttp://www.cultofmac.com/329987/apples-back-to-school-promo-will-give-mac-buyers-free-beats-headphones/

Send us a text!This week: We all love the popular products, but this ep. we’ll remember some of Apple’s biggest blunders!  Plus: why the new iPods might be the last iPods; Apple’s missing back to school promotion; and perfect way to motivate your lazy workforce... Please to support our sponsors If you’re waking up with numb limbs or back pain, Casper's American-made mattresses can help, and with a price far lower than you’ll find in the stores.  Learn how, try one risk free for 100 days, and save $50 off your order at Casper.com/cultcast. HipChat's team communication app helps all teams work together more effectively, and gets you the information you need faster than email. Get premium features like unlimited file storage and unlimited message history FREE for 90 days when you sign up at Hipchat.com/cultofmac VideoBlocks is an affordable, subscription-based stock media site that gives you unlimited access to premium stock footage. Start a 7 day free trial at Videoblocks.com/promo/cultcast We also want to give Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com a big thanks for all the great music you hear on today's show.  This week’s links Intro: Peep the Pippin!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ln_CmNtbvQ Buster’s Theme Songhttps://youtu.be/eUDcTLaWJuo Leander really hated the Apple Studio displayhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Studio_Display See the Macintosh TV in action

Send us a text!This week: how to train Apple Music to dish up better tunes; Microsoft calls it quits on the phone game; iOS 9 and El Capitan betas go public; awkward stories from Disneyland; and the REAL REASON Apple is building a “Spaceship” campus... Out thanks to Bushel for supporting this episode, the simple-to-use cloud-based tool that anyone can leverage to manage the Apple devices in their workplace. Get Bushel for free for up to 3 devices when you sign up at www.bushel.com/cultofmac And Squarespace.  Start building your website today at Squarespace.com.  Enter offer code CultCast at checkout to get 10% off. Squarespace—Build it Beautiful. We also want to give Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com a huge thanks for all the great music you hear in today's show. This week’s links Leander metioned Soundshare as the best social music networkhttp://soundshareapp.com Jim Carey’s brilliant In Living Color charactershttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L40amkNdUdohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXhfRBkbeR4 You can now install the El Capitan public betahttp://www.cultofmac.com/328685/you-can-now-install-the-el-capitan-public-beta/ 

Send us a text!Ok, we're impressed—Apple Music with Beats1 isn’t just another Spotify… it has some genuinely innovative features some of us are absolutely falling for.    This week, we’ll tell you what we like and don’t about Apple's shiny new music service, and compare it to Spotify, the current king of music steaming.  Plus,  the new Steve Jobs trailer is out!  Stick around to hear us complain about Seth Rogen’s “Woz". Happy Canada day to our Canadian friends! Happy 4th of July to our US friends! Our thanks to Harry’s for supporting this episode. Harry’s super-sharp, German-made razors ship free right to your door and for way less than the drugstore razors.  Learn more at Harrys.com and save $5 off your first order with code CultCast. And CultCloth!  CultCloth’s dense weave and crushed fibers keep your Apple devices sparking clean.  Check out the gallery at CultCloth.co and use code CultCast at checkout to score a free CleanCloth with any order. We also want to give Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com a huge thanks for all the great music you hear in today's show. This week’s links So you don’t get charged when your fre

Send us a text!This week: the cool features in the new iOS 8.4, iOS 9, and El Capitan betas; Taylor Swift starts a royalty battle with Apple; the ridiculously low payouts artists get from music streaming; the new Macbook’s big missing feature; and the magic of Apple advertising. Out thanks to Bushel for supporting this episode, the simple-to-use cloud-based tool that anyone can leverage to manage the Apple devices in their workplace. Get Bushel for free for up to 3 devices when you sign up at www.bushel.com/cultofmac And CultCloth!  CultCloth’s dense weave and crushed fibers keep your Apple devices sparking clean.  Check them out at CultCloth.co and use code CultCast at checkout to score a free CleanCloth with any order. We also want to give Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com a huge thanks for the great music you hear on today's show. This week’s links This single from the Darknesshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKjZuykKY1I You heard him—Buster bought Ch

Send us a text!This week: we know you just got your Apple Watch, but we talk rumored updates for the Apple Watch 2.  Plus: why some publishers are outraged by Apple’s new News app; the FCC slams AT&T with a HUGE fine for throttling your data; and we talk amazing E3 announcements and Jurassic World in an all new What We’re Into. Our thanks to Quickbooks Self Employed for supporting this episode.  QuickBooks Self-Employed helps separate your business and personal expensesplus it helps take the guesswork out of your estimated quarterly and year- end taxes and makes it easy to pay what you owe. Find out what QuickBooks Self-Employed can do for you and receive fifty percent off at tryselfemployed.com/cultcast  This week’s links Zoo keepers love Jurassic Worldhttp://www.theverge.com/2015/6/18/8803147/jurassiczoo-hashtag-jurassic-world-chris-pratt-raptor-pose Leander likes his Amazon Echo http://www.amazon.com/oc/echo/ And he thinks the wireless speakers from ultimate ears sound fantastichttp://www.ultimateears.com/en-us/roll Check out this incredible E3 demo of Microsoft’s Hololens

Send us a text!This week: we’re on the ground for WWDC and AltConf!  We’ll tell you what it’s like.  Plus: our favorite features announced at the WWDC keynote; why we have high hopes for Beats 1 radio on Apple Music; Phil Schiller discusses some of Apple’s more controversial product decisions in a surprising new interview; and, though it’s all cheers for consumers, we’ll tell you why some developers dread Apple’s yearly WWDC announcements. Our thanks to Harry’s for supporting this episode. Harry’s super-sharp, German-made razors ship free right to your door and for way less than the drugstore razors.  Learn more at Harrys.com and save $5 off your first order with code CultCast. And Squarespace.  Start building your website today at Squarespace.com.  Enter offer code [CultCast] at checkout to get 10% off. Squarespace—Build it Beautiful. This week’s linksYou should rewatch this WWDC opening with Bill Haderhttp://www.cultofmac.com/326092/apples-pre-keynote-wwdc-vid-skewers-hollywood-apple-itself/ iOS 9 s awesome two finger trackpad gesture is coming to iPhonehttp://www.cultofmac.com/326041/ios-9s-awesome-two-finger-keyboard-gesture-is-also-coming-to-iphone/ At WWDC, clues that Apple is adding a stylus to the iPad aboundhttp://www.cultofmac.com/325989/at-wwdc-clues-that-apple-is-adding-a-stylus-to-the-ipad/ 

Send us a text!This week: don’t expect hardware… we’ll tell you why the 2015 WWDC could be one of the tamest on record.  Plus: Apple pretty much confirms Apple TV will be your home’s digital hub; Facebook’s an impenetrable fortress with too much power; and the tale of a Bay Area woman who just unknowingly junked her $200,000 Apple-1 computer… whoopsie! Our thanks to Automatic for supporting this episode.  Plug Automatic into your car's data port, and with their beatiful app, you'll be able to find your parked car, learn how to save fuel with tips based on your actual driving, and even diagnose and turn off your car's check engine light.  See it out in action and save 20% off a new Automatic now at Automatic.com/cult And Lynda.com, which has over 3000 expert-taught video courses for you to choose from. Learn to run your business better, hone your skills at Photoshop, learn how to create music with your iPad, and so much more.  Learn all you want for free for 10 days, head to lynda.com/cultcast to start your free trial. We also want to give Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com a huge thanks for the great music you hear in today's show. This week’s links Your mind, the pinnacle of computing power https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu2Nq7rEs2E What to expect from WWDC 2015http://www.cultofmac.com/324660/what-to-expect-from-wwdc-2015

Send us a text!This week: Jony Ive’s big promotion has him leaving the design lab… is this step one of an Ive succession plan?  Plus: the surprising suitability of Ive’s replacement, Richard Howarth; Apple VP Jeff Williams let’s some curious Apple Car comments slip; why Apple Watch will get a lot faster come fall; Leander reveals his fetish for the weird whispering women of Youtube; and stay tuned till the end for a very romantic Get To Know Ur Cultist! Our thanks to CultCloth for supporting this episode.  If you’re obsessive about keeping your iPhone, iPad, Mac, DSLR, glasses, and other gadgets in sparkling clean condition, you’ll love ‘em.  Check them out now at CultCloth.co, and use code “CultCast” as checkout to score a free 8x8 CleanCloth! We also want to give Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com a huge thanks for all the great music you hear in today's show.  This week’s links Relax with Bob Ross and his happy little treeshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT0RNrTDHkI Leander’s weird whispering fetish videos!https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=64&v=Kb27NHO_ubg And check out Kahney’s Korner!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwc2BOpPTFw Cars are ‘ultimate mobile device’ and other Apple insights from Jeff Williams - buster

Send us a text!This week: ok sure, Apple may have forever shelved plans for a proper television, but reports of a souped-up Apple TV debuting at WWDC will make you forget all that.  Plus: the good stuff in Apple’s first Watch update; new Macbook Pros and iMacs get faster specs and bigger price tags; and Steve Jobs teaches bad actors a lesson they shan’t forget. Keep your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch sparking clean with CultCloth!  Use code “CultCast” at checkout for a free 8x8 CleanCloth with any order. Our thanks to FreshBooks for supporting this episode.  Freshbooks, the easy-to-use invoicing software designed to help small business owners get organized, save time invoicing and get paid faster.  And I can vouch for this from experience, it also makes tax time a cinch.  Get started with a free trial at Freshbooks.com/cultcast, and please enter “CultCast” in the “How did you hear about us?” section! And Squarespace!  Squarespace Seven doesn’t just have a redesigned interface, integrations with Getty Images and Google Apps, and new templates, they give you a bunch of tools to update your website on the go and view your metrics right on your iPhone. Try the new Squarespace free for two weeks Squarespace.com, and enter offer code CultCast at checkout to save 10% off any order. We also want to give Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com a huge thanks for the great music you hear on today's show. This week’s links Intro: Windows 95… still playing catch-uphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0ujTgty7Uk&spfreload=10 Leander Witnessed this Noah Wiley/Steve Jobs showdown!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIClAanU7Os&spfreload=10 The first Apple Watch software update is hereRead more at http://www.cultofmac.com/323215/the-first-update-for-apple-watch-is-here/#PUYyp37fYax6Bm8v.99