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Send us a text!The reviews are in! We’ll tell you what people love and don’t about the iPhone 6...  Then, RIP, iPod Classic.  We remember the humble beginnings of the device that built the new Apple.  And finally, Apple announced a base price of $349 for the Apple Watch, sure, but the prices for the other editions might make even Rolex envious.  All that plus the lesser known features of iOS 8; how to get U2 out of your iTunes; and a new social video app has us taking more selfies than ever. Thanks to Squarespace for supporting  this episode!  Need a beautiful website that’ll look good on any device that visits?  Try Squarespace, the all-in-one platform that makes it fast and easy to create your own professional website, portfolio, and online store. For a free trial and 10% off, visit Squarespace.com and enter offer code “CultCast" at checkout.  Free with space on your Mac with Clean My Mac 2 by Macpaw! http://macpaw.com/cultcastAnd get up off your butt, stand during your workday with one of Varidesk's afforable standing desks! Check them out at Varidesk.com and enter CultCast in the "how did you hear about us" section. Apple launches site to help you remove U2’s free album foreverhttp://www.cultofmac.com/295975/apple-launches-site-help-people-remove-u2s-shitty-free-album/#U2z0xVlLHli6WyP7.99  A sad day for the people of 4Chan - Apple’s two-factor authentication now protects iCloud backupshttp://arstechnica.com/security/2014/09/apples-two-factor-authentication-now-protects-icloud-backups/ Apple confirms iPhone 6 NFC chip is only for Apple Pay at launchhttp://www.cultofmac.com/296093/apple-confirms-iphone-6-nfc-apple-pay/#xoYOeFJkifiIY8T5.99 Apple will make 15 cents for every $100 spent on Apple Payhttp://www.cultofmac.com/296086/apple-will-make-15-cents-every-100-spent-apple-pay/#sfu9GDJdpOOZtSGi.99 An illustrated history of the iPod and its massive impacthttp://www.cultofmac.com/124565/an-illustrated-history-of-the-ipod-and-its-massive-impact-ipod-10th-anniversary/#GZ5TRFJhQwUSRFVX.99 

Send us a text!Decision time:  Which iPhone 6 is right for you?  We’ll walk you though the features of both new iPhones and help you make that very decision in time for the pre-order.   Plus, will Apple Pay be replacing our wallets?  We’ll tell you our thoughts and musings.  And of course, the Apple Watch—we’ll review it’s features and tell you our impressions. And finally… he did it, guys. Tim Cook brought back one. more. thing.  Some of us are thrilled.  Some of us aren’t.    Thanks to Lynda.com for sponsoring this episode!  With over 2,800 high quality video courses taught by industry-leading experts, Lynda.com will help you master virtually any application, all on your own time and at your own pace.  Learn all you want for free for 7 days with a free trial.  Try it now at Lynda.com/CultCast  And thanks to Smile Software!  Use your iPhone or iPad to digitize and create searchable PDFs from all the documents and paper bits in your life with PDFPen Scan+.  See it in action at smilesoftware.com/cultcast

Send us a text!This week: The Fappening!   How did so many high-profile celebrity nudies leak for all to see, and is an iCloud flaw responsible for the debacle? We’ll tell you what happened, how it happened, and how you can keep your nude selfies safe from prying eyes.  Plus, our predictions for Apple’s September 9th media event—we dust off crystal balls and reveal our predictions of the iPhone and iWatch models and specs  we expect to be unveiled on the big day.   Thanks to Squarespace for support this episode!  Need a beautiful website that’ll look good on any device that visits?  Try Squarespace, the all-in-one platform that makes it fast and easy to create your own professional website, portfolio, and online store. For a free trial and 10% off, visit Squarespace.com and enter offer code “CultCast" at checkout.   And Automatic!  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 your new Automatic now at automatic.com/cultcast

Send us a text!This week: Mark your calendars for Sept. 9th, friends, cause iWatch is nigh!  Plus, an insanely accurate iPhone 6 leak hits Youtube; the apps we use to send our friends and family money; why everyone’s buzzing about Hyperlapse; rumors of a 12.9-inch iPad resurface; we discuss some listener feedback; and privileged apps that live in our menu bars. Looking for the iPhone 6 leak video?  —> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34T80iLYojk Thanks for Smile Software for supporting this episode!  Sign a contract, fix a typo, correct a price list, or fill out a form while you're on the go—PDFpen for iPad lets you edit PDFs anywhere you are, and supports popular Bluetooth styluses.  Find out more at www.smilesoftware.com/cultcast We also want to give Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com a huge thanks for the great music you hear in today's show.  Link to this week's storiesiWatch will debut alongside iPhone 6 on September 9thhttp://www.cultofmac.com/292911/apple-reveal-iwatch-alongside-iphone-6-september-event/#tfDMcHqtvBBkVp4R.99 Juiciest iPhone 6 leak ever http://www.cultofmac.com/292800/funniest-iphone-6-leak-weve-ever-seen/ Cash is but a text away with Square Cash 2.0 http://www.cultofmac.com/292783/square-cash-update-lets-send-friends-money-via-text/#2JVZq21pYiK4ecXU.99 Speed is the only filter in Instagram’s new Hyperlapse app - buster/erfon http://www.cultofmac.com/292710/instagrams-new-app-like-15000-rig-iphone-camera/#MDljSK7pdE4IZ2rA.99 Apple’s supersized 12.9-inch iPad to land in early 2015 http://www.cultofmac.com/292758/apples-supersized-12-9-inch-ipad-land-early-2015/#Ek0E7dR8SwFR3cZY.99 Tim Cook’s 3-year report card at Apple: B - leander Read more at

Send us a text!This week: Steve Ballmer finally lands the perfect job; NFC and your iPhone make credit cards obsolete; iPhone 6 gets even faster data access;  new photos gives us our best look yet at a 4.7-inch iPhone 6; an Apple ad so good it wins an Emmy; APPL stock hits an all-time high; and, behold, Podcasting turns 10!  Oh, and it’s growing like crazy, too. All that and more on this week’s CultCast.  And be sure to check our new CultCast website for all the show notes and links to the products and apps we mention on the show! —> http://www.thecultcast.com <--- Thanks to Lynda.com for sponsoring this episode!  With over 2,800 high quality video courses taught by industry-leading experts, Lynda.com will help you master virtually any application, all on your own time and at your own pace.  Learn all you want for free for 7 days with a free trial.  Try it now at Lynda.com/CultCast And Squarespace, the all-in-one platform that makes it fast and easy to create your own professional website, portfolio, and online store. For a free trial and 10% off, visit Squarespace.com and enter offer code “CultCast" at checkout.  We also want to give Kevin MacLeod at incompetech.com a huge thanks for all the great music you hear in today's show. 

Send us a text!This week: Robin Williams.  We remember the incredible passion, talent, comedy and heartbreak of one life’s great artists.  Then, stay tuned for this week’s best iPhone 6 and iPad rumors; Oculus Rift coming to OS X; the good, bad, and ugly of iTunes Family sharing; and we pitch our favorite tech and apps in an all-new Faves N’Raves.   Join us and Youtube gadget-reviewer extroidinaire, Lewis Hilsenteger (aka UnboxTherapy), for this very fun and heart-filled CultCast. Our thanks to Smile Software for supporting this episode!  If you haven't tried TextExpander from Smile software, you’re missing out on one of the most useful apps available for the Mac and iOS.  TextExpander saves you time and effort by expanding short abbreviations into frequently-used text,  pictures, code blocks, and more, and it's an application we use every single day.  Try it out for free at http://smilesoftware.com/cultcast And Automatic!  Plug Automatic into your car's data port, and paired with their beautiful 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 your new Automatic now at Automatic.com/cultcast.

Send us a text!This week: iThieves, beware!  Find My iPhone is now a tool of vigilante justice; iPhone 6’s release date gets leaked; we reveal our favorite must-have apps for Mac and iOS; why the next iPhone could ship with 32GB standard; and we wrap’er up with all-new Get To Know Your Cultist: movie edition!Thanks to Lynda.com for sponsoring this episode!  With over 2,000 high quality video courses taught by industry-leading experts, Lynda.com will help you master virtually any application, all on your own time and at your own pace.  Learn all you want for free for 7 days with a free trial.  Try it now at Lynda.com/CultCastAnd Squarespace, the all-in-one platform that makes it fast and easy to create your own professional website, portfolio, and online store. For a free trial and 10% off, visit Squarespace.com and enter offer code “CultCast" at checkout. A better web starts with your website.

Send us a text!This week: with over 300,000 followers, we welcome back professional (and paid!) Instagram’er Cory @WithHearts Staudacher to share his iPhone photo editing tips and reveal which camera apps he relies on daily.  Plus, why our cities deserve municipal internet; unlocking your iPhone gets legal… again; great changes on the horizon for Apple's Podcasts app; and our musings on the freshly-updated 13 and 15-inch MacBook Pros.Cheerio, guvs!Our thanks to Squarespace for supporting this episode!  Ahh, Squarespace, future home of Buster's Beard Kits, it's the all-in-one platform that makes it fast and easy to create your own professional website, portfolio, and online store. For a free trial and 10% off, visit Squarespace.com and enter offer code “CultCast" at checkout. A better web starts with your website. And we couldn't forget a big thanks to TextExpander. If you haven't tried TextExpander from Smile software, you’re missing out on one of the most useful apps available for the Mac and iOS. TextExpander saves you time and effort by expanding short abbreviations into frequently-used text,  pictures, code blocks, and more, and it's an application we use every single day.  Try it out for free at http://smilesoftware.com/cultcast

Send us a text!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. Thanks to Lynda.com for sponsoring this episode!  With over 2,000 high quality video courses taught by industry-leading experts, Lynda.com will help you master virtually any application, all on your own time and at your own pace.  Learn all you want for free for 7 days with a free trial.  Try it now at Lynda.com/CultCast And a big thanks to Kevin MacLeod for all the great music you hear on this week's episode.Links to todays stories:OS X Yosemite beta goes public — here’s how to get ithttp://www.cultofmac.com/288717/apples-os-x-yosemite-public-beta-live/#5TqpPA3ODgazIybP.99 William Shatner reviews Facebook apps… on his Tumblrhttp://williamshatner.tumblr.com/ Microsoft makes design central to its futurehttp://www.cbsnews.com/news/microsoft-makes-design-central-to-its-future/Apple’s mobile payments solution could arrive in the iPhone 6 this fallhttp://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 setbackshttp://www.cultofmac.com/288316/apple-orders-insane-number-new-iphones-5-5-inch-model-faces-setbacks/#FTtKB7oWcfRavQKE.99Glowing Apple logo could serve up alerts on iPhone 6http://www.cultofmac.com/288148/glowing-apple-logo-serve-alerts-iphone-6/#XvLprk5SVvBdgi0p.99

Send us a text!This week: Chicks on tech!  Plus, rumored Apple tech could give weeklong battery life to your iPhone; why your grandma will love the new iTunes; Apple and IBM kiss and make up; Kim Kardashian’s iOS app makes way more than it should; Beats brings the marketing magic back to Apple; and we pitch our favorite apps and tech then vote on which one’s best—it’s an all new Faves N Raves! Our thanks to Smile Software for supporting this episode!  If you haven't tried TextExpander from Smile software, you’re missing out on one of the most useful apps available for the Mac and iOS.  TextExpander saves you time and effort by expanding short abbreviations into frequently-used text,  pictures, code blocks, and more, and it's an application we use every single day.  Try it out for free at http://smilesoftware.com/cultcast