BIG wave of M4 Macs is incoming! (CultCast #659)
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🗓️ 9 August 2024
⏱️ 88 minutes
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Summary
This week, a wave of M4 Macs is on the way — including the miniest Mac mini ever! Also, the latest on iOS 18, a plastic Apple Watch, the tragic tale of Erfon’s iPhone, and an all-new Under Review!
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This week’s stories:
MacBook Pro and Mac mini’s M4 upgrade coming later this year
- Apple will reportedly launch M4-powered MacBooks and iMacs later this year. But the company will wait until 2025 to refresh its entire Mac lineup with its latest M-series chip.
Here comes the incredible shrinking Mac mini
- Apple is going to shrink the next Mac mini when it adds an M4 processor, according to an often-reliable source of insider information. The desktop could be the size of an Apple TV.
iOS 18 beta 5: All the new features and changes
- The fifth beta of iOS 18 is here, with Apple following its two-week release cycle for beta releases. While the last few betas were light on changes, that’s not the case with iOS 18 beta 5.
- The iOS 18 Photos app needs some major tweaks
Get ready for ‘kid-friendly’ Apple Watch SE
- The Apple Watch SE 3 reportedly will come in a plastic casing. Skipping the usual aluminum case will allow the wearable to come in a broad array of colors, potentially making it more appealing to younger buyers.
Samsung shakes up mobile team over ‘Apple design plagiarism’
- You can add Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Jae-yong to the list of people who think his company’s new smartwatch and wireless earbuds are much too similar to Apple’s products.
Under Review: Zike 3-in-1 Magnetic Wireless Charging Stand
- The Zike 3-in-1 Magnetic Charging Stand is a finely made desktop charger for your iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The new enclosure and iPhone 7 plus are water and dust resistant. |
| 0:07.0 | Now it's incredibly important to the team to ensure that we protect the great feeling and experience |
| 0:18.1 | that we all love about our iPhones with the buttons and switches. |
| 0:21.4 | And to do that and provide this resistant meant reengineering it from the inside out in many ways, including |
| 0:26.9 | new seals and new adhesives. |
| 0:29.0 | And in our tests, it is IP67 Protection Standard. |
| 0:34.0 | What does this mean for all of us? |
| 0:35.2 | Well, even the least coordinated among of us |
| 0:38.6 | don't have to worry in case some unusual mishap happens |
| 0:42.2 | that your iPhone will be safe from water or dust. Hello and welcome to the Coghasti Pass 30 plus minute out the conversation |
| 0:56.5 | you're going here all week long I'm your host Airfront Eliza join me today |
| 1:00.2 | he was so traumatized by my absence last week. He spent most of his days |
| 1:04.4 | shuffling around his home and a robe and slipper as while softly muttering, |
| 1:08.4 | Hello, hello. The vacant stairs |
| 1:13.0 | mostly gone and he's definitely doing a lot better. |
| 1:15.9 | He's a mangy out of cold tomatoes here. |
| 1:18.7 | I don't know if the vacant stairs fully gone. |
| 1:22.3 | It doesn't seem to be but it's at least 40%. |
| 1:26.3 | Also with us last week he answered the call of duty and took the reins of the |
| 1:30.0 | program here today. I haven't listened to it yet but many are saying that |
| 1:33.9 | his hello met the moment and made Mrs. D proud. He's a writer for Colthamack |
| 1:39.0 | Griffin Jones is here. Good evening Arif, and I can tell you didn't listen to the episode when you wrote that joke |
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