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Send us a text!Watch this ep on YouTube! THIS WEEK: • 🤖 MORE new awesome iOS 27 features you'll actually use.• 📱 Apple’s folding iPhone Ultra may be delayed to 2027 over hinge problems.• 💻 Why MacBook Ultra is GREAT NEWS for Pro users.• 📺 tvOS 27 adds a super useful new feature.• 🚪 A new Silo season 3 teaser reveals a major change.• 💸 Plex users are furious over a massive lifetime price increase.• 📺 My Sony TV failure story gets an unexpected new twist.SponsorsNordStellarMost companies only act after a breach. Be the one that’s prepared. Defend your business with NordStellar. Unlock your 10% discount on NordStellar with the coupon code  cultcast-10-NORDSTELLAR at https://nordstellar.com/cultcast.SquarespaceIf you’ve been thinking about building a website — or rebuilding one that hasn’t aged well — head to Squarespace.com/cultcast for 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain with code CultCast at checkout.CultClothKeep your gadgets, glasses, and more sparkling clean with CultCloth, premium grade cleaning cloths available only at CultCloth.co. Support the CultCast!Fork over $5 a month, show papa ERF you care, at support.thecultcast.com.You can also go to unfork.thecultcast.com to unfork your support!This week’s storiesiPhone Ultra delayed until 2027?https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/iphone-ultra-delayed-until-2027-apple-is-reportedly-struggling-to-solve-a-major-hinge-problem-but-the-phones-visually-creaseless-display-sounds-promisingMacBook Ultra could be very good news for MacBook Pro usershttps://9to5mac.com/2026/05/20/macbook-ultra-could-be-very-good-news-for-macbook-pro-users/tvOS 27 will give Apple TV 4K a useful new display settinghttps://9to5mac.com/2026/05/20/tvos-27-will-give-apple-tv-4k-a-useful-new-display-setting/iOS 27’s new video feature could prove one of Apple’s best additionshttps://9to5mac.com/2026/05/19/ios-27s-new-video-feature-could-prove-one-of-apples-best-additions/Apple just revealed an iOS 27 feature that hints at Siri’s new powershttps://9to5mac.com/2026/05/19/apple-just-revealed-an-ios-27-feature-that-hints-at-siris-new-powers/Silo season 3’s significant character change revealed in new teaserhttps://9to5mac.com/2026/05/21/silo-season-3s-significant-character-change-revealed-in-new-teaser/Plex's lifetime subscription cost is tripling to $750https://www.engadget.com/2176760/plexs-lifetime-subscription-cost-is-tripling-to-dollar750/

Send us a text!Watch this episode on YouTube!THIS WEEK: WWDC is almost here, and NEW leaks are painting us our best picture yet of iOS 27: a totally redesigned AI-powered Siri, a customizable pro-style Camera app, ads invading Apple Maps, and even reports that Apple may turn to Intel to help manufacture future chips. Plus, how much is my 100K Apple investment worth now?!  All is revealed!SponsorsMacPawCleanMyMac is your ultimate solution for Mac control and care, notarized by Apple and meticulously crafted by MacPaw.  Try 7 days free and use my code CULTCAST for 20% off at clnmy.com/CULTCAST - all upper case!SquarespaceIf you’ve been thinking about building a website — or rebuilding one that hasn’t aged well — head to Squarespace.com/cultcast for 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain with code CultCast at checkout.CultClothKeep your gadgets, glasses, and more sparkling clean with CultCloth, premium grade cleaning cloths available only at CultCloth.co. Support the CultCast!Fork over $5 a month, show papa ERF you care, at support.thecultcast.com.You can also go to unfork.thecultcast.com to unfork your support!This week’s storiesReport: Intel is Testing Production of Some iPhone, iPad, and Mac Chipshttps://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/14/kuo-intel-iphone-ipad-mac-chips/Ads Aren't in the Apple Maps App Yet, But They're Coming Soonhttps://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/13/apple-maps-app-ads-summer-2026/OpenAI considering suing Apple because ChatGPT integrations weren't a money fountainhttps://appleinsider.com/articles/26/05/14/openai-considering-suing-apple-because-chatgpt-integrations-werent-a-money-fountainiOS 27 Getting Major Siri Redesign With Chat Interface and Dedicated Apphttps://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/12/ios-27-siri-redesign/

Send us a text!Watch this episode on YouTube!THIS WEEK: The worldwide RAM shortage is finally hitting Apple, and you won’t like where this is going!SponsorsNordStellarMost companies only act after a breach. Be the one that’s prepared. Defend your business with NordStellar. Unlock your 10% discount on NordStellar with the coupon code  cultcast-10-NORDSTELLAR at https://nordstellar.com/cultcast.SquarespaceIf you’ve been thinking about building a website — or rebuilding one that hasn’t aged well — head to Squarespace.com/cultcast for 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain with code CultCast at checkout.CultClothKeep your gadgets, glasses, and more sparkling clean with CultCloth, premium grade cleaning cloths available only at CultCloth.co. Support the CultCast!Fork over $5 a month, show papa ERF you care, at support.thecultcast.com.You can also go to unfork.thecultcast.com to unfork your support!This week’s storiesApple Stops Selling Mac Mini With 256GB of Storage, Starting Price Rises to $799https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/01/mac-mini-now-starts-at-799/Apple Cuts More Mac Studio and Mac Mini RAM Options as Memory Shortage Worsenshttps://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/05/apple-mac-studio-mac-mini-ram-cuts/Apple May Drop Base $599 MacBook Neo as Chip, DRAM Costs Climbhttps://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/07/apple-drop-base-macbook-neo-costs-climb/MacBook Neo Could Get New Colors to Cushion Potential Price Hikehttps://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/07/macbook-neo-new-colors-cushion-price-hike/Apple to Unveil macOS 27 Next Month With These New Featureshttps://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/01/macos-27-rumors/AI performances and screenplays won't be eligible for Oscarshttps://www.engadget.com/2162342/ai-performances-and-screenplays-wont-be-eligible-for-oscars/

Send us a text!Watch this episode on YouTube!This week:Vision Pro just went from future to flop 🥽Apple’s giant iPad Ultra dream could be folding fast 📉MagSafe might not be as permanent we thought 🧲Good luck getting your hands on Mac Mini or Studio⚡Rising memory prices will make your next Mac cost more 💸The “Liquid Glass” iPhone is LOOKING pretty awesome 📱MacBook Ultra could be Apple’s next big flex - here’s what to expect 💻SponsorsNordStellarMost companies only act after a breach. Be the one that’s prepared. Defend your business with NordStellar. Unlock your 10% discount on NordStellar with the coupon code  cultcast-10-NORDSTELLAR at https://nordstellar.com/cultcast.SquarespaceIf you’ve been thinking about building a website — or rebuilding one that hasn’t aged well — head to Squarespace.com/cultcast for 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain with code CultCast at checkout.CultClothKeep your gadgets, glasses, and more sparkling clean with CultCloth, premium grade cleaning cloths available only at CultCloth.co. Support the CultCast!Fork over $5 a month, show papa ERF you care, at support.thecultcloth.com.You can also go to unfork.thecultcast.com to unfork your support!This week’s storiesApple Has Given Up on the Vision Pro After M5 Refresh Flophttps://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/29/apple-vision-pro-m5-flop/Apple Has Likely Abandoned 'iPad Ultra' Planshttps://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/29/apple-likely-abandoned-ipad-ultra-plans/Apple Reportedly Questioning Whether iPhone Should Drop MagSafehttps://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/29/apple-questioning-iphone-magsafe/Apple Says Mac Studio and Mac Mini Will Be in Short Supply for Monthshttps://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/30/mac-studio-mac-mini-constrained-months/Apple Expects 'Significantly Higher Memory Costs' in June Quarter and Beyondhttps://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/30/apple-memory-costs-significantly-higher/20th Anniversary iPhone's 'Liquid Glass' Display to Make Bezels Vanishhttps://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/28/20th-anniversary-iphone-liquid-glass-display/Apple to Launch 'MacBook Ultra' With These Six New Featureshttps://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/24/macbook-ultra-up-to-six-new-features/