This week on The CultCast: With iPhone 12 right around the corner, a new rumor says it will be missing one key feature, and the internet is not happy. Plus: It’s a CultCast exclusive! We’ll tell you how Cupertino might be planning to bring the Apple Store right to your home. And we discuss our favorite new shows and Mary Jane” accessories in an all-new What We’re Into.
Our thanks to Squarespace for supporting this episode. 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.
This post contains affiliate links. Cult of Mac may earn a commission when you use our links to buy items.
The CultCast: Episode No. 447
Why people are already mad about iPhone 12…
On the show this week: @erfon / @lkahney / @lewiswallace
This week’s Apple news
Cupertino might be hatching a plan to bring a custom Apple Store experience directly to your doorstep. A CultCast exclusive.
iPhone 12 might not come with earbuds or a charger in the box
- The iPhone 12 reportedly will ship without packaged earbuds, but according to reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, it might also lack another standard piece of kit in its box: a charger.
Microsoft Stores are closing for good
- Microsoft is pulling the plug on its chain of retail stores. All of them will be shuttered for good, although four — in New York City, London, Sydney and the company’s Redmond campus — will be turned into experience centers that don’t sell products.
What We’re Into!
Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In on Amazon Prime
Seinfeld on Hulu
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on YouTube