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Show Notes
This week:
- iPhone 8 is getting a huge makeover with edge-to-edge screen, wireless charging, huge battery,Ā and more. Weāll fill you in.
- End of the Home Button and Touch ID.
- The riches youādĀ have if you bought Apple IPO stock
- A 4K Apple TV is on the way
- The best 4K televisions
- TV of yore you need to watch
- The search for the perfect corn dog
- JoinĀ us for a live CultCast on Friday, February 24 at 12PM Pacific Time!Ā Ā Tune in atĀ Live.TheCultCast.Com
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On the show this week
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Apple Vowed to Revolutionize Television. An Inside Look at Why It Hasnāt
- The new Apple TVĀ will be capable of streaming 4K content and more vivid colors.
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AAPL shares close at new all-time high
- Thanks to an improved rating from Wall Street investment firm Goldman Sachs, Apple shares have been on the rise this week. Today shares were trading above the previous intra-day record high of $134.54 set on April 28, 2015.
- IPOĀ December 12, 1980 at $22 a share.
- 100 shares would have cost you $2200
- Since the IPO,Ā the stock has split four times, including three 2-for-1 splits and one 7-for-1 split
- Your 100 shares would haveĀ multiplesĀ to Ā 5600 shares.
- YouĀ initialĀ $2200 investment would now be worthĀ 759,136.
- By comparison, a $2,200 investment in the S&P 500 in the same time would have netted you about $79,000
- If you hadĀ invested 10k, youād now how have $3,446,477.44
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Smaller iPhone set to get big battery upgrade in 2017
- Apple reportedly plans to pack a much bigger battery inside the new 4.7-inch iPhone set to be revealed later this year.
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iPhone 8 to Feature 5.8-Inch OLED Display With 5.15-Inch Main Screen and Virtual Buttons Below
- TheĀ 2017 iPhone will feature a 5.8-inch displ