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Articles tagged with "Steve Jobs"

Tim Cook on all things Apple and the challenge of replacing Steve Jobs

As the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook runs arguably the most important company in the world. But while investors and Apple fanatics know a lot about Cook, the rest of the world is finally getting to know the man now walking in Steve Jobs’ footsteps. Cook was the guest of honor at the opening of the 10th ... Full Article »

May 29, 2012 10:15pm

That Cupertino Show? Ashton Kutcher reportedly to portray Steve Jobs

At least it’s a step up from Noah Wyle. Variety is reporting that actor and serial angel investor Ashton Kutcher is slated to play Steve Jobs in an upcoming biopic. This does not appear to be an April Fool’s Day gag. Rather than playing the Jobs chronicled in the authorized biography Steve Job ... Full Article »

April 2, 2012 6:30am

The story behind how Siri got its name

While Steve Jobs loved the voice-recognition technology that powers the Siri Personal Assistant within the iPhone 4S, he was not at all a fan of the name. Siri co-founder Dag Kittlaus said Jobs wanted to go with a new name for its game-breaking service that Apple acquired for a reported $200 millio ... Full Article »

March 28, 2012 11:30am

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak among those in line for new iPad

If you didn’t pre-order an iPad early enough for delivery today, and think you might be above waiting in line for a few to several hours to pick up your device at the Apple Store, think again. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak was spotted this morning at the Apple Store in Century City, California†... Full Article »

March 16, 2012 8:59am

Jobs wanted Apple’s own cellular network for iPhone

With the release of the iPhone 4S, Apple has opened up its super-popular smartphone to a number of new customers by adding three of the four major carriers in the U.S. to its line-up. But before there were exclusivity deals with carriers and every wireless company in America was courting the tech g ... Full Article »

November 16, 2011 1:04pm

Jobs nearly zapped apps, new authorized biography reports

The new authorized Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson on the late Apple co-founder, reveals that the visionary Jobs initially opposed the concept of apps, now an anchor of the smartphone ecosystem. The book is scheduled to be released Monday. Bianca Bosker at Huffington Post, who obtained a co ... Full Article »

October 23, 2011 12:14pm

iPhone 4S backstory: Jobs was working on iPhone 5, but it wasn’t ready for fall release

Remember all those rumors we heard about the iPhone 5? Originally, the iPhone 4S was a budget model releasing at the same time as the ‘real’ model. Apparently, there was some truth to that, according to a new rumor. CNET published a story claiming that former Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ last proj ... Full Article »

October 18, 2011 12:21pm

Record pre-orders for iPhone 4S, despite gloomy predictions on demand

It’s an understatement to describe last week as momentous for Apple and its new iPhone: —Co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs succumbed to pancreatic cancer Wednesday after a seven-year battle and was buried on Friday. —On Tuesday, new CEO Tim Cook held his first event at Apple’s Cupertino ... Full Article »

October 9, 2011 12:30pm

Steve Jobs changed the game and its users forever

I didn’t even want an iPod. I had a 400-disc CD player that was a few discs shy of being full, and no portable player to speak of, not even a Discman. And that was enough. The first generation iPods had been out for a bit and a few friends picked them up. I scoffed. I had no interest. It just wa ... Full Article »

October 9, 2011 8:00am

Some more thoughts on the passing of Steve Jobs

Though this is probably a selfish way to start, I probably wouldn’t have my current job or be writing this if it wasn’t for Steve Jobs. That might sound a bit over-the-top, because there’s a lot of people behind the scenes at Apple, and many thousands of random events that have led me to this ... Full Article »

October 6, 2011 2:30pm


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