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Judge gives go-ahead for Steve Jobs deposition in iTunes antitrust case
It seems like forever ago, but it really wasn’t until April 2009 that Apple began offering iTunes downloads free from the shackles of DRM. Prior to that, downloaded songs were only playable on iPods, effectively tying consumers who used iTunes for music downloads to Apple hardware. This understandably irritated some consumers who wanted to enjoy […]
Continue reading...When Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin wanted to hire Steve Jobs
Monday, March 21, 2011
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Going all the way back to the late 90’s when Google was still an up and coming startup, co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin were more than content to run their company themselves. Their exuberance, however, was tempered by a venture capital firm who insisted that the two young Stanford PhD candidates hire a seasoned […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs sends email to Apple employees in Japan
Thursday, March 17, 2011
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In light of the ongoing crisis in Japan, Steve Job sent the following email to Apple employees in Japan offering the company’s support to those affected by the earthquake and tsunami. To Our Team in Japan, We have all been following the unfolding disaster in Japan. Our hearts go out to you and your families, […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs worth $8.3 billion, ranked #110 on Forbes list of wealthiest individuals
Thursday, March 10, 2011
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Forbes today released its annual ranking of the world’s wealthiest individuals, and Apple CEO Steve Jobs comes in at #110 with an estimated net worth of approximately $8.3 billion. Last year Jobs’ net worth was valued at $5.5 billion. You know, just a year-over-year increase of $2.8 billion. No big thang. In March the Apple founder […]
Continue reading...The lunacy of Steve Jobs’ “reality distortion field”
Friday, March 4, 2011
Steve Jobs has charisma. He has panache. Hell, he might even be the most interesting guy in the world. Whatever you wanna call it, Jobs has an uncanny ability to pitch a product in a way that makes you think “Man, my funds are running low, but jeez, I gotta pick me up one of […]
Continue reading...Why Apple’s DNA puts the iPad 2 ahead of the competition
Friday, March 4, 2011
There are a lot of nuggets to devour from Apple’s iPad media event, but one tidbit worth writing about is Steve Jobs’ take on the tablet market and why he feels Apple is uniquely positioned to succeed where other tablet manufacturers are not. In essence, it cuts at the very way Apple views the tablet […]
Continue reading...New “All My Files” icon in OS X Lion pays homage to Steve Jobs
Thursday, March 3, 2011
“All My Files” is a brand new feature in OS X Lion that helps a user organize all of his/her files with a number of different sorting options. While that might sound boring, the icon for the new feature is anything but. If you zoom in on the icon you can see that the virtual files, […]
Continue reading...Update: Steve Jobs considering iPad 2 appearance
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Well apparently there’s merit to earlier reports that Apple CEO Steve Jobs is considering making an appearance at tomorrows iPad 2 event, according to a report from Kara Swisher of All Things D. According to several sources close to the situation, Apple CEO Steve Jobs–who is on a health-related leave from the company–is definitely considering […]
Continue reading...Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown blocked knighthood of Steve Jobs
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
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The Telegraph is reporting today that former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown blocked an initiative to knight Apple CEO Steve Jobs because Jobs had previously rebuffed an invitation to speak at an annual Labour Party conference. The proposal to Knight Jobs was set in motion to honor the Apple co-founder’s impact and service to technology. The […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs reminisces about building illegal blue boxes with Woz [Video]
Friday, February 25, 2011
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A great video find of a bearded Steve Jobs (with a curious blue denim button-up) reminiscing about the good ole’ days he spent with Woz tinkering with and building illegal blue boxes to make free telephone calls around the world. We were so fascinated by them that Woz and i actually figured out how to […]
Continue reading...New Steve Jobs email addresses in-app subscriptions for software as a service apps
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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With all of the drama surrounding Apple’s new in-app subscription guidelines as applied to software as a service, one MacRumors reader emailed Steve Jobs the following: Hello Steve, As a full time iOS developer, I am concerned (and confused) withe the new App Store guideline regarding “Apps offering subscriptions” (section 11.12). Most of the iOS […]
Continue reading...Ethics, reporting, and Steve Jobs’ health
Monday, February 21, 2011
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The past few days we’ve seen a flurry of Steve Jobs health related rumors as a result of alleged spy shots of the Apple CEO leaving a Stanford Cancer clinic. In the wake of that report came an unfounded claim from a ethically-lacking Doctor about Steve Jobs’ prognosis. We chose not to post the details […]
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Tuesday, March 22, 2011
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