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“Don’t believe everything you read” – Jobs responds to report that AirPrint was pulled from iOS 4.2 update
One of the most anticipated features in Apple’s upcoming iOS 4.2 update is AirPrint, technology which allows users to wirelessly print documents from all iOS devices (iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad) to any local printers which support the feature. In typical Apple fashion, there’s no need to install drivers or download software. Yesterday a […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs on the demise of Xserve – “Hardly anyone was buying them”
Monday, November 8, 2010
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Responding to a user email asking why Apple last week decided to discontinue selling its Xserve rackmount server starting in January 2011, Apple CEO Steve Jobs bluntly responded that “hardly anyone was buying them.” via MacGeneration
Continue reading...Steve Jobs on upcoming Final Cut Studio update – “Buckle up”
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
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It’s been a while since Apple updated Final Cut Studio, July 2009 to be exact, but some serious changes might be right around the corner. I mean, now that iMovie ’11 is finally helping people forget about the travesty that was iMovie ’08 (and to a lesser extent, ’09), it’s about time that Apple’s premium […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs not keen on “USB 3 taking off at this time”
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
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Don’t expect to see USB 3 make its way into upcoming Macs anytime soon. Responding to a user email regarding the inability to purchase a Mac with USB 3.0, Apple CEO Steve Jobs responded tersely: We don’t see USB 3 taking off at this time. No support from Intel, for example. And so the wait, […]
Continue reading...When Google co-founders Larry Paige and Sergey Brin asked Steve Jobs to be CEO
Monday, November 1, 2010
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Bloomberg’s ongoing Game Changersseries, which previously profiled Apple CEO Steve Jobs, recently covered Google founders Larry Paige and Sergey Brin on their path from Stanford to the kings of search. Interestingly, the program recounts how Paige and Brin both visited Apple’s campus in Cupertino to meet with Jobs to discuss if the Apple co-founder would be […]
Continue reading...And then Obama met with Steve Jobs…
Thursday, October 21, 2010
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What a crazy week for Apple news, and one topped off with a report from Bloomberg noting that President Barack Obama recently met with Apple CEO Steve Jobs to discuss all things education, energy, and economics. “They discussed American competitiveness and education, especially reforms such as the president’s Race to the Top initiative,” White House […]
Continue reading...RIM Co-CEO Jim Balsillie fires back at Steve Jobs’ statements
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
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Responding to Steve Jobs’ statements at Apple’s recent earnings conference call regarding RIM’s uphill battle and the general irrelevancy of 7-inch tablets, RIM Co-CEO Jim Balsillie responded with a fiery message of his own. For those of us who live outside of Apple’s distortion field, we know that 7″ tablets will actually be a big […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs goes off on Android
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
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From Monday afternoon’s earnings conference call.
Continue reading...Bloomberg’s 50-minute video profile of Steve Jobs now available online
Sunday, October 17, 2010
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Bloomberg has posted online its 50-minute Game Changers video profile of Steve Jobs. It features fascinating interviews with a number of Apple personalties such as Steve Wozniak and former CEO John Sculley. It’s definitely worth checking out on a lazy Sunday, Part I Part II Part III Part IV
Continue reading...Steve Jobs invites Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg over for dinner to discuss Ping
Saturday, October 16, 2010
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iTunes 10 brought along with it Apple’s boldest attempt yet to create a social network for music. Dubbed “Ping”, Apple’s feature enables users to gather information and news about their favorite artists, share favorite tunes with their buddies, and ideally, discover new music in the process. Initially, Apple was hoping to deeply integrate Ping with […]
Continue reading...Freed Chilean miners to receive iPods from Steve Jobs?
Thursday, October 14, 2010
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Le Figaro reports: Elmin Greek mining company has offered them each a one-week trip for two to Greece. “We want them to relax on our beaches, our sea front,” said Liberis Polixronopulos, officer. This trip would include a stop in Madrid to see a match at Real. The Guardian journalist argues that the Chilean football association has […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs to be focus of upcoming “Game changers” Bloomberg profile
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
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This coming Thursday, Bloomberg will air a Steve Jobs-centric episode of its “Game Changers” series which will also cover other major tech players such as Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and the founders of both Google and Twitter. The special will reportedly encapsulate Jobs’ early beginnings with Woz to his eventual ouster from Apple, and of course, his triumphant […]
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Thursday, November 11, 2010
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