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Kanye West accosts Steve Jobs on stage
Kanye West made headlines this week for accosting Taylor Swift and hijacking her acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards, but it turns out this isn’t the first time Kanye has pulled such a stunt. Check out this photo from Apple’s media event last week.
Continue reading...What Palm CEO Jon Rubenstein learned from Steve Jobs
Monday, September 14, 2009
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Not too long ago, Palm hired Palm Pre designer Jon Rubenstein to take over CEO duties in the wake of former CEO Ed Colligan’s departure. Of course, before Rubenstein joined Palm, he spent about 20 years working closely with Steve Jobs (first at Next and then at Apple), and was instrumental in the development and […]
Continue reading...Some unfortunate ad-placement in the Wall Street Journal
Monday, September 14, 2009
The return of Steve Jobs arguably stole the show at last weeks Apple media event. Jobs appeared vibrant and healthier than when we last saw him, but was still somewhat thin and noted that he’s in the process of putting on a good 30 pounds by eating a lot of ice cream. So in the […]
Continue reading...Apple posts video from today’s “Apple Special Event”
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
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A short while ago, Apple made the video from today’s “Apple Special Event” available for viewing. You can check it out on Apple’s page over here.
Continue reading...Video of Steve Jobs’ return
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
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Catch it while its hot, and make sure your speakers are turned up – video of Steve Jobs returning to the stage.
Continue reading...Live Blog from Apple media event, and STEVE JOBS RETURNS!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
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His first words, “”I’m very happy to be here today with you all. As some of you know about 5 months ago I had a liver transplant, so I now have the liver of a mid-20’s person who died in a car crash. I wouldn’t be here without such generosity. I hope all of us […]
Continue reading...Why it’s important for Steve Jobs to show up at today’s media event
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Apple’s media event is just a few hours away, so I’ll keep this brief. There’s a lot of back and forth about whether or not Steve Jobs will show up and present new iPods and other goodies at tomorrows special music related media event. Jobs, of course, hasn’t made a public appearance since he first […]
Continue reading...Report: Jobs focusing all his energy on upcoming Apple tablet
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Steve Jobs has returned to Apple with a bang, and is pouring all of energy and focusing all of his attention on the rumored Apple tablet. But not everyone is apparently thrilled with Jobs’ legendary attention to detail and insanely high standards. Those working on the […]
Continue reading...Report: Steve Jobs asked Palm not to hire Apple engineers
Thursday, August 20, 2009
In the wake of a U.S Justice Department investigation into questionable hiring practices at tech companies, it’s come to light that in August 2007, Apple asked Palm not hire any of its employees. According to former Palm CEO Ed Colligan, who once mocked Apple’s entry into the smartphone market, he and Jobs held talks in […]
Continue reading...Report: Steve Jobs “very likely” to make appearance at Apple’s special media event on September 9
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
You can now pencil in September 9th on your calenders as the day Apple will announce a refreshed lineup of iPod’s and perhaps a new version of iTunes as well. Citing sources close to Apple, John Paczkowski of All Things D writes that the scheduled event will most likely take place in San Francisco – […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs on why Apple doesn’t do market research
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
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As opposed to most companies, Apple doesn’t typically rely on focus groups or market research to help guide its product development, and in an interview with Fortune a few years back, Apple CEO Steve Jobs explained why. “We do no market research. We don’t hire consultants”, said Jobs. “The only consultants I’ve ever hired in […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs on the birth of the iPhone
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
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Steve Jobs on how the idea of the iPhone came to be. “We all had cellphones. We just hated them, they were so awful to use. The software was terrible. The hardware wasn’t very good. We talked to our friends, and they all hated their cellphones too. Everybody seemed to hate their phones. And we […]
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
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