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Steve Jobs worked on next iPhone design: iPhone5.com seized

Ben Kersey, May 18th 2012 Discuss [0]

It’s believed that Steve Jobs was widely involved with Apple product development that stretched years into the future, and a new report from Bloomberg seems to confirm that in part. The publication reports that Jobs was closely involved with the development of the next iPhone. Most notably, he was overseeing the redesign of the phone right up until his death late last year. The report also corroborates The Wall Street Journal and Reuters information that the next iPhone will have a larger screen. Read The Full Story

Sony’s Steve Jobs biopic signs on Aaron Sorkin

Rue Liu, May 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

Sony has officially signed on Academy Award-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin to pen the screenplay for the studio's Steve Jobs biopic, according to Variety. Since the Apple founder and former CEO passed away last October, there have been plenty of speculation as to whether or not Sorkin would take on the task of writing the tech visionary's life story for the big screen. Read The Full Story

Smithsonian to display Steve Jobs patent collection in exhibit at National Mall

Shane McGlaun, May 3rd 2012 Discuss [0]

The Smithsonian Institution is getting an exhibit ready that will highlight some of the many patents and products that Steve Jobs is responsible for. The exhibition will be displayed on the National Mall in conjunction with the US Patent and Trademark Office. The exhibit is set to open on May 11 and is called “The Patents and Trademarks of Steve Jobs: Art and Technology that Changed the World." Read The Full Story

Steve Wozniak actor tipped for Jobs biopic

Chris Burns, Apr 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

This week the actor known as Josh Gad, aka the star of the hit Broadway play The Book of Mormon, has been tipped to be playing Steve Wozniak in the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic. Though we generally try to stick to the technical background behind a film when we cover such Hollywood news bits here on SlashGear, it's always fun to pop in a little actor action, especially when it has to do with casting a major role in our everyday consumer gadget environment. Now that we've got Ashton Kutcher playing Steve Jobs and the South Park creator's play star as Woz, who will they find to play Jonathan Ive? Read The Full Story

Jobs wanted to go Wonka for the millionth iMac

Shane McGlaun, Apr 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

I wager anybody who grew up in the 80s has watched the original Willy Wonka flick. It was vastly superior to the one with Johnny Depp. Apparently, the late Steve Jobs was a fan of Wonka and wanted to hold on Wonka-esq celebration for the one-millionth iMac sold. The tip comes from the official biography of Jobs. Read The Full Story

Starck confirms project for Jobs family, not Apple

Rue Liu, Apr 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

The buzz last week that iconic designer Philippe Starck was working on a "revolutionary" project for Apple was quickly shot down by the Cupertino company and now the designer himself has issued a statement confirming the same. Starck is indeed working on a design project for the late Steve Jobs' family, but it's a personal project that involves Jobs' private yacht and not a next-gen product for Apple. Read The Full Story

Steve Jobs film with Ashton Kutcher as the lead aims for Q4 launch

Shane McGlaun, Apr 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

With the passing of Steve Jobs, there are two movies in the works about his life. Sony is working on the big-budget production based on the autobiography of Jobs published very shortly after his death. The second film is an independent project with Ashton Kutcher playing Jobs. What we didn't know when the picture was first announced was when it would be released and what specific timeframe the movie would be looking at. Read The Full Story

Foxconn’s Brazilian address is now on Steve Jobs Avenue

Shane McGlaun, Apr 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

I think many would agree that out of all the companies and people that made Foxconn so successful Steve Jobs and Apple are likely the most important. Jobs passed away last year. The day after Jobs died a request was placed in Brazil to change the name of the street where Foxconn's Brazilian plant is to Steve Jobs Avenue. Read The Full Story

Rare prototype Macintosh with Twiggy drive: yours for $100k

Ben Kersey, Apr 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

There have been some crazy tech related auctions thrown up on eBay over the years, but this one could possibly be the rarest of them all. A new listing is offering a prototype Macintosh with the Twiggy drive. Originally, the Macintosh was supposed to use the 5.25” Twiggy drive, but high error rates with the system forced Apple to switch to Sony’s 400k 3.5” drive instead. Read The Full Story

Renault channels Steve Jobs: You don’t know you love our electric buggy yet

Chris Burns, Apr 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

There's a vehicle out there by the name of Renault Twizy, a cross between a buggy and a car, smaller than a Smart Car and made specifically for city use. This vehicle has been tested out by Antony Ingram at Green Car Reports and as they describe it as a "high-rise electric go-cart," it seems at first to be a bit strange for $10,000 and $65 a month for battery rental, even if that's one of the cheapest electric vehicles on the market today. Renault is noted, on the other hand, has having prepared for the eventuality of the unconvinced customer with a Steve Jobs quote, of all things. Read The Full Story

Ashton Kutcher pegged to play Steve Jobs in inde pic

Shane McGlaun, Apr 2nd 2012 Discuss [0]

With Steve Jobs' passing last year I think we all knew movies about life of the man behind Apple would be coming. There are in fact two different films about the life of Steve Jobs headed to theaters at some point. Ashton Kutcher will play Jobs in the independent production about the life of Steve. The movie will be called "Jobs." Read The Full Story

Post-Jobs Apple lacks “bad design” firewall claims ex-Apple TV guy

Chris Davies, Mar 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

Controversy over the third-gen Apple TV today, as a former Apple designer responsible for the last-gen set-top box's interface criticized the new UI as old ideas recycled now Steve Jobs is no longer around to veto them. Michael Margolis took to Twitter to comment on the recently announced 1080p Apple TV, suggesting that "those new designs were tossed out 5 years ago because SJ [Steve Jobs]didn't like them" and that "now there is nobody to say "no" to bad design." Read The Full Story