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Steve Jobs “war” on Android barred from Samsung/Apple US trial

, Jul 19th 2012 Discuss [0]

Though Samsung has already won the similar cases in several countries around the world, their battle with Apple on the similarities between their Galaxy tablet and the iPad rages on – and they’ve invited Steve Jobs to defend them. A set of quotes that Samsung intended on using to defend themselves in regards to the late Apple leader’s “thermonuclear war” against Google’s mobile OS. However as of this week, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh, heading up this case, has barred the use of any and all Steve Jobs quotes from being used in the courtroom.

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Apple 1 Motherboard reaches $300k+ at auction

, Jun 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

One of the relatively few remaining Apple 1 Motherboards left intact on the market has reached a massive $374,500 USD in auction this week. This auction took the original 1976 conglomeration of components and set it up at Sotheby's where it was originally expected to sell for a price between $120,000-$180,000 USD. This auction was joined by an hand-written note from Steve Jobs which captured a thought written by the tech legend back when he worked for Atari. Read The Full Story

Classic Steve Jobs interviews released on iTunes

, May 31st 2012 Discuss [0]

A cache of classic Steve Jobs appearances has been released free of charge, showing the iconic CEO and founder of Apple in some of his most enthusiastic, sage and contrary moments. Filmed at various AllThingsD conferences, spread between 2003 and 2010, the six segments include the memorable moment Jobs shared the stage with Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Read The Full Story

Tim Cook D10 interview video highlights available now

, May 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

This week Tim Cook did what will certainly go down in history as a landmark interview with the folks at All Things D, and today several highlights from this D10 talk are available online. Below what you'll see is a selection of great moments in the talk with the Apple CEO that we've also got covered in individual post form if you're in a reading mode instead. This interview took place between Cook, Kara Swisher, and Walt Mossberg and explored subjects ranging between China and Steve Jobs, convergence and charity, and of course what we'll be seeing this year at WWDC. Read The Full Story

Apple CEO Tim Cook at D: All Things Digital – The Round-Up

, May 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

So the man that people are still calling "the new Steve Jobs" rather than his real name took the stage at one of the most heralded technology events tonight - heralded not because of the glitz and glamor and product announcements but because of the candor and insights you don't get anywhere else. Read The Full Story

Tim Cook reaffirms no future hybrid Apple products

, May 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

Speaking this week with Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg of All Things D at the D10 conference in his first-ever interview with the pair, Tim Cook was asked why Microsoft‘s approach with Windows 8 was wrong. Asked specifically by Mossberg why Microsoft’s approach of putting a single operating system on tablets, PCs, and devices that are a hybrid of the two (touchscreen notebooks, for example) is the wrong way to go, Cook took the opportunity (again) to tear the two devices apart in Apple‘s eyes once more.

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Apple CEO talks sharing: “In this area I want people to copy us”

, May 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

When Tim Cook talks sharing, he's not speaking about moving images from one phone to another, he means the opposite of greed, speaking this week at D10 on how Apple will expand its chairity work in the future. "To whom much is given, much is expected" noted Cook, expanding on an employee chairity donation matching program Apple has in place. Cook let it be known that by using a system such as this, Apple can do good without having to form lots of committees and commit undue time where it isn't needed. Cook spoke: "I think we can do even more so we are looking at some things - maybe that is a change." Read The Full Story

Tim Cook talks Steve Jobs at D10

, May 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

This week at the All Things D conference Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke about his late friend, mentor, and co-worker Steve Jobs. The talk Cook had with Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg explored many things inside and outside of Apple, but perhaps most importantly he made sure the world knew that he was dedicated to a strong future. When asked how Apple is different with him as CEO, Cook began by saying "I learned a lot from Steve. It was absolutely one of the saddest days of my life when he passed away." Read The Full Story

Steve Jobs’ 1974 Atari memo up for auction

, May 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

Sotheby's is getting ready to auction a Steve Jobs' memo on June 15 for as much as $15,000. The memo was written to Atari in 1974 when Jobs was 19 years old and employed by the company to work on game design. Jobs was reportedly forced to work at nights at Atari due to his clashes with colleagues. Read The Full Story

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

, 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

, 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

, May 3rd 2012 Discuss [3]

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
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