Archive | January, 2009
“Top 10 Steve Jobs Quotes”
Mariosundar has compiled an interesting list of the top 10 Steve Jobs quotes. While the list misses a few Jobsian gems from the past, it’s still worth a read. We found the following quotes in particular to be of interest. I mean, some people say, ‘Oh, God, if [Jobs] got run over by a bus, […]
Continue reading...“Coverage of Steve Jobs’ health issues has not been journalism’s finest hour”
18. January 2009
Dan Miller of Macworld has an interesting article describing the amateur-ish manner in which a number of journalists have gone about covering the Steve Jobs health issue. Whether it’s predicting the death of Apple, or relying on financial analysts to make medical judgments, the number of ill-informed, and often times malicious, articles about Steve Jobs’ […]
Continue reading...Rumor: Apple working on 15 inch MacBook Air?
18. January 2009
AppleInsider reports that a Chinese website, with a spotty track record with respect to upcoming Apple products, is claiming that Apple is working on and is set to release a 15 inch MacBook Air model in the second half of 2009. The current MacBook Air has a 13.3 inch screen. Check out the full story […]
Continue reading...Steve Wozniak on Steve Jobs and Apple [Video]
18. January 2009
An interesting video of Steve Wozniak talking about Steve Jobs and his importance to Apple. Highly recommended. Wozniak astutely points out that no matter how much information Jobs gives about his health, reporters and investors will constantly be asking for more. Wozniak also points out that key products on Apple’s roadmap are often 1-2 years […]
Continue reading...More buffoonery from “industry experts” about Apple
17. January 2009
Hat tip to John Gruber of DaringFireball for finding this gem from Rob Enderle about the current happenings at Apple. “Steve Jobs is the Ronald McDonald of Apple, he is the face,” said Rob Enderle of Silicon Valley research company Enderle Group. “They either need to redefine the company so his role is divided among […]
Continue reading...Snow Leopard making its way onto torrent trackers
17. January 2009
Download Squad is reporting that seeds of OS X Snow Leopard are making their way onto torrent trackers. Either OS X fans really can’t wait to get their hands on Apple’s latest OS, or it’s a sign that OS X is becoming more mainstream by the day.
Continue reading...Why Steve Jobs wasn’t obligated to make his health a public matter
17. January 2009
From NetworkWorld: When Steve Jobs recently announced that he would be taking a leave of absence from Apple, a number of critics began shouting that Apple and Steve Jobs haven’t been completely forthright in regards to his health. Some have even suggested that Apple’s board deliberately withheld relevant and material information from the public so […]
Continue reading...500 Million downloads from iTunes App Store
16. January 2009
Users who visited Apple’s website today were greeted with a message that the iTunes app store has had over 15,000 apps and over 500 million downloads. Incredible. Meanwhile, a competing App Store from BlackBerry has yet to launch, and Android’s app marketplace is trudging along in obscurity. When Apple last revealed download figures about a month […]
Continue reading...More iPhone developers strike it rich
15. January 2009
First there was Trism, then there was iFart, and now there’s iSteam. The latest story of an iPhone developer striking it rich comes by way of a couple of 22 year olds who have already earned $100,000 for their iPhone app called “iSteam”. iSteam is a program that makes it appear that you have a […]
Continue reading...Fake Steve Jobs, a.k.a Dan Lyons, banned from CNBC for Life
15. January 2009
Dan Lyons and Jim Goldman had a heated exchange today on CNBC over whether or not Apple was concealing anything in the weeks preceding Steve Jobs’ announcement that he would be taking a leave of absence from Apple. Lyons seemed particularly peeved at Jim Goldman for erroneously reporting last week that Steve Jobs was doing […]
Continue reading...Apple slips to fourth place in PC Marketshare
15. January 2009
Acer’s success in the netbook market has catapulted the company ahead of Apple in terms of PC marketshare. During the most recent quarter, preliminary data suggests that Apple shipped nearly 1.25 million Macs, putting it in fourth place behind Dell, HP, and Acer with a marketshare hovering around 7%. via Electronista
Continue reading...Who is Tim Cook, and why did Steve Jobs choose him to run Apple in his absence?
15. January 2009
With Steve Jobs taking a leave of absence until June, Apple COO Tim Cook will be handling the day to day operations of the company. But who is Tim Cook? Well, luckily for you dear readers, Fortune did an interesting profile on Tim Cook not less than two months ago. Tim cook arrived at Apple […]
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18. January 2009
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