Archive | October, 2011
Steve Jobs recounts meeting his biological father without him knowing Jobs was his son
Steve Jobs’ biological father was a Syrian immigrant named Abdulfattah John Jandali. In the days following Jobs resignation as the CEO of Apple, Jandali came forward and explained the impetus behind giving Jobs up for adoption. The short of it is that Jandali’s girlfriend and Jobs’ biological mother Joanne Simpson had a family that wasn’t […]
Continue reading...CBS posts full interview with Steve Jobs’ biographer Walter Isaacson
23. October 2011
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CBS just posted their full-length interview with Steve Jobs’ biographer Walter Isaacson. The interview is divided into two segments which can be viewed below. The interview touches on Jobs’ childhood and the development of some of Apple’s biggest products, but the thrust of the interview centers on the Jobs’ mindset, his persona, and how he […]
Continue reading...Bill Clinton asked Steve Jobs for advice regarding the Monica Lewisnky scandal
23. October 2011
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So you’ve just been accused of cheating on your wife and getting a little bit of action on the DL from a young 24-year old intern, what do you do? Well if you’re Bill Clinton, you call and ask Steve Jobs for advice. In just one of the many revealing tidbits housed in Jobs’ upcoming […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs’ advice to Larry Page
22. October 2011
Steve Jobs’ hatred for Android can’t be overstated. In a recently released excerpt, the Apple co-founder vowed to destroy Android and told biographer Walter Isaacson he’d spend his last dying breath trying to right what Jobs considered to be Google’s grand theft of Apple’s iOS. Nevertheless, Jobs appeared to have mended fences with Google CEO […]
Continue reading...Siri was behind the delayed launch of the iPhone 4S
22. October 2011
Apple is a company that likes routine refresh cycles. Every September it releases new iPods. Every April is poised to be time for a new iPad. And every Summer, Apple releases a new iPhone. This Summer, however, things didn’t go as planned. Apple’s next-gen iPhone release was pushed back a full three months and now […]
Continue reading...More iPhone 4S HD video footage – “My Morning On The Couch”
22. October 2011
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Here’s yet another video showcasing 1080p HD footage taken with the recently released iPhone 4S. The footage isn’t all that gripping, but it has a nice soundtrack – Blue Spotted Tail by Fleet Foxes – and really shows off the depth of quality the iPhone 4S camera can capture.
Continue reading...Steve Jobs on an Apple HDTV – “I finally cracked it”
21. October 2011
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One of the tenets of Apple under the reign of Steve Jobs was product secrecy, but Jobs upcoming biography has an interesting product revelation that confirms Apple’s plans to build an integrated HDTV. “He very much wanted to do for television sets what he had done for computers, music players, and phones: make them simple […]
Continue reading...Why Steve Jobs was initially opposed to the iTunes App Store
21. October 2011
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The iTunes App Store, to a lesser degree than the iPhone, fundamentally changed the way people interact with and use their phones. Whereas mobile apps used to consist of games like rudimentary poker titles, Apple’s app store ushered in a new era of smartphone applications with categories that ran the gamut from photography apps to […]
Continue reading...Al Gore says Steve Jobs didn’t want Apple driven by “What would Steve Jobs Do?” syndrome
21. October 2011
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Despite a penchant for being outspoken and extremely stubborn, Steve Jobs wanted to ensure that the Apple he left behind didn’t fall prey to the WWSJD syndrome, as in employees not thinking for themselves and otherwise trying to implement what they feel Jobs would have done in a particular situation. In a recent discussion held […]
Continue reading...Apple begins taking iPhone 4S pre-orders in 22 additional countries
21. October 2011
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Sales of the iPhone 4S have thus far been enormous. In the first weekend since the device went on sale, Apple sold a whopping 4 million units, easily eclipsing the 1.7 million iPhone 4 units it sold after launch last Summer. Moreover, both AT&T and Sprint, on account of the iPhone 4S, experienced their best retail […]
Continue reading...Jony Ive had “more operational power” at Apple than anyone besides Steve Jobs
21. October 2011
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Bits and pieces of Steve Jobs biography continue to trickle in and, man, this is going to occupy a lot of time for us next week. In one snippet relayed by the AP, Jobs says that Apple design guru Jony Ive, someone Jobs had previously referred to as his best friend, wielded the most power […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs promised to “destroy Android”, claims it was a stolen product
21. October 2011
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Steve Jobs was furious when he learned of Google’s plans with Android, famously yelling at then Google CEO Eric Schmidt for what Jobs deemed as being stabbed in the back. You’ll recall that Schmidt, at the time, was a member of Apple’s board of directors before resigning in August 2009 citing conflicting interests. It’s subsequently […]
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24. October 2011
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