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Autotuned clip of Steve Jobs introducing the original iPhone
Whether you love or hate autotune, there’s no denying that the vocal effect which alters a singer’s voice to attain perfect pitch has had a profound affect on music, and to a lesser extent, pop culture. The first time autotune was prominently used in a song was in Cher’s 1998 song “Believe.” Since then, autotune has […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs discusses his departure from Apple and his views on innovation in candid 1985 Newsweek interview
26. January 2011
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Newsweek recently delved into their archives and pulled out this gem of an interview with Steve Jobs circa 1985 in the wake of Jobs’ unceremonious departure from Apple. The interview provides a good amount of insight into the psyche of Jobs, his take on Apple culture, and his overall philosophy as it pertains to technology […]
Continue reading...With Jobs on the sidelines, Apple is in the capable hands of Tim Cook
18. January 2011
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With Steve Jobs taking another medical leave of absence from Apple, COO Tim Cook will handle Apple’s day to day operations while Jobs remains involved in the company’s major strategic decisions. And while Apple critics, and even fans, might assume that Jobs is solely responsible for Apple’s success over the past decade, the reality is […]
Continue reading...RIM was in disbelief following the introduction of the iPhone in January 2007
28. December 2010
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When Steve Jobs first introduced the iPhone, he explained that Apple was trying to create a smartphone that would leapfrog the competition by at least 5 years. Given that Android has made impressive strides as of late, the 5 year head-start afforded to Apple by the iPhone might be a bit generous, but there’s no […]
Continue reading...Why Gene Munster thinks Apple shares will hit $1,000 within 5 years
22. December 2010
Over the past few weeks, shares of Apple have been on a tear. We seemingly can’t go a week without Apple’s stock price hitting new intraday and closing highs. Just this past Tuesday, shares of Apple closed at 324.20, a new closing high. Yet even with such a high stock price, Apple remains a relatively […]
Continue reading...Microsoft is a better stock buy than Apple? Puhleeze
7. December 2010
I thought Motley Fool was supposed to be a source of good investment advice, but if this article from Chris Baines is any indication, MF readers might as well divest immediately and either put their money under their mattresses or invest in magic beans. Baines attempts, quite unsuccessfully, to articulate why Microsoft is a better […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs’ 1979 Business Card [Photo]
6. December 2010
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What you’re looking at below is a bona fide photo of Steve Jobs’ business card from 1979. I wonder what the good folks from American Psycho would think of it. A few observations: 1. Apparently he went by Steven back in the day 2. An obvious statement, but the lack of an email address is […]
Continue reading...The story behind Steve Jobs’ 1985 resignation from Apple
21. November 2010
“Do you want to sell sugar water for the rest of your life, or do you want to change the world?” So said a young Steve Jobs to Pepsi CEO John Sculley in 1983 in an effort to convince the then cola executive to take on CEO duties at Apple. At the time, Sculley was […]
Continue reading...Angry Birds developer apologizes for poor app performance on Android, cites fragmentation
20. November 2010
Ever since Google introduced the Android Marketplace, there’s been a lot of debate regarding the alleged supremacy of the iTunes App Store versus Google’s offering. While iTunes clearly houses a significantly larger number of apps, that of course doesn’t necessarily translate into a larger number of quality apps. Indeed, Android proponents are quick to argue […]
Continue reading...Original Apple I computer expected to fetch as much as $241,000 at upcoming auction
12. November 2010
There’s Apple memorabilia and then there’s THIS. While Apple routinely sells millions of computers each and every quarter, the personal computing landscape was a lot different back in 1976. That it so say non-existant. Apple changed all that when they introduced the Apple II and brought computing to the masses, but the Apple I is […]
Continue reading...How smartphone owners view each other [Comic]
5. November 2010
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Check out this hilarious comic depicting how smartphone users view themselves and how they’re perceived by others. via csectioncomics
Continue reading...Yelp engineers combine an iPad and a Keg, create the “Kegbot”
21. October 2010
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Yelp engineers recently decided to combine their love of hacking, beer, and iPads to create a Kegbot. The Kegbot (sounds like a character straight out of Futurama) can measure the amount of beer poured, displays information about a particular beer, and can even detail information about who’s been drinking and how much, all via employee RFID cards. […]
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28. January 2011
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