Apple’s new Siri app for the iPhone 4S has gotten pretty stellar reviews from those lucky enough to give it a go thus far. Here, in the Apple produced video below, we see some of the many uses of Siri. Interestingly, though not at all surprising, the last use-case in the video depicts a blind […]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 11, 2011
A week ago, Apple unveiled the iPhone 4S, which despite housing a significant number of improvements, provoked yawns from a number of pundits and even technology enthusiasts who saw the update as nice, but nothing special. It seems that many were hoping for a larger screen iPhone with a tapered design. Not so much because […]
Continue reading...Monday, October 10, 2011
Comments Off on Steve Jobs stands up for gay rights at NeXT
So many Steve Jobs stories it’s literally impossible to keep up with the stream. This one, however, deserves special mention. Ronald Hayden details his first experience with Steve Jobs when he was hired on as a manager at NeXT. The following is excerpted from Hayden’s public Google+ profile. “When I was a child, I had […]
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Comments Off on Design student creates instantly iconic Apple logo fused with silhouette of Steve Jobs
Below is sweet and creative riff on the Apple logo paired with a silhouette of Steve Jobs. This photo has been making the rounds quite a bit over the past few days and illustrates, as Tim Cook said in his company wide email, that Jobs’ spirit “will forever be the foundation of Apple”, his influence […]
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Comments Off on Bono on Steve Jobs – “one of a very small group of anarchic Americans who through technology literally invented the 21st century”
Steve Jobs and U2 frontman Bono developed a friendship over the years via Apple’s involvement in the (Product) Red charity to fight AIDS. What’s more, Jobs was seemingly a big U2 fan as you might remember that Apple released a U2 branded iPod back in the mid-2000’s. With the passing of Jobs, Bono issued a […]
Continue reading...Saturday, October 8, 2011
Comments Off on Stephen Colbert pays comedic and touching tribute to Steve Jobs
Avowed Apple fanboy and hilarious television personality Stephen Colbert had a simultaneously funny and touching tribute to Steve Jobs earlier this week. You might remember that Colbert was the first person outside Apple to have an iPad when he showed it off at the 2010 Grammy Awards, having received it from Steve Jobs himself. “He […]
Continue reading...Friday, October 7, 2011
Comments Off on Steve Jobs narrates iconic “Crazy Ones” Think Different ad [Video]
Network World directs us to this great and never before aired clip of Steve Jobs narrating Apple’s iconic Think Different ad featuring the famous “Crazy Ones” dialogue – you know, the one that heaped praise upon “the rebels, the troublemakers, the ones who see things differently.” Though the final advertisement featured narration from Richard Dreyfus, […]
Continue reading...Thursday, October 6, 2011
Comments Off on Mark Zuckerberg, George Lucas, Michael Dell and more mourn loss of Steve Jobs
Some choice quotes from a smattering of tech luminaries and other popular figures on the passing of Steve Jobs. Mark Zuckerberg: Steve, thank you for being a mentor and a friend. Thanks for showing that what you build can change the world. I will miss you. Eric Schmidt: Steve Jobs is the most successful CEO […]
Continue reading...Thursday, October 6, 2011
While watching Apple’s stream of Tuesday’s iPhone event two nights ago, the video would periodically pan to the same shot of audience members applauding. While I normally wouldn’t have paid much attention to such a thing, the shot in question caught my eye because it centered on an empty seat with a black cloth draped […]
Continue reading...Thursday, October 6, 2011
Comments Off on Iconic “Crazy Ones” ad narrated by Steve Jobs [Video]
Network World directs us to this great and never before aired clip of Steve Jobs narrating Apple’s iconic Think Different ad featuring the famous “Crazy Ones” dialogue – you know, the one that heaped praise upon “the rebels, the troublemakers, the ones who see things differently.” Though the final advertisement featured narration from Richard Dreyfus, […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Comments Off on Bill Gates says it was an “insanely great” honor to work with Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs and Bill Gates were famously bitter rivals, and while you’d be hard pressed to argue that the pair got along swimmingly, there’s no denying that Jobs had an extreme respect for Gates as a businessman, even if he famously didn’t care for any of Microsoft’s products. Over time though, past wounds seemed to […]
Continue reading...Monday, October 3, 2011
Comments Off on Facebook and Apple mend fences to stave off threat from Google
Facebook and Apple haven’t exactly had the smoothest of relationships. Highlighting their tumultuous relationship, which appears to be on the upswing, Mashable provides us with many interesting tidbits detailing the ups and downs of Facebook’s dealing with Apple. The beginning of the saga that would become Facebook and Apple got off to a rousing start […]
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Comments Off on Siri continues trend of Apple products being extremely friendly to the blind