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Aaron Sorkin to write Steve Jobs screenplay for Sony Pictures movie
Watch out Ashton Kutcher, there’s another Steve Jobs movie in town, and if history is any indication, it’s a safe bet that this one is gonna be a helluva lot better than yours. Yesterday, Sony Pictures announced that Aaron Sorkin, the master screenwriter behind A Few Good Men, The Social Network and a whole lot […]
Continue reading...First photos of Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs, black turtleneck and all
Saturday, May 12, 2012
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Behold! The Ashton Kutcher to Steve Jobs transformation in progress. Back in April, we reported that the “That 70’s Show” star signed on to play Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs in an indie biopic based on a script from Matt Whiteley. The film, currently titled Jobs: Get Inspired, will purportedly chronicle a vast spectrum of […]
Continue reading...Apple wants to keep Steve Jobs deposition secret
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
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The Hollywood Reporter reports: Aftermath Records, a division of Universal Music Group, is about to go to trial in a case that will determine what money is owed over digital music to producers of many hit Eminem records. Meanwhile, in another case — a class action against UMG brought by many musicians including Rob Zombie, […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs wanted to dress up as Willy Wonka to celebrate 1 millionth iMac sale
Sunday, April 29, 2012
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An odd and equally fascinating story from the recently released Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple’s Success, a book by former Chiat/Day advertising director Ken Segall. Segall worked closely with Steve Jobs for many years, and while his new book aims to impart many of the business lessons he picked up while working on a […]
Continue reading...Larry Page says Steve Jobs’ anger of Android was “just for show”
Thursday, April 5, 2012
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In a bizarre revelation, Google CEO Larry Page claimed in an interview yesterday that Jobs’ anger towards Android was just for show, and was simply a means to inspire the rank and file at Apple. I think that served their interests. For a lot of companies, it’s useful for them to feel like they have […]
Continue reading...Hilarious casting suggestions for upcoming Steve Jobs biopic [Photos]
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
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With Ashton Kutcher all set to play Apple co-founder and icon Steve Jobs in an indie biopic, the clever folks over at Funny or Die thought it’d be funny to come up with some other casting ideas. Hugh Jackman as Woz? Sure, we’ll buy that. But then the listing takes an absurd turn into the […]
Continue reading...Ashton Kutcher to play Steve Jobs in upcoming indie film
Sunday, April 1, 2012
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First there was Noah Wyle, and now there’s Ashton Kutcher. We’re not sure what to make of this but Variety is reporting that Ashton Kutcher – who you likely recognize from That 70s Show, Punked, and Two and a Half Men – has been tapped to play Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in an indie film […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs wasn’t a fan of the name “Siri”
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
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Network World reports on a speech given by Siri co-founder Dag Kittlaus about the origins of the Siri name. In any event, Kittlaus recounted that Jobs wasn’t sold on the Siri name. Kittlaus, therefore, kept lobbying Steve Jobs to keep the Siri name, telling him quite consistently that “it’s a great name.” Still, Jobs wanted […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs wins Grammy Trustees Award
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
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Steve Jobs had a genuine affinity for music, and it was that love, according to Jobs in his biography, that enabled Apple to succeed with the iPod while other companies faltered. That Steve Jobs and Apple helped revolutionize the music industry is not in dispute. Indeed, one wonders how the music industry might look today […]
Continue reading...FBI releases their file on Steve Jobs
Thursday, February 9, 2012
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The FBI today released a 191-page file they had on Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. The file was the result of former President George H. W. Bush contemplating the appointment of Jobs to a Government position. Consequently, the FBI performed a thorough Level III background investigation into Jobs, the results of which are now open for […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs alleged threat to Push Pop Press
Friday, January 27, 2012
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The new interactive textbooks Apple showcased last week are quite similar to the highly praised and innovative iPad app “Our Choice”, which of course is based on a book by Apple board member and former Presidential candidate Al Gore. And not surprisingly, Apple’s textbook creation framework is similar in nature to the easy-to-use framework developed […]
Continue reading...Terry McGraw says Apple’s textbook announcement was the result of Steve Jobs’ vision
Saturday, January 21, 2012
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Apple this past week officially signaled their foray into the world of textbooks, a multi-billion dollar industry that the late Steve Jobs said he was interested in revolutionizing. And with all of the content creation tools Apple showcased last week, not to mention its partnership with the biggest textbook publishers on the planet, Apple may […]
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
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