FBI file on Steve Jobs reveals he was considered for White House position
Thu, Feb 9, 2012 - The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has released its 191-page file on Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, revealing he was considered for an appointment to the White House in 1991, and that there was a bomb threat against him in 1985. ( 42 comments )
Former Apple product manager recounts how Jobs motivated first iPhone team
Fri, Feb 3, 2012 - When late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs assembled his first iPhone development team, he wasn't focused on conceiving a device that would run all sorts of apps and media but instead laid out a simple mission to his team: to create the first phone people would love so much, they'd never leave the house without it. ( 25 comments )
Tim Cook exposes the lie that Steve Jobs ignored philanthropy
Thu, Feb 2, 2012 - Speaking to employees, Apple's chief executive outlined how the company has participated in corporate philanthropy for years, a subject the company didn't aggressively boast about in public under Steve Jobs. ( 67 comments )
New Sony CEO looking to shift to Apple-like integration of hardware, software [u]
Thu, Feb 2, 2012 - Kazuo Hirai, Sony's newly-announced President and CEO, has ambitious plans for the consumer electronics giant that entail strategies that are often strongly associated with Apple: centralized top-down decision-making on products and a focus on software and service combined with hardware. ( 50 comments )
Steve Jobs inspired Best Buy to switch from celebrities to inventors for Super Bowl ad
Wed, Feb 1, 2012 - The numerous tributes to late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs after he died last October prompted big-box retailer Best Buy to change its Super Bowl advertising strategy from using celebrities to spotlighting inventors instead, according to a new report. ( 31 comments )
Steve Jobs asked Google to stop poaching Apple workers
Fri, Jan 27, 2012 - As part of a civil suit involving the employment practices of seven major tech firms, a court filing was unveiled on Friday that includes an email which late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs personally sent to former Google chief Eric Schmidt requesting an end to worker poaching. ( 46 comments )
Before he died, Steve Jobs kept a letter from Bill Gates by his bed
Fri, Jan 27, 2012 - In a new interview, Microsoft founder Bill Gates reveals he wrote a letter to Steve Jobs before he passed away, and the letter apparently meant so much to Jobs that he kept it at his bedside. ( 128 comments )
Bill Gates discusses Steve Jobs, Apple's iBooks & the future of education
Wed, Jan 25, 2012 - In a new interview, Microsoft founder Bill Gates discusses conversations he would have with the late Steve Jobs, and also shares his thoughts on the future of education in the wake of Apple's iPad textbook announcement. ( 73 comments )
President Obama points to Steve Jobs' ingenuity in State of the Union address
Tue, Jan 24, 2012 - U.S. President Barack Obama mentioned late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs as an example of America's best and brightest during the State of the Union address on Tuesday, which was attended by Jobs' widow Laurene Powell Jobs. ( 73 comments )
Steve Jobs's widow attending tonight's US State of the Union address
Tue, Jan 24, 2012 - Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, will be in attendance as an official guest at tonight's State of the Union address by U.S. President Barack Obama. ( 67 comments )
Book details Apple's 'packaging room,' Steve Jobs's interest in advanced cameras
Tue, Jan 24, 2012 - Apple has a secret room devoted solely to designing product packaging and what users experience when opening a new product, a new book reveals. It also gives details on Steve Jobs's interest in a startup camera company before he died late last year. ( 29 comments )
Commercial airliner named in honor of Steve Jobs
Mon, Jan 23, 2012 - A Virgin America Airbus A320 now has the quote, "Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish" emblazoned on its fuselage directly beneath the cockpit in tribute to late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. ( 30 comments )
Apple's overseas manufacturing operations offer flexibility, not just savings - report
Sun, Jan 22, 2012 - An in-depth report on Apple's manufacturing operations details the gains in flexibility, diligence and skilled labor availability that the company gains from producing its devices overseas, while offering rare commentary from its current and former executives. ( 149 comments )
Apple's digital textbooks with iBooks 2 were 'vision' of Steve Jobs
Fri, Jan 20, 2012 - Apple's newly unveiled textbook initiative for the iPad with iBooks 2 was a project spearheaded by the late Steve Jobs before his death. ( 35 comments )
Episodic TV patent credited to Steve Jobs could be used for rumored Apple TV
Tue, Jan 17, 2012 - Among a batch of new intellectual property granted to Apple by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office was a patent regarding a method of organizing episodic content, with the filing being credited to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. ( 23 comments )
iOS chief Scott Forstall called Apple's 'CEO-in-waiting'
Tue, Jan 17, 2012 - Though Apple just went through a major regime change in 2011, a new book declares that the company's senior vice president of iOS Software, Scott Forstall, is its "CEO-in-waiting." ( 61 comments )
Legal pressure from Apple prompts cancelation of Steve Jobs action figure
Mon, Jan 16, 2012 - An action figure from Hong Kong designed to look like late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has been canceled, after Apple's legal team and the Jobs family threatened the company behind the toy. ( 33 comments )
Former Apple CEO John Sculley says he never fired co-founder Steve Jobs
Fri, Jan 13, 2012 - Former Apple Chief Executive John Sculley has said in recent interviews that the late Steve Jobs was never fired from the company he helped found, an assertion that runs counter to Jobs' own public claims on the matter. ( 122 comments )
Apple trying to stop sale of Steve Jobs action figure
Thu, Jan 5, 2012 - Apple's legal team has set its sights on preventing a new lifelike figurine, designed to look like late Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs, from being sold for $99. ( 73 comments )
Inside Apple's 2011: Steve Jobs' achievements, battles and crises
Sat, Dec 31, 2011 - For Apple, 2011 marked a year of incredible accomplishments, capping a decade of deftly executed strategies including the development of Mac OS X, ten years of the iPod and the ten year anniversary of Apple Retail stores. But the year was also marked with technological tragedy, from Steve Jobs' final struggle with cancer to the cataclysmic earthquakes and tsunamis in Japan and flooding in Thailand. ( 31 comments )
Apple design chief Jonathan Ive awarded knighthood
Fri, Dec 30, 2011 - Jonathan Ive, Apple's senior vice president of industrial design, has been named a Knight Commander of the British Empire in the U.K.'s 2012 New Year Honours list, an honor he has described as "absolutely thrilling." ( 80 comments )
Steve Jobs' love affair with Japan
Fri, Dec 30, 2011 - Late Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs was somewhat well-known for being a Japanese Zen Buddhist, but few knew how deep his infatuation with Japan ran and how it helped shape who he was and the company he created. ( 50 comments )
Rare photo pictures young, rebellious Steve Jobs flipping IBM the bird
Fri, Dec 30, 2011 - A photo captured nearly 30 years ago and brought to light this week shows a shaggy-haired Steve Jobs, clad in blue jeans and a leather jacket, expressing his affection for then rival IBM while walking the streets of New York City in the lead up to the launch of the first Mac. ( 62 comments )
Hidden Stanford archive houses largest collection of historical Apple materials
Fri, Dec 30, 2011 - When Apple's financial hardships forced the company to abandon plans for its own corporate museum back in the late 1990s, the company elected to turn over its trove of materials to Stanford University's Silicon Valley Archives, which now retains the largest collection of such historic data in the world. ( 30 comments )
Apple headlines 8 of WSJ's 10 most-read corporate articles in 2011
Thu, Dec 29, 2011 - Apple came up as a frequent hot topic in business news this year, as evidenced by the fact that eight of the ten most-read corporate articles from The Wall Street Journal in 2011 were about the company and its co-founder Steve Jobs. ( 6 comments )
Rumor: Apple wants to launch 'iPad 3' on Feb. 24 birthday of Steve Jobs
Fri, Dec 23, 2011 - A new rumor from the Far East claims Apple is looking to launch a third-generation iPad next year on Feb. 24, which is the birthday of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. ( 61 comments )
1976 letter calls 21-year-old Steve Jobs a hard bargaining, secretive 'joker'
Thu, Dec 22, 2011 - Before he became one of the most recognizable people in the world, a 21-year-old Steve Jobs was met with skepticism in Silicon Valley when he was starting Apple. ( 21 comments )
Steve Jobs awarded posthumous Grammy, memorial statue unveiled in Hungary
Wed, Dec 21, 2011 - The Recording Academy announced on Wednesday that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is a posthumous recipient of a Special Merit Grammy award, while a software company in Budapest, Hungary has taken the wraps off a six-and-a-half-foot-tall memorial bronze statue of Jobs. ( 27 comments )
Apple's 15 years of NeXT
Wed, Dec 21, 2011 - Fifteen years ago, Apple announced plans to acquire NeXT Software, a move that would ultimately bring Steve Jobs back to the company he cofounded twenty years earlier. ( 69 comments )
Apple accounts for three of Google's top ten 2011 searches
Thu, Dec 15, 2011 - Three Apple-related search terms were included in Google's Zeitgeist 2011, with Steve Jobs, the iPhone 5 and iPad 2 all ranking as one of the top ten fastest-rising global queries recorded by the internet search giant. ( 4 comments )
Steve Jobs refused to talk philanthropy with biographer
Thu, Dec 15, 2011 - Though very few subjects were off-limits to biographer Walter Isaacson, one subject Apple co-founder Steve Jobs declined to talk about was what he planned to do with his wealth after he died. ( 103 comments )
Steve Jobs initially hated Apple's 'Think Different' campaign
Wed, Dec 14, 2011 - Late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' first reaction to the "Think Different" ad campaign was less than welcoming, calling it "crap" before ultimately changing his mind and running the now iconic series. ( 48 comments )
Steve Jobs loses to 'The Protester' as Time's 2011 Person of the Year
Wed, Dec 14, 2011 - Time magazine announced on Wednesday its annual "Person of the Year," awarding the title to "The Protester." Late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was recognized in a "Fond Farewell" from the magazine, while Apple CEO Tim Cook was identified as one of 2011's "People Who Mattered." ( 187 comments )
Apple founding documents sell for $1.6 million
Tue, Dec 13, 2011 - The original contract from 1976 that Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne signed to formally found the Apple Computer Company was sold at auction for more than ten times its estimated value. ( 21 comments )
Apple submits updated renderings, plans for Cupertino 'spaceship' campus
Tue, Dec 6, 2011 - Newly submitted renderings of Apple's proposed 13,000-employee mega-campus in Cupertino, Calif., depict a roof with a dark-grey material, a jogging path and modest changes to the ancillary fitness center. ( 39 comments )
Steve Jobs biography is Amazon's best selling book of 2011
Tue, Dec 6, 2011 - After only weeks of availability, Walter Isaacson's authorized biography of Steve Jobs has become Amazon's best-selling title of the year 2011. ( 25 comments )
Syria bans Apple's iPhone in attempt to silence protesters
Fri, Dec 2, 2011 - Government authorities in Syria have reportedly banned the use of Apple's iPhone, as the country tries to quell protesters who seek to oust President Bashar Assad. ( 60 comments )
Apple's founding contract expected to bring $150,000 at auction
Mon, Nov 28, 2011 - The signed contract that established what would become the world's most valuable tech company is one of the highlights of an upcoming auction, and is estimated to sell for at least $100,000. ( 21 comments )
Steve Jobs' wife to manage $4.6 billion trust of Disney shares
Wed, Nov 23, 2011 - Laurene Powell, the widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, will manage a $4.6 billion trust containing the 138 million shares of the Walt Disney Co. that Jobs acquired when he sold Pixar in 2006. ( 51 comments )
USPTO exhibit shows Jobs' cultural influence through patents, trademarks
Wed, Nov 23, 2011 - The USPTO has built an exhibit highlighting the many patents and trademarks of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, showcasing the tremendous influence the tech guru had on the industry and the world. ( 12 comments )
'Social Network' scribe 'strongly considering' Steve Jobs movie
Wed, Nov 23, 2011 - Aaron Sorkin, an Oscar-winning screenwriter for his work on The Social Network, has said he is "strongly considering" writing a movie based on the life of Steve Jobs. ( 47 comments )
New e-book recounts Steve Jobs e-mails to Apple customers
Tue, Nov 22, 2011 - Long known for engaging in personal correspondence with customers, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and his concise e-mails are the subject of a new e-book. ( 22 comments )
UK's chief rabbi meant no criticism of Steve Jobs, uses iPad & iPhone daily
Mon, Nov 21, 2011 - The chief rabbi of the United Kingdom has clarified his earlier comments about Apple and Steve Jobs, noting that while consumerism can be dangerous, products like the iPhone do offer true benefits. ( 53 comments )
UK's chief rabbi blames Apple for 'egocentric culture' [u]
Sun, Nov 20, 2011 - Lord Sacks, the Chief Rabbi in the U.K., has blamed Apple for creating a consumer society, comparing the iPad touchscreen tablet to a modern-day version of Moses' stone tablets that bore the Ten Commandments [updated]. ( 117 comments )
Apple VP shares four keys to company's success
Sat, Nov 19, 2011 - Drawing from 20 years of experience at Apple, Greg Joswiak, the company's vice president of worldwide iOS product marketing, has explained four keys to the company's success: focus, simplicity, courage and a commitment to being the best. ( 42 comments )
Steve Jobs wanted Apple to reinvent TVs, textbooks & photography
Fri, Nov 18, 2011 - A new interview with the biographer of Steve Jobs reveals that before he died, the Apple co-founder had three things he wanted to reinvent: the television, textbooks and photography. ( 65 comments )
George Clooney, Noah Wyle battling to play Steve Jobs in biopic
Fri, Nov 18, 2011 - As Hollywood rushes to make a film on the life of Steve Jobs, two prominent actors -- George Clooney and Noah Wyle -- are both rumored to be in contention for the lead role. ( 138 comments )
Enterprise adopting Apple products as company becomes 'easier to work with'
Wed, Nov 16, 2011 - Apple's recent success in the enterprise comes as the company has worked to cater to businesses' needs, and also as Chief Executive Tim Cook has shown a friendlier side than companies were used to with Steve Jobs. ( 82 comments )
Steve Jobs' 'Lost Interview:' Design is keeping 5,000 things in your brain
Tue, Nov 15, 2011 - Late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs viewed designing a product as the process of "keeping 5,000 things together in your brain" and getting them to fit together, according to an excerpt from the forthcoming screening of "Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview." ( 20 comments )
Former Google head chef recalls 'humble,' fashionably late Steve Jobs
Tue, Nov 15, 2011 - Google's first head chef this week offered a rare glimpse into the personal life of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, recalling that frequent visits to his restaurant showed the tech guru was a humble, if not fashionably late, individual. ( 37 comments )
Steve Jobs wanted Apple to build own cell network for first iPhone
Tue, Nov 15, 2011 - Before launching the first iPhone, late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs wanted to replace established mobile carriers by creating a proprietary network specifically for the handset by leveraging an unused license-free spectrum band. ( 39 comments )
Apple interest in Intel switch led to purchase of NeXT, return of Steve Jobs
Sun, Nov 13, 2011 - Apple's initial unsuccessful attempt to build a modern operating system in preparation for the switch to Intel processors led to the company's realization that it needed to purchase NeXT, a move that led to Steve Jobs' return to the company he co-founded. ( 69 comments )
Steve Jobs could be first posthumously-named Person of the Year
Wed, Nov 9, 2011 - Late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was nominated to be Time magazine's Person of the Year, and if selected could could become the first person to be posthumously awarded the distinction. ( 67 comments )
Facebook's Zuckerberg says he was coached by Steve Jobs
Mon, Nov 7, 2011 - Social networking guru Mark Zuckerberg says that Steve Jobs coached him on building Facebook, from company focus to choosing the right management team. ( 28 comments )
'Lost' 70-minute interview with Steve Jobs coming to select theaters in November
Sat, Nov 5, 2011 - A 70-minute interview from 1995 featuring the late Steve Jobs and the journalist Robert Cringely was presumed lost, but has since reappeared, and will be shown as a limited theatrical release in November. ( 67 comments )
Steve Jobs' $450 eyeglasses a hot seller following death
Fri, Nov 4, 2011 - Late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' trademark glasses, which cost roughly $450, have seen a dramatic spike in sales since his passing. ( 72 comments )
Game makers say Apple, Steve Jobs have most influence on industry
Fri, Nov 4, 2011 - A new survey of people working in the gaming world has found that Steve Jobs is the most influential person in the industry, and that insiders believe the iPhone is shaping the future of videogames. ( 92 comments )
Apple unveiling redesigned Fifth Ave glass cube on Friday
Thu, Nov 3, 2011 - Apple will temporarily close its flagship Fifth Ave retail store in New York on Thursday evening in preparation for the unveiling of the newly redesigned glass cube on Friday at 10:00 a.m. Eastern. ( 15 comments )
Steve Jobs biography sells 380K US copies in first week
Wed, Nov 2, 2011 - The newly released authorized biography of Steve Jobs moved nearly 380,000 copies in its first week in the U.S. alone, already making it one of the best selling titles of 2011. ( 43 comments )
Halloween tradition continues at Steve Jobs' home in Palo Alto
Tue, Nov 1, 2011 - The family of the late Steve Jobs has continued an annual tradition of hosting trick-or-treaters for Halloween at a "haunted garden" outside their home in Palo Alto, Calif., with two neighborhood children even coming by the house dressed up as an iPad and iPod. ( 35 comments )
Bill Gates not bothered by Steve Jobs's comments in biography
Mon, Oct 31, 2011 - Responding to unflattering comments made about him in Apple co-founder Steve Jobs's new biography, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said he's not bothered by the remarks. ( 88 comments )
Steve Jobs' sister shares his final moments, last words
Sun, Oct 30, 2011 - Novelist Mona Simpson, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' biological sister, has shared her eulogy for her brother, offering an intimate look at the last moments before he died, including his surprising last words. ( 136 comments )
NYT: Apple expected to release Siri-powered television by 2013
Thu, Oct 27, 2011 - Apple has reportedly been at work on a full-fledged high-definition television set for years, but the company's recent launch of Siri for the iPhone 4S is believed to be one of the final puzzle pieces necessary for Apple to launch its own TV. ( 134 comments )
Steve Jobs stayed tag-less by leasing a new car every six months
Thu, Oct 27, 2011 - One well-known quirk about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was that he never had a California tag affixed to his Mercedes -- something made possible through a legal loophole. ( 132 comments )
New Steve Jobs documentary to include never before seen interview
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 - A new documentary focusing on the life of Steve Jobs and featuring a never before seen interview with the Apple co-founder will air next week on PBS. ( 16 comments )
Fortune reporter shares behind-the-scenes stories, photos of Steve Jobs
Tue, Oct 25, 2011 - Steve Jobs' chronicler Brent Schlender has published several personal stories and photos from 25 years of covering Apple and its late co-founder, offering a unique look at how Steve Jobs interacted with the media. ( 14 comments )
Sony wants 'Social Network' scribe to pen Steve Jobs movie
Tue, Oct 25, 2011 - Aaron Sorkin, the screenwriter who won an Academy Award for his work on the film The Social Network, is reportedly being pursued to script a movie on the life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. ( 84 comments )
Steve Jobs was 'excited' about an Apple HDTV, but content deals are needed
Tue, Oct 25, 2011 - Though Steve Jobs said he "cracked" the secret to building an easy-to-use television set, a true Apple HDTV reportedly remains held up by content providers, who are reluctant to allow Apple to offer subscription-based plans to customers. ( 97 comments )
Steve Jobs left iTunes creator in charge of connected TV initiative
Mon, Oct 24, 2011 - Jeff Robbin, an Apple vice president and engineer who helped create both iTunes and the iPod, is leading the company's efforts to produce a connected TV with integrated search functionality, according to a new report. ( 70 comments )
Steve Jobs biography on pace to become Amazon's best seller of 2011
Mon, Oct 24, 2011 - After officially going on sale today, Walter Isaacson's authorized biography of Steve Jobs may become the top selling book of 2011 for the world's largest online retailer, Amazon.com. ( 27 comments )
Steve Jobs biography arrives early on iBooks, Amazon's Kindle [u]
Sun, Oct 23, 2011 - The much-anticipated authorized biography on Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has arrived a few hours early for customers who purchased the book through Amazon's Kindle ebook platform or the iBookstore [updated]. ( 30 comments )
Apple makes 'Celebrating Steve' event video publicly available
Sun, Oct 23, 2011 - A special event filmed live at Apple's corporate campus in Cupertino, Calif., was published by the company on its website on Sunday, allowing the world to see how Apple said goodbye to its late co-founder, Steve Jobs. ( 53 comments )
'60 Minutes' features previously unheard interviews with Steve Jobs
Sun, Oct 23, 2011 - Ahead of Monday's release of the authorized biography of Steve Jobs, CBS news magazine 60 Minutes offered a closer look at the book and the life of the Apple co-founder. ( 18 comments )
Steve Jobs trusted Tim Cook to "know exactly what to do"
Fri, Oct 21, 2011 - Excerpts from Steve Jobs' upcoming biography have been leaked online, giving new insight into the relationship between the Apple co-founder his eventual successor. ( 37 comments )
Steve Jobs was ‘annoyed and depressed’ over initial reaction to iPad launch
Fri, Oct 21, 2011 - Walter Isaacson's authorized biography of Steve Jobs has leaked additional details about how Apple's co-founder felt about the populist, disdainful attacks on the products his teams worked to produce, noting in particular the launch of last year's iPad. ( 223 comments )
Steve Jobs told biographer he 'cracked' the secret to a simple HDTV
Fri, Oct 21, 2011 - The forthcoming biography of Steve Jobs reveals that he worked to build an integrated, easy-to-use Apple television set, and that he felt he had "cracked" the concept for such a device. ( 198 comments )
Steve Jobs had his DNA sequenced for $100K to fight cancer
Fri, Oct 21, 2011 - Desperate to win his battle against cancer, Steve Jobs paid $100,000 to have all of the genes of his cancer tumor and his normal DNA sequenced. ( 54 comments )
Steve Jobs left designer Jony Ive more power than anyone at Apple
Fri, Oct 21, 2011 - Apple's widely praised design chief Jonathan Ive has no true boss who can tell him what to do at the company, a distinction put in place by Steve Jobs himself. ( 103 comments )
Apple director says Steve Jobs told team not to ask "What would Steve do?"
Thu, Oct 20, 2011 - Apple board member Al Gore said in an interview on Friday that the late Steve Jobs had specifically told CEO Tim Cook and others to avoid asking themselves what he would have done while attempting to carry on his legacy. ( 62 comments )
Steve Jobs vowed to 'destroy' Google Android, called it a 'stolen product'
Thu, Oct 20, 2011 - Steve Jobs said he would spend his "last dying breath" fighting Google's Android mobile operating system because he viewed it as a "stolen product," according to an upcoming biography on the Apple co-founder. ( 374 comments )
Biographer tells how Steve Jobs regretted delaying cancer treatment
Thu, Oct 20, 2011 - Walter Isaacson, the author of the forthcoming biography of Steve Jobs, will appear in an interview with 60 Minutes on Sunday, and in a brief preview he discusses how Jobs regretted his decision to delay cancer treatment in 2004. ( 72 comments )
Apple pays tribute to Steve Jobs as thousands watch [u]
Wed, Oct 19, 2011 - Thousands of employees gathered at Apple's corporate campus in California for a tribute to the late Steve Jobs, while even more retail employees watched a live stream of the event as their stores closed [updated photos]. ( 25 comments )
Steve Jobs worked on Apple's 'next product' the day before he died
Wed, Oct 19, 2011 - Providing more evidence that Steve Jobs stayed involved at Apple until the very end, the CEO of Japanese carrier Softbank revealed that Jobs was making phone calls about Apple's unnamed "next product" the day before he passed away. ( 83 comments )
Apple launches Steve Jobs tribute site with personal messages
Wed, Oct 19, 2011 - Compiling some of the many e-mails the company has received since the passing of Steve Jobs, Apple launched a new feature on its website on Wednesday called "Remembering Steve." ( 6 comments )
Apple retail stores to shutter Wednesday for Steve Jobs celebration
Tue, Oct 18, 2011 - Apple on Wednesday will pause retail store operations in the U.S. for three hours to pay tribute to Steve Jobs and allow employees to watch a live broadcast of a celebration to take place at the company's headquarters during the same time. ( 7 comments )
Dropbox rejected nine-figure buyout offer from Apple in 2009
Tue, Oct 18, 2011 - Cloud-based file storage service Dropbox turned down a multi-million-dollar offer from Apple and a personal pitch from Steve Jobs in 2009, a new profile of the company has revealed. ( 124 comments )
Friends, family & colleagues of Steve Jobs spoke at 'moving' memorial
Mon, Oct 17, 2011 - A memorial held on Sunday for late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was described as "incredibly moving," with speeches made by his friends and family, and performances from world-renowned artists. ( 81 comments )
Celebrities, CEOs & a former president attended Steve Jobs memorial
Mon, Oct 17, 2011 - A private memorial for Steve Jobs, held Sunday at Stanford Memorial Church, was attended by a long list of notable people, including politicians, actors, musicians and peers of the late Apple co-founder. ( 54 comments )
California governor declares Sunday "Steve Jobs Day," memorial planned
Fri, Oct 14, 2011 - California Gov. Jerry Brown announced Friday that Sunday, Oct. 16 will be "Steve Jobs Day" statewide, and will coincide with a private memorial planned for the Apple co-founder at Stanford University. ( 89 comments )
iOS chief Scott Forstall profiled as a 'maddeningly political' mini-Steve Jobs
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 - Apple senior vice president of iOS software Scott Forstall is hailed in a new interview as a polarizing genius, and potentially what the company needs to continue its remarkable growth story in a post-Jobs era. ( 89 comments )
Steve Jobs described as romantic teen in Rolling Stone magazine feature
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 - Rolling Stone magazine in a forthcoming feature describes personas of the late Steve Jobs widely unknown to the public, including his “almost 100 percent romantic” teen years. ( 12 comments )
Steve Jobs' cause of death officially listed as respiratory arrest
Mon, Oct 10, 2011 - Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died of respiratory arrest caused by a pancreatic tumor, according to a copy of his death certificate. ( 67 comments )
Apple to hold celebration of Steve Jobs for employees Wed., Oct. 19
Mon, Oct 10, 2011 - Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook has reportedly sent out an e-mail to his employees informing them of a private celebration of the life of the late Steve Jobs next Wednesday, Oct. 19. ( 10 comments )
Steve Jobs knew his time was short, focused on family first
Fri, Oct 7, 2011 - After years of battling complications arising from his initial bout with cancer, Steve Jobs learned in February that his time was finally running out. In his final months, he surrounded himself with those most important to him: his wife and his children. ( 43 comments )
Sony Pictures acquiring movie rights for new Steve Jobs biography
Fri, Oct 7, 2011 - Sony Pictures is reportedly inking a $1 to 3 million deal with Steve Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson to produce a new film profiling the Apple co-founders' life. ( 56 comments )
Steve Jobs' private memorial service to be held today
Fri, Oct 7, 2011 - Two days after his passing on Wednesday, family and friends of Steve Jobs will gather at an undisclosed location to celebrate the life and grieve the death of the visionary Apple co-founder. ( 16 comments )
Steve Jobs memorial at Apple's Fifth Ave store continues to grow
Fri, Oct 7, 2011 - Visitors continue to mourn the loss of Steve Jobs at Apple's flagship Fifth Avenue store in New York City, showing their respects with hundreds of yellow Post-it notes and apples. ( 16 comments )
Google, Samsung postpone phone launch event out of respect for Steve Jobs
Fri, Oct 7, 2011 - Google and Samsung have canceled an event planned for next week where the companies were supposed to announce the first smartphone based on Android "Ice Cream Sandwich," a move reportedly made in response to the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. ( 193 comments )
Apple Board of Directors at 'crossroads' after death of Steve Jobs
Fri, Oct 7, 2011 - The passing of Steve Jobs has put a spotlight on Apple's board of directors, as onlookers wonder whether the company will expand and diversify the board to bring about a new era. ( 122 comments )
Steve Jobs agreed to biography so his children could know him better
Fri, Oct 7, 2011 - Just a few weeks before his death, Steve Jobs revealed in an interview that he agreed to an authorized biography on his life so that his children could know why he wasn't always there for them. ( 44 comments )
