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Why Steve Jobs Wanted an Official Biography Written About Him (It’s for His Kids)

When Steve Jobs official biography was announced, everyone wondered why the notoriously private Steve Jobs would let Walter Isaacson, the author, interview him over 40 times, let Isaacson talk to family and friends and pretty much have unprecedented access to Jobs’ entire life. Turns out Jobs had a very personal reason. Isaacson saw him a…

Tech News Casey Chan Oct 7

Watch Steve Jobs Talk About How Serious Apple Takes Location Privacy

In this video spliced together by AllThingsD, you’ll see Steve Jobs and Andy Rubin talk about location privacy and their platform’s philosophy on privacy. It’s very interesting to look back on these interviews given what has happened given the iSpy conspiracy. https://kotaku.com/ispy-conspiracy-your-iphone-is-secretly-tracking-every-5793925 Here’s what Jobs says: We take privacy extremely seriously. As an example we…

Tech News Casey Chan Apr 26

The Life Story of the Man Writing Steve Jobs’ Life Story

Walter Isaacson is the man tasked to write iSteve: The Book of Jobs, which of course is the official, authorized, biography of Steve Jobs. But who in the hell is Walter Isaacson, you ask? Long story short, Isaacson is an extremely accomplished writer and editor who wriggled his way into this gig by persistently working…

Tech News Adrian Covert Apr 11

Bon Jovi Thinks Steve Jobs Personally Killed the Music Industry

The music industry is dying! That we know. But who’s to blame? Shawn Fanning, the inventor of Napster? Countless millions of music downloaders? Soulja Boy? No! It’s Steve Jobs. So says Jon Bon Jovi, a fellow whose songs I sometimes play in Rock Band. Here’s what he told the the Sunday Times Magazine: Kids today…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Mar 14

Watch the iPad 2 Keynote Again

If you missed today’s iPad 2 announcement, you can either catch up at live.gizmodo.com (with Jason’s witty zingers) or watch the full keynote over at Apple (with Steve Jobs’ reality distortion field). Your choice. [Apple]

Tech News Casey Chan Mar 2

Watch a Young Steve Jobs Get Nervous About Being on TV

This is a clip of a young Steve Jobs appearing on a local TV show, it’s probably one of the first times he appeared on TV and it’s just awesome. But I can’t figure out what I like most about the video. Is it the lovely 70’s facial hair? The shock on his face and…

Tech News Casey Chan Feb 9

Steve Jobs Action Figure Now Equipped with Ninja Stars

The world may never know whether Steve Jobs actually packed ninja stars on that fateful flight to Japan, but in the (extremely likely) event that he didn’t, you can recreate the fantasy on your own. In action figure form! https://gizmodo.com/was-steve-jobs-busted-for-bringing-throwing-stars-into-5637551 The newest model figurine some pretty intricate updates—a wedding band on Steve’s hand, more durable…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jan 18

Bounty Placed on Steve Jobs Private Jet Pics

JOBS! Is he coming to New York for tomorrow’s Verizon iPhone bonanza? Who knows! But if he is, plane enthusiast site NYCAviation.com is offering a reward for sexy photos of his Gulfstream landing. Get to your runway stalking positions NOW! The reward is a bit vague at the moment—”something substantial, like a decent size gift…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jan 10

Oh Look, It’s Steve Jobs’ New Years Resolutions on a Napkin

Did you make any new years resolutions? It looks like Steve Jobs sure did, he marked down very reachable goals for 2011 on a napkin. Sounds like it’ll be a good year for him! [Scoopertino via TiPb]

Tech News Casey Chan Jan 5

A Young Steve Jobs Extols the Virtues of California

In 1985, Playboy talked to an enthusiastic 29-year-old Steve Jobs. In that lengthy interview, the entirety of which has been recently reposted online, Jobs touches on many topics, including the allure of California in the 1960s. Namely: Dylan and LSD. Yup. Playboy: Was Wozniak obsessed at certain periods? Jobs: [Laughs] Yes, but not just with…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Nov 19

The Easiest Way To Dress Up As Steve Jobs For Halloween

Sadly, iWear is fake. But oh it would be magical! Packaging a black mock turtleneck, blue jeans and New Balance sneakers is remarkable. The glasses (sold separately) are a great touch. You’ll feel incredible, amazing, and phenomenal. Apple just re-invented clothes. If you didn’t catch on, that’s how people talk when they wear Apple clothes…

Tech News Casey Chan Oct 30

Google Co-Founders Wanted Steve Jobs To Be CEO of Google

When Sergey Brin and Larry Page were first looking for a CEO to run Google, they met with Steve Jobs. The Google co-founders left that meeting wanting the CEO of Apple to become the CEO of Google. According to interviews in Bloomberg’s documentary series, Game Changers, that’s who the two boywonders wanted as their head…

Tech News Casey Chan Oct 30

The Back to the Mac Event in 104 Incredible, Remarkable, Amazing Seconds

Last week’s Back to the Mac event carried on for an hour or two, but only about two minutes of it was really important. Here’s the entire event, stripped of everything boring, ordinary, and unmagical. Everyone loves koalas. [TechCrunch]

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Oct 27

RIM Co-CEO Fires Back at Apple and Its ‘Distortion Field’

During an earnings call yesterday, Steve Jobs made a surprise appearance to talk Apple up and talk down just about everyone else. But RIM’s co-CEO Jim Balsillie has a message for those who exist outside of Apple’s “distortion field:” https://gizmodo.com/shit-my-jobs-says-earnings-call-edition-5667183 For those of us who live outside of Apple’s distortion field, we know that 7″…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Oct 19

25 Years Ago Today, Steve Jobs Left Apple

On September 16, 1985, seven years after he had started the company with his friend Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs resigned as chairman of Apple Computer. Twelve years later to the day, the company announced that he was back. In the years leading up to his departure, Steve Jobs had been obsessively working on his personal…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Sep 16

What Is a Ninja Star?

Whether it’s true or not, Apple is denying that Steve Jobs ninja star story. But you might still wonder, what exactly is this forbidden implement, where did it come from and how do you throw it? https://gizmodo.com/was-steve-jobs-busted-for-bringing-throwing-stars-into-5637551 It’s a tactical tool from ancient Japan… The “ninja star” is really just a shuriken—Japanese for “dart” or…

Tech News Sam Biddle Sep 14

A Story About Woz and Jobs, Actual Partners in Crime

When Steve Jobs singled out Steve Wozniak as his “partner in crime” at yesterday’s event, he wasn’t just speaking figuratively. Here’s Woz recounting the time he, Jobs, and the infamous Captain Crunch got picked up by the police for phreaking. https://gizmodo.com/all-the-cool-new-stuff-from-apple-5627368 And here’s Jobs’ take, recalling the Blue Box era with decidedly less drama. Though…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Sep 2

If Apple Can’t Deal With Facebook’s “Onerous” Terms For Ping, Why Is It In Apple’s Keynote Screenshots? [Updated]

Did Steve Jobs pull Facebook support for Ping, Apple’s new music-focused social networking service, at the last second? Ping launched yesterday without support for Facebook, the world’s most popular social networking service. This is a bummer because being able to import friends from Facebook — and being able to export Ping activity to Facebook —…

Tech News Dan Frommer - Business Insider Sep 2

BGR Says Last Week’s Steve Jobs Emails Are Real

Last week, BGR posted a Steve Jobs email exchange in which the CEO told an irate iPhone user to “calm down.” Apple said the messages were fake, but BGR is standing by his story, offering the email headers as proof. https://gizmodo.com/steve-jobs-to-angry-iphone-4-user-calm-down-relax-5577316 The exchange was an unusual one to begin with—Jobs has been brief in the…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jul 3

Steve Jobs On Conflict Minerals: “It’s a Very Difficult Problem”

Over the weekend, the Times ran a powerful op-ed piece that shed light on another dark link in the consumer electronics supply chain: the use of Congolese conflict minerals. In an email, Steve Jobs admitted “it’s a very difficult problem.” https://gizmodo.com/how-gadgets-are-perpetuating-atrocities-in-congo-5573986 After reading the Times piece, a reader of Wired.com wrote the responsive CEO an…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jun 28

SteveJobs

Why Steve Jobs Wanted an Official Biography Written About Him (It’s for His Kids)

Watch Steve Jobs Talk About How Serious Apple Takes Location Privacy

The Life Story of the Man Writing Steve Jobs’ Life Story

Bon Jovi Thinks Steve Jobs Personally Killed the Music Industry

Watch the iPad 2 Keynote Again

Watch a Young Steve Jobs Get Nervous About Being on TV

Steve Jobs Action Figure Now Equipped with Ninja Stars

Bounty Placed on Steve Jobs Private Jet Pics

Oh Look, It’s Steve Jobs’ New Years Resolutions on a Napkin

A Young Steve Jobs Extols the Virtues of California

The Easiest Way To Dress Up As Steve Jobs For Halloween

Google Co-Founders Wanted Steve Jobs To Be CEO of Google

The Back to the Mac Event in 104 Incredible, Remarkable, Amazing Seconds

RIM Co-CEO Fires Back at Apple and Its ‘Distortion Field’

25 Years Ago Today, Steve Jobs Left Apple

What Is a Ninja Star?

A Story About Woz and Jobs, Actual Partners in Crime

If Apple Can’t Deal With Facebook’s “Onerous” Terms For Ping, Why Is It In Apple’s Keynote Screenshots? [Updated]

BGR Says Last Week’s Steve Jobs Emails Are Real

Steve Jobs On Conflict Minerals: “It’s a Very Difficult Problem”

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