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Early Apple employee Jerry Manock remembers Steve Jobs

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 10th, 2012)

When you think of notable, early Apple employees, you think of the big names like Steve Wozniak, Andy Hertzfeld, and John Sculley. Beyond these key names are a multitude of lesser-known people who played a crucial role in the early years of the company. One such employee is Jerry Manock, who ...

Former Warner Music Group Chairman discusses Apple upon exit

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 1st, 2012)

I don't know about you, but I would have loved to be a fly on the wall when Apple was negotiating its iTunes deals with the major record labels. We can't go back in time, but we can get an occasional glimpse of what it was like from those who were there. Such a person is exiting Warner Music Group ...

Happy 28th Birthday, Macintosh!

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 24th, 2012)

It's hard to believe that 28 years have passed since the Macintosh was introduced by a young, bowtie-clad Steve Jobs, on January 24, 1984. It was Apple's annual stockholder meeting and Jobs (and his Macintosh crew) were going to unveil the Macintosh to the public. It was a magic moment aptly ...

How Apple tests product packaging

by Steven Sande (Jan 24th, 2012)

We all know just how obsessive Apple is about the little things. Scott Forstall, Apple's VP of iOS software, has mentioned that he uses a photographer's loupe to make sure that every pixel on the iOS interface is "just right." Now an upcoming book opens the door on a secret room at Apple HQ where ...

iPod shuffle debuted on this day in 2005

by Steven Sande (Jan 11th, 2012)

On January 11, 2005, Apple introduced the iPod shuffle to the world. Designed as a way to enjoy music while exercising, the shuffle brought random play of music to the iPod. The first edition of this device looked remarkably like a white stick of gum, featuring no display or scroll wheel, and ...

Steve Jobs's long and complex relationship with Japan

by Michael Rose (Dec 30th, 2011)

Japanese writer Hayashi Nobuyuki has written a thoughtful article on Steve Jobs and Japan, covering both the professional and personal influences that helped shape Jobs's path through life and with Apple. The piece has been translated into English, and it's worth a read. Jobs considered himself ...

Steve Jobs statue unveiled in Budapest

by Steven Sande (Dec 22nd, 2011)

Tech Crunch reports that a life-size statue of Steve Jobs has been unveiled in Budapest, Hungary. The statue captures Jobs with an iPhone in one hand and gesturing with the other as he strides across an imaginary keynote stage. It was commissioned by Gabor Bojar, the founder and chairman of ...

Steve Jobs awarded posthumous special Grammy

by Dave Caolo (Dec 22nd, 2011)

Steve Jobs has been awarded a posthumous Grammy by the Recording Academy. On Wednesday the group announced the winners of its 2012 Special Merit Awards, including musician Dave Bartholomew, recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder and Steve Jobs. Jobs, Bartholomew and Van Gelder were awarded the ...

Apple's founding contract sells for nearly $1.6 million

by Dave Caolo (Dec 14th, 2011)

Last month we learned Sotheby's would auction off an original Apple contract signed by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. Experts expected it to fetch around $100,000 - $150,000. Turns out they were way off, because the document sold for almost 1.6 million bucks. When the auction ...

First reviews of Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview appear

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 14th, 2011)

Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview is a TV interview turned feature film that will be shown this week in Landmark Theatres across the US. The interview was originally recorded in 1995 when Jobs had left Apple and contains a lively conversation between Robert Cringely and Jobs. Ten minutes of the ...

Steve Jobs's story of the stones

by Steven Sande (Nov 11th, 2011)

Next week, Landmark Theaters in 19 US cities will screen a 70-minute "lost interview" featuring Steve Jobs. The interview was done in 1996 by Robert X. Cringely for his PBS series "Triumph of the Nerds" and is being released in unedited form as Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview. Philip ...

iPod designer Tony Fadell takes on thermostats with Nest Labs

by Dave Caolo (Oct 25th, 2011)

Tony Fadell, Apple's former Senior Vice President of the iPod Division, oversaw iPod and iPhone development between 2001 and 2009. Ten years after his most iconic project first saw the light of day, the "father of the iPod" has a new product: Nest, a home thermostat that's smarter than the average ...

10 years ago today, the original iPod changed music

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Oct 23rd, 2011)

Happy 10th anniversary to the iPod! It was introduced at a low-key Steve Jobs presentation on October 23, 2001, when the country and the consumer electronics market were still reeling from the events of six weeks earlier. The 5 GB device designed to put "1,000 songs in your pocket" wound up not ...

Fortune to publish first excerpt from Isaacson's biography of Jobs

by Matt Tinsley (Oct 20th, 2011)

On Monday, the scheduled release date for Steve Jobs: A Biography, Fortune Magazine will publish an exclusive excerpt from Walter Isaacson's highly anticipated biography of Steve Jobs. The sections to appear will focus on Steve's working relationship with the former CEO of Microsoft, Bill ...

Businessweek profiles Scott Forstall

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 13th, 2011)

Apple's iPhone 4S press event showcased the talents and personalities of Apple's executive leadership including CEO Tim Cook and Phil Schiller. One standout was vice-president Scott Forstall who, in the absence of Steve Jobs, is expected to take a bigger role at Apple. In a lengthy article, ...