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Bill Gates's original PC game now on iPhone

by Dave Caolo (Feb 10th, 2012)

Donkey, or more properly DONKEY.BAS, was computer game co-written by Bill Gates in 1981. It was included in early versions of the PC-DOS operating system and had players drive a car down a street while avoiding donkeys. Why there were so many donkeys on the road is a mystery. Today, Donkey is ...

Daily Update for January 30, 2012

by Steven Sande (Jan 30th, 2012)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player (requires ...

Daily Update for January 25, 2012

by Steven Sande (Jan 25th, 2012)

Bill Gates discusses Steve Jobs, iBooks and education in new interview

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 25th, 2012)

When you think of Apple, you may think of their longtime rival in the OS space, Microsoft. When you think of Mac OS, you may think of Windows (drawing comparisons between the two since Windows debuted), and when you think of Steve Jobs, you often think of Bill Gates. The two founders of two giant ...

Walter Isaacson reportedly to expand Jobs biography

by Mike Schramm (Dec 16th, 2011)

Steve Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson spoke recently at a meeting hosted by the Commonwealth Club of California, and said that he very likely will add an addendum to the already 630-page biography of Apple's co-founder. "This is the first or second draft" of the book, he reportedly said. "It's ...

A history of Steve Jobs at the D Conference

by Dave Caolo (Aug 26th, 2011)

Over the years, Steve Jobs has made several appearances at the D Conference. He's shared the stage with Walt Mossberg, Bill Gates and others in the now iconic red chairs. AllThingsD has compiled a brief history of Steve's remarkable moments at the event, some of which are described below. Tablet ...

Apple's value is more than Microsoft and Intel combined

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 4th, 2011)

Apple's market cap is now greater than Microsoft and Intel combined. When the market closed on Friday, Microsoft had a market cap of US$201.59 billion and Intel had a cap of $115.21 billion. Combined, they have a market cap of $316.8 billion which is just below the $317.60 billion of Apple. ...

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen: Steve Jobs is "monomaniacal"

by Mel Martin (Apr 25th, 2011)

I doubt Steve Jobs will regard being called monomaniacal as an insult. My dictionary defines the word as 'An inordinate or obsessive zeal or interest in a single thing or subject." That sounds pretty much like the Apple co-founder and CEO. The comments from Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen came ...

Steve Jobs on Bill Gates over the years

by Mel Martin (Jul 4th, 2010)

To say the least, Bill and Steve had had an interesting rivalry over the years. Of course, Bill Gates has retired to charity work leaving Steve Ballmer in charge of Microsoft. The Huffington Post has put a fun post together of some of Jobs' best quotes about Gates. My favorite is from 2006: "I ...

Bill Gates on the iPad: Needs a stylus and a keyboard

by Mel Martin (Feb 11th, 2010)

Bill Gates thinks the iPad is OK, but lacking compared to his own vision of tablet computing. Speaking to business blog Bnet he said, "You know, I'm a big believer in touch and digital reading, but I still think that some mixture of voice, the pen, and a real keyboard-in other words a netbook-will ...

Found Footage: The Story of Macintosh

by Steven Sande (Jan 18th, 2010)

Denver-area Mac consultant Mike Kimble is no stranger to Apple; he worked at an Apple reseller prior to the introduction of the Mac in 1984, and he's been involved with Macs and other Apple products ever since. Mike recently found several old Apple tapes that were sent to his business back around ...

Some thoughts on the new Microsoft ads

by Mel Martin (Mar 30th, 2009)

Well, the new ad blitz from Microsoft has begun. Advertising agency Crispin Porter + Boguksy is back at it with a new web video and click through banners that tell the story of Lauren, a Los Angeles woman (and member of the Screen Actors Guild) who was recruited from Craigslist. She supposedly ...

Microsoft airs second ad, campaign makes sense

by Robert Palmer (Sep 12th, 2008)

Microsoft aired the second in its series of new ads featuring Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates, and unlike the first ad, we finally discover that the pair are trying to find out what life is like for the average person. Since Gates "lives in a moon house over Seattle" and Seinfeld "has so many cars ...

Steve Jobs/Bill Gates D5 interview available in iTunes

by Scott McNulty (Jun 4th, 2007)

Steve Jobs and Bill Gates sat down with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher at the All Things Digital conference for a joint interview the other day. The footage of the interview was posted at the D5 website, but it was broken up into chunks. Now you can watch, or listen, to the interview in its ...

Video highlights of the Steve and Bill show

by Michael Rose (May 31st, 2007)

In case you missed the Engadget liveblog of last night's lovefest between Big Mac and El PC, the folks at the D conference have posted complete video coverage and a highlight reel (above) of Steve and Bill's excellent adventure. Enjoy the show, and please open any hard candies in advance of the ...