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"CNBC Titans" Steve Jobs biography airs Thursday

by Michael Grothaus (Jun 23rd, 2011)

CNBC will air an unauthorized biography of Steve Jobs on its "CNBC Titans" show this Thursday. The season premiere of the Titans show will explore "the undisputed king of Silicon Valley for the better part of three decades." Being an unauthorized documentary, there's probably not that much new ...

iPads are becoming as important to doctors as their stethoscopes

by David Winograd (Mar 30th, 2011)

For many doctors, iPads are becoming "...as important to patient care as their stethoscope," according to a segment on CNBC. Last year about 22 percent of doctors started integrating iPads into their practice. At Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, iPads became a mainstay in patient care from ...

'Can Apple maintain profitability?' Yes.

by Kelly Guimont (Jan 4th, 2011)

Seriously? This is the question of the day? When people are still voicing serious and legitimate concerns about the rest of the economy? We're talking about a company with enough money in the bank to make a Goldman Sachs-sized investment in Facebook if it wanted to, more than triple the amount Dell ...

McGraw-Hill CEO: "The tablet is going to be just really terrific"

by Mike Schramm (Jan 26th, 2010)

McGraw-Hill's CEO Terry McGraw is obviously very excited that he's been asked to work with Apple on a brand new type of computer, and he just couldn't wait another 24 hours to tell somebody -- he showed up on CNBC today to talk about his company's latest earnings, and he more or less spills the ...

Reminder: Welcome to Macintosh airs tonight on CNBC, more docs to follow

by Michael Grothaus (Jan 4th, 2010)

As we mentioned a few days ago, CNBC will air Welcome to Macintosh tonight at 9:30Pm Eastern/6:30 Pacific time. Welcome to Macintosh is an indie documentary that provides an intimate look at Apple's history. It's been shown at different times and places over the past year, and you can also buy it ...

Welcome to Macintosh to air on CNBC on January 4th, 2010

by Steven Sande (Dec 29th, 2009)

If you missed Macworld Expo 2009 in San Francisco last January, then you probably missed the premiere showing of Welcome to Macintosh, an indie documentary that provides an intimate look at Apple's history. It's been shown at different times and places over the past year, and you can also buy it ...

CNBC to air 'Planet of the Apps' on January 7

by Michael Grothaus (Dec 28th, 2009)

I was just watching CNBC and saw a commercial for a special called "Planet of the Apps: A Handheld Revolution!" The one-hour program looks at how the launch of the Apple iPhone in June of 2007 gave birth to a revolution in mobile technology. The main site lists some highlight from the show, ...

CNBC: Apple beating recession

by Dave Caolo (Apr 10th, 2009)

A panel on CNBC's Fast Money was recently remarking on AAPL's apparent invulnerability to the recession that's currently affecting the United States, noting that it's jumped 40% so far this year, outperforming the NASDAQ. J.P. Mark of Farmhouse Equity Research suggests that the ...

Jim Cramer smackdown includes talk of Apple

by Mel Martin (Mar 13th, 2009)

I don't know if you watched the Jon Stewart interview with CNBC host Jim Cramer on the Daily Show last night. Stewart and Cramer have been feuding for a week about Cramer's bad financial advice, and the lack of any deep or meaningful reporting on CNBC as the market was melting down. As part of the ...

'Fake Steve' chides CNBC's Goldman in source foofaraw

by Robert Palmer (Jan 15th, 2009)

Dan Lyons, who once wrote the "Fake Steve Jobs" blog, criticized Silicon Valley bureau chief Jim Goldman for withholding information from sources inside Apple about Steve Jobs' health. The sparks fly in this video around the 3:30 mark. Lyons, on CNBC Reports, said Goldman had become the kind of ...

Steve Jobs takes 'medical leave of absence' until the end of June

by Robert Palmer (Jan 14th, 2009)

CNBC is reporting that Steve Jobs' health situation is "more serious" than previously thought, and Steve Jobs announced he is taking a "medical leave of absence" in a letter to Apple employees. He anticipates returning in July. Tim Cook, Chief Operating Officer, is taking over day-to-day operations ...

CNBC talks with Steve Jobs

by Dave Caolo (Sep 10th, 2008)

As usual, Steve Jobs sat down with the press after making a public product announcement. This time, it was with Jim Goldman, who asked Steve about the new iPods and his health. Noting that he could stand to gain a few pounds, Steve told Jim that he's "...doing fine" and "...surprised" by all the ...

iPhone browser share doubled since 3G launch

by Robert Palmer (Aug 19th, 2008)

According to HitsLink, the people who track web usage statistics, iPhone users account for about a third of one percent of web browsers on the Internet, the largest of any mobile platform. iPhone ranks fourth overall in terms of operating system market share, behind Windows, Mac, and Linux. On ...

Steve pitches the MacBook Air at CNBC

by Dave Caolo (Jan 15th, 2008)

As he usually does, Steve went on CNBC after this morning's keynote presentation to pitch his company's newest goodie. In this case, the MacBook Air. He talks about the size, of course, but also the relationship between Apple and Intel as well as the process of building the MacBook Air: "...We built ...

Scott on CNBC now in iTunes

by Michael Rose (Jun 12th, 2007)

In today's world, media cannot be lost but only transformed. In this specific case, TUAW's Scott McNulty's appearance on CNBC is the transformation target; if you had trouble watching the clip of the Face2Face segment in CNBC's Windows Media embed on their page, the video is now available in the ...