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Woz says Apple could not emerge in Singapore

by Mike Schramm (Dec 15th, 2011)

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak got a little political lately, saying in an interview with the BBC that a society like Singapore, with its relatively strict approach to aberrant behavior, would never be able to host a company like Apple, with its early days of long-haired weirdos working on ...

Woz praises the iPhone 4S on TCTV

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 14th, 2011)

Steve Wozniak is first in line for the iPhone 4S at the Apple store in Los Gatos, California and TechCrunch caught up with the Apple co-founder to conduct a quick interview. TechCrunch asked him the one question everyone wants to know - why does he wait in line when he could get one shipped to ...

Woz on Steve: "He deserves some 'Steve time'"

by Dave Caolo (Aug 25th, 2011)

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak spoke with Byte magazine after Steve Jobs -- Woz's former partner -- publicly resigned. Right at the beginning of the interview, Woz describes the sacrifices Jobs has had to make with this own time and attention during his term at Apple: "...I mean, just your ...

Woz interested in returning to Apple in an active role

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 9th, 2011)

While in Brighton, England attending a computer server conference, Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, told a reporter he would be open to returning to Apple in a active role if Apple or Steve Jobs requested it. Currently, Wozniak is chief scientist of storage start-up Fusion-io, but he remains ...

The Engadget Show featuring Steve Wozniak's white iPhone

by David Quilty (Feb 1st, 2011)

You may remember when Steve Wozniak flashed his (fake) white iPhone on CNN back in December, but Engadget now has something even better -- a 6-minute video of Woz discussing his white iPhone and talking about how he bought the parts from a teenager who Apple later shut down. The video is an edited ...

Woz speaks up on net neutrality (video)

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 22nd, 2010)

Steve Wozniak stepped up the plate earlier this week and spoke out on net neutrality. In both a written statement and a quick interview while at the recent FCC hearing on net neutrality, Woz singled out the telecommunication companies for their deceptive practices and monopolistic behaviors. ...

Found Footage: iPad portrait of Woz

by Michael Gray (Dec 14th, 2010)

David Newman is an accomplished painter who's been using Apple computers since 1984. The above video shows him painting a portrait of none other than Steve Wozniak, which the Apple founder has started using as his Facebook profile picture. Newman sat with Woz for 3 hours creating the portrait ...

Woz gets quizzed on Wait Wait

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 13th, 2010)

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is something special. He has an uncanny wit and carefree personality that makes everyone smile. His latest foray into the public spotlight found him as a guest on the NPR program Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! In the show, host Peter Sagal quizzes celebrities, asking them ...

Woz flashes fake white iPhone 4 on CNN

by Steven Sande (Dec 9th, 2010)

You've got to hand it to Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Although he hasn't really done anything for the company since 1987, he is becoming quite the TV star. He's been a competitor on Dancing with the Stars, did a cameo on Big Bang Theory, and was recently seen on CNN flashing a white iPhone 4. A ...

These are a few of Woz's favorite things

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Dec 6th, 2010)

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak enchanted members of a press tour late last week with the nine gadgets that proved most influential on his development as a computer guru. His picks range from an IBM programmable punch-card machine to the Honeywell Kitchen Computer (above) to an original version ...

Apple buys former HP campus in Cupertino

by Sam Abuelsamid (Nov 30th, 2010)

In the latest sign of a trend that has been ongoing in the tech industry for more than a decade, Apple has gobbled up another big chunk of land in Cupertino, CA that is being vacated by Hewlett-Packard. Apple recently closed on a deal to buy HP's 98 acre Cupertino campus for an undisclosed price. ...

Steve Wozniak didn't say Android will win the smartphone race [Updated]

by Dave Caolo (Nov 18th, 2010)

Update: Woz spoke with Engadget to clear up the newspaper quote. He told Engadget that he was describing the Android's ability to respond to certain voice commands, specifically, "Navigate to Joe's Diner." He says that he then suggested that Apple would most likely catch up through its acquisition ...

Found Footage: Woz on Big Bang Theory

by Dave Caolo (Oct 1st, 2010)

Nerds squealed with delight last night as the geekiest comedy on American television, The Big Bang Theory, featured a cameo by Steve Wozniak. The Apple co-founder played himself in a brief scene with the gang from the show (Is that his daughter next to him at the table?). He was pretty funny and ...

Reminder: Woz on Big Bang Theory tonight

by Mike Schramm (Sep 30th, 2010)

Finally! Tonight's the night! We first heard months ago that our own Steve Wozniak was coming to the nerdy sitcom Big Bang Theory, and tonight is the night that he makes his appearance. We're still not sure how or why he'll show up, but tonight's episode is about scientist Sheldon trying to put his ...

In Brief: Woz' Big Bang Theory episode airs September 30th

by Mike Schramm (Aug 30th, 2010)

I'm looking forward to the Big Bang Theory episode with Steve Wozniak, both because I'm a fan of the show, and because who doesn't love the Woz? A post on the CBS forums says that the episode with the Apple co-founder is coming up on September 30th, just the second episode of the show's new season. ...