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Steve Jobs Could Have Lived Longer, Had He Enough Product-Launch Drive - Speculation

Softbank CEO and Apple partner Masayoshi Son has revealed in an interview that Steve Jobs worked on his company’s products and announcements until his last day. Son believes the iPhone 4S launch let Jobs live longer.Son recalled visiting Apple for the announcement of the iPhone 4S at the company’s headqua...

19 October 2011
10:27 GMT

Apple Stores Closing for One Hour Wednesday, Oct. 19th

Apple has confirmed to employees that retail operations will shut down for one hour on October 19th, during the Steve Jobs celebration event. The time will be used to watch a live webcast of the celebration in Cupertino.Following Jobs’ death on October 5th, Apple announced that the company would hold a celebrat...

17 October 2011
03:32 GMT

Tim Cook Tells Apple Staffers to Take Entire Thanksgiving Week Off

In yet another email sent to Apple staffers this week, Chief Executive Officer, Tim Cook is announcing that Apple will be shutting down for a whole week so that everyone can take a relaxed breath in light of all that’s happened at Apple this year, good and bad.Cook is addressing Apple employees with immense adm...

14 October 2011
03:07 GMT

Steve Jobs Passed Away Peacefully Surrounded by His Family

According to a statement provided by Steve Jobs’ family, the co-founder and former CEO of Apple died peacefully on the evening of October 5, 2011. His loved ones were around him when he passed away, according to reports. Jobs is survived by his wife, Laurene, and three children.A statement from Steve Jobs'...

6 October 2011
05:42 GMT

Photographer Pays Awesome Tribute to Jobs

Jonathan Mak Long has photoshopped the Apple logo to replace the bite with Steve Jobs’ face to bring his own tribute to the Apple co-founder. The image depicting Jobs' face appears to be taken from the cover of ‘Inside Steve’s Brain’, a book about the iconic man authored Leander Kahney.Ap...

6 October 2011
03:52 GMT

Apple Board of Directors Acknowledges Steve Jobs’ Death

The Apple board of directors and Chief Executive Officer, Timothy D. Cook, have issued official statements acknowledging the death of their company’s beloved co-founder.Although Apple’s web site had been rigged to advertise a newly announced iPhone, new iPod models, iOS 5, and iCloud, the company today is...

6 October 2011
03:31 GMT

Steve Jobs Dies at 56

Apple is saddened to inform that Steve Jobs, the company’s visionary and co-founder, has passed away at age 56.The company's board of directors made the news official by posting an obituary and a photo of Jobs on the main page of its web site with the message:“Steve Jobs: 1955 - 2011.Apple has lost a...

6 October 2011
02:20 GMT

Steve Jobs Too Ill to Attend Today’s iPhone Event, Says Silicon Valley Blogger

Blogger Robert Scoble, a former Microsoft employee who runs his own tech blog and has some connections in Silicon Valley, claims he’s heard Steve Jobs will not be attending today’s festivities in Cupertino. The reason? He’s not feeling very well.Steve Jobs, as avid Softpedia readers should well know...

4 October 2011
08:06 GMT

Steve Jobs to Appear at iPhone 5 Event - Rumor

Reports are starting to emerge with claims that former Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, will make an appearance at the event scheduled for tomorrow, October 4, at Apple’s Town Hall Auditorium on the company’s campus in Cupertino, California.The reports in question indicate that Jobs is ‘expected’ to att...

3 October 2011
10:59 GMT

'All About Steve' eBook Released

Those of you who are having a tough time waiting for the official Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson, or Agate’s ‘quotes’ book arriving in November can now visit Amazon for a little surprise. Fortune apparently realized that the hype surrounding Steve Jobs’ resignation and the public&r...

28 September 2011
02:37 GMT

New Steve Jobs Book Announced, Launches this Fall

Agate Publishing of Evanston, Ill., has worked up this 160-page book chock full of Steve Jobs quotes and they plan to release it this November, about the same time Walter Isaacson’s official Steve Jobs biography comes out.Featuring quotations sourced from various interviews, public appearances and writings duri...

22 September 2011
10:21 GMT

Steve Jobs Knew in 1996 How Apple Would Be Reborn in 2001

A televised interview with Steve Jobs from 1996 holds key clues as to how the former Apple CEO thinks and, even better, how he did exactly what he put his mind to, as the boss of the company he co-founded with Steve Wozniak. Louis Rukeyser (January 30, 1933 – May 2, 2006), an American financial journalist, col...

19 September 2011
09:51 GMT

Apple Customers Confident of Their Next Purchase, Despite Steve Jobs Resignation

Those who were planning a trip to the Apple retail store before CEO Steve Jobs had resigned are not feeling any drawbacks now that Jobs has stepped down, leaving the reins to former COO, Tim Cook, according to a new survey.The results are in from a recent ChangeWave study which clearly indicates there’s a bit o...

14 September 2011
14:41 GMT

John Sculley Regrets Fallout with Steve Jobs, Wishes He Could Turn Back Time

John Sculley, a former Apple CEO lured into the company by none other than Steve Jobs, has been interviewed recently on his lifetime experiences, including his time at Apple.Sculley had been vice-president and president of PepsiCo when he got the CEO spot at Apple on April 8, 1983, a position he held until 1993.Scull...

14 September 2011
11:41 GMT

Steve Jobs Biography Swells to 656 Pages

Publisher Simon & Shuster has revealed that Steve Jobs’ biography might be pushed to after November 21, and with an extra 208 pages at that.Written by Walter Isaacson, author of bestselling biographies of Benjamin Franklin and Albert einstein, the book ‘Steve Jobs’ is based on more than forty interv...

13 September 2011
03:51 GMT

Tim Cook Does the Unthinkable - Opens Apple to the World

Tim Cook appears to have made the first move that acts as a key differentiator between the way he and Steve Jobs think in terms of leadership. Drawing a clear line between how Cook and Jobs do (or did) things at Apple, the newly-instated CEO reportedly sent an internal email to staffers announcing a new charitable ma...

9 September 2011
17:01 GMT

Everybody Agrees Steve Jobs Left a Solid Apple Behind

A study by Consumer Affairs shows that Apple watchers have complete confidence in the company’s ability to continue to command the market even after Steve Jobs’ resignation announced last month.A consumer news and advocacy firm founded in 1998, Consumer Affairs acknowledges that Steve Jobs' sudden re...

7 September 2011
06:38 GMT

Steve Jobs Tattoos Are Up, Get Your Own for 5 Bucks

Steve Jobs fans have the opportunity to literally show their appreciation for America’s most iconic ex-CEO by getting a temporary tattoo of the man’s face.“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. Here's to the man who defin...

2 September 2011
04:54 GMT

CEO Tim Cook Already Making Changes at Apple

Formerly in charge of Apple’s iTunes division, Eddy Cue has just been promoted to Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services, according to Tim Cook, Apple’s new CEO.Reporting directly to Cook, Cue will also serve on Apple’s executive management team, according to Apple’s newly-app...

1 September 2011
13:21 GMT

Tim Cook Also Answers Apple Fans’ Emails

We have one more reason to believe Tim Cook’s promise that Apple is not going to change with him replacing Steve Jobs as several sources are reporting that Cook is keen to adopt one of Steve Jobs’ traits - taking the time to answer emails from Apple fans. Following Steve Jobs resignation as CEO, Cook h...

31 August 2011
08:46 GMT

'Shocking' Images of Skeletal Steve Jobs May Be Fake

Purported photos of Steve Jobs taken right after his resignation as CEO are circulating on the web with one ‘skeptic’ (allegedly knowledgeable of doctored photos) claiming the images are fake. Leaked to tabloid TMZ by a representative at Pacific Coast News, the images in question seem to indicate Steve...

29 August 2011
09:33 GMT

Tim Cook's Ultimate Test Will Be to Launch a New Product

The speculation is on about whether Tim Cook, the new Apple CEO, will be just as good a leader to his company, as he is a manager. Formerly Chief Operating Officer and now Chief Executive Officer of Apple (following the resignation of Steve Jobs last week), Tim Cook mostly knows about the company’s worldwide...

29 August 2011
07:54 GMT

Steve Jobs' Pancreatic Cancer Returns to the Spotlight Following Resignation

Prior to taking his last two medical leaves from Apple, Steve Jobs fought off a rare form of pancreatic cancer that ended with a liver transplant and some medication. Or has the ordeal ended? Certainly not, those who are well accustomed with the disease say, according to CBSNEWS. And so it would seem, given that J...

26 August 2011
08:02 GMT

Meet Tim Cook, Apple’s New CEO

Hours into the announcement that Steve Jobs had resigned as CEO from Apple, the Executive Profiles page at Apple.com reflected the change, listing Timothy D. Cook as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. “Tim Cook is the CEO of Apple and serves on its Board of Directors,” reads the updated bio...

26 August 2011
03:59 GMT

Steve Jobs's Departure Leaked Four Weeks Ago, Says OfficeLeaks.com

OfficeLeaks.com, a newly-founded service that provides a free platform for employees and employers to engage in anonymous dialogue, is capitalizing on the hype surrounding Steve Jobs' resignation, saying someone had leaked this info some four weeks before Apple would announce it officially. According to OfficeL...

25 August 2011
12:31 GMT

Wozniak: Steve Needs to Have Some ‘Steve Time’

Speaking to the co-author of a book titled ‘iWoz: How I Invented the Personal Computer and Had Fun Along the Way’, Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak weighed in on the sudden resignation of Apple’s boss this week, saying the man was in need of a break. Gina Smith, editor-in-chief at BYTE and co-autho...

25 August 2011
08:50 GMT

Google Exec Shares Touching Story Amid Steve Jobs’ Resignation

A Google executive has a short but touching story about one experience he’s had with Steve Jobs a few years ago, touting the Apple Co-Founder as one of the greatest leaders he’s ever met. A simple phone call from Steve on a Sunday morning is what spawned Vic Gundotra’s post which sheds light on h...

25 August 2011
05:48 GMT

Goodbye Letter from Steve Jobs

Next to a formal announcement that Steve Jobs had resigned as CEO, the Cupertino technology giant behind Mac OS X posted an open letter from Jobs himself. Addressed to the Apple Community and the company’s Board of Directors, the letter specifically states that Jobs was no longer fit to carry out his role.Struc...

25 August 2011
03:22 GMT

Steve Jobs Resigns, Tim Cook Becomes CEO of Apple

Apple Co-Founder, Steven P. Jobs has resigned as CEO of the Cupertino, California company, leaving his seat to Chief Operating Officer, Tim Cook, who has been named CEO. Jobs has been elected Chairman of the Board.A press release was put out by Apple saying that the company’s Board of Directors announced that &...

25 August 2011
02:39 GMT

China Now Fakes Steve Jobs Bio, Sells Book for 8 Bucks

A fake Steve Jobs biography currently being sold in Taiwan for the equivalent of $8.10 (52 Yuan) has nabbed its seller around $39000 (one million NT). Roughly translated to “Steve Jobs Gives 11 Advices To Teenager” in English, the book in question is reportedly translated by a man who goes by the name ...

22 August 2011
03:06 GMT

Steve Jobs May Be Feeling Better. He’s Traveling Again

According to China Mobile Chairman, Wang Jianzhou, high-level conversations with Apple continue to bring the iPhone to the country. Steve Jobs traveling to China for such meetings may well indicate the man is coming back to work full time at Apple. “I met Steve Jobs several times already, but we haven’t ...

19 August 2011
07:41 GMT

448 Pages Long Steve Jobs Biography Coming this November

Publisher Barnes & Noble has confirmed that Walter Isaacson’s book on Steve Jobs will be ready in November this year, not in March 2012 as previously anticipated. The new (much improved) cover is also revealed.At 448 pages long, Steve Jobs: A Biography is launching on November 21st, according to Barnes & Noble,...

16 August 2011
05:43 GMT

Steve Jobs' 'Big Picture' Involvement with Apple Now Regarded with Pessimism

The tech industry is putting a new spin on a statement by Tim Bajarin, of Creative Strategies, who recently said Steve Jobs was no longer micro-managing Apple, but rather just overseeing operations at a distance. Tim Bajarin, who “talks regularly with upper management at Apple” according to the MercuryNe...

3 August 2011
02:51 GMT

Steve Jobs Still Heavily Invested with Apple Six Months into Medical Leave

People who are in contact with the high-ups at Apple on a regular basis say the company’s chief executive is still doing his bit for the company some six months into a medical leave granted to Steve Jobs for an undetermined period of time. In 2009, Steve Jobs had entered a medical leave for a specified durat...

1 August 2011
03:34 GMT

Steve Jobs' Private Jet Grounded for Second Quarter in a Row, AAPL Trading at Record Highs

On July 20, 2011 Apple filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) its Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 25, 2011. According to the document, which looks at Apple Inc.’s figures in detail, Steve Jobs received zero reimbursements for his corporate jet for the second quarter in a row. ...

22 July 2011
04:45 GMT

Steve Jobs: CEO Succession Talks Are ‘Hogwash’

An email authored Apple Chief Executive Officer, Steve Jobs denies talks of a CEO succession plan that reportedly occurred during the company’s latest meeting to disclose quarterly earnings. "I think it is hogwash" the iconic Apple chief reportedly told the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) via ema...

20 July 2011
08:00 GMT

Famous Steve Jobs Picture by Albert Watson, Now in Color

With the revamping of its Press Info site, Apple has added a new Executive Profiles page featuring all new photos of the executives at Apple, as well as their accompanying biographies. Listed in the executive team at Apple are Steve Jobs (CEO), Tim Cook (COO), Scott Forstall (SVP of iOS), Jonathan Ive (SVP of Desi...

1 July 2011
10:02 GMT

Steve Jobs Still Not Well; Spotted at Hospital Looking Rail Thin - Report

Steve Jobs has been spotted at Stanford Hospital this week, according to an unverified report. Apple Chief Executive Officer, Steven P. Jobs has been on medical leave of absence for the better part of this year with no indication as to when he might return to Apple. This is his second such leave in just as many...

30 June 2011
10:45 GMT

CNBC Titans Premiere Profiles Steve Jobs Tonight, 9 p.m

"Titans", a CNBC show that profiles remarkable people who made careers turning the “unthinkable” into reality, and companies that grew from humble roots to worldwide recognition, is kicking off tonight with a special on Steve Jobs.Described as “Irrepressible, irascible, and iconic, Steve Jobs has re...

23 June 2011
04:25 GMT

Steve Jobs Comic Book Slated for August

Steve Jobs: Co-Founder of Apple is the title of an upcoming comic book by Chris Schmidt with cover art by DC artist Joe Phillips.The book will chronicle Jobs’ career, iLounge reports.“Admire him or hate him, Jobs’ vision and business acumen revolutionized the world,” said writer CW Cooke.&ldqu...

14 June 2011
07:38 GMT

Foxconn Boss Terry Gou Praises Steve Jobs, Calls Him a ‘Weiren’

Interviewed at a Taipei shareholder meeting yesterday, Foxconn founder Terry Gou referred to Apple’s CEO as a “weiren,” a term used by the Chinese to denote great men, but only so often. Sharing his thoughts on Steve Jobs’ passion to make the world better through technology, Gou said “I am ...

10 June 2011
09:41 GMT

Steve Jobs Presents 'Spaceship' HQ Plans to Cupertino City Council (Video)

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is having a busy week. Not only did he kick off his company’s Worldwide Developers Conference 2011 with another iconic keynote, he also took it upon himself to reveal the Cupertino City Council Apple’s plans for building a new campus.In what can only be described as a mother-ship Appl...

8 June 2011
04:32 GMT

Apple CEO Steve Jobs Confirmed Present on Stage at WWDC 2011, June 6

Apple has confirmed today that June 6 will see Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs take the stage at Moscone West, San Francisco, California, to deliver the Worldwide Developers Conference 2011 keynote alongside a number of fellow executives. “Apple CEO Steve Jobs and a team of Apple executives will kick off th...

31 May 2011
14:01 GMT

Apple’s First CEO Says Steve Jobs Is a Lousy Supervisor, But a Straightforward One

Back in the early days of Apple, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak could not be trusted in managerial positions, therefore Mark Markkula, the company's first backer, chose Michael Scott for the role of Chief Executive Officer. In an interview with Business Insider, Scott recalls that "Jobs did the talking, and Woz w...

25 May 2011
07:39 GMT

Steve Jobs, Jony Ive Behind Apple Store 2.0 Initiative - Sources

Rumors surrounding the 10th anniversary of Apple’s iconic retail stores are reaching the boiling point with a source dropping ‘a load of unconfirmed information’ about an overhaul of the company’s brick and mortar venues led by CEO Steve Jobs and design guru Jony Ive.The source, quoted by Appl...

18 May 2011
14:37 GMT

Steve Jobs Beats Einstein in Engineering Heroes List

Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the third spot in a list of Engineering Heroes compiled by around 900 UK engineering undergraduates surveyed by General Electric (GE). Tracking Isambard Kingdom Brunel and James Dyson in the first and second positions, Jobs takes credit for products like the Apple II and iPod, which seeme...

10 May 2011
03:44 GMT

Steve Jobs Not Shy of Using the ‘F Word’ in Meetings

Steve Jobs reportedly went ballistic during a meeting with fellow Apple employees following the launch of the MobileMe service whose poor start had garnered a negative review from their ‘friend’ in the tech media. For those who are not very familiar with Apple’s cloud-based service, the company lau...

9 May 2011
02:52 GMT

Italian Couple Photographs Steve Jobs as He Arrives for Work

Regular does rarely get so lucky as to spot Steve Jobs on the Apple campus, let alone talk to the man, but a pair of Italian Apple fans apparently got hold of the CEO for a few seconds and snapped a sneaky shot of him as he was leaving their party. As they were visiting the Apple campus in Cupertino, California on A...

4 May 2011
05:35 GMT

Discussing White iPhone 4 Delay, Steve Jobs Fends Off Questions on His Return at Apple

Apple has launched the white version of its controversial iPhone 4 ten months late as the white paint posed issues that extended to the proximity sensor, and likely other key functions of the handset, according to Apple’s Steve Jobs and Phil Schiller. During an interview with WSJ bloggers (posted on the Mobi...

28 April 2011
04:35 GMT

Steve Jobs: iOS Doesn’t Track You, But Android Does

An alleged email exchange between an Apple fan and CEO Steve Jobs indicates that LocationGate is all bogus, whereas Android phones really do track users’ whereabouts and even send the info back to Google’s HQ. For those who aren’t in the loop, two security researchers have recently discovered tha...

26 April 2011
08:35 GMT


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