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The Woz Suggests iPhones Are for Simpletons

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak may be a die-hard Apple fan, but he still believes his iPhone falls short of a few capabilities. And even more so, compared to his Android phone, he said. Dan Lyons of the Daily Beast interviewed the Woz on the topic of which smartphone is best. "My primary phone is the iPhone," the W...

17 January 2012
12:11 GMT

Steve Wozniak Expects an iTV Announcement from Apple

America’s favorite geek, Steve Wozniak, has high expectations from the company he co-founded with Steve Jobs in 1976, in terms of television offerings this year.In an interview with USA Today earlier this week, the Woz said "I do expect Apple to make an attempt [at launching its own TVs and television service] ...

6 January 2012
05:11 GMT

Steve Wozniak: iPhones Could Have Been so Much Better

During a visit to Bangalore, India last week, beloved geek Steve Wozniak shared a few impressions about smartphones with young entrepreneurs.Wozniak is a sworn Android fan, but he also loves his iPhone, and he loves Apple as a company. And while some may see the iPhone as the perfect smartphone, Wozniak sees quite th...

5 December 2011
08:05 GMT

Apple Co-Founding Papers Go on Auction Next Month

The documents that attest how April 1, 1976 saw Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne get together to found Apple Computer Co. is going on auction at Sotheby’s in New York.The agreement papers, making the rounds in pictures across the entire Apple blogosphere today, are expected to fetch between $100,000 t...

29 November 2011
09:55 GMT

Steve Wozniak Is Waiting in Line for the iPhone 4S

Like a true fanatic, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has been ‘caught’ waiting in line at his local Apple store in Los Gatos, Thursday, to be one of the first people to get his hands on the new iPhone 4S.Although he has already ordered two handsets to his house, the Woz said he didn’t mind waiting in...

14 October 2011
05:25 GMT

Wozniak Gives In to Tears During Interview on Steve Jobs’ Death - Video

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak agreed to be interviewed by the media over his good friend’s death this week. Although he managed to block his emotions throughout the monologue, he can be seen crying in the last seconds of the interview as the cameras get switched off.“He was lucky to have me in the beginn...

7 October 2011
03:55 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

Steve Wozniak’s Company Makes the New York Stock Exchange

The company where Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak currently works as Chief Scientist, Fusion-io, opened for trading today on the New York Stock Exchange under the trade name “FIO”.The move comes shortly after Fusion-io’s successful initial public offering in which it raised a total of $233.7 million ...

10 June 2011
10:04 GMT

Woz: 'Awareness of Machines Is Getting Very, Very Close'

Speaking at a business congress on Australia’s Gold Coast, Apple Co Founder Steve Wozniak said machines are rapidly becoming “the superior beings”, making us less relevant.America’s favorite geek, the Woz opined, “We’re already creating the superior beings, I think we lost the batt...

3 June 2011
07:58 GMT

Get to See Woz and Win a $600 Apple Gift Card at 48th DAC - San Diego, June 5-9

The organizers of Design Automation Conference (DAC) have announced that attendees wearing an I LOVE DAC button will be eligible to win one of three $600 Apple gift cards. Atrenta, Cadence, and SpringSoft are also sponsoring three-day exhibit passes through the third annual ‘I LOVE DAC’ campaign. DAC is ...

26 May 2011
08:51 GMT

Steve Wozniak Warns: 'the Androids Are Winning!'

Apple Co-Founder, Steve Wozniak gave a speech to Michigan State University graduates last week, warning that “Every time we invent a computer to do something else, it’s doing our work for us, making ourselves less relevant.” “The cyborgs are winning! The androids are winning!”, he sai...

9 May 2011
11:41 GMT

Steve Wozniak to Explain the 'Joy' of Engineering at DAC 2011

Apple Co-Founder, Steve Wozniak, will be interviewed live on stage at the 48th Design Automation Conference (DAC) on a wide range of topics, including the ‘joy’ of engineering and following your passion to convert innovative ideas into reality, DAC organizers have announced. DAC is touted as the premie...

26 April 2011
05:19 GMT

Steve Wozniak Looks Forward to DAC Keynote Interview

Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak has been confirmed as a speaker at the 48th Design Automation Conference (DAC), the worldwide premier event devoted to design and design-automation of electronic systems (EDA), DAC organizers have announced. According to the announcement, Wozniak, who currently serves as chief scient...

22 March 2011
06:27 GMT

Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Moved to Tears by Mike Daisey’s ‘The Agony and the Ecstacy of Steve Jobs’

A monologue play by Mike Daisey’s “The Agony and the Ecstacy of Steve Jobs” reportedly struck a sensitive chord in Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, who was present at the Berkeley Repertory Theater, on Tuesday evening. In fact, Steve Wozniak downright started to cry when Daisey told the story of h...

28 February 2011
09:51 GMT

Steve Wozniak Confirms White iPhone 4 Paint Troubles, Blames LED Flash

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak said he too believed it was the paint that delayed Apple’s white iPhone 4 during a recent interview. Woz specifically noted that using the LED flash light resulted in washed out photos, likely caused by the transparency of the white paint on the handset’s back panel.Steve Wo...

31 January 2011
03:54 GMT

Wozniak 'Frightened' by News of Steve Jobs Medical Leave

News of Steve Jobs taking a second medical leave reportedly struck Apple Co-Founder, Steve Wozniak, with fear regarding his friend’s condition. On Monday, January 17, Steve Jobs sent an email to all Apple employees notifying them that the company’s board of directors had granted him a medical leave of ...

20 January 2011
05:05 GMT

Nuance Enhances Ask for iPhone Experience Amid Talks of Apple Acquisition

Nuance Communications has announced that its innovative voice technology is now powering the voice recognition capabilities in the new Ask for iPhone application from Ask.com. The news comes amid talks of Apple acquiring Nuance for its expertise in voice-recognition technology based on a statement made by Apple Co-Fo...

23 November 2010
10:37 GMT

Steve Wozniak: Android Cannot Be Special

On Thursday, in an exclusive interview with The Korea Times' sister publication, The Seoul Economic Daily, Apple Co-Founder, Steve Wozniak shared a few thoughts about today’s tech industry, saying a vendor must make customers simply “love” a product, suggesting Google’s Android is still w...

9 July 2010
05:39 GMT

Wozniak Picks Up Fan, Drives Him to iPhone 4 Launch

The two Steves that founded Apple over three decades ago have made headlines this week, with Jobs routinely answering to customers’ emails on the iPhone 4 topic, and Wozniak… well, for using his personal car to drive a fan to the iPhone 4 launch at the Apple Store inside the Valley Fair Mall in Santa Cla...

30 June 2010
08:13 GMT

Steve Wozniak on iPhone Prototype Leak, Gary Powell, Fired Engineer

Gary Powell, the Apple staffer who lost a prototype 4th-generation iPhone, hasn’t been fired, sources tell Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak. However, one company engineer who showed him the 3G-capable iPad around launch time has been laid off. “I don't know anything for real about this iPhone issue, f...

26 April 2010
04:32 GMT

Woz Queuing Up On Friday Night to Get Two iPads

An interview scored by Newsweek with Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak has revealed that the tech-guru is not just planning to acquire one iPad, but two, and an extra one for a friend. Credited with contributing significantly to the personal computer revolution of the 1970s, Woz claims he is planning to wait in line at ...

31 March 2010
04:51 GMT

Steve Wozniak: I’ll Buy Apple’s Tablet in a Jiffy

Interviewed at a conference on Wednesday, Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak revealed he’d be eager to get his hands on the much-hyped Apple tablet, once it would be rolled out the following year, according to a report by Marisa Taylor, blogging for The Wall Street Journal. Did anyone even have a doubt? The report...

11 December 2009
04:21 GMT

Computer Collector Buys Apple 1 for $18,000

Earlier this month, a computer collector bought a rare Apple 1 on eBay. The computer had an estimated value of $14,000 – $16,000, given that no more than 50 still exist out there. The buyer ended up paying $18,000 for it, while the seller (Monroe Postman) wasn’t even sure if it would still work, according...

27 October 2009
10:36 GMT

Steve Wozniak Turns 59

Steve Wozniak, born Friday, August 11, 1950 in San Jose, California, is 59 years old today. Woz is an American computer engineer of Polish descent who founded Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.) alongside Steve Jobs. He is one of America’s favorite geeks. Steve Wozniak, also known as the “Woz” among me...

11 August 2009
08:39 GMT

Steve Wozniak Joins TechForEducators.com Board of Advisors

TechForEducators.com has announced that the inventor of the personal computer, Steve Wozniak, has joined the company's board of advisors. Wozniak co-founded Apple Inc. with Steve Jobs in 1975 and created Apple's first line of products, the Apple I and II. Wozniak, also known as “The Woz” among A...

8 May 2009
05:23 GMT

Woz Back on TV, This Time as 'Biggest Loser' Contestant

According to an official NBC report, Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak will be joining the cast in "The Biggest Loser: Celebrities," shortly after being eliminated from the popular TV show Dancing with the Stars. The last celebrity left standing will receive US$1 million for the charity of their choice.MacDailyNews post...

6 April 2009
06:57 GMT

Woz Wins His First Dance Off, Apologizes for 'Rigging' Accusations

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, aka The Woz, has won his first ever Dancing with the Stars dance off, following the announcement that couple Belinda Carlisle and Jonathan Roberts was leaving the competition on Tuesday evening.Woz was "suspicious that the true voting numbers, both from telephone and online voting, are...

19 March 2009
09:20 GMT

Woz Determined to Dance On After Fracturing Foot

Between Steve-O battling back problems and Gilles Marini suffering from a separated shoulder, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is just one of several contestants injured during dance rehearsals for the popular American TV show, Dancing with the Stars.As reported by most US publications, the Apple co-founder now has a s...

16 March 2009
11:08 GMT

Steve Wozniak Dances the Cha Cha Cha – Video

As expected, Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak killed last night on ABC's Dancing with the Stars, as far as the viewing public was concerned. While judges Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli felt that Woz still has a long road ahead of him, if he wants to impress through dancing, the third judge, Carrie Ann Inaba, was li...

10 March 2009
04:10 GMT

Vote for Woz on Dancing with the Stars

“Tonight's the night! Apple co-founder Steve 'Woz' Wozniak is set to begin his run on ABC's TV 'reality' program, 'Dancing With The Stars',” MacDailyNews is reporting. As an Apple fan, you are encouraged to go online or use your phone to vote for Woz, but remember t...

9 March 2009
14:07 GMT

ABC Posts Promo of Woz and His Dancing Partner

The American Broadcasting Company has recently announced that Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is going to face off singers, actors and athletes in the popular TV Show “Dancing with the Stars.” ABC has now posted a promo picture of Woz and his dancing partner, Karina Smirnoff (a professional dancer). Karina...

23 February 2009
06:13 GMT

Apple Co-Founder Likes 'Smaller Companies [with] New Ideas'

It is now known for a fact that, when Steve Wozniak isn't offering technical advice over at Axiotron, he is secretly dreaming of being a star. Remaining true to his roots nonetheless, the man soon to dance live on TV has accepted a position with Fusion-io, as Chief Scientist. Fusion-io offers high-speed flash me...

9 February 2009
04:59 GMT

Steve Wozniak to Dance with the Stars

ABC has announced that Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak is going to face off against 12 contestants (singers, actors and athletes) in one of America's most popular shows, “Dancing with the Stars.” The show is at its eighth season, which kicks off next month.As ABC describes him, “a Silicon Valley...

9 February 2009
04:13 GMT

Apple Co-Founder on Steve Jobs' Leave

Steve Wozniak, nicknamed Woz in short by the Apple community, was kind enough to do an interview with the folks at NBC on Steve Jobs' health issues and, implicitly, his medical leave announced recently. The Apple co-founder explained to the interviewers that people should just trust Steve Jobs. Apple's CEO ...

20 January 2009
02:52 GMT

New Mac Tablet Announced at Macworld 2009

With Apple simply refusing to deliver a Mac tablet, the folks at Axiotron have actually made modding MacBooks a thriving business, even appearing at the Macworld Expo three years in a row. This year, the company had some pretty cool hardware to show off, including the latest and most powerful ModBook ever created &nd...

7 January 2009
06:18 GMT

Steve Wozniak to Show Off Modded Macs at Macworld 2009

As recently announced by Axiotron, Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak is now part of the Mac-modder's Board of Advisors. This has granted Woz the privilege to showcase the latest Mac tablets available from the only company that produces them legally, at the Macworld Expo, booth #502 (Axiotron). “We’re ...

6 January 2009
10:37 GMT

Steve Wozniak Enters the Mac Modding Business

Steve Wozniak has joined the Axiotron Board of Advisors. The business specializes in modding Apple notebooks to create stylus-based, tablet Macs going by the name of “Modbook.” Woz has been welcomed in the company to assist its engineers in developing ever better solutions to mod Mac portables. The compa...

23 December 2008
06:50 GMT

Steve Wozniak Talks Apple's Evolution

The BBC has scored an interview with Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak, who offered his impressions on Apple's evolution, the company's aim to lock everything down to one solution, third-party apps for jailbroken devices, Google's Android and more. Talking about the early days of Apple, Woz revealed that ...

24 November 2008
06:56 GMT

Apple Co-Founder: iPod Is Dying, iWatch Is Coming

Recently interviewed by The Telegraph, Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak revealed that he believed the iPod had just about run its course, while the iPhone 3G was far from flawless. Woz also weighed in on the Web 2.0 revolution and what is (potentially) Apple's upcoming product. "The iPod has sort of lived a lon...

8 October 2008
06:22 GMT

Steve Wozniak on Humans and Machines at Intel's Developer Forum

Steve Wozniak will be one of the speakers at the next Intel Developer Forum (IDF) held August 19-21 at the Moscone Center West in San Francisco, according to MacsimumNews. The subject of debate will be "Crossing the chasm between humans and machines". Schedule and other sessions are disclosed below.More than 180 lead...

30 July 2008
17:06 GMT

Apple Co-Founder Interested in Psystar's OpenPro

You know Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak right? He's the only Apple employee entitled to badmouth the company's products. Give this piece a quick look, you'll see what I mean. Most recently, folks at ars technica got the chance to chat with Woz. The man shares Apple's concerns with Psystar's M...

17 April 2008
17:41 GMT

Apple Co-Founder Badmouths Apple TV, iPhone and MacBook Air

This morning saw Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak delivering a keynote speech at a conference focused on Australian broadband, in Sydney. The only Apple employee entitled to criticize its products on the record says that the Apple TV is frustrating to use, that he wishes Apple had gone with the 3G approach on the iPhon...

3 March 2008
10:13 GMT


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