Jon Bon Jovi had this to say about Steve Jobs, in an interview with The Sunday Times: "Kids today have missed the whole experience of putting the headphones on, turning it up to 10, holding the jacket, closing their eyes and getting lost in an album," he said. "And the beauty of taking your allowance...
Sir Richard Branson. Sir Elton John. Steve Jobs, KBE--err, what? That's right, Steve Jobs does not have an honourary knighthood but he would if it wasn't blocked by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The latest report from The Telegraph states that Jobs was scheduled to be knighted but was ultimately denied by the former British...
Former Sun CEOs Scott McNealy and Ed Zander recently discussed with eWeek the details of their missed opportunity to snag Apple back in 1996, when it was without Steve Jobs, and in turmoil. Both of these CEOs were honest in their recollection of the events leading up to a potential takeover of Apple. At the...
There are a few ways to market your product, and one of the most popular forms is through product placements in movies and television. Apple is an expert at this and in 2010 at the US box office, it managed to get featured in 30% of the top movies. Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man 2,...
When Apple introduced their new App Store subscriptions policy, many publishers were downright angry. The controversy involves the 30% cut Apple will take from publishers, which has sparked a massive controversy on the web. Readability wrote in an open letter to Apple regarding their app-rejection, stating they were rejected because Apple was targeting "software as...
Update 1: Here's what Obama talked about with Jobs and everyone else (via WSJ): "The president specifically discussed his proposals to invest in research and development and expand incentives for companies to grow and hire," said White House Press Secretary Jay Carney to reporters traveling with the president. To follow up on the story about...
We mentioned earlier in the day about Steve Jobs and other tech titans meeting with President Obama. What will they talk about? The future of Silicon Valley? iPhone 5? The Oatmeal speaks the truth: Priceless. [The Oatmeal]
Update 1: The LA Times has an official list of all the attendees meeting Obama tonight in San Francisco. Talk about a list of tech industry giants: John Doerr, partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Carol Bartz, president and CEO, Yahoo! John Chambers, CEO and chairman, Cisco Systems Dick Costolo, CEO, Twitter Larry Ellison, co-founder...
With the announcement of Apple's new subscriptions model, there have been mixed emotions popping up left, right and center around the web. Publishers are crying fowl Apple is taking a 30% cut of subscriptions, and some have even brought up anti-trust issues against this new policy (?!). What exactly is Apple introducing here with their...
Lots of iPhone rumours today. First, we heard about the iPhone Nano (check out mockups here), and now AppleInsider reports on the rumours of iPhone 5 prototypes seen with a slide out keyboard, via a Taiwanese website: The new details come from tw.apple.pro, but are the result of a rough online translation. The site's source...
Apple's success with iOS devices began with the introduction of the original iPhone in 2007. From there, you can say it was all downhill. The evolution of both the iPhone, iPod touch, and debut of the iPad has resulted in one of the most valuable companies on Earth. Barron's annual list of the world's most...
Steve Jobs is away on medical leave from Apple, but he's still actively involved with decisions from home. On stage, the Apple CEO is calm as a cucumber. Rarely does he show signs of nervousness--until now. Flash back to 1978, and we have a young 23 year old Steve Jobs getting prepped for his first...
