One year ago on October 5, 2011, Steve Jobs passed away. The previous day Apple unveiled the iPhone 4S. The company has gone on to become the most valuable in the world, but many still think about the man and his achievements. Today Apple is paying homage to its founder with this heartfelt video and a …
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Apple’s WWDC 2012 Conference Preview – iOS 6, new Macs, iCloud update
This Monday, June 11, Apple will host one of its biggest events of the year, WWDC, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA. First thing in the morning will be the famous Keynote presentation where Apple’s top brass takes the stage to preview the latest treasures in their chest. Here are just a few …
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Apple has staged a massive comeback, stopping Android…for now
In the past three months, Nielsen says, Apple has grabbed a 43% share of the smartphones sold in the U.S. Android’s share has increased versus a year ago–it still leads the market with 48%–but Android’s share gains appear to have stalled. Apple’s gains are the result of a few key factors, all of which demonstrate …
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Apple, changing its ways after Steve via private product briefings
“We’re starting to do some things differently,” Phil Schiller said to me. We were sitting in a comfortable hotel suite in Manhattan just over a week ago. I’d been summoned a few days earlier by Apple PR with the offer of a private “product briefing”. I had no idea heading into the meeting what it …
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More art from the comic book: The Zen of Steve Jobs
Check out the entire collection at JESS3 and the book, The Zen of Steve Jobs. Check out the entire collection at JESS3 and the book, The Zen of Steve Jobs.
Technology-themed comic book – The Zen of Steve Jobs
Kobun was a Zen Buddhist priest who emigrated to the U.S. from Japan in the early 1970s. He was an innovator, lacked appreciation for rules and was passionate about art and design. Kobun was to Buddhism as Jobs was to the computer business: a renegade and maverick. It wasn’t long before the two became friends–a …
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The Steve Jobs washing machine from Miele – innovator approved!
In the biography of Steve Jobs from Walter Isaacson, a few pages are dedicated to Steve’s habits at home. One of them was the desire to discuss and research every decision to make sure it was perfect. This happened on everything ranging from baby names to the type of washing machine they use. When they …
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“I never found anybody that didn’t want to help me if I asked them for help.” – Steve Jobs, 1994
Transcript: I’ve actually found something to be very true. Most people don’t get those experiences because they never ask. I’ve never found anybody that didn’t want to help me if I asked them for help. I always call them up. I called Bill Hewlett when I was twelve years old and he lived in Palo …
"I never found anybody that didn't want to help me if I asked them for help." – Steve Jobs, 1994
Transcript: I’ve actually found something to be very true. Most people don’t get those experiences because they never ask. I’ve never found anybody that didn’t want to help me if I asked them for help. I always call them up. I called Bill Hewlett when I was twelve years old and he lived in Palo …
“To make something great you have to be willing to throw away something good” – Steve Jobs (video)
Perfection, or rather the pursuit of perfection. It’s a quality that only the rarest individual can achieve. In my opinion, Steve Jobs came very close with many of his products, even though in the fast-pace world of technology they become dated just a few years later. To achieve this he would often talk about the …