Steve Jobs

Before Apple Took Interest, Verizon Was To Install Siri On Every Droid Device

Tim January 23, 2013 84

Making the rounds today is an interesting story, given that it could have greatly affected the way we think about our smartphones and the competitors in the smartphone race. In 2009, before the Siri startup was purchased by Apple, Verizon made their own bid...

USPTO Declares Apple’s Multitouch “Steve Jobs” Patent Invalid, The Crowd Goes Wild

Tim December 7, 2012 66

Hot off the wire is the announcement that the U.S. Patents and Trade Office has found Apple's '949 multi-touch patent, that was a key factor in suits against Samsung and Motorola, to be invalid. After close re-examination, all 20 points of the patent have been...

Google CEO Larry Page: Steve Job’s Differences With Android Were For Show

Tim April 4, 2012 94

"Thermonuclear war." I believe that was the quoted distance Steve Jobs was willing to go to "right this (Android) wrong." As it may turn out, the late Steve Job's hate for Google's operating system could have simply been for show. In an interview with...

Apple Reportedly Spent $100 Million in First Patent Case With HTC, We Laugh a Little

Kellen January 24, 2012 97

Newsweek's technology editor Dan Lyons took to his personal blog yesterday to report on a spicy rumor that had cruised into his inbox concerning Apple and their patent war with HTC. According to his source, Apple spent upwards of $100 million in their first...

Google’s Eric Schmidt: “Android Effort Started Before iPhone Effort”

Eric November 8, 2011 269

A lot of things came out in Steve Jobs' biography that was published after his passing last month. One of the things that was more prominent than others was that he really, really wanted Android to do poorly: "I will spend my last dying breath if I need to,...

Steve Jobs Really Disliked Android and Google

Dan October 21, 2011 434

The much anticipated book about Steve Jobs' life is set to be released this Monday. The book, which is simply titled "Steve Jobs", was written by Walter Isaacson and is the only authorized biography about the Cupertino CEO. According to the AP (who received an...

Steve Jobs has Died.

Kellen October 5, 2011 485

Pretty tough post to even begin to write. I guess, the first thing that comes to mind is - we just lost an icon. A man that helped push the entire tech world forward for decades has passed away at the age of 56. Steve Jobs, you sir, will be missed. Feel free...

Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO of Apple, Will Remain on as Chairman of the Board

Kellen August 24, 2011 324

Talk about news that no one was expecting to see on a Wednesday...Steve Jobs has resigned as CEO of Apple, but would like to remain on as Chairman of the Board. In a letter sent to the press, Jobs makes it clear that he can no longer meet the duties and "...