Steve Jobs

Before Steve turned it into his personal showcase and the Apple booth had to be draped in black curtains, Macworld was a place for fans and professionals to share ideas free from the prying eyes of PC users, where product announcements were welcome but not necessary, and the keynote was the least interesting part of the show.

Podcast #126: Jobs Allegedly Takes a Swipe at Google And Adobe

Posted 02/03/2010 at 12:21am | by Roberto Baldwin

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At an Apple town hall meeting, Steve Jobs allegedly took at swipe at Google and Adobe. He then talked about how the world is moving to HTML 5.

A Chinese tablet maker is threatening legal action against Apple because, allegedly the iPad has a similar design to a product they released last year. Hopefully we'll be able to get the Chinese tablet in for review.

This should be fun.

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Report: Jobs Takes Jabs At Google and Adobe At Town Hall Meeting

Posted 02/01/2010 at 8:51am | by Matthew Tilmann

Various reports are coming out that the Apple CEO had some choice words about Google and Adobe at the recent internal company meeting. Also coming out of the meeting were some interesting tidbits, about what to expect from Apple this year.

In Case You Missed It: Jan. 24 - Jan. 31

Posted 01/31/2010 at 7:24am | by J Keirn-Swanson

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Let's face it. This week's column is useless, completely and absolutely useless. Seriously. Did you miss anything this week, anything at all? Weren't you here every day, gobbling up the latest tablet rumors -- what would it be called, would it do this, would it do that?

And then, January 27th arrived, and from 10 am EST, you were here on the hour, hitting refresh every five minutes. Then the aftermath. What else would be revealed, what other new trickles of news would slip out?

Well, just in case you were buried under a rock or just secured parole yesterday, here's the roundup of the week the iPad made.

AllThingsD’s BoomTown Score Some Extra iPad Details

Posted 01/29/2010 at 6:48am | by J.R. Bookwalter

Among the tech industry elite at Wednesday’s Apple media event were Kara Swisher and “Uncle” Walt Mossberg of All Things Digital, who cornered Steve Jobs for a quick chat afterward about the iPad.

Apple To Hold Employee Town Hall Meeting for iPad

Posted 01/28/2010 at 6:20pm | by Cory Bohon

Will Apple be holding an employee town hall meeting for the iPad, similar to the one held in 2007 for the iPhone?

Watch It All Over Again: The iPad Keynote Video is Live

Posted 01/27/2010 at 7:43pm | by Cory Bohon

Watch Steve present the iPad tablet to the world.

Steve Jobs: Tablet “Most Important Thing I’ve Ever Done”

Posted 01/25/2010 at 6:38am | by J.R. Bookwalter

Nothing like kicking off “Tablet Week” with a rumored quote from Apple’s head honcho himself.

Revealed: Steve Jobs’ Original “Bloodcurdling” Name for iMac

Posted 01/18/2010 at 6:36am | by J.R. Bookwalter

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There’s no denying that Apple CEO Steve Jobs is a visionary leader and no one would deny his remarkable return to the company he co-founded. But things may have turned out a little differently if his original name for the iMac had stuck.

Woz: iPhone, You’re Dead to Me -- or, I Heart Google

Posted 01/13/2010 at 4:56pm | by J.R. Bookwalter

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Apple fanboys, get your tissues (virtual or real) ready: The Woz has come out of the Google closet.