No sign Apple working on car tech Before his death on October 5th, one of the things Apple co-founder Steve Jobs wanted to build was a so-called “iCar,” according to company board member and J. Crew CEO Mickey Drexler. “Look at the car industry; it’s a tragedy in America,” he said during a Fast Company [...]
As would be expected at only his second major interview following the death of former CEO Steve Jobs, current Apple boss Tim Cook was asked about the larger-than-life leader and referred back to Jobs several times during his hour-long talk at today’s All Things D conference. He repeated some previously-mentioned lessons Jobs had taught the [...]
Movie may focus on ‘point of friction’ in Jobs’ life The screenplay for the Sony biopic based on Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs biography is in the “earliest possible stage,” according to Aaron Sorkin. The screenwriter was interviewed today during the ongoing D10 Conference. “What I’ll do is go through a long period that would not [...]
The National League’s Eastern Division is one of the more difficult divisions to achieve prominence in during this 2012 season. With the heretofore notoriously uncompetitive Nationals contributing to a dog eat dog pennant fight for the ages. Only four teams can make this coveted list. So don’t feel too slighted if your team isn’t on [...]
Apple CEO Tim Cook has revealed his ‘intense interest’ in television technology at the All Things Digital conference recently. Tim Cook was asked; “Are you making an entire Television?” – to which Tim Cook responded: “You were right, I am not going to tell you…” Tim Cook won’t say anything clear about his Apple TV [...]
Steve Jobs ‘worked closely’ on four-inch iPhone Even from reading the title of this article, you learned Apple plans their products out years in advance. The deceased co-founder and CEO, Steve Jobs, worked closely on a redesign for the next-gen four-inch iPhone. This means Apple’s next iPhone is going to be bigger than the current [...]
Tim Cook sat for almost two hours with journalist Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, answering any question they would could throw at him. The reaction to Cook’s performance was largely positive. (One example, Jason Calacanis: “After watching this keynote I want to put every dollar I have into $ aapl Cook is phenomenal communicator–but different [...]
<p align=”justify”><b>Yet again, Apple’s quarterly earnings arched over the bar set by Wall Street analysts. The company reeled in $39.2 billion in returns, over $2 billion more than estimated for its second fiscal quarter. The news ignited AAPL shares, which had been languishing in the pessimism for days. However, the conditions that put them there [...]
Think you know your Apple tablet inside and out? Oh, sure, you’re well aware of double-tapping the Home screen to see all open apps, enabling iCloud to wirelessly sync content between devices and how to group apps into folders — but there is a lot more to your beloved 9.7-inch iPad (from $499). And so [...]
Amtrak, the government-owned corporation that oversees the nation’s railroad train services, has been training conductors since November to use the Apple handset as an electronic ticket scanner on a few routes, including from Boston to Portland, Me., and San Jose, Calif., to Sacramento. By late summer, 1,700 conductors will be using the devices on Amtrak [...]






