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Barbara Walters Chooses Steve Jobs as Her 'Most Fascinating Person' of 2011 [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:00:41 +0000

Barbara Walters has named her Most Fascinating Person of 2011: Steve Jobs.

While her policy has always been to choose only living people for the annual roundup, Walters said that when Jobs retired as CEO of Apple last summer, she knew he’d be her pick to top the list. And even after his death on October 5, Walters stuck to her choice because, much like Jobs believed, “rules were made to be broken.”

RIP: 21 People That We Lost In 2011, Who Will Be Dearly Missed

DJ Digital — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 05:59:27 +0000

As we near the end of another year, we look back on the influential people that we lost in 2011. Some were icons. Others died way too young. One is arguably responsible for changing the world as we know it. 2011 gave us a lot of good memories, but it also took a lot of great

iPod Turns 10 — Happy Birthday to the Greatest Invention of All Time

Dylan Schenker — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:45:51 +0000

The iPod, Apple’s MP3 player that revolutionized the way we listen to music, recently celebrated its tenth birthday. How do ya like them apples, Microsoft Zune! Can anyone remember MP3 players before the iPod? They were dinky and only held, at most, a handful of songs. The iPod forever changed how we listen to music by [...]

Upcoming Steve Jobs' Biography May Become a Movie

Shauna Wright — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:50:25 +0000

Sony Pictures is reportedly in talks to acquire the movie rights to Walter Isaacson’s soon-to-be-published biography of Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs, who died last week after a long battle with cancer.

The book, titled simply ‘Steve Jobs,’ is slated for release on October 24. It’s the only biography authorized by the late visionary and features interviews with his friends and family, as well as with Jobs himself.

Steve Jobs' Inspiring 2005 Stanford University Speech About 'Living Before You Die' [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 02:07:03 +0000

As the world mourns the death of Apple visionary Steve Jobs, a commencement speech he gave at Stanford University in June of 2005 — just a year after his initial diagnosis with cancer — has begun making the rounds once again.

The topic? How to live before you die.

Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs Dies at Age 56

DJ Digital — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:50:54 +0000

Apple has reported that their former CEO and founder Steve Jobs has passed away. This news comes after Jobs has faced a number of serious health issues over the last few years, most recently announcing his resignation as CEO of Apple due to health conditions being “more complex” than he thought. Apple reps have confirmed [...]

YouTubers Rap a Tribute to Steve Jobs in 'We Are All Steve' [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:47:33 +0000

As we’re all sadly aware, Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple and the creator of iconic products like the iPhone, has been valiantly fighting cancer for years — and given his recent resignation as CEO of the company, he doesn’t appear to be winning.

YouTubers Pantless Knights have put together a terrific tribute song, and the accompanying video features various people — and one Muppet — in Jobs’ trademark black turtlenecks and round glasses lip-syncing a rap about the legendary tech genius.

Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO of Apple

DJ Digital — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:46:20 +0000

In big tech-news today, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has stepped down, with the board naming Tim Cook as his replacement. Steven Jobs has been credited with “saving Apple and guiding it into it’s position as the world’s most innovative and valuable technology company.” Steve Jobs released this official resignation letter today I have always said [...]

The Evolution Of The Mac

DJ Digital — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:53:51 +0000

It all started out with the year “1984″ 27 years ago in a commercial during the Super Bowl. Steve Jobs introduced the world to “Mac”. In the years to come though, Steve Jobs and Apple would be dominated by Microsoft DOS & Windows based PCs with only a small percentage of creative types gravitating towards [...]