Steve Jobs

Forrester CEO George Colony has argued that Apple is going to turn out a lot like Sony -- a consumer electronics juggernaut that lost its way and turned out to be a complete mess.

Colony's argument, which raised a bit of a ruckus, has a familiar contrarian ring to it. You set up an argument, sound very rational and people buy into it. Bearish arguments always sound better. I've had my share of bearish arguments and bets only to find out you can sound pretty damn good and be extremely wrong.

The crux of Colony's case is … Read more

Many of the details on how Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs got his start and then later turned the computer company into one of the most revered tech companies in the world are readily available. But certain segments of his life haven't been written about as extensively -- most notably his hiatus from Apple between 1985 and 1996.

Reporter Brent Schlender, a veteran tech writer for The Wall Street Journal and Fortune, published an expansive article in Fast Company magazine about this part of Jobs' life. The article is based on taped interviews that Schlender had recorded with … Read more

The upcoming biopic starring Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs will cover the Apple co-founder's early years, the film's producer said in an interview.

The independent movie, which has been given the unfortunate working title of "Jobs: Get Inspired," will focus on Jobs' life from 1971 to 2000, Mark Hulme told Neowin magazine. The rookie producer said work on the movie's script, which is based on widely available information rather than a book, began when Jobs announced his retirement last August.

Kutcher was chosen for the role based on this physical resemblance to the late Apple … Read more

The small Brazilian city of Jundiai is one step ahead of Cupertino in paying tribute to Apple's late co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs. Jundiai's city council officially announced that one of its street is being renamed "Steve Jobs Avenue," according to Cult of Mac.

The avenue is the route that connects the small city to Brazil's largest city -- Sao Paulo. It also houses the proposed new address for Taiwanese-owned Foxconn's new iPad manufacturing factory. Nearby Sao Paulo is where Foxconn just opened a facility to produce iPhones.

Jundiai's city council presented the … Read more

The late Steve Jobs really was irate with Google for stealing the iPhone's thunder, according to his biographer.

Speaking last night at the Royal Institution in Great Britain, "Steve Jobs" author Walter Isaacson laid out the scenario under which Jobs' anger toward Android unfurled.

As described by MacWorld, Jobs was upset back in the old days when Bill Gates adopted Apple's graphical user interface for Windows and then licensed the OS to Dell, IBM, and a slew of other PC makers, giving Microsoft dominance in the PC market.

The late Apple chief then watched as history … Read more

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' issues with Android have been well-documented. But Google CEO Larry Page isn't convinced they were real.

Speaking to Bloomberg BusinessWeek in an interview published today, Page said that Jobs' and Apple's "Android differences were actually for show," adding that a meeting he had with Jobs prior to his death was quite cordial. Still, Page said he understands why Apple and Jobs publicly took issue with Android -- he just doesn't believe it was the right move.

"I think that served their interests," Page told Bloomberg BusinessWeek. "For a … Read more

It was the April Fools' prank that turned out to be real -- Ashton Kutcher will be playing Steve Jobs in an indie movie about the icon's life.

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak quickly gave his endorsement of the actor, who currently makes up somewhere between 20 and 40 percent of the title on the show "Two and a Half Men."

Woz said in a statement published by TMZ: "The fear that many might have is that Kutcher was selected because he's 'hot' right now. But I feel that his selection was done in the most professional manner. And I'm glad that he's onboard."

Maybe Woz was a fan of "That 70's Show"? Or is it just the fact that he's one of the nicest guys in Silicon Valley who's never disparaged another carbon-based life form? It will be interesting to see whether Kutcher can truly pull off the turtleneck and jeans.

And more importantly, who will play Woz?… Read more

There are times when we simply can't explain why we do things.

I am, therefore extremely grateful to Russell Brand, who has shoveled deep inside his own psyche to explain an incident that involved him, a photographer, an iPhone, and the window of a lawyer's office.

His explanation suggests that the death of Steve Jobs has affected him more than anyone might have thought.

The way that Fox News explains the story, Brand was somewhat frustrated that paparazzi were taking shots of him while he was in New Orleans.

One photographer, Timothy Jackson, was taking pictures with his … Read more

You might remember the recent saga of the Steve Jobs action figure. It was announced. Detailed pictures surfaced. Apple wasn't pleased. The action figure was canceled.

There's a new Steve Jobs toy on the block, and this one might stand a better chance of making it into your hands.

The iCEO comes courtesy of Throwboy, a pillow company known for tech-related products like Facebook-themed pillows and text messaging pillows with "OMG" and "wtf" on them.

The iCEO is unmistakeably Steve Jobs, even though his name doesn't appear anywhere on the product page. The plush features gray hair, a black turtleneck, blue jeans, and stubble. … Read more