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If not for Apple, Siri would have been preinstalled on every Droid

By Aaron Souppouris on January 23, 2013 06:33 am + 334 comments

Back in 2009, before Apple purchased Siri, Verizon wanted to bring the app to its range of Android Continue reading…
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In absence of Apple, Ashton Kutcher and Josh Gad tapped to headline Macworld 2013

By Chris Welch on January 21, 2013 07:51 pm + 38 comments

Ever since Apple bailed on the Macworld conference in 2009, organizers have had to come up with Continue reading…
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How Steve Jobs bought Bill Nguyen's Lala for $80 million

By Andrew Webster on January 19, 2013 11:09 pm + 71 comments

When the late Steve Jobs acquired a new company, he didn't mess around. That's according to Aubrey Continue reading…
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New photos from 'jOBS' set show Josh Gad as Steve Wozniak

By Nathan Ingraham on January 17, 2013 10:01 am + 76 comments

We've seen plenty of images of Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs in the forthcoming jOBS biopic, but we Continue reading…
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Apple stock hits a nine month low as rumors swirl and confidence falls

By Ben Popper on January 15, 2013 11:46 am + 396 comments

Apple's stock took a sharp jump downwards at the opening bell this morning, continuing the rough Continue reading…
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How Apple 'punk'd the entire crowd' when announcing Safari

By Andrew Webster on January 12, 2013 10:15 am + 93 comments

Former Safari engineer Don Melton has already told us what it was like to keep the browser project a Continue reading…
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Beats CEO spent three years trying to convince Steve Jobs to launch streaming music service

By Nathan Ingraham on January 11, 2013 12:24 am + 35 comments

Jimmy Iovine, CEO of Beats Audio, formally announced his new Project Daisy streaming music service Continue reading…
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Steve Jobs tried to protect HP's legacy during Mark Hurd sex scandal

By Adi Robertson on January 10, 2013 01:40 pm + 111 comments

In 2010, Mark Hurd resigned as CEO of HP after a sexual harassment scandal and pressure from the Continue reading…
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Giant QR code-backed iPhone monument commemorates Steve Jobs in St. Petersburg

By Adi Robertson on January 10, 2013 07:25 am + 26 comments

A Russian contest to honor the memory of Steve Jobs has resulted in a fairly unusual monument being Continue reading…
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'Steve Jobs is gone. Now there is a lack of innovation' says Huawei's consumer CEO

By Sam Byford on January 8, 2013 04:24 pm + 139 comments

"The best smartphone is from Huawei. Not from our competitors." Bold words from a bold guy. Continue reading…