Steve Jobs

iPad Live 79: 4 geeks and a beard

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Oct 24, 2011 a 11:49 am

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Georgia, Seth, and Rene are joined by Jim Dalrymple of The Loop to talk Steve Jobs biography, sneak in some iPhone 4S, and dig through iOS 5, battery life, PlayBook 2.0, Ice Cream Sammich tablets, and more. This is iPad Live!

Steve Jobs biography now available via iBooks, Kindle

By Rene Ritchie, Sunday, Oct 23, 2011 a 11:47 pm

Walter Isaacson's authorized biography of Steve Jobs, is now available from both Amazon's Kindle Store and Apple's own iBookstore. Isaacson, who appeared earlier today on CBS' 60 Minutes, had unprecedented access to Jobs, his family, friends, colleagues, and rivals, and the book strives to show Jobs not only as one of the most innovative and influential people of his time, but also as a human, a family man, and more.

If you pre-ordered it, download and enjoy. If you haven't yet, here are the links.

Apple posts Celebrating Steve video from October 19 Event.

By George Lim, Sunday, Oct 23, 2011 a 11:27 pm

Apple has made their special, internal celebration of Steve Jobs' life available on their website. It included talks from Apple CEO Tim Cook, SVP of Design Jony Ive, board members Al Gore and Bill Campbell, and performances from Norah Jones and Cold Play.

Of course you can still submit your thoughts on Steve's passing to Apple, which are now also appearing on the Apple site.

You can go and watch the video at the Apple website, via the link below.

Source: Apple

60 Minutes: Steve Jobs [Videos]

By Georgia, Sunday, Oct 23, 2011 a 7:43 pm

60 minutes has just finished airing their interview with authorized Steve Jobs biographer Walter Isaacson, and has already placed the transcript and both segments as well as the extra Overtime video online.

Check them out after the break (required Flash) or via the 60 Minutes iPad app [App Store link]

Source: 60 Minutes

iPod turn 10

By Rene Ritchie, Sunday, Oct 23, 2011 a 6:20 pm

Happy 10th birthday, iPod!

TiPb is giving away 5 copies of the Steve Jobs biography

By Rene Ritchie, Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 a 11:52 am

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It's safe to say that without Steve Jobs, TiPb wouldn't be here, and many others may not be enjoying the careers or hobbies they enjoy today, at least not in the same way. So, in honor of the upcoming release of the authorized biography of Steve Jobs, TiPb is going to give away five (5) copies, on us.

All you have to do to enter is leave a comment below sharing your favorite story about Steve Jobs -- your favorite quote, your favorite keynote moment, your greatest inspiration, your fondest memory.

Steve Jobs considered Android "grand theft" of iPhone ideas

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Oct 20, 2011 a 11:15 pm

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According to the latest excerpt from Walter Isaacson's authorized biography of Steve Jobs, HTC's introduction of what Apple considered iPhone-live made Jobs "livid" and were equated with "grand theft".

"I will spend my last dying breath if I need to, and I will spend every penny of Apple's $40 billion in the bank, to right this wrong," Jobs said. "I'm going to destroy Android, because it's a stolen product. I'm willing to go thermonuclear war on this."