Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs responsible for Adobe Flash Player demise?

Sat, 2011-11-12 14:38 - By

Digital Media, Media Business, Media, Adobe, apple, cnn.com, Flash Player, Mac, photoshop, Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson

Since Adobe announced it would no longer develop Flash Player for mobile devices on Wednesday, many have been wondering if Steve Jobs' objection to its use had something to do with its demise. According to Jobs' biographer Walter Isaacson, Jobs said Flash was "a spaghetti-ball piece of technology that has lousy performance and really bad security problems".

Sony Pictures acquires rights to Steve Jobs’ biography

Tue, 2011-10-11 10:39 - By

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Announcement, Digital Media, Media Business, Media, apple, Benjamin Franklin, ITProPortal, Simon & Schuster, Sony Pictures, Steve Jobs, The Social Network, Walter Isaacson

Sony Pictures, also responsible for the movie ‘The Social Network’, has reportedly spent more $1 million in acquiring the rights to the official biography of late Apple CEO, Steve Jobs. The biography, written by Walter Isaacson, wrote the book based on interviews he conducted with Jobs, his family, close friends and colleagues.

Graphic design student who created tribute 'logo' to Steve Jobs receives several job offers, is overwhelmed by global response

Mon, 2011-10-10 15:33 - By

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General, Electronics & Technology, Media, Apple logo, Jonathan Mak, Steve Jobs, Thanks Steve

A visual tribute to Steve Jobs which re-imagines the classic Apple logo with Jobs’ silhouette as the bite in the Apple has made a 19-year-old Jonathan Mak from Hong Kong famous. The second year graphic design student has already received job offers!

DDB | Steve Jobs, you'll be missed

Sun, 2011-10-09 11:11 - By

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Print, U.A.E., Advertising, AdsOfTheWorld, DDB Dubai, Dinesh Gore, Shehzad Yunus, Steve Jobs

Advertising Agency: DDB, Dubai

Executive Creative Director: Shehzad Yunus

Art Director: Dinesh Gore

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Steve Jobs, Apple founder, passes away at 56

Thu, 2011-10-06 05:11 - By

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Announcement, Media Business, Electronics & Technology, NGO’s, apple, Barack Obama, iMac, iPad, iPhone, iPod, iTunes, Steve Jobs

Today, Apple and the rest of the world have lost a visionary and a genius, Steve Jobs, the mastermind behind the Macintosh, iPhone, iPad, iPod iTunes and more. In recent years he mixed huge business success with personal turmoil, including surviving a liver transplant in 2009, after battling pancreatic cancer in 2004. "There may be no greater tribute to Steve's success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented," Obama said.

Apple unveils much-anticipated new iPhone, the model 4S, not iPhone 5

Tue, 2011-10-04 17:05 - By

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Announcement, Media Business, Media, apple, Facebook, iPad, iPhone 4S, iPod, ITProPortal, Mashable, Steve Jobs, Tim Cook

Apple has finally unveiled its new iPhone and it's not an all-new iPhone 5, but an upgraded version of the iPhone 4, which despite being a significant improvement resembles a bit of a disappointment to Apple fans. In fact, Apple's share price actually dropped following the iPhone launch event.

Apple brand tops world’s most valuable brands, overtaking Google for top spot

Mon, 2011-05-09 08:37 - By

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Announcement, Digital Media, Media Business, Report, Media, apple, Bloomberg, Google, IBM, iMac, iPad, iPhone, McDonald's, Steve Jobs

Bloomberg reports that Apple Inc. has overtaken the search engine giant Google to become the world’s most valuable brand, climbing 84% in the past year to reach $153.3 billion, while Google has lost 2%, now reaching a value of $111.5 billion. IBM has climbed 17% to become the third most valuable brand ahead of McDonald’s.

Apple iPad Tablet launched in US amid high demand

Sat, 2010-04-03 15:27 - By

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Announcement, Electronics & Technology, ebooks, iPad, Steve Jobs

Apple’s new iPad became available in all 221 US Apple retail stores and most Best Buy stores on Saturday, April 3. Starting at just $499, iPad lets users browse the web, read and send email, share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more, all using iPad’s revolutionary Multi-Touch™ user interface.

Steve Jobs announces the Apple iPad, running iPhone Apps & announces iBooks service

Thu, 2010-01-28 06:52 - By

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Announcement, Electronics & Technology, iBooks, iPad, iPhone Apps, Steve Jobs

Apple CEO Steve Jobs, on Wednesday 27 January, unveiled the iPad, the widely anticipated tablet-style computer that he called "a truly magical and revolutionary product." It has a 10-inch screen, runs existing iPhone apps from the Apple apps store and is available in 16-gigabyte, 32-gigabyte and 64-gigabyte versions. It runs on a 1 GHz processor and is about a half-inch thick and weigh about 1½ pounds.