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Ashton Kutcher Slated to Play Apple Icon Steve Jobs in Indie Film

Shauna Wright — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:00:03 +0000

‘Pirates of Silicon Valley,’ the 1999 made-for-TV movie about the early rivalry between Apple’s Steve Jobs and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, saw Jobs played by ‘ER’ star Noah Wyle. But a new film about the now-late Jobs will star an entirely different actor: Ashton Kutcher.

Apple Unveils the New iPad — What Will It Do?

Shauna Wright — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:00:59 +0000

While Wednesday’s roll-out of the new generation of Apple’s iPad didn’t have quite the fanfare of prior events helmed by the company’s late co-founder, Steve Jobs, that doesn’t mean people weren’t paying attention. Here’s a quick rundown of the announcement. The device, simply called “the new iPad,” will be released March 16 (pre-orders are going [...]

The Beatles' 'Yellow Submarine' Comes to Apple's iBooks Store

Jeff Giles — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:00:37 +0000

A little over two years after the Beatles‘ classic albums finally arrived in the iTunes store, another of the band’s classic works is arriving in Apple’s digital emporium. But this time, fans can look forward to an a more interactive offering from the Fab Four. The Beatles’ animated feature ‘Yellow Submarine’ has been turned into [...]

Apple Announces the iPhone 4S at 'Let's Talk iPhone' Event

Shauna Wright — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:00:42 +0000

Apple’s highly-anticipated ‘Let’s Talk iPhone’ event on Tuesday began with newly-installed CEO Tim Cook reflecting on some of the company’s successes, as well as one new one: the new iPhone.

Dubbed the iPhone 4S, the gadget keeps with the company’s tradition of introducing completely new models every other year, with upgrades in between.

Steve Jobs Stepping Down as Apple CEO

Stephanie Berning — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:20:22 +0000

Steve Jobs is stepping down as chief executive at Apple, the company said on Wednesday. Jobs will remain at the company as chairman, but he and his iconic black turtleneck will be replaced by former Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook. Jobs sent Apple a letter of resignation, which he later made public, on Wednesday. In [...]

This Day in History for June 10 – Apple II Released and More

K Bear — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 18:08:38 +0000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1692 – At the Salem Witch Trials, Bridget Bishop is hanged for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft & Sorceries" (More info)

1793 - Washington replaces Philadelphia as US capital (More info)

Apple Reveals Highly Anticipated iCloud at WWDC

K Bear — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:07:21 +0000

At WWDC, Apple's annual developers conference, head honcho Steve Jobs came and went in only two hours, but left the rapt audience of gadget geeks with the next full year of the company's plans, including the launches of iCloud, iOS5, and the new Mac OSX Lion.

In the spotlight, and held for Jobs' trade

Commodore 64 Making a Comeback

K Bear — Wed, 11 May 2011 16:13:30 +0000

The Commodore 64, the classic personal computer from the eight-bit ’80s, is making a comeback. Sort of. Later this month, Commodore USA will be releasing a computing system that looks just like the original C64 on the outside, but comes equipped with modern specs like a dual-core 1.8 GHz Atom processor, Nvidia Ion2 graphics chipset [...]

Apple Announces iPad 2

The Web Guy — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 20:10:41 +0000

It will be available March 11 here in the US. Steve Jobs made the announcement today.

I don't know, we just got our iPads not too long ago. Just starting to get used to all the apps and new stuff and all of a sudden there is a new one. What do you think?