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Barbara Walters Chooses Steve Jobs as Her 'Most Fascinating Person' of 2011 [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:11:41 +0000

Barbara Walters has named her Most Fascinating Person of 2011: Steve Jobs.

While her policy has always been to choose only living people for the annual roundup, Walters said that when Jobs retired as CEO of Apple last summer, she knew he’d be her pick to top the list. And even after his death on October 5, Walters stuck to her choice because, much like Jobs believed, “rules were made to be broken.”

Need Inspiration? Watch Steve Jobs Explain His Unique Vision of the World [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:04:03 +0000

Steve Jobs may be gone, but his legacy persists in technological breakthroughs and life-changing gadgets. As the tech visionary explains in this clip from the PBS documentary ‘Steve Jobs: One Last Thing,’ the ability to change the world in such a way is attainable to everyone.

Will Steve Jobs' Pal Aaron Sorkin Pen His Biopic?

Dylan Schenker — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:55:20 +0000

Sony is reportedly courting ‘The Social Network’ screenwriter Aaron Sorkin to bring Steve Jobs’ life to the big screen. Will he accept the friend request? The proposed biopic would be based on Walter Isaacson’s biography of Jobs, comprised of several interviews the author had with the tech giant, as well as friends, family and colleagues. The [...]

Upcoming Steve Jobs' Biography May Become a Movie

Shauna Wright — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:14:25 +0000

Sony Pictures is reportedly in talks to acquire the movie rights to Walter Isaacson’s soon-to-be-published biography of Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs, who died last week after a long battle with cancer.

The book, titled simply ‘Steve Jobs,’ is slated for release on October 24. It’s the only biography authorized by the late visionary and features interviews with his friends and family, as well as with Jobs himself.

The Best Steve Jobs Tributes From the Web and Beyond [PHOTOS, VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 21:11:05 +0000

In the hours following the announcement that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs had passed away, numerous tributes began pouring in both on and off the web. Time Magazine literally stopped the presses for the first time in at least 30 years to devote its cover and entire 21-page features section to Jobs. Bloomberg Businessweek scrapped a [...]

Steve Jobs Through the Years [PICTURES]

Stephanie Berning — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 01:31:20 +0000

The man who changed the face of technology as we know it has died. Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, who was battling pancreatic cancer and had a liver transplant in 2009, has passed away at the age of 56. Jobs co-founded Apple Computer with Steve Wozniak in 1976. Together, the pair launched the [...]

Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs Has Died

Shauna Wright — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:38:53 +0000

Apple’s co-founder and former CEO, Steve Jobs, who’s been battling a rare form of pancreatic cancer for years and had a liver transplant in 2009, has passed away at the age of 56. Jobs, the visionary behind the iPhone, the iPod and the iMac, co-founded Apple Computer along with Steve Wozniak in 1976. Together they [...]

The Steve Jobs Taiwanese Animation Is Here! [VIDEO]

Dylan Schenker — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:15:18 +0000

We all know that Apple was founded when Steve Jobs took a technicolor trip through a forest and was bonked on the head with a Newtonian Apple logo of inspiration, before going on to literally give birth to a bulky Macintosh computer. Well, that’s how Taiwanese animation team Next Media Animation remembers it at least.

Steve Jobs Stepping Down as Apple CEO

Stephanie Berning — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:52:22 +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 [...]