Articles Tagged “Steve Jobs”
Google Has a ‘Secret Project’ with Former Apple Senior Director
by Christine Torralba on Feb 08, 2012 0 Comments">0
We received information that Google has just hired Apple’s former Senior Director for product integrity, Simon Prakash. While both Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt may have had a ‘no poaching’ agreement in the past, it seems like this is no longer in effect. This got us thinking if this will spark another series of patent issues and what-not. Prakash was with Apple for 8 years and was recently the head for ensuring quality control for all Apple products. As of this writing, there is no news as to what Prakash’s new title will be, or if he will ever be …
Taiwanese Electronic Company Uses an Angelic Steve Jobs to Promote New Android Tablet
by Christine Torralba on Feb 02, 2012 0 Comments">0
Okay, this may seem harsh but it’s worth the pun: a Taiwanese guy has dressed himself up to be a Steve Jobs look-a-like and promote an Android tablet from a Taiwanese manufacturer. And since the Apple creator is already dead, the Taiwanese comedian/impersonator Ah-Ken has used some angel’s wings and a halo. The ad talks about the Action Pad, the latest Android powered tablet from Action Electronics. Sporting the trademark look of Jobs—a black turtleneck sweater and blue jeans, the ad got a lot of people thinking that he is making a spoof out of Jobs’ typical character. But in …
Was the Android Idea Stolen by Andy Rubin?
by Christine Torralba on Jan 31, 2012 9 Comments">9
Here’s something AndroidPit recently shared: Apparently, Andy Rubin (the founder of Android) was a former employee at Apple. He worked in the company of his biggest rival as their Manufacturing Engineer during the time of 1989-1992. After 11 years, Rubin founded Android. A couple of years later, he became Google’s Senior VP of Mobile. Even though it was typical for people to bounce between companies, Rubin’s 3-year stint at Apple may be the reason why Steve Jobs felt such an intense hatred for Android. What’s even more interesting is that Steve Jobs was quoted that Android is a ‘stolen piece …
Apple Sues Everyone, Backfires; Results to European Sales Ban
by Christine Torralba on Dec 14, 2011 6 Comments">6
If you’ve been following our website, you should remember our news on Apple’s lost battle against Proview Technology (Shenzhen). It was a recent post we shared less than 5 days ago. Anyway, in line with that post, we just found out Apple is currently in the process of suing almost all of its biggest competitors in the tablet/mobile phone field. While this goes against Apple’s previous complaint of anti-competitiveness of Samsung and Motorola patents, it is all too familiar to the infringement case on the iPad. True enough, a court in Germany has given a ruling that Apple’s 3G-enabled products …
Steve Jobs Was Scared of Android – “I’m Going to Destroy Android”
by Will G. on Oct 22, 2011 17 Comments">17
The man we loved to hate but secretly respected and revered – was also the man behind one of the most valuable tech companies in the world. There is no doubt that the death of Steve Jobs brought sorrow to the Apple community, as well as fans who believed that he was a modern “da Vinci”. However, the visionary seemed to have quite a dark side. Recent reports from ZDNet indicate that Steve Jobs had an inner hatred towards the Android franchise and would do anything to destroy it. But really – was it stealing, or a new imagination that …
Steve Jobs Presses Ctrl+Cmd+Opt+Eject at 56; Mourned by Android, Apple Fans Alike
by Matthew Sabatini on Oct 06, 2011 6 Comments">6
Today, Apple released what is most likely to be the saddest announcement in the company’s history: Steve Jobs is dead. He was 56 years old. The statement reads: We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today. Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve. His greatest love was for his wife, Laurene, and his family. Our hearts go out to them and to all who were touched by his extraordinary gifts. Steve Jobs co-founded Apple in 1976 …
Android 2.2 and the pornography OS
by James Tromans on Apr 21, 2010 1 Comments">1
For those that are not aware, Android 2.2 could be visiting a handset near you sometime in May. The new features focus primarily on software-hardware improvements (software that makes the hardware run!). These are basically designed to give your Android device a performance boost. Now, Steve Jobs would have you believe that this is all so that you can watch pornography at an improved frame-rate, but more on that in a moment. First, let us consider the possible features of Android 2.2. Included in the mix are the JIT Compiler for Android’s Dalvik VM which some reports suggest up to …
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