Steve Jobs' New York Media Adventure

Steve Jobs visited the Wall Street Journal and New York Times in recent days, say sources at the papers. Also, New York reports the Apple CEO showed up for a secret media dinner. More »

Googlers Fire Back at Steve Jobs 'Bullshit' Jab

If Steve Jobs keeps this up, he may yet set off the biggest corporate flamefest in Silicon Valley: Googlers past and present are pushing back against the Apple CEO's trashing of their corporate motto. More »

Steve Jobs at Apple Employee Q & A: Google's Evil Tagline "Bullshit" and Flash is "Lazy"

Wired's Epicenter blog posted last night on an employees only post-iPad conference at Apple HQ with Steve Jobs, where the iJefe got feisty on matters regarding Google's iPhone battle, and the failings of Adobe. In other words: REAL TALK. More »

Apple and The iPad Doublespeak Propaganda Videos: Now With Flash-FAIL

Remember Apple's classic '1984' ad campaign? Funny how they ended up employing Big Brother's turn-and-burn on the truth, the difference being: George Orwell labeled it "doublespeak," and Apple passes it off as advertising. More »

Steve Jobs' Entourage Forbids Pictures of His 'Labored Old Man Shuffle'

By all accounts, Steve Jobs personally drove the rapid creation and wildly successful hyping of the just-unveiled iPad. So you'd think his handlers would be confident in his healthy image, no matter how slowly he walks in public. (Update: Video.) More »

Collage of Shame: Media Who Took Obvious iPad Prank Seriously

Web entrepreneur Jason Calacanis' prank claims about the Apple tablet yesterday were so over the top, we had to laugh. Until prestige media started reprinting them like they had merit, and our good humor turned to amazement. More »

Will Period Jokes Hurt The iPad?

One day of period jokes later, the snickering over Apple's new iPad is hard to avoid. Does it matter? [Jezebel]

The Nuclear iPad Price That Might Have Been

Think back an hour or so to the iPad unveil. Jobs is on stage. He reveals his tablet, and then the price, $499, to rabid applause from everyone. Everyone, that is, except people who knew better. More »

The Apple Tablet and the Joy of Anticipation

One of the great modern pastimes — speculating and rumormongering about the Apple Tablet — will come to an end today when Steve Jobs finally unveils his messiah device. It's a game few are ready to stop playing. More »
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Event of the Year Showdown: Apple Tablet vs. Lost vs. Obama

In the span of one week, Steve Jobs will unveil an Apple tablet; ABC will premiere the final season of Lost; and some guy named Barack Obama will address the "State of the Union." Which event will make your year? More »

Awful Moments in PR: Did Apple Fire a Genius for Unauthorized Volunteering in Haiti?

It'd appear that Apple has a very, very strict no-call-no-show policy: three times, and you're done. A Genius Bar employee volunteering with an NGO emailed his whereabouts, but it wasn't enough. More »

The Apple Tablet Interface Must Be Like This

Some people want the Apple Tablet to run Mac OS X's user interface. Others think its UI will be something exotic. Both camps are wrong: The iPhone started a UI revolution, and the tablet is just step two. Here's why. [Gizmodo]
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More Evidence 'iPad' Is the Apple Tablet's Name

Deep in the bowels of the Trademark Office is some fresh evidence that Steve Jobs intends to name his messiah machine the "iPad": the company is in a fight with Fujitsu over the trademark. More »

Show and Sell: The Secret to Apple's Magic

Flash an exotic prototype, then—Presto!—get people to buy your more boring stuff. That kind of thinking still rules at most electronics companies. Apple under Steve Jobs only shows off actual products. The difference? Apple's arcane secret to success. [Gizmodo]

Barack Obama's 'Laws' vs. Steve Jobs' Wonder Tablet

On January 27, the president of the United States will outline plans for pressing issues like the deficit, immigration, maybe global warming. The same day, the CEO of Apple will hold up new, expensive plastic gadget. Who wins? More »

Update: Apple Wins the First Prize in Our Tablet Scavenger Hunt

We have our first winner in the Valleywag Apple Tablet Scavenger Hunt! The most concrete proof of the messiah machine's existence so far landed in our inbox last night. More »
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Announcing Valleywag's Apple Tablet Scavenger Hunt: Win Up to $100,000!

We've had enough of trying to follow all the speculation around Apple's impending tablet — how it'll work, its size, the name, the software and whether it will save magazines. We want answers, dammit! And we're willing to pay. More »

How Apple Works the Press

A refugee Apple flack has gone rogue and is now dishing on how the company tries to manipulate the press. Even when bending the truth in the grimy shadows of media relations, Apple uses an immaculate system. More »