Gawker
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nerdspotting
First Sighting of Steve Jobs Officially Back at Work
Apple won't say whether Steve Jobs was at the office today as part of his official return to the company. But a Valleywag spy spotted the CEO on his company's Cupertino campus. Jobs apparently left early:
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By Ryan TateComment by atlasfugged: He still looks pretty frail to me (and still sporting the black turtleneck - in summer?). 6 Responses | Other threads
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wtf
The Not-So-Triumphant Return of Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs is BACK! Oh, he's just stone cold striding into the office, high-fiving people, running marathon meetings, screaming his as... err, wait, actually, did we say "back?" More like backish. The official word: More »
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By Ryan TateComment by vampz4cash: Is he really that much of a factor in determining shareholder value? I mean, what is there that Steve... 2 Responses | Other threads
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publicity stunts
iPhone Porn Makes Long-Awaited App Debut
It's been a full year since Time magazine dubbed porn "The iPhone's Next Frontier," and only now has an application publisher dared to distribute a truly adult application: An app called Hottest Girls was updated to include naked pictures. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by kneetoe: And if I do the right thing with my fingers, I can get her from vertical to horizontal. 6 Responses | Other threads
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public relations
Apple's Frozen Board Needs a Reboot
A hospital officially confirmed Steve Jobs received a liver transplant there, and did so with Jobs' permission. Meaning everyone is talking about the Apple CEO's sickness, except Apple. The pressure on the company's paralyzed directors is, justifiably, mounting. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by The_Lovely_Miss_Bronx: I understand that shareholders have a vested interest in the performance of the company, so the Apple board and management... 5 Responses | Other threads
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blogging for dollars
Return of Fake Steve Is a Vote of Confidence in Real Steve
Fake Steve Jobs is back. Dan Lyons, author of the piercingly funny satire blog, insists his return may be temporary. But he wouldn't be having this much fun with Jobs' illness if he still worried about the Apple CEO's death. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Matthew_Maurice: WooHOO! Yelptards you've been put back on notice. BTW, anyone seen Bike Helmet Girl lately? more » | Other threads
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mysteries
Apple: Den of Secrets
It looks as though Apple did a good job angering the New York Times with the news that Steve Jobs recently underwent a liver transplant. The paper's Tuesday edition dedicates two pieces to Apple's renowned penchant for shadiness. More »
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Comment by ChillbearLatrigue: "It's not that difficult to imagine Apple doing the same thing when Jobs eventually dies..." Don't you mean "if Jobs eventually... 11 Responses | Other threads
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don't call it a comeback
Steve Jobs Had A Liver Transplant
The Wall Street Journal reports: Steve Jobs had a liver transplant in Tennessee two months ago, he's in recovery, and is going to be back to work before the end of the month. Just like they said he would be.
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By Foster KamerComment by Fishnets and Cigarettes: Steve jobs can bite me. As a person who has lost several immediate family members to pancreatic cancer, his... 14 Responses | Other threads
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nerdspotting
The Woz Cuts iPhone Line
Steve Jobs is famous for possessing a "reality distortion field" that bends people to his will. But today he's got nothing on his Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, who talked shoppers into letting him jump an iPhone line. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by misslinda: Silly nerds. If they banded together they could've gotten Woz to buy all of their iphones for him in exchange... 2 Responses | Other threads
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feuds
Palm Now Officially the Anti-Apple
Palm has become the premiere sanctuary for Steve Jobs refugees. As if to cast aside any doubt over this fact — and to underline that it's working — the smartphone maker tonight promoted former iPod chief Jon Rubinstein to CEO. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by pepelicious: Tell me what Palm can innovate on from this point? They just made a good clone of a product that... 4 Responses | Other threads
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jim goldman
How CNBC's Apple Man Stands Tall
Another Apple conference means another chance for Jim Goldman to deliver Apple talking points into CNBC cameras. The network's famously petit Silicon Valley bureau chief was careful to bring his booster box. A bystander snapped us some pictures. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Niko Bellic: Which Eastern European dictator-run brain washing TV station had that sign language person in the corner who sabotaged it by... 2 Responses | Other threads
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what would jobs do?
Steve Jobs or Not, Apple Has the Reality Distortion Dept. Covered
There are any number of ways Steve Jobs could have made an appearance at Apple's developer's conference today. He didn't. Yet the company still built heavy buzz for what could have very easily turned out as a lackluster product refresh. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by tillman: apple reality distortion field is so strong that people were cheering very minor features for iPhone that should have been... 1 Responses | Other threads
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print is dead
Will the New iPhone Save Old Media?
It doesn't take a particularly creative publishing executive to imagine a big opportunity in the new iPhone software Apple showed off today.
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By Ryan TateComment by TheHonJudgeSmails: Reading on my iPhone is just a little bit easier than reading a full-size novel from a city block away. 7 Responses | Other threads
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disasters
Apple's Conference Breaks Digg
The traffic, it was too much: Digg just went down, a likely victim of an overwhelming surge of traffic around the ongoing keynote speech at Apple's developer conference. What's weird about this news? More » -
advertising
Hacker Buys Anti-Apple Ad Under Apple Store
In 2006, a hacker named DVD Jon cracked the encryption on Apple's music store files. Today he's pulled off a more tangible hack: Buying a billboard practically inside Apple's San Francisco store to advertise his "cure for iPhone envy." More »
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By Ryan TateComment by punkthis: Kudos to this guy for sure, but, seriously, all you above commentators sound like total pussies. 3 Responses | Other threads
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comebacks
Steve Jobs Returning to Apple After Nearly 'Starving to Death,' Says WSJ
Steve Jobs is set to return to Apple on schedule at the end of June, "people familiar with Apple" tell the Wall Street Journal. He might also end up at the company's developer's conference next week, the paper said. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Aaron Altman: There's a condition known as celiac sprue that prevents the body from properly digesting a protein called gluten. Gluten... 6 Responses | Other threads
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labor
Email Details Secret Google-Apple Deal on Employees
Silicon Valley businessmen fancy themselves unflinching hard-core capitalists. Yet they hate to compete for workers — and the New York Times found an email to prove it. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by sample032: It's one thing when companies agree to fix prices, but is agreeing to not do something--recruit each other's employees--really that... 3 Responses | Other threads
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labor
Were Valley Immigrants Traded Like Property? Feds Wonder
Tech giants have long sought more work visas, saying they enrich immigrants. But a reported Justice Department investigation raises the possibility Google, Apple and Yahoo, among others, colluded to hold down wages. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by gawkimo: It gets worse in H2-B (non-agricultural worker visas) and H2-A (argo). The rubes are petitioning the DOL to change the... 2 Responses | Other threads
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apple
Market Shrugs Off Reports of Steve Jobs' Imminent Return to Apple
Steve Wozniak told a Wall Street Journal reporter his Apple co-founder Steve Jobs sounds "healthy, energetic," signaling the CEO will return from medical leave at the end of June as planned. The market wasn't particularly interested. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by sample032: That chart looks just like QQQQ from 12 to 4. [www.google.com] Which means, yes, the news was leaked. 3 Responses | Other threads
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change
The New Yorker Embraces Modern Technology
"Jorge Colombo drew this week's cover using Brushes, an application for the iPhone, while standing for an hour outside Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum in Times Square." [New Yorker] More »
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Comment by Aaron Altman: I did the Mona Lisa in Microsoft Paint once, but forgot to save it. 7 Responses | Other threads
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leaks
Parking-Lot Typo Roils Apple Campus
Did contractors pave imperfection into Apple's parking-lot paradise? A controversial photo showing a misspelled traffic warning sent one employee out on the asphalt to disprove yesterday's report of a chip in Steve Jobs's flawless facade. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by saintjim: Someday soon there will be no observable reality left. Only Photoshop. 7 Responses | Other threads
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spy photo
Why Apple Is Doomed Without Steve Jobs
What happens when Apple's famously perfectionist CEO takes a six-month medical leave? Everything at Apple goes to hell. Like the parking lots. Feel better soon, Steve! More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by QADude: I smell Photoshop. The colors are all messed up around the letters, as if someone was trying to blend in... 3 Responses | Other threads
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antitrust
Uh Oh, Google's in More Antitrust Trouble!
Google's G1 is the biggest enemy of Apple's iPhone. And Apple is making a big push into the Web. So it's totally hunky-dory that Google and Apple share board members, right? Wrong, say antitrust cops. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by dontmindme: I absolutely have no pity, nor compassion, for any of those companies: Microsoft, Apple, or Google. May their... more » | Other threads
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surreal estate
Steve Jobs and the Abandoned Mansion
Perhaps there's a reason Apple CEO Steve Jobs keeps a veil of mystery drawn over his private life: He's a spoiled, rich dude with a raging sense of entitlement, as his real-estate ventures reveal. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by bkdlays: Hmm lets see.. its his house.. its old... he OWNS it... so who cares? Besides being old did something historical happen... 3 Responses | Other threads
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leaks
Salma Hayek's Hacked Emails Reveal Celebrity's Quotidian Existence
Hackers have broken into Salma Hayek's email, revealing the actress's iPhone-app obsession, designer-clothes habit, travel plans, and more. (Her billionaire husband, François-Henri Pinault, who's throwing a second wedding for her this weekend, pays the bill!) More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Richard Lawson: U wouldnt hack Obamas emales would u? 9 Responses | Other threads
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flackery
How Apple's Pet Reporter Stole His Talking Points
Jim Goldman, the shameless Apple parrot and CNBC correspondent, did his best for the computer company in an on-air price comparison the other day. But he had to lift his argument wholesale. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by badasscat: Wait, what?? Macs do not come with anti-virus, Photoshop, *or* a Geek squad visit. And wtf is "multimedia software"? ... 3 Responses | Other threads
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mysteries
While Steve Jobs Is Away, Recruiters Will Pay
Apple CEO Steve Jobs is the ultimate telecommuter, working from home on a new, lightweight "netbook" while he's ostensibly on medical leave from Apple. Investors are calming down. So what are employees worried about? More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by deathbychichi: Palm has FAIL coded deeply within its DNA. No matter how good the Pre is, Palm will fuck it... 2 Responses | Other threads
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geeks gone wild
Steve Jobs's Flack Backstage with the Boss
When Steve Jobs is away, his PR mice will play! A tipster sent us this photo of Apple flack Katie Cotton snuggling up to Bruce Springsteen — apparently at a recent concert in San Jose.
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By Owen ThomasComment by m4ximusprim3: Am I doing it wrong? Because I don't see the boss. or the flack. 6 Responses | Other threads
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trainwrecks
Dancing With Woz No More
Sure, he once briefly flipped out about rigged online voting, but Steve Wozniak's Dancing with the Stars stint will be remembered for the Apple cofounder's overflowing good humor, maintained through his inevitable defeat. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by PRIsNotJournalism: I found him endearing until I learned he dated Kathy Griffin? 2 Responses | Other threads
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endorsements
Esquire: GM should hire Apple CEO Steve Jobs, assuming he doesn't die and stuff.
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advertising
Microsoft's Cute-Girl Ad Only Clever Until the Next Price War
With Apple's market share steadily growing, thanks to ads which compare cool Mac kids to schlubby PC people, Microsoft is finally wising up: What it needs to advertise are PCs, not Windows. And cute girls! More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Almostbanned: Sorry, but Microsoft is absolutely right, and smart to point all this out. Mac's are absurdly overpriced for what they... 23 Responses | Other threads
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iphone
Apple Copies and Pastes Adulation into Twittersphere
Have you heard that Twitter is the future of news? If so, we're in for a world where Apple's introduction of a copy-and-paste feature for the iPhone is the most important news ever. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by swagv: It is criminal that most modern phones don't have a legitimate copy and paste function. Their omission almost made the... 2 Responses | Other threads
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flackery
CNET: Apple Lied About Layoffs We Reported
After Valleywag reported that Apple had laid off 50 salespeople last week, Apple spokesman Steve Dowling issued a blanket denial: "Not true." Turns out the layoffs happened, and Dowling lied, CNET News reports. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by kempmullaney: Define Layoff - a reduction is staff to reduce costs? Define Restructuring - reduction of staff in one area of the... 2 Responses | Other threads
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rumormonger
More Job Cuts at Apple?
Something's going on at Apple. Normally a leak-proof ship, the S.S. Steve Jobs has been taking on rumors of layoffs. The latest: Cuts in Mac hardware and software units, says a tipster: More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Jim Topoleski: Jesus give me a break already. Even if there are layoffs (of which you are the ONLY blog on the... 5 Responses | Other threads
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confirmed
Apple Source Confirms 50 Layoffs in Sales
A source in Apple's enterprise group confirmed the company had layoffs today. Fifty salespeople lost their jobs — even as the blogosphere collectively scoffed at the idea that layoffs were happening. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by iplaudius: Enterprise sales have likely fallen due to the economy. The jobs of salesmen are contingent on their being able to... 3 Responses | Other threads
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rumormonger
Apple Layoffs Today?
One tipster tells us there are "major layoffs" at Apple. Another writes that "all sales teams have mandatory meetings today" and that "HR booked conference rooms in Cupertino." Is Apple cutting salespeople loose? More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by scroll_lock: Only Apple's core employees shall remain. 13 Responses | Other threads
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trainwrecks
Nerds Squeal with Glee for Dancing with the Woz
Since Silicon Valley has so few real celebrities, why not go crazy for the ones we have: Dancing With the Stars premieres in one week with Apple co-founder (and Kathy Griffin ex) Steve "Woz" Wozniak. More » -
journalismism
Bloggers Scoop CNBC Again at Apple Shareholder Meeting
Poor Jim Goldman! The CNBC reporter keeps coming up empty-handed on Apple scoops. His latest complaint: Apple didn't let him bring a laptop or BlackBerry into its annual shareholder meeting. Bloggers liveblogged it anyway! More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by boyonabike: That last line was quite the zinger, Giz. 1 Responses | Other threads
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apple
How Steve Jobs Turned Minutiae Into Medical Drama
Steve Jobs won't attend Apple's shareholder meeting. He may have stopped using his computer altogether. No surprise, since the Apple CEO is on medical leave. But people just can't stop talking about him. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Rick Thomchick: ps - you are the one turning minutiae into medical drama, not Steve Jobs. 1 Responses | Other threads
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microsoft
"My Phone" rhymes with "iPhone"? Microsoft executive claims cluelessness.
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books
When is the Steve Jobs Autobiography Coming Out?
"Steve Jobs has started writing a book," a plugged-in tipster tells me. It's the barest of rumors, but the book industry is already eagerly anticipating the Apple CEO's autobiography. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Ken Elwell: Stop. This is the same Steve Jobs that said people don't read anymore. Who is the audience for this, then? Why... 1 Responses | Other threads
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