Jobs explains away the iPod touch camera
After yesterday's Apple event, David Pogue from the New York Times got a few minutes of face time with dear leader the Apple CEO, asking the obvious question of where the iPod touch's camera went. Jobs' response? Apparently they wanted to "keep the price down" and get it to where everyone could afford it, plus, "customers told us[...], they started to see it as a game machine," so Jobs thinks keeping the barrier to entry as low as possible is the goal.
Riiight.
Or it could be that the prototypes we saw were ready, and the rumors of a hardware problem we heard were correct. Or, we could take Jobs at his word, which we won't.
Apple unveils iPod nano with camera, good idea or gimmick?
Steve Jobs made his first public appearance since undergoing a liver transplant earlier in the year, and the company unveiled a few software updates, including iTunes 9, but on the hardware side of things the company added a camera to the iPod nano. The biggest surprise? Apple didn't end up unveiling any sort of real hardware updates to the iPod touch, though it did add a 64GB model.
We talk to Stuart Miles from Pocket-Lint about the event, and he echoes our sentiment that the event was rather bland. The iPod camera seems rather odd, since it can't take stills, though the company tells Pocket-Lint users can extract stills from the software after it's been downloaded.
What's your take on the news? Are you excited about the new nano, or are you more excited about other upcoming players like the Zune HD?
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WSJ.com: Steve Jobs obsessing over every detail of the upcoming tablet
According to WSJ.com, "people familiar with the situation" have reported that the teams working on the Apple tablet are under "intense scrutiny" from Jobs, not unlike during the original iPhone's development. Mr. Jobs himself is said to be devoting almost all of his 3-day work week on the new product's development.
Apple tablet likely making a no-show at upcoming event
A tipster has told the WSJ that the next Apple press event, rumored to be on September 9, will likely skip out on the rumored Apple tablet. Instead, the focus will be on iPod and iTunes upgrades. According to the same tipster, it's also possible Steve Jobs may make his return with this keynote, as no definite host was mentioned.
Jobs sends Schmidt up creek: What’s next for Google / Apple?
Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, is now an ex-board member for Apple. In the past, the two companies had been veritable best buds, working on projects like YouTube tightly integrated into the original iPhone, not to mention Google Maps. Now, it seems as if the honeymoon is over, as the two companies increasingly eye each others' market share in spaces like mobile, where Google's Android OS is seen as a credible threat to iPhone. What's next for Schmidt, and how do things look post boardroom battle? We ask Kevin Tofel of JKOnTheRun.com and Rob Enderle of the Enderle Group their takes on the future of tech, now that Apple and Google are less closely drawn together.
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Eric Schmidt to resign from Apple board
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Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, will now resign from Apple's board effective immediately. Naturally, Apple's statement on the matter doesn't mention the FCC's investigation of Apple's rejection of Google Voice, but the move is widely seen as an expected move, since Apple and Google are now beginning to overlap more than they had in the past.
Steve Jobs officially returns to Apple after six months off
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Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs has finally returned to his post after six months away from the company during which he underwent a liver transplant. Apple spokesman Steve Dowling said today that he would be working at Apple "a few days a week and working from home the other days."
Liver transplants and one million iPhone 3GS(es)
So what's the real reason behind Steve Jobs' medical leave? If a Wall Street Journal report is accurate, it's because the Apple CEO underwent a liver transplant in Memphis a few months back. That's not the end of the story, though, the weird revelations were oddly revealed Friday night at midnight, a perfect time for Apple. Should we believe anything Apple has to say? Should people look at Cupertino with an even more skeptical eye? We ask Executive Editor of PC Mag, Jeremy Kaplan, and JKOnTheRun.com's Kevin Tofel.
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- Jeremy Kaplan , PC Mag
- Kevin Tofel , JKOnTheRun.com
Steve Jobs had liver transplant, to return before this month is over: WSJ
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According to a report by TechCrunch that delves deeper on WSJ coverage, Jobs had a liver transplant two months ago and has recovered enough to at least return to his throne at Apple, scheduled by the end of June.
Steve Jobs expected to return as previously announced
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Steve Jobs is expected to return to his job as CEO as previously announced, according to anonymous sources speaking to The Wall Street Journal. After a six-month hiatus to battle a disease that essentially starved his body of proteins, Jobs should be back at Apple by the end of the month. Most analysts do not believe he is likely to make any surprise appearances at WWDC next week.