Jobs biographer slams Apple design and missed TV opportunity

Walter Isaacson says Apple should have made the kind of TV Jobs wanted, and claims Apple Park is the company's only great design in the last 15 years.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 81

Jony Ive's departure follows years of dissatisfaction and absenteeism

Apple's chief design officer Jony Ive reportedly disliked how the company focused on operations more than design and would regularly fail to attend his own design meetings.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 161

How Jony Ive's design passion made Apple what it is today

Jony Ive led the team that built the iPhone, but he also personally designed and built some of Apple's greatest products — and it's through those that we can see the man behind the designer.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 35

Apple has a secret security facility devoted to stress-testing iPhone components

Future iPhone processors and other chips are subjected to temperature changes from -40C to 110C in order to check their vulnerability to attack.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 11

Steve Jobs' legacy & Apple Park celebrated by Lady Gaga concert

As rumored, Lady Gaga christened the new classic Apple logo-themed stage in the center of Apple Park with a concert, celebrating not just the opening of the headquarters, but what founder Steve Jobs did for the arts and the world.

Amber Neely 7 years ago 17

Lady Gaga rumored to play Apple Park's formal opening event

Perhaps signaling the financial muscle Apple brings to bear, rumors claim that pop superstar Lady Gaga will sing for the formal opening of Apple Park this weekend.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 0

Apple Park's 'rainbow' designed by Jony Ive for celebration honoring Steve Jobs, campus opening

Rumors about a multi-arch rainbow structure adorning Apple Park's main "spaceship" building have circulated since the peculiar addition was spotted in a drone flyover on Wednesday. According to a report on Thursday, the rainbow is part of a stage designed by Jony Ive's design team for an upcoming special event.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 39

New aerial Apple Park video shows mystery rainbow stage

New drone footage of Apple Park reveals that the company has erected an unusual "rainbow" stage in the central courtyard, previously unknown outside the company.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 89

Apple's famous design team now has no original members left

Recent departures from Apple's Industrial Design group mean that no one remains from the original group that began to turn around Apple's fortunes. And, only two members who joined a year later are still with Apple — although one of those is Jony Ive.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 56

Substantial, serious, professional and luxurious: Apple ditches candy-colored plastic for a new era of glass

In the same way that Apple introduced Bondi blue hardware and a lickable Aqua interface to distinguish its product lineup for the new Millennium, it also rapidly ushered in a fresh new era dominated by more substantial, serious, professional and luxurious materials, notably glass framed by metal, in both its hardware and in the virtual realm of its software.

Daniel Eran Dilger 7 years ago 29

AC3: Apple's insatiable appetite for office space devours Wolfe Campus, hungry for more

Apple Park's sprawling "Campus 2" remained a center of media attention ever since plans for the "Spaceship" Ring nestled in acres of trees first gained approval back in 2013. However, a parallel third campus site just up Wolfe Road has more quietly progressed with less notoriety, despite being a remarkable project of its own.

Daniel Eran Dilger 7 years ago 16

Apple hosts Will, Jaden & Jada Smith at Apple Park for environmental talk

As part of its environmental press barrage on Thursday, Apple hosted a talk at Apple Park featuring actors/musicians Will, Jada, and Jaden Smith.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 6

Apple running supposed 'livestream' ahead of March 25's press event

Drumming up publicity for Monday's press event, which starts at 10 a.m. Pacific, Apple is already running a purported "livestream" from the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park, usually showing little more than a empty stage.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 22

Tim Cook meditates on Apple Park on what would've been Steve Jobs' 64 birthday

Apple CEO Tim Cook reflected on the significance of Apple Park on Sunday as he marked what would've been co-founder Steve Jobs' 64th birthday.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 7

Apple breaks earnings records, disappoints analysts, and offers festive cheer — Apple's November 2018 in review

Looking back at Apple's November 2018, it looked like investors just weren't getting as into the Christmas spirit as Apple is with its new holiday ads. And maybe Apple is looking for cheer in all the wrong places as Microsoft supplants it as the most valuable company in the world.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 1

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