Steve Jobs

Ten years of the Mac App Store, the 'best place' to buy apps

1 week ago

Ten years of the Mac App Store, the 'best place' to buy apps

A decade after its launch, the Mac App Store failed to replicate the success of the iOS version, but it did make finding and downloading apps faster and more convenient for macOS users.

By William Gallagher | 1 week ago

Epic 'Fortnite' battles, a last Intel iMac, and $2 trillion — Apple's August 2020 in Review

2 weeks ago

Epic 'Fortnite' battles, a last Intel iMac, and $2 trillion — Apple's August 2020 in Review

Apple would have liked you to associate August 2020 with it reaching $2 trillion in valuation, its new iMac launch, or with its Apple Music radio revamp. Unfortunately, it did also get into a little scrap with Epic Games which will take years to resolve in full.

By William Gallagher | 2 weeks ago

Apple II lid signed by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak going up for auction

2 months ago

Apple II lid signed by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak going up for auction

A lid from an Apple II computer signed by company cofounders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak is set to go up for auction later in November.

By Mike Peterson | 2 months ago

How Steve Jobs saved Apple with the online Apple Store

2 months ago

How Steve Jobs saved Apple with the online Apple Store

Alongside the return of Steve Jobs and the advent of the iMac and iPod, Apple's first online store played a crucial role in the company's survival and resurgence. It officially opened for business on November 10, 1997 and has been online ever since — except when Apple takes it offline to promote the launch of new products.

By William Gallagher | 2 months ago

What the PowerPC to Intel transition tells us about Apple Silicon release dates

2 months ago

What the PowerPC to Intel transition tells us about Apple Silicon release dates

The past is another country, and the old Apple of a decade and a half ago has been long replaced by the behemoth it's become. Yet, the decisions Apple made over Intel in 2005 are being repeated now — and they give us a guide to what we'll get and when we'll see Apple Silicon Macs.

By William Gallagher | 2 months ago

More than a billion people are using an iPhone today

2 months ago

More than a billion people are using an iPhone today

A new estimate claims that the number of current, active, iPhone users passed one billion in September 2020, fewer than 5,000 days since the first one went on sale.

By William Gallagher | 2 months ago

'Blue Box' circuit board designed by Steve Wozniak to hit auction block

2 months ago

'Blue Box' circuit board designed by Steve Wozniak to hit auction block

A rare phone-hacking circuit board created by Steve Wozniak and marketed by Steve Jobs will go up for auction with a starting bid of $8,000 to $12,000.

By Mike Peterson | 2 months ago

How Steve Jobs's unorthodox management continues to make Apple a success

2 months ago

How Steve Jobs's unorthodox management continues to make Apple a success

When he returned to Apple, Steve Jobs dismantled its typical corporate structure and radically changed how the entire business was managed. The benefits of that rethinking about corporate structure are still being leveraged today.

By William Gallagher | 2 months ago

Apple TV Remote app inspired Steve Jobs' concept of Apple TV Siri Remote

2 months ago

Apple TV Remote app inspired Steve Jobs' concept of Apple TV Siri Remote

In a tweet thread following the discontinuation of the standalone "Remote" app for Apple TV, the former Apple engineer explains how his creation evolved and helped with the design and development of the current Siri Remote.

By Malcolm Owen | 2 months ago

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Remembering Steve Jobs

3 months ago

Remembering Steve Jobs

Apple's late CEO is still venerated and missed. On the ninth anniversary of Steve Jobs's death, AppleInsider explores what the man himself thought about living and dying.

By William Gallagher | 3 months ago

A decade of iPads: The 2010 iPad versus the 2020 iPad & new iPad Air

3 months ago

A decade of iPads: The 2010 iPad versus the 2020 iPad & new iPad Air

In every possible way, today's iPads are vastly superior and technologically more advanced than the one Steve Jobs launched in 2010. What's changed even more, though, is Apple.

By William Gallagher | 3 months ago

Hear Steve Jobs demo his NeXT computer in 1988

4 months ago

Hear Steve Jobs demo his NeXT computer in 1988

An audio recording of Steve Jobs revealing the NeXT computer shortly after its official launch has been released in full.

By William Gallagher | 4 months ago

Apple has sold a total of 500 million iPads in the last 10 years

4 months ago

Apple has sold a total of 500 million iPads in the last 10 years

Apple CEO Tim Cook said that Apple has sold more than 500 million iPads in the decade since it debuted its very first tablet, marking the first time it has revealed iPad sales numbers in two years.

By Mike Peterson | 4 months ago

Laurene Powell Jobs backs Biden, criticizes President Trump

4 months ago

Laurene Powell Jobs backs Biden, criticizes President Trump

Philanthropist and businesswoman Laurene Powell Jobs has spoken out against President Donald Trump, in a pre-recorded interview prior to his attack on Twitter.

By William Gallagher | 4 months ago

One share to 224: How Apple stock has grown in terms of gas, milk, and Macs

4 months ago

One share to 224: How Apple stock has grown in terms of gas, milk, and Macs

Apple stock is about to split for the fifth time in its 40-year availability. Here's what you could've bought if you sold your shares each time Apple split its stock since it first went public in 1980.

By William Gallagher | 4 months ago

The road to $2 trillion — Tim Cook took charge of Apple on August 24, 2011

4 months ago

The road to $2 trillion — Tim Cook took charge of Apple on August 24, 2011

While he'd filled in for Steve Jobs before, August 24, 2011 was the day when Apple formally became Tim Cook's company and he began growing it to a $2 trillion firm.

By William Gallagher | 4 months ago

Bill Gates suggests tech companies like Apple 'deserve' tough questioning

4 months ago

Bill Gates suggests tech companies like Apple 'deserve' tough questioning

Major tech companies such as Apple should face tough criticism from governments, Microsoft founder and former CEO Bill Gates said in an interview, a kind of questioning that big companies should naturally expect to face.

By Malcolm Owen | 4 months ago

One year later, the Apple Card is a huge but controversial success

4 months ago

One year later, the Apple Card is a huge but controversial success

On August 20, 2019, Apple officially launched Apple Card with any US citizen able to apply. Since then it's been a hit, but it's faced controversy over everything from low reward rates to alleged sex discrimination.

By William Gallagher | 4 months ago

Tim Cook's leadership style has 'reshaped how Apple staff work and think'

5 months ago

Tim Cook's leadership style has 'reshaped how Apple staff work and think'

A new profile examines how Apple CEO Tim Cook, with "cautious, collaborative and tactical" leadership, honed the Cupertino tech giant into the world's largest company.

By Mike Peterson | 5 months ago