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Tuesday 22 September 2020
Will you be buying it?
Success stories include Flipkart, Amazon’s rival in India, and online supermarket Big Basket.
What a difference a year makes.
The late, great Apple supremo had a somewhat eerie insight into how our web-dominated world was set to develop in 1996.
He’s worth about €80 billion.
The Irish actors got some great news this morning.
Faraday Future’s plans mirror those of electric-car maker Tesla.
From the iPhone to the Apple Watch, every one has had a code name…
The first trailer for Steve Jobs has been released.
Prepare to get excited.
Jobs, according to a new book, reacted angrily to the offer to help extend his life when he was suffering from pancreatic cancer.
And was pretty much bang on.
All of your essential tech and social media news for the week in one byte-sized portion.
The film will be directed by Danny Boyle and written by Aaron Sorkin.
Christian Bale was screenwriter Sorkin’s first choice for the role but has since dropped out, saying he’s “not right for the part”.
The interactive memorial was removed on Friday.
Danny Boyle is lined up to direct.
But not just ANY Apple computer…
Music subscription services? Bankrupt, sez Jobs.
Wireless internet. Who’d have thunk it.
All of your essential tech and social media news for the week in one byte-sized portion.
Jobs built some of his first computers in the house in Los Altos, California.
The results announced today mark the second straight quarter that Apple’s earnings have fallen from the previous year after a decade of steadily rising profits.
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
When new, the Apple 1 sold for $666.
State media in China has criticised the company over customer service and returns policies.
Scott Forstall had overseen some of the company’s more embarassing let downs in recent years – Siri and Apple Maps.
World, start rejoicing. Kanye is tweeting again.
The company has released an emotional video marking its co-founder’s life and inventions.
…and it has a lot to do with my bad memories of The Brick. My wife on the other hand…
Kenny the Clown had been using the iPad to play the “Pink Panther” and Michael Jackson songs while entertaining children and tourists.
Over $60,000-worth of items reportedly stolen from the Palo Alto property.
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
The smartphone giants will lock horns in a federal court in the US today, with Apple seeking $2.5 billion for patent infringement.
The Oscar-winning writer is to write a screenplay for Sony based on the Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson.
Ron Wayne could have been a part of history – instead, he’s a footnote. Now he’s explained why.
The nine stories you need to know this morning, including: Anglo, ministerial Mercs, and Eircom customer data…
Jobs would “twist the truth and distort reality”, those who knew him told FBI investigators.
The company will debut its tablet upgrade in the first week of March, according to reports.
The Apple founder shunned the digital music he pioneered – and listened to vinyl LPs instead, according to rock musician Neil Young.
IT’S A QUESTION that has been asked throughout the pandemic, but which has been raised again recently after the Oliver Bond Street party – would you call the Gardaí on your neighbours if you saw they broke Covid-19 restrictions on mass gatherings?
In the UK, junior minister for policing Kit Malthouse suggested that people should report their neighbours to the police if they’re concerned about gatherings that break the rules.
At the moment, Dublin is at Level Three which means that you can have visitors from one other household to your home or garden; while the rest of the country is at Level Two, which means you can have six visitors from up to three households to your home or garden.
So we’re asking you: Would you call the Gardaí if your neighbours broke Covid-19 restrictions on gatherings?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
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