Laughing Squid brings our attention this this video, created by Boing Boing's Rob Beschizza, showcasing almost every Apple design in 30 seconds. Enjoy. more ›

Hey, rabid iPad fans, get ready to change your pad for one that's clearer, crisper, and thinner. According to All Things D, Apple will announce the iPad 3 (or, worse, the iPad 2S) in the first week of March. "Sources say the company has chosen the first week in March to debut the successor to the iPad 2, and will do so at one of its trademark special events. The event will be held in San Francisco, presumably at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Apple’s preferred location for big announcements like these." more ›

Sigh. Remember Google TV? Yeah, we barely do. Anyway, the Bay Area's most well publicized employer is working on their first real foray into the world of entertainment hardware, with the intent of releasing something that's only being referred to as an "entertainment device" sometime this year. The Wall Street Journal reports today that the thing is a music device for the home, probably Bluetooth-enabled, and we're guessing unattractive. more ›

Apple reports its highest quarterly revenue and earnings ever, due in large part to sales of remarkable iPhone 4S. (We love our new white iPhone 4S more than anything else on Earth. This SFist editor and every privileged tween girl in SoCal thank you for the bitchin' phone, Apple!) "Apple's stock was up about 8% in after-hours trading about two hours after the market closed, which put its share price at $454," reports Information Week. "At that value, Apple's market capitalization stands at $423 billion, more than previous market cap leader Exxon Mobil, worth $418 billion." more ›

Aside from speculation that Steve Jobs' last initiative as CEO of the revered technology company was to finally conquer the clunky interfaces of television and the usual "when does it come out?" rumors about the next version of the iPad, news out of Cupertino in the wake of Jobs' passing seems calmer than the usual feverish flood of fanboyism. So, just imagine for a moment the gloss of disappointment in the eyes of hardware fetishists everywhere when AllThingsD broke the news that this month's big announcement from Apple will focus on (snooze) iBooks, publishing and possibly advertising as well. more ›

There is a fresh "assault" in the works from Apple on the TV industry, and a piece in today's Wall Street Journal focuses on some recent meetings that Apple execs have been having with a range of media companies, some at the request of said companies which are nervously biting their nails trying to figure out what Apple has up its sleeve next. more ›

The contract that established Apple Computer Company sold at auction today for a whopping $1.59 million. Purchased via phone by an anonymous bidder, the contract was signed on April 1, 1976, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. more ›

Sunday's New York Times features the eulogy Steve Jobs' sister, writer Mona Simpson, delivered at his funeral. Describing her brother's last hours, she reveals his simple yet touching final words: more ›

Filmed on October 19 at the Cupertino headquarters, Apple posted the entire Steve Jobs memorial on their site. It's available on Safari, so if you're using Chrome (like any rational, clear-thinking person) or Firefox, you can't view it just yet. However, if you're on a Mac, go to your "recent items" and click on the oft-ignored Safari icon to see Al Gore and Tim Cook talk about the fallen Apple visionary. You can also watch Gwyneth Platrow's husband's band perform a song in honor of Steve Jobs, among other notables moments. more ›

Before he died, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs wanted to world to know that he deeply regretted "wasting time" on alternative medicine while trying to combat his pancreatic cancer. During a recent interview with 60 Minutes, Jobs' biographer Walter Isaacson said: more ›

So, you and/or a bunch of people you know probably bought an iPhone 4S in the last couple of days, and/or you upgraded to iOS 5, which means that by now you've heard about Siri, the voice-activated robot that Apple has created to perform tasks and answer questions like "what is the meaning of life?" Naturally, there's already a Tumblr blog devoted to "Shit Siri Says," which provides insight into what happens, for example, when you ask Siri if she likes anal sex. (Answer: She suggests you stop messing with your phone and get back to work.) more ›

In a bid to generate heat for the iPhone 4S launch, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and his Segway were first in line at the Apple Los Gatos store. He was one of about five people in line around 2 p.m. Thursday. AP reports: "With the new device going on sale Friday, Wozniak said that even though he has two new phones on the way, he plans on staying overnight outside the store." more ›

At the risk of throwing shade at a man while he's down, Steve Jobs lacked a certain aplomb when it came to fashion, signature walks, and, you know, finding his light. Which is why we were surprised to hear that the recently-deceased Apple co-founder was difficult to work with when, among other things, it came to getting his picture taken. "He liked to control shoots, bluntly criticized photographers' work and ideas, and sometimes even yelled," reports Gawker. "But for all his salty ways, Jobs also seemed to impress the photographers for one reason or another: his charisma, intelligence, and sharpness were undeniable." more ›

And just like that, the death and surrounding melee of noted Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has sparked a minor backlash. As we mentioned earlier, several people took umbrage with the fact that a few spunky nerds held an iPhone vigil for Jobs in Dolores Park last night. Heated words for mourning Mac fans hit hard: more ›

For starters, Ryan Block's live-blogging of the iPhone 5 iPhone 4S announcement for gdgt was fun and concise and humorous and perfect. Well done, sir. And next, the iPhone 4S. Which looks remarkably similar to its predecessor, the iPhone 4. Anyway. Here it is. Drink it in, Apple sect members. more ›

Apple has their big event today, with CEO Tim Cook taking the wheel on this one by making the big announcement. (This will be the first time former CEO Steve Jobs failed to unleash a new phone.) Prepare yourselves to be bombarded with iPhone 5 news and "I'm soooo getting one!" Facebook status updates. Ars Technica, gdgt and Engadget will all be liveblogging, if that's how you choose to spend your morning. (And yes, holier-than-thou Sprint customers, there will be a model for your carrier.) more ›

Well thank god. Are we the only ones whose iPhone 3's are on their last legs, constantly crashing the minute we open up the Map app? Yeah, we thought not. And so it is with pleasure that we relay the news that Apple has announced the unveiling of the next generation of the iPhone (which will probably be the iPhone 5, but could be called the iPhone 4-something) on October 4. And the man who'll be doing the unveiling will be new CEO Tim Cook, in his first big product intro. more ›

Apple went ahead and yanked a thinly veiled anti-semitic (?) app called Jew or Not Jew? (Juif ou pas Juif?) from its iTunes Store in France. The Chronicle reports: "The app let users consult a database of celebrities and public figures to determine if they are Jewish or not. Its removal follows a complaint from a French anti-racism group that threatened to sue the iPhone and iPad maker." more ›

Parodic Apple employee: "We will find this person and redefine the world of genital torture." more ›

In this ongoing kerfuffle over a telephone that will be nearly ubiquitous around town within 6 months, SFPD Chief Greg Suhr says his department has opened an internal investigation to clear up what actions were taken by plainclothes officers who supposedly aided Apple's private investigators. The cops and the investigators, you'll remember, were searching the Bernal Heights home of Sergio Calderon looking for an iPhone 5 prototype that went missing from Cava 22. more ›

As you might have heard, Apple has had major holes in its security force as of late. (Or just a leaky marketing team, depending on who you ask.) In an effort to plug up those holes and keep products like the next iPhone 6/iPad 3/MacBook Nano from leaking out before they're ready to debut, Apple has listed a new position on their corporate jobs site: "Manager, New Product Security". more ›

Because this story could only get stranger, it would now appear that Apple employees impersonated SFPD officials in order to gain access to a Bernal Heights home where, says Apple, a GPS device in the lost iPhone 5 led them. more ›

Well now this is awkward for Apple: for the second year in a row, an engineer from the tech company has apparently lost a prototype of next-generation product at a Bay Area drinking establishment. This time the watering hole in question is Cava 22, a local margaritas, mariachis and free chips joint on 22nd Street in the Mission. CNET reports: more ›

After Steve Jobs resigned as Apple CEO on Wednesday, COO Tim Cook took over, effectively becoming the most power gay man in the country. Cook's ascension, if you will, should have a profound impact on the LGBT community, especially within the elite tech world. Ryan Tate of Gawker reports: more ›

Remember that whole kerfuffle over the lost and subsequently stolen/unreturned iPhone 4 prototype, which an Apple engineer left at the bar Gourmet Haus Staudt in Redwood City on March, 2010? You may recall that the guy who found the phone subsequently sold it to Gizmodo for $5K, and that Gizmodo editor Jason Chen subsequently had his computers seized by police. Well, now the case is hitting the courts, and we find that the two dudes who negotiated the sale, Brian Hogan, 22, of Redwood City and Sage Wallower, 28, of Emeryville, are being charged with misdemeanors and could face a year in jail, but Chen and Gizmodo are getting off scott-free after citing their First Amendment rights. more ›