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Ashton Kutcher Debuts His Steve Jobs Look — Is He Convincing?

Patrick Bateman — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:50:03 +0000

No one’s ever accused Ashton Kutcher of being smart. He played an airhead on ‘That 70s Show’ and some of his decisions — like his controversial “brownface” PopChips commercial and that Joe Paterno tweet — are evidence of that. But, he was smart enough to hop on the ‘Two and a Half Men’ train and to land the role of a lifetime, playing Steve Jobs for the Apple founder’s biopic, which just started shooting and is scheduled to release in 2013.

However, the bigger question is: Was it a smart decision by the film’s producers to cast Kutcher as Jobs?

Ashton Kutcher Slated to Play Apple Icon Steve Jobs in Indie Film

Shauna Wright — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:30:03 +0000

‘Pirates of Silicon Valley,’ the 1999 made-for-TV movie about the early rivalry between Apple’s Steve Jobs and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, saw Jobs played by ‘ER’ star Noah Wyle. But a new film about the now-late Jobs will star an entirely different actor: Ashton Kutcher.

Apple Unveils the New iPad — What Will It Do?

Shauna Wright — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:00:59 +0000

While the roll-out of the new generation of Apple’s iPad didn’t have quite the fanfare of prior events helmed by the company’s late co-founder, Steve Jobs, that doesn’t mean people weren’t paying attention. Here’s a quick rundown of the announcement. The device, simply called “the new iPad,” will be released March 16 (pre-orders are going [...]

Can the Steve Jobs Action Figure Solve Your Mac Troubles? [PHOTOS]

Shauna Wright — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:00:43 +0000

Since the death of Steve Jobs, we’ve all been looking for the perfect way to commemorate the Apple co-founder, and now we finally have the answer: Steve Jobs, the action figure. Seriously, if Nicki Minaj can get the Barbie doll treatment, why shouldn’t Jobs? The 12-inch doll from In Icons will arrive wearing round glasses, [...]

Westboro Baptist Church to Protest Steve Jobs' Funeral – Sends Tweet Out Using iPhone

Staff — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:21:31 +0000

Those nubs from the Westboro Baptist Church are at it again. That group that sends people to protest the funerals of our fallen soldiers now has its sights set on Steve Jobs. The church claims that Jobs “gave no glory to God & taught sin” so they tweeted out that they would be protesting at Steve Jobs’ [...]

The Best Steve Jobs Tributes From the Web and Beyond [PHOTOS, VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 21:11:05 +0000

In the hours following the announcement that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs had passed away, numerous tributes began pouring in both on and off the web. Time Magazine literally stopped the presses for the first time in at least 30 years to devote its cover and entire 21-page features section to Jobs. Bloomberg Businessweek scrapped a [...]

Steve Jobs Through the Years [PICTURES]

Stephanie Berning — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:09:20 +0000

The man who changed the face of technology as we know it has died. Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, who was battling pancreatic cancer and had a liver transplant in 2009, has passed away at the age of 56. Jobs co-founded Apple Computer with Steve Wozniak in 1976. Together, the pair launched the [...]

Apple Computer Founder Steve Jobs Has Died

Jack FM Staff — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:25:30 +0000

Apple’s co-founder and former CEO, Steve Jobs, who’s been battling a rare form of pancreatic cancer for years and had a liver transplant in 2009, has passed away at the age of 56. Jobs, the visionary behind the iPhone, the iPod and the iMac, co-founded Apple Computer along with Steve Wozniak in 1976. Together they [...]

Steve Jobs Stepping Down as Apple CEO

Stephanie Berning — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:52:22 +0000

Steve Jobs is stepping down as chief executive at Apple, the company said on Wednesday. Jobs will remain at the company as chairman, but he and his iconic black turtleneck will be replaced by former Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook. Jobs sent Apple a letter of resignation, which he later made public, on Wednesday. In [...]

Steve Jobs Is Target In South Park Season Premiere (VIDEO)

Dean Of Country — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 20:47:07 +0000

South Park has gone after EVERYBODY so why be surprised Apple head Steve Jobs, is the latest public figure get judged in South Park’s court. Season 15 airs tonight on Comedy Central 10:00 PM-10:30 PM EST with the boys going after Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs. In mid-2004, Jobs announced to his employees that he had [...]

Apple's Steve Jobs Takes Medical Leave… Again

Greg Karcher — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:18:30 +0000

Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs is taking off on a medical leave of absence for the second time in two years. Jobs took a 6-month medical leave for a liver transplant back in 2009. He is also a pancreatic cancer survivor. There is no confirmed information on the reason why he is taking this medical leave. [...]