Rappa Please: Google Employee Rhymes About How Awesome Google Is (Video)
Tuesday, 5th March 2013Posted in Music Video
Tags: Andrew Fink, fink, google, jobs, rapping, technology, Welcome to Google
Written by: Jeff Nau
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Fink, aka Andrew Fink, is a Google employee who works at the company’s New York City office. According to Geek.com, Google’s ‘official’ company policy is that their employees only have to work 80% of the time they’re there.
The other 20%, apparently, can be spent doing whatever you want (wonder if they have an open bar like Electronic Arts, hahaha). In the case of Fink, though, some of that 20% was spent making this particular video. Continue reading “Rappa Please: Google Employee Rhymes About How Awesome Google Is (Video)” »
Programming the Future: Celebrities Star in Viral Video to Bring Coding to the Masses
Wednesday, 27th February 2013Posted in Technology
Tags: age, code, code.org, coding, education, jobs, org, science, students
Written by: Bryan Dare
Code.org is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of computer science education. They believe that “every student in every school should have the opportunity to learn to code.”
In this day and age, nearly everything revolves around technology, but the relative stagnancy of the U.S. education system is holding us back. According to Code.org, 60% of all math and science related jobs are computer programming jobs, yet computer science students comprise a minuscule 2% of math and science students. While this could be attributed to a lack of interest or a variety of other issues, Code.org sites that nine out of ten schools do not offer programming courses and coding classes don’t even count towards high school graduation requirements in 41 out of the 50 United States.
Continue reading “Programming the Future: Celebrities Star in Viral Video to Bring Coding to the Masses” »
The ‘App Economy’ Has Created Over 466,000 Jobs In The US
Wednesday, 8th February 2012Posted in Apple, Blog Archive
Tags: 466000, app, developers, economy, iPhone, jobs, Mountain Economics, stats, study, TechNet, us
Written by: Craig Hunter
With just about every politician urging Apple to bring jobs back home to the U.S. amid Apple’s supply chain abroad coming under scrutiny for poor working conditions, perhaps it was about time someone mentioned the “App Economy”.
According to a new study, apps for mobile devices have created approximately 466,000 jobs in the US since 2008.
The numbers come from a TechNet sponsored study, with a little help from South Mountain Economics, which noted America’s App Economy “had zero jobs just Continue reading “The ‘App Economy’ Has Created Over 466,000 Jobs In The US” »
Sir Jonathan Ive: Apple’s Design Guru Knighted in UK
Monday, 2nd January 2012Posted in Apple, Blog Archive
Tags: apple, company, design, designer, Ive, jobs, knighted, knighthood, macbook
Written by: Craig Hunter
Apple’s design chief behind the iconic designs of most of Apple’s best-selling products over the last 15 years has just been awarded knighthood in the United Kingdom. Sir Jonathan’s new title is officially Knight Commander of the British Empire. According to the BBC who first reported the news, Ive called the honor “thrilling” and said he was “both humbled and sincerely grateful”.
Originally born in Chingford, London in 1967, Ive has worked and lived in the U.S. even prior to beginning at Apple in 1992 where he served as lead designer for the PowerBook G4, G4 Cube, MacBook, unibody MacBook pro, MacBook Air, iPod, iPhone, and iPad.
Mr Ive’s eye for design combined effectively with Mr Jobs’ legendary attention to detail and the products that have emerged from the company since the late 1990s have turned Apple into the biggest and most influential technology company on the planet.
Continue reading “Sir Jonathan Ive: Apple’s Design Guru Knighted in UK” »
‘Grammys’ to Honor Steve Jobs for Contributions to Music Industry
Thursday, 22nd December 2011Posted in Apple, Blog Archive, NERDCORE
Tags: Academy, apple, awards, CBS, gaming, grammy, impact, industry, jobs, Special Merit, steve
Written by: Craig Hunter
The Recording Academy announced last night the recipients of this year’s Special Merit Awards, which include Lifetime Achievement Awards, Trustees Awards, and Technical Grammy Awards. One of this year’s recipients for the Trustees Award stands out from the rest– Steve Jobs. Continue reading “‘Grammys’ to Honor Steve Jobs for Contributions to Music Industry” »
iShred: An Apple Inspired Snowboard That Even Steve Jobs Would’ve Approved
Thursday, 17th November 2011Posted in Apple, Blog Archive, Offbeat
Tags: apple, apple snowboard, ishred, isnowboard, it's, jobs, SteveJobs
Written by: Craig Hunter
Written By Jordan Kahn
Apple is no stranger to new businesses, whether it’s taking over the music industry, putting Sony and Nintendo to shame in mobile gaming, or even a possible take over of the living room with a rumored Apple branded HDTV. However, one business the company is likely not to enter anytime soon is extreme sports, although if they did, it would probably look a little something like this…
Meet the iShred, Continue reading “iShred: An Apple Inspired Snowboard That Even Steve Jobs Would’ve Approved” »
Steve Jobs and Apple Voted to Have “Biggest Impact in Shaping The Video Game Industry”
Friday, 4th November 2011Posted in Apple, Blog Archive, Gaming
Tags: apple, execs, gabe newell, games, gaming, industry, iPhone, jobs, Shigeru Miyamoto, steve, video
Written by: Craig Hunter
In anticipation of the London Games Conference kicking off November 10th, Intent Media conducted a survey (via MCV) that asked more than 1,000 industry executives which products and people have had the biggest impact on video games. With results that are likely to anger and puzzle the core gaming community, the study has found Apple and Steve Jobs as the most influential.
Some of the other names that topped the votes are a little less surprising. Jobs was able to beat out gaming industry heavyweights Gabe Newell, co-founder and managing director of Valve, and Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto. He even topped Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, and inventor of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee. 46% of participants puts Jobs in their top five Continue reading “Steve Jobs and Apple Voted to Have “Biggest Impact in Shaping The Video Game Industry”” »
Artist Recreates Steve Jobs Portrait using 3,500 Macintosh Apples
Friday, 28th October 2011Posted in Apple, Blog Archive
Tags: apple's, art, jobs, lefebvre, olivier, orchard, tribute, tributes
Written by: Craig Hunter
We’ve seen a lot of creative Steve Jobs tributes since the computer industry pioneer passed away earlier this month. Apple closed stores and posted tributes from over a million fans who wrote in to the rememberingsteve@apple.com memorial, then an iPhone 4S was sent into space in tribute of Jobs, followed by probably the most incredible hair art tribute haircut you’ll see.
Sony Pictures is even rumored to be acquiring the rights for a big screen biopic. Continue reading “Artist Recreates Steve Jobs Portrait using 3,500 Macintosh Apples” »
PBS to air hour-long Steve Jobs doc with never before seen interview
Thursday, 27th October 2011Posted in Apple, Blog Archive, Technology
Tags: apple, bio, documentary, interview, jobs, PBS, release, ronald wayne, steve, wozniak
Written by: Craig Hunter
Written By Jordan Kahn
PBS announced in a press release tonight their upcoming hour-long Steve Jobs documentary slated to air at 10PM ET on November 2nd.
Entitled “Steve Jobs– One More Thing” (taken from Jobs’ famous tagline during product unveilings), the doc will feature interviews with Apple co-founders Steve Wozniak, Ronald Wayne, and other industry members who knew and interviewed Jobs such as Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal. Continue reading “PBS to air hour-long Steve Jobs doc with never before seen interview” »
Steve Jobs Biography Gives Glimpse into the Tyrant Behind the Genius
Wednesday, 26th October 2011Posted in Apple, Blog Archive, Technology
Tags: apple, autocrat, bio, Book, isaacson, jobs, quotes, steve, tyrant, walter
Written by: Craig Hunter
Written By Jordan Kahn
Following the passing of computer industry pioneer Steve Jobs, the media coverage mainly depicted Jobs as an innovator, inventor, and all-round, one-of-a-kind entrepreneur. All of these things are in many respects true, but with the release of author Walter Isaacson’s new uncensored, no holds barred biography of Jobs released Monday, we are beginning to see the autocratic side of Steve, with accounts from close friends and colleagues that make him out to be more of a tyrant than an inspirational leader.
This first account comes the way of CNET who point us to an excerpt from the book based on an interview Isaacson did with Apple design guru and close friends of Jobs, Jony Ive. Continue reading “Steve Jobs Biography Gives Glimpse into the Tyrant Behind the Genius” »
Proof Steve Jobs was working on an Apple branded HDTV
Sunday, 23rd October 2011Posted in Apple, Blog Archive, Technology
Tags: apple, content, hd, HDTV, icloud, imagine, jobs, proof, quote, steve, television, tv
Written by: Craig Hunter
Written By Jordan Kahn
With Steve Jobs’ officially authorized biography set to hit bookstores on Monday, more and more bits of information are beginning to leak. Earlier we brought you a look at several excerpts from the book on Jobs talking about Android, Bill Gates, and his biological father, among other things.
The Washington Post recently brought us a story where Jobs tells author Walter Isaacson about his ambition to build an Apple TV. A real Apple-branded HD television, not that set-top box, hobby project currently sporting the Apple TV moniker. Jobs makes it sound as if he has specific plans. By saying things like, “I finally cracked it,” it sounds like Apple may be hard at work Continue reading “Proof Steve Jobs was working on an Apple branded HDTV” »
An Early Look at Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs Bio- Steve on Android, Bill Gates, and Biological Father
Friday, 21st October 2011Posted in Apple, Blog Archive, Pop Culture, Technology
Tags: android, BillGates, biography, excerpts, isaacson, jobs, meeting, Obama, steve, story
Written by: Craig Hunter
Written By Jordan Kahn
In anticipation of the release of Walter Isaacson’s fully authorized biography of Steve Jobs, several news sources are starting to leak excerpts and little tidbits from the book. SPOILER ALERT: If you’d rather wait until the book is released, stop reading now.
AP shares this first story from the book where Jobs apparently went on a personal mission to “destroy Android” after it started to resemble iOS more and more:
Isaacson wrote that Jobs was livid in January 2010 when HTC introduced an Android phone that boasted many of the touch and other popular features of the iPhone. Apple sued, and Jobs told Isaacson in an expletive-laced rant that Google’s actions amounted to “grand theft.” “I will spend my last dying breath if I need to, and I will spend every penny of Apple’s $40 billion in the bank, to right this wrong,” Jobs said. “I’m going to destroy Android, because it’s a stolen product. Continue reading “An Early Look at Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs Bio- Steve on Android, Bill Gates, and Biological Father” »
Steve Jobs worked on Apple products on his last day
Wednesday, 19th October 2011Posted in Apple, Blog Archive, Technology
Tags: 4S, apple, ceo, day, iPhone, jobs, Masayoshi Son, product, products, said, softbank, video
Written by: Craig Hunter
Written By Jordan Kahn
The video below shows CEO of Softbank Masayoshi Son talking about a call Apple CEO Tim Cook received from Jobs at the 4S launch. As we know, this is the day before Apple announced Jobs had passed away, giving us a glimpse into the fact Jobs worked on products right until the very end.
Quote via PCMag:
“I visited Apple for the announcement of the iPhone 4S. When I was having a meeting with Tim Cook, he said, ‘Oh Masa, sorry I have to quit our meeting.’ I said, ‘Where are you going?’ He said, ‘My boss is calling me.’ That was the day of the announcement of the iPhone 4S. He said that Steve is calling me because he wants to talk about their next product. And the next day, he died.”
Continue reading “Steve Jobs worked on Apple products on his last day” »
Impressive Steve Jobs tribute haircut at iPhone 4S launch
Monday, 17th October 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Technology
Tags: apple, fifth avenue, haircut, iPhone 4S, jobs, steve, Think Different, tribute
Written by: Craig Hunter
Written By Jordan Kahn
The images below are courtesy of app developers CoPilot who snapped these shots outside Apple’s Fifith Avenue store earlier today at the launch of the iPhone 4S. These days no one is impressed with the huge lines (it’s expected), what is impressive is the incredible artistry of this Machead’s haircut.
The main portrait of Jobs on the back of the man’s head (below) is based on the 2006 image by Albert Watson, commissioned by Fortune. Right next to it is the image of Jobs’ profile as the cut out of the Apple logo, a design created by Jonathan Mak (disputable). Unfortunately Continue reading “Impressive Steve Jobs tribute haircut at iPhone 4S launch” »
Sony Pictures lands rights to Steve Jobs biopic?
Friday, 14th October 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Technology
Tags: apple, black, day, film, isaacson, jobs, miyake, Sony, steve, walter
Written by: Craig Hunter
Written By Jordan Kahn
According to a report from Deadline, Sony Pictures is in the process of acquiring the feature film rights for author Walter Isaacson’s new biography entitled Steve Jobs (the first official biography authorized by Jobs).
We don’t know much about the 448-page book, other than the fact Isaacson interview Jobs’ close family and friends in addition to over 40 conversations in the years prior to his passing.
If the excerpt below is any indication, it could be the definitive story of Jobs’ life and include never before heard accounts Continue reading “Sony Pictures lands rights to Steve Jobs biopic?” »
Minecraft Players Pay Tribute to Steve Jobs
Tuesday, 11th October 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Gaming, Technology
Tags: actually, apple, created, gamers, jobs, Minecraft, steve, tributes
Written by: Craig Hunter
Here at the Jace Hall Show we know how passionate gamers can be about the things they love, especially when it comes to epic minecraft tributes. In the midst of the passing of one of the computer industry’s greatest pioneers, the outpouring of remembrance from gamers has been just as heartwarming as the tributes from the core Apple community.
Using what they know best, several dedicated Minecraft players have created some pretty stunning tributes to Steve Jobs. The most emotional (below) of the dedications (courtesy of KickAssTechnology) doesn’t actually show the group putting it together, but definitely hits the mark ending with Jobs’ famous quote, “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life”. Continue reading “Minecraft Players Pay Tribute to Steve Jobs” »
Steve Jobs leaves Apple with four year product roadmap
Monday, 10th October 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Technology
Tags: apple, icloud, important, iPhone, jobs, just, years
Written by: Craig Hunter
With the passing of legendary Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, analysts and long-time Apple enthusiasts alike are trying to predict what this means for the future of the company. More importantly, how will his absence impact the current product roadmap.
According to a report from Daily Mail, “Apple sources” have confirmed Jobs’ work over the past year will greatly contribute to products currently in the pipeline for at least the next four years. This isn’t surprising given companies Continue reading “Steve Jobs leaves Apple with four year product roadmap” »
Apple to Unveil iPhone 5 October 4th
Wednesday, 21st September 2011Posted in Blog Archive, Technology
Tags: 4th, allthingsd, cook, date, event, iPhone, jobs, october
Written by: Craig Hunter
Make of it what you will, but we now have a somewhat solid (yet far from official) date for the upcoming next-gen iPhone. The typically credible AllThingsD claim a source close to Apple has confirmed October 4th as the date of Apple’s next “big media event”:
There have also been rumors of a white iPod touch model being introduced alongside the iPhone 5 (iPhone 4S?). Continue reading “Apple to Unveil iPhone 5 October 4th” »
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