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The First Clip From jOBS, Staring Ashton Kutcher

Kacy Collins — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:39:52 +0000

The first clip from Ashton Kutcher's new film jOBS has just been released and while it's not a whole lot, it still looks like this may be a pretty good movie. The film is based on Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died in 2011, and all of the major events that took place in his life since 1971

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

Shauna Wright — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:11:03 +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.

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What's in Steve Jobs' FBI Dossier?

Shauna Wright — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:55:40 +0000

While the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was considered a product and marketing genius, he was hardly perfect — and the recent release of his FBI file sheds light on some of the skeletons in his closet.

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Steve Jobs' Death and Occupy Wall Street Round Out the Top 10 Biggest Events of 2011

Shauna Wright — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:45:39 +0000

Alex Wong, Getty Images / Handout, Getty Images / Apple / US Navy / John Moore, Getty Images 2011 can be tracked by its dramatic events, beginning with the Tuscon shooting that critically wounded US Rep. Gabby Giffords and continuing all the way up to the death of Muammar Gadhafi in October. Our minds were [...]

Barbara Walters Chooses Steve Jobs as Her 'Most Fascinating Person' of 2011 [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:11:41 +0000

Barbara Walters has named her Most Fascinating Person of 2011: Steve Jobs.

While her policy has always been to choose only living people for the annual roundup, Walters said that when Jobs retired as CEO of Apple last summer, she knew he’d be her pick to top the list. And even after his death on October 5, Walters stuck to her choice because, much like Jobs believed, “rules were made to be broken.”

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Upcoming Steve Jobs' Biography May Become a Movie

NewsTalk 1290 — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:34:14 +0000

Sony Pictures is reportedly in talks to acquire the movie rights to Walter Isaacson’s soon-to-be-published biography of Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs, who died last week after a long battle with cancer.

The book, titled simply ‘Steve Jobs,’ is slated for release on October 24. It’s the only biography authorized by

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Hypocrites: The Westboro Baptist Church to Protest Steve Jobs' Funeral While Using iPhone

NewsTalk 1290 — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:27:27 +0000

Normally we ignore the pigs at the Westboro Baptist Church, since their protests at funerals are just lame publicity stunts. But this time we can all laugh in their hypocritical faces.

After Steve Jobs passed away on Wednesday, a tweet was posted by Margie Phelps, one of the leaders of the church. Her father is Fred Phelps, the group's leader.

Margie announced that, quote, "Westboro will picket funeral. He had a huge platform, gave God no glory and taught sin."

And now, for the irony . . . underneath her tweet, it shows that she posted it using TWITTER FOR iPHONE.

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Steve Jobs Loses Battle With Cancer

Mike Hendren — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 02:00:36 +0000

Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, Inc., and the man behind everything from the Macintosh to the iPad, has died at 56. Beginning in the early 1970's, jobs vision and innovative style led the way for the development of the personal computer

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Steve Jobs Through the Years [PICTURES]

Stephanie Berning — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 01:31:20 +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.

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Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs Has Died

NewsTalk 1290 — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:57:46 +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.

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Steve Jobs Stepping Down as Apple CEO

NewsTalk 1290 — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:08:00 +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.

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