Apparently, Jobs had a dream, a golden dream: He wanted to play the role of Willy Wonka for a day. Following the launch of the original iMac, Jobs envisioned an elaborate golden ticket-style celebration honoring the sale of the millionth machine. more ›

The popular photo app Instagram launched in the Android market today, leaving behind its prior iPhone exclusivity. Naturally--and after a flood of downloads--the internet is clogged with haters who be hating, evoking the old epic Coke versus Pepsi battle and some class warfare style barbs pitting phone versus phone. more ›

The news that Ashton Kutcher will play Steve Jobs in an independent film detailing the life of the late Apple co-founder has some clapping their hands and others shaking their heads. Kutcher does bare a solid resemblance to "wayward hippie" Jobs, and we all know the "Two and A Half Men" star has a penchant for Silicon Valley -- namely Twitter (fails). more ›

For those of you who need a little more Steve Jobs in your lives and who are besides yourselves about tomorrow's new iPad release, a pillow company has created the perfect plush toy for you - the iCEO. The 15-inch tall limited edition Steve Jobs toy, produced by Throwboy Pillows, launched Wednesday and is "insanely great," according to the company's website. more ›

Apple's new iPad hits stores this Friday, but for those of you yearning to know more before your new gadget is resting safely in your sweaty palms, feast your eyes on today's video lunch. more ›

Beloved to millions, the Apple iPhone is capable of countless things. It can talk, (No, Siri. I don't want to search the web. I want you to solve my dilemma NOW!), act as a GPS, manage daily activities, wake up its owner, serve as a mini computer and game console, play music and much, much more. Oh, and it also calls and texts people, too. But apparently, a Chinese company wanted the iPhone to do more - to cook food. more ›

Fall is in full swing, and so is apple season! Here in Southern California, we're lucky enough to have apple orchards in some of the higher elevation mountains surrounding the city, one of which is Oak Glen, above Yucaipa. During apple season, the orchards are open 7 days a week, though self-picking is only available on the weekends and tapers down as the season wanes. more ›

Last Wednesday, October 19, Apple hosted its formal memorial service for the company's late Co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs. "Celebrating Steve" took place at the Apple campus in Cupertino, CA and honored Jobs' incredible life and accomplishments. Apple stores were closed worldwide to allow employees to watch the event. more ›

From the people that brought you the pee-in-your-pants funny Damn You, Autocorrect site for all those iPhone texting hijinks comes the new site Why, Siri, Why?! which lets users submit screengrabs showing the goofy things the updated Apple iPhone 4S voice-activated "assistant" says. Not so fun, however, is word that employing Siri to make a call can override a vital security feature many people use on their iPhones. more ›

My one stop was at the Apple store located along Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. I'd read tweets claiming the store promised they had ordered ample supplies to last the entire day and that there were only 80 people in line. Only 80 people. I arrived at the store at 10:45am, my heart dropping when I noticed the line had vanished. "The line's right over there," said a helpful Apple employee, pointing me towards a feasible line of cattle hopeful consumers. more ›

On Sunday, October 16, California will pay homage to a man, a visionary, a wicked genius who, as President Obama so rightfully defined, "changed the way each of us sees the world" - Steve Jobs. Governor Jerry Brown has dubbed tomorrow as Steve Jobs Day. more ›

News of Steve Jobs' death spread through Twitter faster than any other event in the (admittedly brief) history of Twitter, eclipsing the recent record held by news of Beyonce's pregnancy. The social media monitoring firm SR7 expects official Twitter figures will show that in the hours after Steve Jobs' death was announced, his fans and admirers sent out 10,000 tweets per second, according to the Australian paper The Age. more ›

The man best-known for being the bright mind behind much of Apple Computer's innovative technology products has died. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was 56. He stepped down from his post as Apple CEO just this August, saying he could no longer meet his duties more ›

Those of us who have enjoyed being on the cutting edge of technology with our iPhone 4s can now get ready to hang our heads in shame: the iPhone 5 is rumored to be released today, reports KTLA. Tim Cook, who took over for Steve Jobs at Apple, is expected to announce the release of the new phone in a speech today. more ›

Steve Jobs announced his resignation as Apple's iconic CEO today. COO Tim Cook will take the reigns as the company's new CEO. Jobs has been on a leave of absence for an undisclosed condition since January 2011 and began his letter of resignation to the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community with the following explanation, reports Wall Street Journal. more ›

We're not in line to get the world's largest Apple Store, but we're about to get one with a glass roof. more ›

Google's Android operating system is solidifying itself as the most popular in the U.S. as it continues increasing its market share over Apple's iOS and RIM's Blackberry in recent surveys. Nielsen's June numbers on smartphone puts Android's U.S. market share at 39% to Apple iOS' 28%. more ›

The newest Apple Store is opening at The Americana at Brand this weekend, across the street from one of its first locations -- the Glendale Galleria. Only this one's much larger. Apple announced in an email to customers this week that its newest location will open on Saturday at 10 a.m. at The Americana at Brand. more ›

Steve Jobs has $76 billion dollars burning a hole in his black mock turtleneck. Apple's value has skyrocketed more than 300 percent in the past couple years owing much to growing iPhone sales and the success of the iPad. But Apple's future success rides not just on product but on content -- specifically audio and video downloads and paid streaming content. more ›

A registered sex offender was arrested while surfing Facebook at the Apple Store in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday, according to the SLO Tribune. more ›

In which the everyday folly of saying "I agree" to all those Apple iTunes user agreements without reading the fine print becomes actual folly via "South Park." Your video lunch today might be funnier for Android or BlackBerry uses...unless you are an Apple user with a sense of humor about possibly being tracked down by "Business Casual G-Men." more ›

Can MTV.com do what many have tried (and failed) to do over the past decade-and-a-half -- become the MTV of the internet? MTV Networks' head of digital media told us that's exactly what he's set out to do in 2011. We rapped with EVP of MTV.com Dermot McCormack about iPads, Android tablets, Lady Gaga, and the future of MTV programming and he came at us with a three-pronged proposal to cure the world of Justin Bieber... or... to dominate the entertainment industry like Max Headroom always envisioned, long before Jersey Shore. more ›

As rumored, in a new, multi-year partnership, Verizon Wireless will finally, officially, legitimately, and for realsies begin carrying Apple's iPhone 4 starting February 10, 2011. The 16-gig model will retail for $199 with a two-year contract (contract price not yet been released) and the 32-gig version will cost $299. Existing Verizon customers get the pricey privilege of ordering the mega telephonic device on Feb. 3, one week before everyone else. more ›

Unless you had to get up for work this weekend you may have missed out on the missed-alarm fiasco of 2011. Experienced first-hand by LAist (...yawn... stretch...look at time...OMFG...freakout!!!!), there's a major glitch in the iPhone alarm clock matrix, and the bug is causing alarms to not go off. The problem was reported on New Year's Day and Apple is expecting the situation to fix itself by Monday.
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You'll never know how much I really love you, you'll never know how much I really care. Listen, do you want to know a secret? The Beatles catalog will finally effing be available on iTunes. more ›

Going green got a whole lot more chic recently in the city of Lynwood, where iPads have been brought in for the City Manager and City Council to replace all the paper once used to print out "their bi-weekly meeting agendas, staff reports, city contracts and other information," reports The Wave. more ›

If true, this would please many Angelenos exasperated with AT&T service (how many Verizon veterans experience more dropped calls than ever now that they're with AT&T? Why does data not come through on the Sunset Strip?). more ›

Jason Bateman today was on the receiving end of cat calls and evil eyes from exasperated Apple customers today after he was allowed to cut in front of hundreds (some say thousands) of people waiting at The Grove to purchase their reserved iPhone 4. The "Arrested Development" actor was reportedly sitting in line like everyone else until an Apple employee spotted and snagged him out to escort him into the store. Then, proudly a new owner of today's hottest phone, Bateman was promptly booed as he exited. more ›

This isn't a line of mostly men waiting to see the newest Twilight movie -- go to L.A. Live for that urban camping experience -- this is a line for a holiday, of sorts: the release of the iPhone 4. more ›