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Disney Melee Mania hits Apple Arcade
Cue the lights! Hear the fans roar! Disney Melee Mania has hit Apple Arcade. Disney Melee Mania calls all worthy competitors to step into…
26 years ago, Pixar’s IPO made Steve Jobs a billionaire
26 years ago, the initial public offering of Pixar made Steve Jobs, who owned upward of 80% of the company, a billionaire…
Disney+ launches in the UK, Spain, Italy, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, and Austria
Disney+ launches today in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, and Switzerland. The service will launch in France on April 7th…
Pixar computer-graphics pioneers win tech’s Turing Award
Pixar computer-graphics pioneers have won tech’s Turing award. The technology that animated groundbreaking movies like Pixar’s “Toy Story” and enabled…
Bob Iger steps down as Disney CEO, effective immediately
Disney announced Tuesday that CEO Bob Iger will step down and become executive chairman through 2021, effective immediately. Bob Chapek…
Verizon will offer new and ‘unlimited’ customers a year of Disney+ for free
Verizon will offer all new and existing Verizon Wireless unlimited customers, new Fios home internet customers and new 5G home internet customers a year of Disney+ for free…
Today is the eighth anniversary of Steve Jobs’ death
The most precious resource we all have is time…
Disney CEO Bob Iger remembers Steve Jobs: ‘We felt we could say anything to each other’
In January 2006, I joined Steve Jobs in Emeryville, California, to announce Disney’s acquisition of Pixar…
Pixar poster signed by Steve Jobs sells for $31,250 at auction
Measuring 24 inches-by-36 inches, the poster features the main characters Woody and Buzz, voiced by Tom Hanks and Tim Allen in the groundbreaking computer-animated work…
Pro app developers react to Apple’s stunning new Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR
We’re incredibly excited about the new Mac Pro, which represents a strong commitment from Apple towards creatives working in 3D. We’ve already started porting the Substance line of tools, as well as Dimension, to Apple’s new graphic API Metal to fully take advantage of the immense power…
Pixar posts a dream job for Apple-loving nerds
Pixar is looking for a good Mac nerd to join its support team…
Apple buys voice app startup PullString
This could help Siri better compete with Amazon’s Alexa…
Disney+ streaming service will also feature non-Disney content at launch
Disney’s soon-to-launch streaming service, known as Disney+, will include non-Disney programming at launch…
Happy 30th birthday to RenderMan, the engine that powered the CGI revolution
When Pixar president and co-founder Ed Catmull announced his retirement earlier this year…
Why the golden age of streaming could be coming to an end
Nearly every company that makes video is finding its way into the streaming media business…
Remembering Steve Jobs: A visionary leader who changed the world
Apple CEO and co-founder, Steve Jobs was the most inspiring and inspired individual I have ever met…
Today is the seventh anniversary of Steve Jobs’ death
Apple CEO Tim Cook has tweeted a message in memory of Steve Jobs…
Apple unveils ARKit 2
Apple today introduced ARKit 2, a platform that allows developers to integrate shared experiences…
Disney mulls allowing Pixar co-founder John Lasseter to return after unwelcome hugging accusations
Executives at Walt Disney Co. have discussed bringing animation guru John Lasseter back to the company in a new role…
The Walt Disney Company announces strategic reorganization
To capitalize on today’s rapidly changing media landscape and more closely align…
Disney Animation head John Lasseter taking leave of absence from Pixar amid ‘missteps’
One longtime Pixar employee says Lasseter, who is well-known for hugging employees and others…
Apple CEO Cook remembers Steve Jobs on the 6th anniversary of his death
Tim Cook has tweeted a message in memory of Steve Jobs…
Disney to pull all its movies from Netflix and start its own streaming services; will also launch an ESPN video streaming service
Movies to be removed include Disney as well as Pixar’s titles…
Laurene Powell Jobs cuts Disney stake in half
Laurene Powell Jobs, previously Walt Disney ’s largest single shareholder…
Today is the fifth anniversary of Steve Jobs’ death
Steve Jobs died at the age of 56, in his home in Palo Alto, California on October 5, 2011…
Needham: Apple an ‘arms dealer’ to ‘the wealthiest’ consumers; ‘Strong Buy’ recommendation
Apple is more like Harry Potter than Pixar…
Japan’s largest AEC firms going ‘all iPad,’ standardizing on Apple’s iOS
in Japan, Apple’s iPads are far in a way becoming the dominant platform for tablets in Japanese AEC market…
With powerful iPad Pro, Apple pushes further into the enterprise
Apple is using ‘salami tactics’ to approach the enterprise market…
Pixar development team tests iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, finds palm-rejection to be perfect
Michael B. Johnson, who heads the Pixar team that develops the tools used to create its animated movies…
Judge Lucy Koh approves $415 million settlement in tech worker lawsuit
A U.S. judge on Wednesday granted final approval to a $415 million settlement that ends a high profile lawsuit…
Steve Jobs and the most remarkable growth story of all time
In 1997, shortly after Steve Jobs had returned to Apple as CEO…
Pixar’s John Lasseter says iPhone, GoPro could be next film breakthroughs
John Lasseter remembers the years before he was considered a visionary…
How much would you pay for Steve Jobs’ business cards from NeXT, Apple and Pixar?
If you like a little Steve Jobs memorabilia and want to contribute…
Judge Lucy Koh likely to approve Apple, Google poaching settlement
A U.S. judge on Monday seemed satisfied with a proposed $415 million settlement…
Laurene Powell Jobs’ fortune jumps a cool $1 billion in a day as Disney soars
Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs, added $1 billion …
Apple, Google agree to $415 million in antitrust hiring deal
For the companies, approval of the new accord would avoid the risk of a trial…
Apple, other Silicon Valley firms reach new settlement deal to end poaching lawsuit
Silicon Valley companies have sweetened the pot…
Pixar’s Ed Catmull: It was the changed Steve Jobs that made Apple great
There is a perception of ‘bad boy Steve’…
Disney CEO Bob Iger discusses working with Steve Jobs, Apple, and Pixar
Even before the news became public, Iger called Steve Jobs to let him know…
Apple, Google appeal Judge Lucy Koh’s settlement rejection in no-poach lawsuit
Judge Lucy Koh committed clear legal error…
Apple shareholders sue Steve Job’s estate after alleged Californian employment law breach
An Apple shareholder is suing company founder Steve Job’s estate…
