Tony Fadell, former senior vice president of the iPod division at Apple, says that the company has “jumped the shark” with the Vision Pro…
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Steve Jobs used his vacation time to pepper Apple staffers with questions
As with most endeavors, even Steve Jobs’ vacations differed from most people. He used his “downtime” to step outside the Apple box to…
iPod inventor, Tony Fadell, looks back as iPod turns 20
The man who would go on to become known as “The Father of the iPod” initially balked at the idea. “I was like, ‘whoa whoa,'” Fadell…
Hackers infiltrate California family’s Nest surveillance camera, send warning of incoming North Korea missile attack
Laura Lyons was preparing food in her kitchen Sunday when the lazy afternoon took a turn for the absurd…
Inside Apple’s 6-month race to make the first iPhone a reality
Everyone agreed that Steve Jobs’s iPhone demo back in January 2007 had been flawless…
How Apple’s iPhone was born: Inside stories of missteps and triumphs
Apple’s iPhone debuted for sale on June 29, 2007 after months…
How iPhone changed Apple’s culture
Ten years ago, no one could have imagined that Steve Jobs’ creation would have such an impact on Apple…
Steve Jobs proves even the smartest executives need help making decisions
Just over 40 years after Steve Jobs co-founded Apple, the life of the late tech visionary…
Did Phil Schiller really want a physical keyboard on iPhone?
One of the fascinating tidbits of Apple history that emerged online this week…
Former Apple engineer: Tim Cook made Apple a ‘boring operations company’
There’s less internal conflict inside Apple…
P1 vs. P2: How Apple picked what came to be the iPhone
To understand the iPhone today, and how it has shaped Apple and pushed the world forward…
‘Sweating bullets’ – The inside story of the first iPhone
‘Steve had expressly told me it was totally top secret…
Tony Fadell’s Nest is looking like a bust
Fadell’s critics say that he is both too prone to micromanaging subordinates and too prone to changing his mind…
How Walt Mossberg helped convince Steve Jobs to release iTunes for Windows
At Apple, Steve Jobs eventually supported Tony Fadell’s attempt to create a music device, and, later, a PC-compatible music device. And so the iPod was born…
Nest employees: Tony Fadell-led company is a poorly managed, fear-driven machine
Once the darling of Silicon Valley, connected device company Nest — with former Apple exec Tony Fadell…
Apple’s Project Titan hits a major speed bump
All is not necessarily well in Cupertino these days…
Apple Car: Jony Ive unhappy with ‘Project Titan’ progress, Apple implements hiring freeze, source says
Apple has placed a hiring freeze on the team responsible for the company’s nascent automotive ambitions…
Daimler CEO says met with Apple in California for ‘concrete talks’
Our impression was that these companies can do more and know more than we had previously assumed…
Apple’s ‘Project Titan’ honcho to leave the company; ‘Huge loss for Apple’ says Tony Fadell
One of Apple’s top automobile gurus plans to leave the company…
Tony Fadell: Steve Jobs considered an ‘Apple Car’ in 2008
Count Steve Jobs among those curious about what an Apple car would look like…
Google engineer trashes Tony Fadell’s precious Nest smoke alarm
Google staff engineer Brad Fitzpatrick…
Will Google Glass 2.0 be the next iPod?
Let me go on record here and state that I was not a fan of Google Glass at all…
Silicon Valley’s Bill Gurley: Apple should have bought Waze and Nest
If you’re going to pay $3 billion for a headphone company, $2 billion for a maps company is a no-brainer…
With HomeKit and Honeywell’s Lyric, a Nest acquisition by Apple would have been foolish
Google’s $3.2 billion acquisition of Nest was interesting…
Smart thermostat war heats up as Apple-partner Honeywell takes aim at Google’s Nest
Google’s $3.2 billion purchase in February of Nest thrust the owner…
iPod godfather Tony Fadell ‘would have loved’ to show Nest to Steve Jobs
In the late 1990s a young entrepreneur named Tony Fadell…
Google tempted by ex-Apple execs, hires who’ve proved disappointing for companies from Palm to J.C. Penney
Some high-profile Apple defectors have already struck out…
Tony Fadell and Nest team to become Google’s core hardware group
Google has big plans for the team behind the connected device company…
Dead to me: Apple’s Schiller ‘unfollows’ Tony Fadell and Nest after Google acquisition
Apple SVP of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller ‘unfollowed’…
It’s a good thing Apple didn’t buy Nest and Google shouldn’t have either
I only like inviting guests into my home that I can trust. And Google hasn’t earned that trust…
Google, Nest, and the value of your home’s energy profile
Determining what movie was being watched on a television set by monitoring energy profiles…
Why Apple didn’t buy Tony Fadell’s Nest Labs
With Google announcing yesterday that it acquired Nest Labs…
Say goodbye to privacy: How Nest might transform Google
It’s no wonder some people are freaking out over Google’s $3.2 billion Nest Labs acquisition…
Feuds, funding and a fed up Fadell: Why Apple didn’t buy Nest
The announcement yesterday that Google is to acquire Nest Labs for $3.2 billion…
Did Tim Cook blow it by not snapping up Nest before Google?
In a deal surprising only for its enormous purchase price…
Google to buy Nest Labs for $3.2 Billion
Google Inc. agreed to buy Nest Labs Inc. for $3.2 billion in cash…
Tony Fadell denies buying Apple’s Product (RED) Mac Pro, gold EarPods at auction
Though he was pictured holding the items, former Apple executive Tony Fadell…
Buyer of Product (RED) Mac Pro, rose gold EarPods revealed as ‘Father of the iPod’ Tony Fadell
The metallic red Mac Pro sold for an astounding $977,000…
Why Apple should try to buy Nest Labs
Founded by former Apple employees, Nest Labs…
Tony Fadell introduces Nest Protect smoke and carbon monoxide detector
Nest Labs, the home hardware maker co-founded by two ex-Apple luminaries…
Tony Fadell, Father of the iPod: From Apple to Nest Labs, always a designer
Computers have fascinated me for as long as I can remember…
How Tony ‘Father of the iPod’ Fadell reinvented the thermostat with Nest – and what’s coming next
In 2007, Tony Fadell believed he could see the future…
