Genius on hold: Meet the man who invented much of the modern phone … and maybe even Apple

February 26, 2013 3:30 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Editor's Pick Walter L. Shaw is someone you've never heard of. But he invented big chunks of your world, and then died, almost penniless, living on the charity of his international jewel thief son, a made man in John Gotti's New York mob.

jOBS: Steve Jobs biopic to open in theaters April 19 (and now there’s a clip)

January 24, 2013 9:17 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Steve Jobs' life will live large once more on the silver screen starting in theaters around the country on April 19. Judging by Apple's stock market performance yesterday, the company he founded could use him back there too.

‘Jobs’ and ‘Woz’ to visit MacWorld 2013, along with will.i.am and NASA’s Curiosity team

January 21, 2013 3:06 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Steve Jobs can't be at MacWorld this year. But Ashton Kutcher, who plays Steve in the upcoming film JOBS, will be. And so will his co-star, Josh Gad, who plays the other half of the dynamic duo that founded Apple in 1976, Steve Wozniak.

Wozniak says the cloud is going to cause us ‘horrible problems’

August 6, 2012 4:53 PM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

Apple co-founder and Fusion.io chief scientist Steve Wozniak said last night during a Q&A that dependence on the cloud is setting us up for "horrible problems."

The case against Kim Dotcom is a mess, says Steve Wozniak

June 27, 2012 1:17 PM Ricardo Bilton
Ricardo Bilton

The blooming bromance between hirsute Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Kiwi bad boy Kim Dotcom is getting more serious by the day.

Dotcom, for those of you unfamiliar, is the founder of the now-shuttered Hong Kong-based  file-hosting service Megaupload, which …

Down but not out: Megaupload’s Kim Dotcom teases his next venture, meets Steve Wozniak

June 21, 2012 11:42 AM Ricardo Bilton
Ricardo Bilton

For someone who’s had his assets seized and his business shut down, Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom is doing all right for himself.

Founder of one of the world’s largest file-sharing sites, Dotcom was on top of the world before authorities …

Wow: Working Apple 1 motherboard sells for $374K in auction

June 15, 2012 12:58 PM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

Even though it would be worth next-to-nothing without its historical roots, an original Apple 1 motherboard sold for an eye-popping $374,500 today at a Sotheby’s auction.

Sotheby’s believes the motherboard is one of a handful that still are in working …

Woz gushes about his Lumia Windows Phone: It’s like “a friend, not a tool”

April 28, 2012 8:50 AM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

Whenever Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak speaks, the geek world pays attention. And his most recent comments favoring a Nokia Lumia Windows Phone over the Droid Razr and iPhone 4S may just set off (another) firestorm among the Apple faithful.

Woz …

The top 25 technology books of all time

April 20, 2012 8:00 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Editor's Pick

Technology teaches us to forget the past. Last year’s tech news seems like it has no use whatsoever. Thankfully, historians beg to differ, and they have begun to preserve the history of the tech industry as it becomes more and …

Foxconn won’t sue for damning radio episode, Steve Wozniak supports Mike Daisey

March 19, 2012 1:32 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

Chinese manufacturing company Foxconn will not seek legal action against radio program This American Life or actor Mike Daisey for a controversial and recently retracted segment about the factory’s working conditions.

“Our corporate image has been totally ruined,” said Simon …

Happy iPad-launch eve! What you need to know before lining up

March 15, 2012 6:51 PM Heather Kelly
Heather Kelly

On Friday, stores around the world will be opening their doors to crowds of Apple fans, eager to be the first to swipe their frozen, grimy fingers across the glorious new iPad Retina display. The lines aren’t necessary, you can …

Woz, Spock & the best party you ever missed (video)

January 7, 2012 9:44 AM Jolie O'Dell
Jolie O'Dell

Chances are, if reading tech blogs is what you do with your Saturday, you’re gonna love this video.

It features an all-star cast: VentureBeat CTO Chris Peri, “alien chic” bewigged Jolie O’Dell, and a server rack so fast you could …

Putting Leonard Nimoy and Woz on stage together is every bit as awesome as you’d think (video)

January 6, 2012 5:31 PM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

Ever wonder what it would be like to put two of the biggest icons among geeks into the same room? Well wonder no longer avid VentureBeat reader.

VentureBeat Founder and Editor-In-Chief Matt Marshall had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Apple …

Live tonight: Steve Wozniak, Leonard Nimoy highlight an evening of disruptive tech (updated)

January 5, 2012 8:24 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

Update: Scroll down to see a gallery of Nimoy and Wozniak on the DEMO stage!

Come kick off the new year with a celebration of disruptive enterprise technology featuring two huge geek heroes: Steve Wozniak and Leonard Nimoy.

The VentureBeat …

Fusion-io announces groovy new auto commit memory input-output system

January 5, 2012 7:31 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

How do you sex up an input-output system that will blow away data center bottle necks? Have Verne Troyer announce it at a groovy DEMO party with drink serving go-go girls!

Fusion-io, announced its new auto commit memory system, which …