Steve Jobs

Kanye West Says He's Like Picasso. Here Are 5 Equally Egomaniacal Musicians

Well, it's been a few months, so we shouldn't be all that surprised but Kanye West's ego has been running amok again. This time the behemoth emerged while West was onstage in Paris last Saturday, and said: "No matter how they try to control you, or the motherfucker next to you tries to peer pressure ... More >>

Richard Stallman, Software Freedom Activist, Is Still Jerky After All These Years

Richard Stallman, leader of the "free software movement," says he has no regrets about saying mean things about Steve Jobs just after Jobs' death. After all, he told Slashdot readers in a recent discussion, "Apple is your enemy, and if you don't recognize this and fight, you're being a chump." For ... More >>

Nancy Pelosi's Napa Valley Home Burglarized

Napa police are investigating a break-in at Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's Napa Valley home that happened long before voters started heading to the polls on Tuesday. Thieves reportedly broke into the House Minority Leader's Napa Valley house on Monday afternoon, the day before she was reelected to Con ... More >>

Clown Unknowingly Had Steve Jobs' Stolen iPad

If you weren't already freaked out by clowns, you may be now. Kenneth Kahn, aka Kenny the Clown, a Fisherman's Warf icon and onetime aspiring mayor, is in trouble with the cops once more. But this time, it's not for his alleged Ed Jew antics or for juggling fire on a skateboard. No, this time, Kenny ... More >>

'Men Invented the Internet,' New York Times flatly declares

It was the thud heard 'round the world: The opening sentence of a story about sexism in Silicon Valley anchoring the front page of the New York Times' Sunday business section. "Men Invented the Internet," declared David Streitfeld, and it was impossible not to do a double-take, even if you didn't kn ... More >>

Is Neil Young Working on a High-Quality Digital Music Service?

Earlier this year, rock legend Neil Young made some waves in the tech world when he blasted the thin, tinny sound quality of MP3s, arguing that digital music distribution is "degrading music, not improving it." "The MP3 only has 5 percent of the data present in the original recording," Young said a ... More >>

Apple Products Swiped from San Francisco Delivery Truck

A bigger prick than Steve Jobs​Some Grinches with hearts two sizes too small came pretty damn close to stealing Christmas when they ripped off a "large quantity" of Apple electronics earlier today.Police tell us that at about 11:30 a.m. an unidentified thief or thieves broke into a FedEx delivery ... More >>

tUnE-yArDs' Merrill Garbus on Her Creative Philosophy, Finding Inspiration in the Bay, and the Wisdom of Steve Jobs

By CHLOE ROTH In 2009, tUnE-yArDs frontwoman Merrill Garbus was lured from Montreal to Oakland by "Love and fear of illegal immigrant status in Canada." Lucky for us. "I started sadly playing a ukulele that my mom had given me," Garbus says. "Though it crossed my mind that being a doctor was probab ... More >>

Steve Jobs' Memorial: Apple to Close Retail Stores Today

iSad​If you were planning to honor Steve Jobs today by purchasing an Apple product or you were hoping to make a stop at the Genius Bar, you might want to hold off. The Wall Street Journal reports that many retail stores are planning to close down for a few hours so that employees can participate i ... More >>

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

Al Davis, Steve Jobs, and the Deaths of Difficult Men

​When Albert Schweitzer passed into the great beyond, the obituary writer's task was relatively straightforward. That's not to say it was easy -- but penning a remembrance for a man whose name has become synonymous with benevolence is a unique endeavor. More indicative of the challenges of blendin ... More >>

Apple Unveils iPhone 5 iPhone 4S Today

​Unlike Apple CEO Tim Cook, we're going to cut to the chase and tell you what you really want to know from the Let's Talk iPhone event that kicked off at 10 a.m. today at Apple headquarters in Cupertino. For the tech journalists who sat through the three-hour conference, perhaps a more fitting nam ... More >>

Does San Francisco's Food Culture Owe Its Richness to Tech Money?

Steve Jobs can't get into Flour Water, but is Apple money the reason it's so good?​In 7x7 Magazine this week, Sara Deseran has an thought-provoking article about the links between San Francisco's vibrant tech industry and our vibrant restaurant industry. As one venture capitalist she interviews ... More >>

Here's What Would Happen if You Remade Ice Cube's "It Was a Good Day" in S.F. Today

Angry Birds on the iPad. Does this look familiar?​ We can say with near-total confidence that Jello Biafra will hate the people in this video. You tech-employed, indie-pop loving Twitter users might just love it, though. This none-too-subtle advertisement for a new wireless speaker is a music ... More >>

iSpaceship Could be a Big Loss for S.F. Convention Centers

Will the iSpaceship be the end of Apple events in San Francisco?​When Steve Jobs ambled up to the city council podium in Cupertino Tuesday night to deliver the news that Apple was planning a campus expansion -- a stunning, 12,000-person capacity space-age doughnut scheduled to break ground in 2015 ... More >>

Apple's iCloud Gonna Make it a Cloudy Kind of Day in S.F.

SFMusicBlogSun not expected today, figuratively speaking.​ The real reason for all the June gloom: Perhaps our weather system is anticipating today's events at Moscone Center? There, Apple is expected to unveil, among other things, its long-awaited cloud music service, which (all early reports ... More >>

Apple to Hold World Developers Conference in SF: Will Steve Jobs Reveal Plans for iPhone 5?

What will the next generation look like?​Apple officials fired off an e-mail on Monday to developers, inviting them to the next conference where they can get a sneak peek at the future of iOS and Mac OS X and --as some analysts speculate  -- view plans for the iPhone 5. The e-mail was also th ... More >>

SF Weekly Letters

iPhone 5 Gets New Antenna Design, No More Dropped Calls...Hopefully

The next generation ​To this day, one of the most widely read blogs on SF Weekly is a July 2010 story on whether Steve Jobs knew the iPhone 4 antenna was a lemon all along. And for good reason -- people are still pissed. But they might be somewhat delighted to hear that reports and rumors circulat ... More >>

Better Than a Ball Drop: New Year's Eve at Flour Water

Flour Water​Flour Water's Night in Emilia-Romagna Where: Flour Water, 2401 Harrison (at 20th St.) Cost: $80 for five courses Why it's likely to be special: Chef Thomas McNaughton is a brilliant pasta maker, so a menu organized around Emilia-Romagna ― arguably the premiere pasta regi ... More >>

Four More Movies About Tech Moguls That We Want to See

​Thanks to The Social Network, tech is hot! And sexy -- meow. And whenever anything is hot and sexy, Hollywood mauls it until it's bleeding and dying from liver failure in an El Segundo psych ward. But that's a few years off! Right now tech movies are getting a little of the "ol' treatment," if yo ... More >>

Sprint 4G's San Francisco Future To Be Decided By Board of Supervisors

Not here you don't...​San Francisco's route to really fast handheld Internet access has slowed to a crawl as activists in Bernal Heights have compelled a Board of Supervisors hearing over their concern that broadband antennae might shake loose in the event of an earthquake and accidentally zap res ... More >>

Five Local Food T-Shirts We'd Love To See

bodybyjake.com​Some time ago, we offered up a list of our favorite local food T-shirts. Now, we're taking it one step further with our top five food tees we'd love to see: 1. Humphry Slocombe tees that say "Body by Jake" would be awesome, since HS owner Jake Godby has had a serious hand in t ... More >>

The Case for Apple's 'Ping' Social Network

Ping lets Lady Gaga reach out to fans​Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced today that his company is hopping on the social network bandwagon with a service, called Ping, that will connect music fans, musicians, and their friends and followers. Jobs describes Ping -- which will be available on Apple mobi ... More >>

SF Street Food Festival's Silent Auction Packed with Gastro Swag

Claudine/FlickrLand the winning bid, and make like Sam the Butcher at Avedano's.​While the hype for Saturday's SF Street Food Festival is reaching fever pitch, the affiliated silent auction, going on now, has pretty much remained under the food universe's radar. The list of auction items reads ... More >>

iPad Owners Sue Apple In Class Action Suit

Steve Jobs -- and vampires -- need not worry about taking the iPad out in the sun...​If Steve Jobs has been slamming his head into the wall over the iPhone 4 "Antennagate" debacle, here comes another legal slap from unsatisfied customers: A trio of iPad owners are suing Apple in a class action law ... More >>

Did Steve Jobs Know iPhone 4 Antenna was a Lemon?

This photo of Steve Jobs was taken a tad before he purportedly knew the iPhone 4 antenna is janky​What did Steve Jobs know and when did he know it? Bloomberg is reporting that Apple's chief antenna engineer told Jobs that the antenna design could lead to dropped calls very early in the phone's des ... More >>

Fast Company Influence Project Pisses Off Online Influencers

You can add another entry to the annals of botched social media campaigns; Fast Company and San Francisco based digital marketing agency Mekanism turned Fast Company readers into digital guinea pigs this morning with The Influence Project, an ornate marketing rickroll where users had to register the ... More >>

Foxxconn Protestors Flashmob San Francisco Apple Store

A crowd of at least 100 people gathered outside the Union Square Apple store yesterday evening for what may be the first large scale American protest of Foxxconn, a Chinese factory that produces iPads and iPhones.

SF Weekly Letters

That's My Jam!: Baths' "Hall"

​I'll be the first to admit it; I've 100% slept on Baths. Getting to know the whole mass of stoned beat makers down in Southern California's disparate regions can pose a daunting task for a music writer, so when I saw Baths (a.k.a. Will Wiesenfeld) lauded by music websites the likes of Pitchfork a ... More >>

Read 'Em and Weep

The Apple Tablet: One More Reason to Hope Daddy's Check Clears

For those of us that haven't touched a PC since The Oregon Trail, Apple CEO Steve Jobs provides a much needed service; his iPhone revitalized our mobile consumer habits to the point of creating an entirely new species of urban dweller. We now use our phones to hail cabs, land planes, and stalk our f ... More >>

Bay Links: Public Art, Corporate Coffee and Sex Scandals

Rael Fratello Architects​Welcome to the inaugural post of Bay Links. Everyday we'll try to round up some of the most interesting, odd, and delightful San Francisco-related items on the internets. Because you don't spend enough time online.Rock climbing on the Bay Bridge? MTC spokesperson calls one ... More >>

Still Fit to Print?

iPhone Party at Macworld 2009 in Jan.

Do you love your iPhone so much you'd like to go to an iPhone-themed party? Well, your ridiculous wish has come true, as you can take part in an iPhone Intelligence Party next month as one of the many events surrounding the Macworld Expo. While Steve Jobs unveils cool new tech, you can celebrate th ... More >>

Did I Enjoy Myself?

Catching Some Air: Macworld Keynote Reveals (Gasp) Newer, Thinner Laptop!

Macworld - Randy Newman Calls Bush Administration "The Worst We've Had"

Macworld, White Walls, And DJ Chad Muska - Your Monday Morning Hangover

Macworld, White Walls, And DJ Chad Muska - Your Monday Morning Hangover

Macworld, White Walls, And DJ Chad Muska - Your Monday Morning Hangover

Macworld 2008 Preview - SF Weekly Infiltrates Exhibit Hall

Geeky As They Wanna Be: Macworld 2008 Keynote Bingo Card

Jay-Z and Apple Launching a Record Label?

iPhoney iDol?

SF Weekly iTeam investigates: Atheist best-sellers and Steve Jobsism

Disney, Reanimated

The merger between Disney and the Bay Area's Pixar will likely redraw the lines of the animation world, for better or for worse. Find out where you stand!

Subpoenaed -- Again

But he couldn't dodge a determined process server

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