The History of Apple – Facts, Tales and Stories about Apple, Mac, iPod, iPhone, iPad – collected and written by Christoph Dernbach
Christoph Dernbach
In his most political speech ever Apple chief executive Tim Cook has demanded a tough new US data protection law. Referring to the misuse of “deeply personal” data, he said it was being “weaponised against us with military efficiency”. “We shouldn’t sugar-coat the consequences,” he added. “This is surveillance.” The strongly-worded speech presented a striking defence … Read more
John Carmack was the lead programmer of the id video games Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Quake, Rage and their sequels. Carmack is best known for his innovations in 3D graphics, such as his Carmack’s Reverse algorithm for shadow volumes. In August 2013, Carmack took the position of CTO at Oculus VR. His first meeting … Read more
Apple is now (2017) the most valuable company in the world. But 20 years ago it looked like the company was about to completely implode. Nevertheless Apple was celebrating it’s anniversary. It had been twenty years since Apple had officially incorporated, and it marked the occasion with the Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh, or TAM. The machine was a … Read more
Take a breathtaking tour via drone of the Apple Park. Apple’s mega headquarters that is set to open in April 2017. March 2017 February 2017 December 2016 November 2016 August 2016 May 2016 May 2015 February 2015
Apple CEO Tim Cook sent out an internal email to staff, in remembrance of the fourth anniversary of the passing of the company’s co-founder Steve Jobs. In the text, he encouraged employees to learn about what he was like to work with.