Microsoft has reportedly cut dozens of jobs from its mobile division as part of a bigger mission to shed 7,800 people from its workforce. The cuts have affected employees in Finland, and most are thought to be involved in marketing. News of the move comes from Finnish newspaper Helsigin Sanomat, but Microsoft did announce last July that it planned to eliminate 2,300 jobs in Finland...
Apple has plans to repurpose a sapphire manufacturing plant in Mesa, Arizona, in an effort to preserve jobs, city officials say. The plant has been used by sapphire screen supplier GT Advanced Technologies, but its future has been uncertain since the company went bankrupt last month. "They've indicated their commitment to us: They want to repurpose that building and use it again," Mesa...
Christian Bale has reportedly decided to back out of playing Steve Jobs in the upcoming biopic from Sony Pictures Entertainment, just two weeks after the movie's writer confirmed he was chosen for the role. Sources say Bale felt the part simply wasn't right for him. "Christian Bale will not be Steve Jobs after all," reads a story from The Hollywood Report that was published on Monday...
Oscar award-winning actor and part-time Batman Christian Bale will play Steve Jobs in the forthcoming biopic from Sony. Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin confirmed the news during an interview with Bloomberg, and he says Bale didn't even need an audition for the part. "We needed the best actor on the board in a certain age range and that's Chris Bale," Sorkin told Emily Chang on Studio 1.0. "I...
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Steve Wozniak recently reviewed the movie Jobs for Gizmodo. Woz says he enjoyed the movie and that the acting by Kutcher and the rest of the cast was good, but ultimately he didn't like it "greatly enough to recommend the movie." Maybe it has entertainment value, but there's definitely some fiction going on in the film and in the script, he suggests. In fact, Woz said a friend he asked...
Ashley Esqueda is back to tackle more questions and queries from Buffalo readers, viewers and fans! On this episode of Ask the Buffalo, Ashley tackles the most burning questions in the world of tech. This week she's talking about whether you should upgrade your phone now or keep waiting, how she thinks the HTC One Max's back will be designed, what her thoughts are on the new movie 'Jobs...
No matter how much research Ashton Kutcher put in to walking like Steve Jobs, there is still a lot of ground for the actor to cover when it comes to pulling off his personality. Up until now those outside of a few film festivals have only had one clip from the film to go by – one Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak said was "totally wrong" – but with the Aug. 16 release date quickly...
At a special screening yesterday of JOBS, Ashton Kutcher answered questions from the audience, discussing his transformation into Steve Jobs and what it taught him about Apple’s visionary founder and former CEO. For three months, Kutcher prepared for the role both mentally and physically, which meant learning to move and act like Jobs. Specifically, he spent a lot of time studying Jobs...
Google's second quarter earnings report was met with disappointment yesterday when the company revealed it fell short of Wall Street's lofty expectations, posting a revenue of $14.11 billion. Buried deep within the report, however, was an even more shocking revelation. In the past three months, Motorola Mobility (which Google acquired in 2011 for $12.5B), shed a total of 5,383 jobs....