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After Elon Musk, More Tech Moguls Are Deleting Facebook

10Apr By Sheldan RungasamyNo Comments

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After Elon Musk, More Tech Moguls Are Deleting Facebook

Facebook is currently facing a privacy crisis after reports emerged that third party apps such as Cambridge Analytica could access personal user data per millions and use these informations for unfair practices. Consequently, a campaign against the social media giant followed under the banner #DeleteFaceboook which was picked up by several personalities in the tech industry such as Whatsapp co-founder Brian Acton and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Reports are now emerging that Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has also shut down his Facebook account obviously concerned by the data policy and possible breaches of private information. He sent an email to USA Today explaining the motive behind his decision to leave Facebook, stating that Facebook enrich themselves by selling users' inform...

The Journey of Apple from Apple I Computers to Top Smartphone Selling Company

5Feb By Sabhyata AgarwalNo Comments

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The Journey of Apple from Apple I Computers to Top Smartphone Selling Company

Before Apple forayed in the smartphone manufacturing sector, it was known for its other products- Macintosh, MacBook, iPod etc. that it manufactured down the years of developing technology. Apple, as we know it today, started off as Apple Computer Inc. on its roller-coaster journey where Steve Jobs, was forced out of his own company, after which he even created another firm called 'NeXT' that later merged into Apple in 1997. The Story of STEVES Apple was found by two of the Steve's (Jobs and Wozniak) who met through a common friend named Bill Fernandez, and, bonded over their shared passion and love for technology. Before discovering Apple Inc., with their brains Jobs and Wozniak invented 'blue boxes' that allowed people to make long distance calls for free. Jobs and Wozniak we...

Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak Sold All His Bitcoins

27Jan By RishabhNo Comments

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Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak Sold All His Bitcoins

In his recent conference at the Nordic Business Forum in Stockholm, the Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak said that he has sold all his Bitcoins, that he once bought for $700. As per the price, he must have carried out the purchase either in June, or late October-early November of the year 2017. Although, he never revealed the quantity he purchased but he did say, "I remember getting interested in bitcoin some time ago. It was $70 for a bitcoin, man and I went online and you had to have a special bank account at a special bank and I couldn't buy any bitcoin so I gave up. Eventually I got some of them at the $700 stage and it went down to $350. I didn't invest, I did it so I could play with bitcoin," in an interview in June, 2017. He also said that he just wanted to experime...

Steve Wozniak Slams iPhone X Face ID, Said He Was An Early Investor In Bitcoins

8Dec By RishabhNo Comments

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Steve Wozniak Slams iPhone X Face ID, Said He Was An Early Investor In Bitcoins

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]pple co-founder Steve Wozniak (aka "Woz") shared his insights about his experience with iPhone X. Talking about Apple's flagship smartphone which was launched on its 10th anniversary, is something Woz said,"..its not what I would want." He also highlighted the point that digital giants like Google and Facebook are raking in massive profits, at the expense of consumers. Wozniak was one of the speakers at the one day conference at Pivot Summit in Geelong, focused on providing insight about emerging tech. Pivot Summit is held annually aiming to bring Australian and international thought leaders to share their views on future of digital. Speaking at the summit, Steve Wozniak shared some of his college memories where he used to type term papers throughout the ni...

Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak Bringing Comic Con To Silicon Valley

12Feb By AnkitaNo Comments

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Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak Bringing Comic Con To Silicon Valley

AP, SAN FRANCISCO: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak had a front row seat as the personal computer began to reshape society. So it made perfect sense to him to bring a convention meshing technology with pop culture to Silicon Valley. The convergence will occur March 18-20 in San Jose, California, with the debut of Silicon Valley Comic Con. It's a new twist on an idea that has brought together fans of science fiction, fantasy and superheroes at packed shows held around the world for years. "I don't like doing the same thing as everyone else," Wozniak told The Associated Press Wednesday. So he teamed with four other partners to try something slightly different. Throwing technology into the mix should ratchet up the nerd vibe that ripples through all Comic Cons. A sold-out crowd of abou...