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COLOGNE, Germany, April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- From "Pascal" to "Apple": 350 years of computer history under the hammer. Last November Auction Team Breker of Cologne, Germany, made international news for selling an original 1976 Apple I computer for the world record price of U.S.$ 640,000 (Euro 492,000). - On 25 May 2013 collectors and Apple-aficionados will have the chance to buy another of the 6 surviving Apple...

COLOGNE, Germany, October 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - Cross reference: Picture is available at epa european pressphoto agency (http://www.epa.eu) and http://www.presseportal.de/pm/107018 - It was a classic rags-to-riches story. Two college dropouts from California who founded the world's highest-valued company. Steve Jobs was introduced to Steve Wozniak in 1969 and 'Woz' and Jobs became friends while working for Hewlett-Packard in 1970. (Photo:...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online One year ago today, on October 5, 2011, the tech industry lost a titan, Apple lost one half of its founders, and the world lost a visionary. Steve Jobs — often referred to simply as “Steve” — had finally lost his 8-year battle with a rare form of pancreatic cancer, leaving behind his wife, Laurene Powell Jobs, his children Reed, Erin, Eve and Lisa and his sister, novelist Mona Simpson. Steve died at a young 56 years old....

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Apple’s early computers are a piece of computing history. The very first Apple I computers were each hardwired by Steve Wozniak in Steve Jobs’ parent’s garage, and the pair only built 200 of these boards. These units were also famous for their minimalist nature, as any customer only received a computer board for their $666.66 purchase. It was up to the user to build a case and supply a TV screen to act as the monitor for these...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Apple and Samsung began the process of wrapping up their complaints against one another yesterday, each hurling the same accusations against one another since the beginning of trial. During their closing arguments on Tuesday, Apple claimed once more Samsung is having a “crisis of design,” using a phrase found in an internal memo at Samsung wherein one executive described the difference between the iPhone and the Galaxy as that...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online An iPad stolen from the home of the late Steve Jobs last month has been recovered by police, who found the pilfered tablet in the possession of a real clown. According to the Associated Press (AP) the iPad was discovered in the possession of 47-year-old Kenneth Kahn, also known as "Kenny the Clown." Kahn told officers and reporters that he had received the iPad from a friend and had no idea the device had been stolen. That...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Though Apple normally likes to keep a tight lid on what their employees say to the press, the company's co-founder gets an obvious free pass to say what he will. As such, Steve Wozniak (affectionately known as Woz among the geek set) is prone to giving his opinion about all things tech, even if they aren’t at all favorable for Apple. In the most recent example, Woz has expressed his concern and frustration over Apple’s...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Steve Jobs was a man who did not shy away from giving his opinion, no matter how unpopular or impolite. For weeks after the Walter Issacson biography was released, the usual Apple blogs were littered with short stories about something Steve had said at one point in his career. Some of these quotes have even had the life-span of a prehistoric turtle, trudging ever onward, blissfully unaware of the passing time. For instance, how many...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Is this the most Bob Mansfield has ever graced headlines in his entire career with Apple? And right before he leaves, too…shame. It doesn’t happen often, so be sure to remember today, July 13, 2012…the day Apple admitted they were wrong. It didn’t seem like it was going to be a big deal at first. Apple decided their new designs wouldn’t be compatible with EPEAT standards, so they jumped ship. “They said their...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com Late last month, auction house Sotheby’s announced they would be selling a working Apple I computer and a hand written note and memo from Steve Jobs. Yesterday, these items went on the auction block, earning a record high $374,500 for the computer and $27,500 for the note and memo. When Sotheby’s first announced the Apple-themed auction, they placed an estimate of $15,000 for the 4 page note. As for the Apple I, Sotheby’s auctioned off one of the...