‘jOBS’ biopic starring Ashton Kutcher will shoot in original Apple Garage and childhood home
The folks behind the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic, now dubbed “jOBS,” which stars Ashton Kutcher as the late CEO, released a presser this evening to announce the production’s June start date for filming. They also confirmed shooting will begin in the “historic garage” where Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple. The film’s early scenes will even feature Jobs’ Los Altos home where he grew up to maintain “accuracy and authenticity” during the movie-making process. Read more
Apps and updates: Mule Radio, Sonic the HedgeHog 4 Ep. 11, The Daily, and more
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A few of the most noteworthy apps in the iOS ecosystem either landed on the App Store recently or received much-welcomed updates, such as the launch of Mule Radio, CNNMoney, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II, and LA Clippers, or performance enhancements for Official UEFA EURO 2012 and The Daily.
Check out the full slate of notables below.
New Apple Stores coming to UK, France, Canada, Salt Lake City, & more
Apple announced its plan last year to spend roughly $900 million opening 40 new retail locations in 2012. In March, we told you new stores were coming to Germany, Spain, Australia, and France‘s Burgundy wine region, and several reports this week confirmed a handful of new locations for the United Kingdom, France, and Canada. Ten of the 40 stores Apple planned for 2012 will début in the U.S., and recent reports indicated two of those U.S. stores will be located in California and Salt Lake City… Read more
Apple announces iTunes Fesitval 2012, free shows from Usher, Norah Jones, & Jack White
First held in 2007, Apple just announced this year’s iTunes Festival lineup and information. The event has been moved from this July to September at London’s Roundhouse music venue. It will offer 30 nights of free music for live attendees and users of iOS devices through the recently updated iTunes Festival app. Apple snagged some of this summer’s hottest acts including Jack White (previously of the White Stripes), One Direction, and R&B superstar Usher. Norah Jones, who performed at Steve Jobs’ Tribute event in Apple’s Headquarters, will take the Festival stage as well. The full line-up will include more than 60 artists…
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak hired as “tutor” on Jobs, Apple for Sony biopic
Reuters reports on comments from Aaron Sorkin, the screen writer of the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic from Sony. Sorkin says that the film will not be much like the biography, and that while he knows what he is not going to put into the screenplay, he knows “so little about what [he is] going to write.”
“I know so little about what I am going to write. I know what I am not going to write. It can’t be a straight ahead biography because it’s very difficult to shake the cradle-to-grave structure of a biography, ” Sorkin told reporters at a news conference for his upcoming HBO drama “The Newsroom.”
Sorkin, also known as the writer behind the movie The Social Network, also said that he will move his full attention onto the Steve Jobs movie project late next month (June). Perhaps most interestingly, Reuters also reports that Sony has hired the Apple co-founder and long time friend of Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, as a “tutor” for the film. Wozniak will presumably provide excellent insight into the early years of Apple and Jobs.
Steve Jobs worked closely on next iPhone with larger screen, says Bloomberg
Adding to reports by both the Wall Street Journal and Reuters with claims of a next-generation iPhone with a larger screen, Bloomberg reports that Apple’s next-generation iPhone features a design that the late Apple co-founder worked personally on. Bloomberg’s report does not specifically say this new iPhone has a four-inch display, but that screen size seems to be the one that Apple is currently targeting. Bloomberg specifically says that the next iPhone, likely launching in October, will feature an “overhauled” look, but does not offer any specifics other than a “bigger” display.
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