Steve Wozniak Says Scene From Steve Jobs Movie Is ‘Totally Wrong’

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The first released scene from jOBS, the upcoming independent film about tech icon Steve Jobs , emerged online Thursday. Soon after, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak expressed dismay over Ashton Kutcher's portrayal of Jobs and Josh Gad's portrayal of him. "We never had such interaction and roles," Wozniak told Gizmodo . "I'm not even sure what it's getting at ... personalities are very wrong although mine is closer." The scene shows Jobs telling Wozniak his "operating system" can be sold to the masses. The film — not to be confused with the one Sony Pictures is creating based on Walter Isaacson's biography of the late tech luminary — will… Continue reading... More About: ashton kutcher , celebrities , Entertainment , films , Josh Gad , mashable video , Movies , steve jobs , steve wozniak , sundance Read more »

New Species of Spider Named After President Obama

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President Obama has already made history, but he now has another outlet where his name will be remembered for decades to come: arachnology textbooks. Barack Obama now officially has a species of spider named after him. President Obama made an appearance in a Spider-Man comic back in 2008, and this picture of him adorably getting caught in a young Spider-Man's web is making the rounds, so we can't think of a better president to bestow his name to an arachnid. Check out the video for the full story. Image courtesy of iStockphoto , AliciaEBoyce More About: mashable video , obama , president obama , Science Read more »

Solar Flare Heading Toward Earth, Could Result in Beautiful Sky Show [VIDEO]

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Take a look up in the sky Saturday night, and if you're far enough north, you might catch a glimpse of the magnificent aurora borealis . The northern lights sky show will be more intense tonight because the sun released a large solar flare on Thursday and Friday, and it's just starting to affect Earth on Saturday morning Read more »

There Will Be More Smartphones Than Humans on the Planet by Year’s End [VIDEO]

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A prediction for the future of smartphone growth makes some bold projections: By the end of this year, there could be more smartphones on the planet than humans, and by 2016 there could be 10 billion smartphones. That’s 1.4 mobile devices per capita. In its global mobile data traffic forecast, Cisco predicts that a solid chunk of growth will come from the Middle East and Africa, with a compound annual growth rate of 104%, followed by Asia Pacific with 84% growth. Read more »

Tech’s Next Bubble: Where Will It Come From? [VIDEO]

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John Frankel is the head of FF Ventures , an early-stage venture capital firm that includes some of the web’s hottest startups in its portfolio, including Hashable, Klout and IndieGoGo. Check out our interview with Frankel to learn what motivates him as an investor, why he’s so attracted to early stage companies and his thoughts on where the next tech bubble will manifest Read more »

Popularity of an Article Can Be Predicted Before It’s Tweeted [VIDEO]

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HP Labs says it’s possible to know if your tweet will be a dud before you type the 140 characters. Researchers have developed a formula that predicts the number of times a news “article will be tweeted with surprising accuracy.” The researchers predicted tweet popularity with 84% accuracy based on ranking news articles by four criteria Read more »