The Best 4 New iPhone Apps from October 30-November 5, 2011

Zombie Swing, Free, Released November 4

Infect The Human Race With The Hunger For Brains In Zombie Swing

Zombie Swing by althi Inc. is a fast-paced action game for the iPhone … with zombies. This one is different, though. Instead of killing the zombies and saving the human race, you are a zombie and you’re trying to infect everyone you can touch.

What is a zombie swing, you ask? Well, you play a zombie whose body is able to detach in two parts, connected only by the intestines. Then you are able to swing his top half around while still running manically through the streets trying to infect the innocent people. The goal is to turn as many people into zombies as you can before you die … again. 

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Yearly, $.99, Released November 1

Keep Track Of Annual Events With Yearly

Yearly by noidentity gmbh is an app that will help you remember those yearly events, such as birthdays and anniversaries.

The thing about Yearly that drew me in immediately was the interface. Noidentity is the developer behind other beautiful apps (MoneyBook, ListBook, and BudgetBook), so it’s no surprise that they created another stunningly gorgeous interface. The visuals in Yearly are just pixel perfect, and I’m not sure I’d want it any other way.

Yearly serves to help you remember when those annual events are. You would think that this would require use of the default Calendar on your iPhone, but Yearly actually uses the data from your iPhone’s address book instead. That’s right – any date that is associated with a contact in your address book will be put in to Yearly.

Oink, Free, Released November 3

Rate The World Around You With Oink

Oink by Milk Inc. is the first app from the new startup founded by Kevin Rose. In short, Oink is an app that allows users to rate and rank things around them, rather than just an overall place.

The biggest thing that drew me into this app (since I learned of its existence) was the interface. Put simply, it’s just beautiful. Everything about it is slick, and it’s also extremely fast. Whenever something is loading, you will be notified by the small bar at the top with a green orb that goes back and forth, and the entire thing just fades away when new data is loaded. I guess this replaces that spinner that we’ve all grown to love (or hate), which is a nice change and much appreciated. Clearly, the folks behind the development of this app didn’t skimp out on detail.

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XenoCube SD, $.99, Released November 3

XenoCube Is A Brand New Kind Of Match-Three Puzzle Game

XenoCube SD by Digital Embryo Studios is an entirely new take on your typical match-three puzzle game.

Let’s face it – the iPhone and iPad are great for those match-three puzzle games made popular by the likes of Bejeweled. But ever since, all the match-three games are essentially the same thing, just with different objects to match. That is, until now. It’s time to toss out those cookie cutter match-three games and meet the new kid on the block: XenoCube.

In XenoCube, you have a cube with 9×9 grids on all the faces. You can spin the cube around to your will to match the squares. The objective is to match three or more squares of the same color to score points. When you match four squares, you will get a random power-up that will activate with your next match (they all look awesome too). To progress in levels (up to 32 levels for each mode), you’ll have to fill up the meter at the bottom left. Sounds pretty easy, right? Well, you’ll be in for a surprise when you actually play.

Jailbreak hack enables Siri on iPhone 4, 4th-gen iPod touch

Hackers have succeeded in bringing a limited port of Apple's new Siri voice assistant feature onto "jailbroken" versions of the iPhone 4 and the fourth-generation iPod touch, though they have noted that the workaround is not ready for a public release.

Steve Troughton-Smith and Grant Paul  publicized the hack via Twitter late Saturday. The tweak requires that devices first undergo a jailbreak, the procedure for hacking an iPhone to run unauthorized code and applications.

The two hackers provided screenshots and a video (below) of their success, while reporting that the service was "literally just as fast" on the iPhone 4 as the iPhone 4S. According to Paul, UI on the iPod touch felt "slightly slower," though the actual Siri was "pretty much identical."

Troughton-Smith said that he had boiled the entire hack down to "one line of code" plus "a *ton* of filesystem changes." He also promised that all details of the workaround would be revealed once he confirmed "it works, doesn't break other things and is safe," probably after the release of an iPhone 4S jailbreak. When asked whether a release date had been set, he said no, adding that doing so would "anger the hive."

Apple unveiled Siri earlier in October, announcing the feature as an exclusive to the iPhone 4S. In April 2010, it was reported that the Cupertino, Calif., company had acquired the developer of the original Siri app, possibly for as much as $200 million.

Given that initial reviews of the iPhone 4S have pointed to Siri as a main draw and "standout feature" of the device, Apple could move quickly to block the workaround from hackers. This could potentially lead to a cat-and-mouse game similar to its continued efforts to prevent jailbreaking and unlocking.

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Apple's first television ad for the iPhone 4S focused exclusively on Siri serves as further evidence that the company plans to, at least at first, rely on the service to distinguish the device from its predecessor. Some have criticized Apple for taking 16 months to release an iPhone with nearly the same design as the fourth-generation iPhone.

Though Siri is currently only officially available on the iPhone 4S, a recent report from The New York Times suggested that Apple may center the interface of a rumored high-definition connected television set around the voice assistant feature.

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs told biographer Walter Isaacson during an interview that he had solved the problem of a simple and elegant interface for an Apple-developed HDTV.

"It will have the simplest user interface you could imagine," Jobs was quoted as saying. "I finally cracked it."

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If you are an eBook lover and recently got an iPhone, you probably want to transfer PDF eBooks from your PC to your iPhone, then you can read your favorite eBooks wherever you like! So here is the problem: how to convert PDF to iPhone and transfer PDF to iPhone?

To read PDF files on iPhone, all you need to do is to convert PDF to ePub first then sync them to iPhone to read. There is an easy-to-navigate PDF to iPhone Transfer - Wondershare PDF to ePub Converter, which does an excellent PDF to ePub conversion with well retaining the original layout and graphics. With it, you can easily convert PDF to ePub for iPhone and transfer PDF to iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch .

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Click Convert button in lower-right corner and the conversion will be finished in seconds. Click the Open button below the panel, you can open the destination folder and find the converted ePub eBooks.

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Run iTunes, connect your iPhone/iPad to PC, choose File> Add File to Library… or File > Add Folder to Library… to add local ePub eBooks or folder (must containing ePub eBooks) to iTunes Book Library, THEN sync the converted EPUB eBooks to iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch for reading.

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iPad 3 Release Date Before Thanksgiving?

The iPad 3 may have a release date prior to US Thanksgiving

The China Times is claiming that Apple is set to release the iPad 3 by Thanksgiving. This of course could also be the release of the newly rumored iPad 2 HD or iPad 2 Plus. Rumors of a fall release date for the iPad 3 have been reported since the release of the iPad 2. The iPad 2 of course was released in March of this year, and was short of many expectations. China Times has released information that the supplies have been ordered for the first production run of both the iPhone 5 and the Apple iPad 3.

Rumors have the iPhone 5 being released in September and then the iPad 3 right around Thanksgiving. The day after Thanksgiving, known as Black Friday and the unofficial starting day of the holiday shopping season, is rumored to be a possible release date for the iPad 3. The iPhone 5 is rumored to have several major changes in the design. This of course is unconfirmed by Apple at this time. The iPad 3 is of course rumored to have a new high definition display, and possibly a Retina Display. Other improvements could include a faster processor and a much needed improved camera.

What about the iPad 2 HD?

The iPad 2 HD has also been rumored to be the next tablet from iPad, putting the iPad 3 on hold until 2012. At this point the China Times doesn’t reference which of the models are going to be released. If the iPad 2 HD is going to be the next release you can expect to see fewer improvements then with a release of an entirely new model. The iPad 2 HD, if real, is expected to be an upgrade to the display. However the rest of the design is to remain the same or very similar to the current iPad 2. This is similar to what Apple has done with phone releases in recent history.

The newest models could in fact be announced much sooner then this dates. If the release date for the iPad 3 is in fact Black Friday then the announcement could come much earlier. A possible roll out for the iPhone 5 and the iPad 3 could occur at the same time with the release of the iOS 5. This of course has been mentioned as a possibility it now seems like it may occur.

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Apple's Steve Jobs still on leave but not really gone

In one of the most curious vanishing acts in American corporate history, AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs remains on what is now the longest of his three medical leaves, popping up in public on the rare occasion, reportedly keeping an opaque remote control over major decisions, but also prompting questions as Apple keeps its trademark veil of secrecy drawn tight over its iconic leader's status.

It's now been more than six months since Jobs, often considered not only the face but the heart and soul of Apple, has been gone. Yet he's not really gone at all, though by one account he's less involved in micromanaging every aspect of the business.

With two major public outings to introduce the iPad2 and iCloud, and cameo appearances at both a private Woodside dinner with President Obama and fellow tech titans and a Cupertino city council meeting last month to unveil plans for Apple's new headquarters, Jobs slips tantalizingly in and out of public view.

And the markets don't seem to care either way. Under the direction of chief operating officer Tim Cook, Apple stock has soared to record highs as its iPhone, iPad and other products enjoy spectacular success around the world.

"Apple's dealing with this situation in their own unique manner,'' says Joel Achramowicz, an analyst with Blaylock Robert Van LLC. Cook "is the operating executive, but Steve Jobs is still involved. It's an unconventional approach. With other companies, you might expect the board to require the CEO to take a true and complete leave of absence. Not here. But then, Apple's just being Apple.''

When Jobs stepped away last January from day-to-day management, this third leave in the past decade came cloaked with far more intrigue than the previous breaks -- a two-and-a-half month leave in 2004 to undergo surgery for a rare form of pancreatic cancer, and a six-month leave in January 2009 for what turned out to be a liver transplant later that spring. Apple stock shares rose and fell accordingly, as if they were tied to the CEO's prognosis.

This time, though, the leave was open-ended, begging questions about whether the man worshipped by legions of fanboys might not be coming back at all and what that might mean to Apple's future. Job's six-sentence letter to employees didn't help clarify matters. Saying only that he would continue as CEO and "be involved in major strategic decisions for the company," Jobs added, "I love Apple so much and hope to be back as soon as I can."

Asked about Jobs on Thursday, Apple spokesman Steve Dowling said simply that "Steve is on medical leave and as we have previously said he continues to be involved in major strategic decisions.''

Six months after Jobs's 2009 departure, a Memphis hospital confirmed he'd undergone a liver transplant. Now, with Jobs once again a half-year into a medical leave, speculation swirls. Even in his absence, the CEO seems to be around every corner -- an unconfirmed sighting of Jobs at a Palo Alto sushi spot last spring; tabloid pictures outside the Stanford Cancer Center; an email to the Wall Street Journal from Jobs calling its report of CEO succession planning by Apple board members "hogwash.''

But perhaps because of Apple's recent and jaw-dropping performance under the management team Jobs had put into place, many observers say the CEO's absence, at least for now, is not having any noticeable impact at all on the tech powerhouse he helped build.

"I don't think you can draw too much from the length of the absence,'' said analyst Tim Bajarin with Creative Strategies. "We saw him at the Worldwide Developers conference in June and to me he looked the same as he did in March when he introduced the iPad 2. I think the process he's going through is recuperative, which means he probably needs to be more at home and less physically active. But I don't believe that's diminished his role in any way.''

Bajarin talks regularly with upper management at Apple and the impression he gets from those conversations is that while Jobs does not physically punch in every day at 1 Infinite Loop, he's virtually there much of the time.

"They tell me he calls in regularly, he talks to Tim, he talks to the top guys, he talks about the Apple Stores,'' said Bajarin. "But while he used to micromanage everything in ways that most CEOs would not, right down to issues with the company cafeteria, the big change with his latest leave is that there's less micromanagment and more management of his executive team and the big-picture issues.''

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Apple Bests Nokia and Samsung for Q2 Worldwide Smartphone Sales for Q2 Worldwide Smartphone sales

The official results are in: Apple has taken the crown as the world's largest smartphone maker for raw shipments, surpassing both Nokia and Samsung to capture 20.3 percent of all smartphone shipments worldwide. But, as CEO Steve Jobs might note, there's one more thing: Apple's also taken the crown for worldwide smartphone market share, clocking in at 18.5 percent for the second quarter of 2011.

Just how bad are the losses for Nokia? The company recorded a market share of 38.1 percent during the same time period last year. That's since shrunk to 15.2 percent, putting the handset producer in a solid third place behind Samsung's 17.5 percent smartphone market share. The loss ends Nokia's 15-year reign as the world's top smartphone vendor, according to research firm Strategy Analytics. And it's also done a number on Nokia's stock price– down 47 percent this year alone as the company struggles to compete against both iOS and Android.

Although Samsung took second in total smartphone shipments for the second quarter of 2011, at 19.2 percent, the company actually recorded a higher year-to-year growth in smartphone shipments than even mighty Apple. Year-to-year shipment growth for Apple jumped from 8.4 percent to 11.9 percent between Q2 2010 and Q2 2011. Samsung, however, rocketed from 3.1 percent of all worldwide smartphone shipments to 16.1 percent – thanks, in part, to healthy sales of the company's Galaxy S2 smartphone.

The same growth spike can be seen on Samsung's global market share as well. First-place Apple may have jumped from 13.5 percent to 18.5 percent to capture the lead, but Samsung rose from a scant five percent to 17.5 percent over a single year's worth of time.

"Samsung is breathing down Nokia's neck," said Neil Mawston, an analyst at Strategy Analytics. "An unexciting touch-phone portfolio, inventory correction, wavering demand for the Symbian platform and limited presence in the huge U.S. market continued to weigh on Nokia's near-term performance."

In total, year-to-year smartphone shipments worldwide grew 76 percent to a total of 110 million units: Apple shipped 20.3 million, Samsung shipped 19.2 million, and Nokia shipped 16.7 million.

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Step 1: Connect iPod, iPhone to PC, you will see the iPod and iPhone list are displayed in the left panel. All info and library files (music, movie, books, ringtone, photo, etc.) of iPod and iPhone can be viewed freely.

Step 2: Transfer iPod music/video to iPhone
1) In the "iPod" list, click "Audio" item to display all the music files on the main interface, check the songs you wanna transfer to iPhone.

2) Drag all the checked music files towards iPhone device, when the screen shows the signal "+", drop the music files. You will see the iPod songs to iPhone sync process.

Several seconds later, the program will pop up a window to tell you the music files have saved into iPhone music library successfully.

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Step 2: click "Audio" option in the "iPhone List" panel, all iPhone music info shows on the main interface. Check the songs you wanna transfer from iPhone to iTunes.

Step 3: Click "Export to iTunes Library" button, choose a folder to save iPhone music. Then just press "Save" button to start export iPhone Music to iTunes at once.

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Apple iPad, Day 8: Managing Contacts on the iPad

One of the most important functions of my PC is to store and manage my contacts. Today for 30 Days With the iPad, I want to take a look at the tools available, and see if the iPad has what it takes to tackle this critical task.

The default option, of course, is the Contacts app in iOS. Populating the Contacts is simple--I just set my iPad to sync contact data from Microsoft Outlook on my PC when I sync the device in iTunes. Voila!

The iPad needs a solid contact manager if it wants to be my primary computing device.The Contacts app displays an alphabetical list of all contacts on the left. The details for the currently selected contact are shown on the right, and basically include the standard phone numbers, email addresses, and mailing address.

The app lets you add a photo to the entry so you can easily identify people. It is also possible to do more with Contacts, like add a person's instant messaging info, birthdate, or other relevant dates, but it is not obvious. When you edit a contact there is a field labeled "add field", and it is behind this generic label that you can add more details.

The Contacts app on the iPad is probably fine for most people. Just sync it with Outlook, or Google Contacts, or whatever you've been using to manage the people in your life, and you will have the basic information with you on the iPad. I need something more robust, though. I don't just want a list of names and phone numbers, I want a way to organize and manage different groups of contacts.

In theory, you can group contacts--family, customers, co-workers, etc.-- to make it easier to search for specific people. However, that function apparently doesn't work in iOS 4 if you are using Exchange or Google. If you use a Mac, there may be a way to add or edit groups on the PC, but I don't have a Mac, and I am trying to use the iPad as a replacement for my PC anyway, so solutions that require the PC are not valid for this experiment.

I checked out Bento. Bento is much more than an iPad address book, and I like the app in general--but I don't really like the Address Book function. It is very similar to the iOS Contacts app in look and feel, with the addition of default fields for those tidbits of information like birthdate that require some digging in Contacts. Bento doesn't have the FaceTime button to initiate a video chat directly from the contact entry, though, so it is actually a little less functional than the iPad Contacts app.

For users who also have the Mac OS X version of Bento, the Bento iPad app is nice because it keeps everything in sync. Overall, though, I don't see any compelling reason to choose this over the iPad Contacts app, and it still doesn't deliver the features I am looking for.

Guide of How to transfer contacts from iPhone to PC

Preparation : Free download and install iPhone Contacts Transfer software and connect your iPhone to computer. The program will automatically detect and show the iPhone info.

Step 1: click "Contact" option in the "iPhone List" panel, after sync files to the program, the detailed Contact info like Name, Mobile number, Email will display on the main interface. Check the Contacts you wanna export from iPhone to PC.

Note: Before transferring iPhone SMS to Computer, you can View, edit, delete and manage iPhone Contacts directly.

Step 2: Click "to local" button to select a local folder to store your iPhone Contacts and then just press "Save" button to start export iPhone Contacts to Computer. All iPhone contacts are stored as .TXT file and .CSV files.

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Apple Hopes to Thwart Jailbreakers with iOS 5

When Apple releases iOS 5 later this fall, users who like to jailbreak their devices might find the process more complex than usual.

While perusing the code for iOS 5 beta 2, the members of the iPhone Dev Team discovered Apple is putting measures into place to make it more difficult for iOS 5 users to rollback to earlier versions of iOS.

It isn’t uncommon for more advanced users to want to try out the latest non-jailbroken software and then revert back to an earlier version so that they can take advantage of their jailbroken features. The current workaround is for users to backup their SHSH blobs before upgrading the software. This ensures that an older version of the OS and firmware can be restored at a later time.

With iOS 5, Apple is changing the way that the blobs are created. The blobs will be regenerated every time a device is rebooted, meaning that simply having an old version of the key around won’t allow users to install an older version of the software.

While this doesn’t prevent groups like the iPhone Dev Team from finding exploits and providing tools so that users can jailbreak their devices, it might make keeping a device in a jailbroken state more difficult.

With iOS 5, Apple will also be looking at doing over-the-air OS upgrades, meaning that the software can update itself without needing to connect with iTunes. In theory, this means that Apple could push out small updates to patch exploits, preventing a user who has agreed to install said update from jailbreaking their device.

On its blog, the Dev Team doesn’t sound overly concerned about what this means for jailbreaking in general but does note that Apple has “stepped up their game” when it comes to locking down the OS. We’re sure the cat-and-mouse game will continue.

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Unlocked iPhones: Why Apple Won't Do It

For all those who believe Apple will unveil four unlocked iPhones to the U.S. market on Wednesday, I have news for you: Apple won't do it.

This news, touted by Boy Genius Report, is based on a so-called insider's Tweet. Chronic Wire wrote on Sunday:

"Unlocked iPhones headed to Apple Stores for Wednesday: MC603 (16GB, Black) MC604 (16GB, White) MC605 (32GB, Black) MC606 (32GB, White)"

134 characters was enough to send Apple fans—especially iPhone fans—into a tizzy. They are ready to buy. Too bad there won't be anything for them to buy, and here's why: Apple is not stupid. Apple knows the utter uselessness of this concept and the history of unlocked phones in the U.S. Yes, fanboys, early adopters, and geeks with time on their hands will snap them up. Even if the phones cost almost $600, they will buy. Why? Because they probably have jailbroken every iPhone since the product launched in 2007. They want Apple's lovely slab phone, but they want it their own way—even though toying around with the device to make it do things Apple doesn't want it to does not include getting it to run on another carrier.

The excitement around an unlocked iPhone would also make more sense if the radios inside the phones could be easily used on similar networks: they can't. As our mobile expert Sascha Segan explained to me, not every carrier uses the same frequency, even when they are using the same network technology. Segan also reminded me that an unlocked iPhone could run on AT&T's prepaid GoPhone plan and T-Mobile's 2G Edge offering. Plus there are, obviously, places where an unlocked iPhone could run outside the U.S. In China, the iPhone is considerably more expensive. I guess someone could buy a $600 unlocked iPhone here and sell it there for a hefty profit. Clearly Apple wouldn't want to enable that kind of transaction. Apple simply has nothing to gain from an unlocked U.S. iPhone. No matter how awesome it might sound, Apple won't do it. Why? As I said before, Apple isn't stupid.

Here's what Apple and its on-medical-leave CEO Steve Jobs know: In order to win in the consumer electronics space, you have to offer a cohesive environment that asks as little as possible of the consumer. Phones tied to particular cellular networks are easy. Activation can happen in the store, from your computer or over the phone. This strategy has allowed Apple to activate 175 million iPhones around the world and, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC), sell 14 million iPhones in the U.S. last year.

Consumers do not like the rigmarole of finding a carrier and working through what will likely be a more complicated activation process. Apple does not create niche products, devices that will sell to an excited few who can, perhaps, generate further interest in broader product offerings. Apple goes big or it goes home. Its products are designed for adoption by the largest set of consumers. Phone hackers and DIYers are not a part of this group. In fact, most iPhone jailbreakers know that hacked iPhones can turn into useless "bricks" when reconnected to iTunes for an update.

Google has sold unlocked phones. The Nexus One was unlocked. It helped launch Google's own online phone store. Now where is that today? Google's Samsung Nexus S is available on the T-Mobile network, but also unlocked for $529. They even let you unlock the regular Nexus S after 45 days so you can hook up with a different carrier (even a foreign one). Please, how many consumers in the U.S. are actually doing this?

How has Google become the number one mobile phone platform in the U.S.? (IDC puts it at 39% worldwide) It's done so by offering a steady stream of carrier-locked Android devices. Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T: They all have them. While rooting Android devices to access an Android OS build your carrier has yet to supply does happen, I haven't noticed Android consumers expressing much interest in unlocked Android devices.

Unlocked phones get a lot of media attention, but they just aren't that interesting to consumers. Ramon Llamas, IDC's Senior Research Analyst, Mobile Devices Technology and Trends, estimates that "less than 1% of all mobile phones were sold unlocked in the United States". Ooh, that sure does sound like a scintillating market for Apple.

And who is this Chronic Wire, anyway? He's a guy who's posted a grand total of 12 tweets since June 6 (of this year). He may be working the stock room at the local Best Buy (this is how Boy Genius Report gets most of its "scoops"—from well-placed blabbers at your garden-variety brick and mortar consumer electronic store). It is not clear to me if this is one of BGR's usual sources or simply someone who, judging by his tweets, has access to the iOS 5 developer build and is looking to build a bit of buzz for himself.

If Chronic Wire is right, he will have succeeded. He won't be, though. As I said before: Apple isn't stupid.

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Steve Jobs First Conceived “Statement HQ” for Apple in 1983

Apple CEO Steve Jobs made quite the impression last week with his presentation to the Cupertino city council for a giant circular headquarters for his company, but his dreams for a “Statement HQ” for Apple began in 1983, according to former San Jose mayor Tom McEnery. Mr. McEnery, who was mayor of San Jose from 1983 to 1991, told The San Jose Mercury News about Mr. Jobs’s plans for an iconic Apple campus to be located in San Jose’s Coyote Valley.

Then, as now, Mr. Jobs had lined up a world-class architect to head the project. In 1983 it was I.M. Pei, who designed such buildings as the John F. Kennedy Library (see photo below), the Herbert F. Johnson Museum at Cornell, the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong, and several other iconic buildings. Mr. Pei is 94 years old, today.





According to Mr. McEnery, he and Mr. Jobs met at Carry Nation’s, a bar in Los Gatos. Though he was mayor of San Jose, he said they had to go to Los Gatos to find a nice place to eat (London Oyster House) and then to talk over drinks (Carry Nation’s) because the nicest restaurant in San Jose at the time was a Sizzler.

He also said that Mr. Jobs was pitching the idea of moving Apple from Cupertino to San Jose, specifically to the undeveloped area called Coyote Valley. He told the Mercury News that Mr. Jobs said at the time, “I want to help you make San Jose a great city.” Mr. McEnery went on to preside over major growth, including bringing many tech companies to his city, during his two terms as mayor.

The former mayor added, “What sticks in my mind is he clearly saw the potential in San Jose. We could have a great set of campuses, a la Stanford Industrial Park.”

The article also sources Bob Feld, a real estate developer who said he took Mr. Jobs on a helicopter tour of the Coyote Valley property, and then walked the land with the Apple founder.

“In my mind, he was very unequivocal about the vision he saw there. He did not come across as ‘Let me think about it,’” Mr. Feld said. “When we landed there, he was seeing things, he was seeing it right there that minute. There was no hesitancy.”


Mr. Feld said that they drafted a deal the next day for Apple to purchase the property in an all-cash transaction, and that the deal was in done shortly thereafter. Apple went on to sell the land sometime after Steve Jobs left Apple after a power struggle with then-CEO John Sculley in 1985, and clearly the project never advanced.

In last week’s presentation to the Cupertino city council, Mr. Jobs made the case that Cupertino had been good for Apple, and he seemed passionate about wanting to keep the company in that city, rather than moving somewhere else. Had things have been different, he might have been pitching Apple Statement HQ 2.0 to San Jose’s city council, instead.

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