Just a couple of days ago, we reported that Aaron Sorkin had officially agreed to script for the Sony’s upcoming film adaptation of Walter Isaacson’s authorized biography of Steve Jobs. Sorkin is well know for his work on The West Wing, The Social Network, Moneyball, and A Few Good Men. The cast for the film has not been determined yet, but rumors have suggested that George Clooney and Noah Wyle may be the top choices for the role of Jobs.

Now, Reuters reports that Sorkin held an interview with reporters and said he was still looking for something in Jobs’ life to hang the movie on.

Sorkin noted that “The Social Network” saw the Facebook story through the lens of an acrimonious lawsuit that pitted CEO Mark Zuckerberg against his Harvard friends over the creation of the social media network.

“Drama is tension versus obstacle. Someone wants something, something is standing in their way of getting it. They want the money, they want the girl, they want to get to Philadelphia – doesn’t matter … And I need to find that event and I will. I just don’t know what it is,” Sorkin said.

According to Sorkin, the movie won’t be straight from the biography. He also disclosed that Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has been hired as a consultant by Sony Pictures to advise the filmmakers on the technical aspects of computers and about Jobs himself.

Sounds like the movie will actually be good unlike the movie Ashton Kutcher’s starring in.

The Apple-Samsung relationship is an interesting love-hate relationship. Today, DigiTimes reports that Apple has placed “huge” orders for DRAM chips with Elpida, claiming half of the capacity at the firm’s main plant in Hiroshima, Japan.

Reuters noted that the rumor created a significant effect on fellow DRAM manufacturers Samsung and Hynix, with Samsung losing $10 billion in market value today in a 6% stock decline. Hynix was down nearly 9%. A $10 billion hit due to a rumor is pretty big dent to Samsung.

“It looks like Apple doesn’t want to see Samsung and hynix dominate the chip market. Apple wants to maintain its bargaining power by keeping Elpida running,” said Choi Do-yeon, an analyst at LIG Investment & Securities.

Samsung was the main supplier of Retina displays for Apple’s new iPad when it launched in March. Samsung also builds the custom A5X chip that powers the new iPad.

If the rumor is true, it is becoming even more evident that Apple doesn’t need Samsung. It is Samsung who needs Apple.

Apple’s CEO Tim Cook today met with the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives John Boehner. The reason for the meeting is still uknown, but it is possible that Cook was lobbying Boehner to pass a tax holiday that would allow Apple and other companies with large overseas tax holdings to bring back their earnings at a lower corporate tax rate.

The picture shows the official Speaker of the House and Cook having a conversation with formal attire in Washington, D.C. The photo came with no details and it is unknown what the two were discussing.

Boehner is an outspoken opponent of a House measure aimed at China that would make U.S. take action if it was suspected that a country was manipulating the value of its currency.

As of the most recent earnings call, Apple has $74 billion of its $110 billion in cash and marketable securities offshore.

Last year, we reported that Aaron Sorkin has been approached by Sony to write a movie about Steve Jobs. Today, Sony Pictures has announced that Aaron Sorkin will indeed serve as the screenwriter for the studio’s upcoming film adaptation of Walter Isaacson’s authorized biography of Steve Jobs.

Sorkin is well know for his work on The West Wing, The Social Network, Moneyball, and A Few Good Men. The cast for the film has not been determined yet, but rumors have suggested that George Clooney and Noah Wyle may be the top choices for the role of Jobs. Wyle is famous for portraying Steve Jobs in the 1999 made-for-TV film, The Pirates of Silicon Valley, which focused on the early days of Jobs and Bill Gates. Wyle back in 1999 did a fantastic job. So, he may be a perfect fit for this movie too.

This project is completely separate from the independent film about Jobs that features Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs. Last week, Kutcher was spotted wearing Jobs’s famous wardrobe while he was going to the film’s set.

Yesterday, it was reported that  Apple is preparing to release thinner MacBook Pro models with Retina displays. The new MacBook Pros will reportedly also include ports for the MagSafe power connector,  two USB ports, and audio in/out jacks along the left side, with a battery level indicator also included along the same side. The right side is said to offer a pair of Thunderbolt ports, another USB port, an SD card slot, and a Kensington lock slot. It was also reported that iMacs will be receiving the Retina display too.

9to5Mac now reports that Apple is planning to bring Retina displays to the MacBook Air as well, with that upgrade being the most significant change for the next-generation line. The report also suggests that the chance of new MacBook Airs being announced at WWDC 2012 next month is unlikely. This is because Apple is still working to meet the Retina display’s power requirements within the MacBook Air’s thin form factor.

Once again, this is all speculation until Apple confirms. So, take it with a grain of salt.

If Steve Jobs hadn’t pushed Steve Wozniak so hard on a deadline, we might still be looking at monotone monitors. Jobs and Wozniak got an assignment from Atari to create a game called Breakout. Jobs needed the money from the assignment as soon as possible so he decided that they would complete the design in four days, even if they had to stay up around the clock to do it.

It was in the stupor of tiredness that the idea for color computers was invented. Nobody expected color monitors to be part of computers because the cost was so prohibitive. Color machines had many chips and could easily cost a thousand dollars just for the color. Steve Wozniak figured out a way to do it with only one inexpensive chip.

Steve Wozniak said he only got the idea that this was physically possible because he had been going without sleep for four days straight and his head was in the hypnotic brain wave state of creative thought where normal obstacles are forgotten.

Wozniak was watching an Atari game where the bouncing blip was changing color. While staring at it he realized that Atari had just put Mylar color strips over a black and white monitor screen to give the illusion of color.

Watching this game caused Wozniak to think back to his knowledge of basic TV color electronics. He realized for color TV that signals go up and down at a certain speed. He asked himself, what if he could make a signal that also went up and down using codes of zeros and ones that were slightly different for each color.

It was a year after watching that Atari blip that the first color computer came out. Wozniak had succeeding in bringing a small miracle to life. Now we would never dream of having a monitor not in color.

Wozniak states that adding color to computers was one of Apple’s greatest accomplishments. He credits his ability to invent a system that could do this with the ability to let go of preconceived notions and to apply similar technology in a different, pared down and rebuilt way.

His invention is still the keystone for all color monitors today. As new developments make monitors and tablets move vivid and sharper, we remember that we can all access the type of creativity Wozniak showed for our own new inventions.

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Earlier, we reported that the new Macs may offer a Retina display. Now, The Wall Street Journal now reports that Apple is planning to reveal an upgrade to iCloud at next month’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), with one of the main new features being a photo-sharing functionality.

With WWDC 2012 less than a month away, the Apple rumor mill is in full swing. Today, Bloomberg has confirmed a report from earlier today that Apple is preparing to release thinner MacBook Pro models with Retina displays. The new MacBook Pros will reportedly also includes ports for the MagSafe power connector, two USB ports, and audio in/out jacks along the left side, with a battery level indicator also included along the same side. The right side is said to offer a pair of Thunderbolt ports, another USB port, an SD card slot, and a Kensington lock slot.

Mockup of thinner 15-inch MacBook Pro design (left) compared to current design (right)

Apple’s MacBook Pro lineup was last updated in October of 2011, and is due for an update anytime. The MacBook Pro hasn’t had a significant redesign since 2008 either.

In addition, ABC News reports that not only the MacBook Pro family but also the iMac line is set to gain ultra high-resolution “Retina” displays.

As incredible as this sounds, it should be pointed out that nothing is confirmed until Apple announces it officially.

Last month, we reported that Apple was accused of false 4G marketing claims on the new iPad by the Australian government. Then, within 24 hours, it was reported that Apple was offering refunds to people who bought its latest iPad on Telstra’s network in Australia. Apple later defended the “4G” branding for iPad in Australia. Later on, more accusations followed regarding the marketing.

Now, it seems that in many of Apple’s stores, the 4G LTE-capable iPad has been rebranded as “iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular” due to the controversy, AppleInsider reports. The change has even occurred in U.S. and Canada, where networks are compatible with the 4G LTE radio found in the third-generation iPad.

Changes have also occurred in both the U.K. and Australia, where the local government took issue with the fact that the new iPad was advertised as being a 4G LTE device, even though it is not compatible with any 4G networks in those countries.

“This product supports very fast cellular networks. It is not compatible with current Australian 4G LTE networks and WiMAX networks,” the Australian Apple store reads under the “Wi-Fi + Cellular” listing. “For service from a wireless carrier, sign up for a simple, month-by-month plan on your iPad and cancel anytime without penalty.”

Last month, it was reported that Ashton Kutcher was going to play Steve Jobs in the upcoming indie film “Jobs”. Now TMZ.com has published photos of Kutcher in “full character”.

Kutcher appears to be wearing Steve Jobs’s iconic black turtleneck, jeans, and sneakers outfit on his way to the set of the independent film about Apple’s co-founder.

Apparently, Steve Jobs loved the black turtleneck so much that he reportedly owned hundreds of them. Last October, Mona Simpson, Jobs’s sister, revealed at his memorial service that he had probably owned enough copies of the shirt for everyone in attendance.

Hulme suggested in April that he is planning to release the film in the fourth quarter of 2012.