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Using Steve Jobs's 'final vendetta' to make people give you money

Posted February 14, 2012 - 1:23 pm

Investment site Motley Fool says an "irate" Steve Jobs's willingness to destroy Google over Android somehow could "make a few in-the-know investors some major profits." Of course, it's all nonsense.
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Is this the best file on Steve Jobs the FBI could come up with?

Posted February 9, 2012 - 1:58 pm

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's file on Apple co-founder Steve Jobs contains no bombshells, unless the fact that some people in Silicon Valley didn't trust jobs comes as a shock to you.
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It doesn't suck to be Apple right now

Posted January 25, 2012 - 11:32 am

Apple's first-quarter results blew away Wall Street expectations and propelled shares to an all-time high on Wednesday.
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Other Steve Jobs quotes Virgin America could have used on its planes

Posted January 24, 2012 - 3:46 pm

Silicon Valley-based airline Virgin America has put a quote from Steve Jobs on one of its planes as a tribute to the late Apple co-founder. But why stop at one?
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The Times aims an arrow at Apple

Posted January 23, 2012 - 8:42 pm

In a front-page look at how the U.S. lost out on Apple's iPhone work, Sunday's New York Times focused on a dramatic switch in the philosophy of the late co-founder Steven Jobs several years ago. The story is a recapitulation worth taking some time to read.
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When a 'gentleman's agreement' looks like collusion

Posted January 20, 2012 - 12:37 pm

Recently released Justice Department evidence shows a half-dozen Silicon Valley tech firms had 'no-poaching' deals, despite a 2010 settlement in which the companies admitted no wrongdoing.
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Steve Jobs Action Figure to see no action

Posted January 17, 2012 - 11:12 am

The Chinese manufacturer that planned to produce a Steve Jobs Action Figure has canceled its plans in the face of legal threats.
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This is about Tim Cook's compensation, but I can't possibly top The Register's headline

Posted January 10, 2012 - 10:51 am

Apple CEO Tim Cook got $378 million in compensation last year, most in the form of restricted stock he can't touch until 2016.
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'Incredibly lifelike' Steve Jobs Action Figure to replace Tim Cook as Apple CEO

Posted January 3, 2012 - 6:03 pm

A foot-tall replica of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs will replace CEO Tim Cook, the company announced on Tuesday.
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Apple may nix creepily realistic Steve Jobs action figure

Posted January 3, 2012 - 11:13 am

Despite Apple's habit of putting the kibosh on images, statues and toys featuring Steve Jobs, a Chinese company called In Icon is preparing to ship another it says is a tribute to the late Apple chief. This one comes with a range of accessories including hands set in differing poses.
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Apple chief designer gets knighthood always denied to Steve Jobs

Posted December 31, 2011 - 2:08 pm

Apple svp and head designer Jonathan Ive got one knighthood in 2005 and a better one this year, allowing him to go by the name 'Sir Jony.' Steve Jobs, who was up for a knighthood in 2009, was denied by Gordon Brown after declining to speak at a political conference.
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Tech luminaries we lost in 2011

Posted December 31, 2011 - 7:36 am

It's been a rough year for the IT industry. The death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in October grabbed international headlines. But we also lost other major figures from almost every area of technology, including Xerox PARC founder Jacob E. Goldman, who died in late December. Here's one last look at some of the people who made a big difference.
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No. 2 tech story of 2011: The decline and death of Steve Jobs

Posted December 29, 2011 - 5:29 pm

Steve Jobs, whose vision and drive made Apple the most valuable technology company in the world, dies at age 56.
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No. 6 tech story of 2011: Meet the new boss

Posted December 27, 2011 - 6:34 pm

An unusual number of major technology companies replaced their chief executives in 2011.
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This Steve Jobs memorial website can be yours today for only $10 million

Posted December 21, 2011 - 4:31 pm

Looking to find the perfect "Steve Jobs" gift for a loved one or even yourself. Try eBay, where nearly 7,500 "Steve Jobs" items are on auction.
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Google's top 10 searches of 2011

Posted December 17, 2011 - 8:09 am

Apple grabbed 3 of the top 10 spots. One was for a nonexistent product -- the iPhone 5 -- that nabbed the six spot in the standings. Apple's deceased cofounder, Steve Jobs, finished ninth in the rankings, followed by the iPad2 at 10.
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Glassdoor announces '50 Best Places to Work' for 2012

Posted December 14, 2011 - 12:39 pm

Jobs and career community site announces its fourth annual Employees’ Choice Awards, "a list of the 50 Best Places to Work for 2012."
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2011: A bittersweet year for Apple

Posted December 14, 2011 - 10:38 am

Apple debuted two headlining products, among others, but also lost its leader and founder Steve Jobs.
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15 top technology quotes of 2011

Posted December 13, 2011 - 4:30 pm

As another year draws to a close, we look back on the IT-related comments that stuck with us.
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Steve Jobs' worth, iPhone 5's arrival among 2011's top online question topics

Posted December 10, 2011 - 8:03 am

Natural disasters -- the Japan earthquake and Hurricane Irene -- have spurred the most online news searches in 2011, though big news and rumors about Apple weren't far behind.
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Computer History Museum launches online Steve Jobs exhibit

Posted December 10, 2011 - 7:45 am

The Computer History Museum launched an online exhibit about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs on Monday.
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Is this Steve Jobs statue cool or creepy?

Posted December 8, 2011 - 10:43 am

OK, I think the worshipping of Steve Jobs has gone too far. Here's a Reuters Video report about how Hungarian businessman Gabor Bojar is creating a 7-foot statue of the late co-founder of Apple.
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Will Jobs biography trigger a 'jerk explosion'?

Posted December 2, 2011 - 2:23 pm

There was a "good Steve" and a "bad Steve" Jobs. Will corporate managers devouring the popular biography of the Apple co-founder draw the wrong conclusions about acting like abusive jerks?
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Steve Jobs may be gone, but @deadstevejobs lives on

Posted November 24, 2011 - 8:00 am

Just three days after Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died in early October, @deadstevejobs appeared on Twitter.
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Microsoft just won't let go of this Yahoo thing

Posted November 23, 2011 - 2:30 pm

Software giant Microsoft reportedly is taking its interest in acquiring Yahoo to the next level, signing a non-disclosure agreement allowing it to inspect the struggling Internet pioneer's books.
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