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Apple's image takes slight hit in wake of Steve Jobs death

Posted May 29, 2012 - 11:18 am

A recent market research survey found that 11.1% of respondents have a more negative view of Apple since the death of co-founder Steve Jobs.
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Was Steve Jobs designing an iCar?

Posted May 18, 2012 - 10:20 am

The big question is whether the iCar concept that Steve Jobs was allegedly working on had a steering wheel or gas pedal.
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And the highest employee-rated tech CEO is...

Posted April 3, 2012 - 3:27 pm

Several technology executives are among the 25 highest-rated CEOs as judged by anonymous employees, according to Glassdoor.com.
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The real leadership lessons of Steve Jobs (according to his biographer)

Posted March 26, 2012 - 4:02 pm

The author of last year's biography on the late Steve Jobs says the Apple co-founder's career offers valuable leadership and management lessons.
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Apple declares first dividend in 16 years

Posted March 19, 2012 - 11:09 am

Apple finally responded to shareholder pressure for a dividend, something the company hasn't declared since December 1995.
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When Bill Gates urged Apple to license Mac technology

Posted February 27, 2012 - 1:43 pm

Microsoft licenses its first version of Windows in 1985. But months before, Bill Gates had suggested to Apple CEO John Sculley that he do the same thing with the Macintosh operating system.
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If Steve Jobs had a Facebook Timeline

Posted February 23, 2012 - 12:46 pm

Even Steve Jobs' life looks boring when you see it via the Facebook Timeline.
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Meet Cyborg Steve Jobs

Posted February 17, 2012 - 12:07 pm

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs inspired millions, including a Tennessee artist who created a fascinating illustration of Jobs and Bill Gates engaging in scorched-earth, cyborgean battle.
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Using Steve Jobs's 'final vendetta' to make people give you money

Posted February 14, 2012 - 2:23 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 - 2:58 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 - 12:32 pm

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 - 4:46 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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When a 'gentleman's agreement' looks like collusion

Posted January 20, 2012 - 1:37 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 - 12:12 pm

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 - 11:51 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 - 7:03 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 - 12:13 pm

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 - 3:08 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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No. 2 tech story of 2011: The decline and death of Steve Jobs

Posted December 29, 2011 - 6:29 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 - 7:34 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 - 5:31 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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Glassdoor announces '50 Best Places to Work' for 2012

Posted December 14, 2011 - 1:39 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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Is this Steve Jobs statue cool or creepy?

Posted December 8, 2011 - 11:43 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 - 3:23 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 - 9:00 am

Just three days after Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died in early October, @deadstevejobs appeared on Twitter.
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