Thursday, October 6, 2011

The Internet mourns, celebrates Steve Jobs
[ Thu, 6 Oct 2011 01:29:13 GMT ]

When news of Steve Jobs' death arrived, it came by email, tweet, text and status update, swift and immediate.When news of Steve Jobs' death arrived, it came by email, tweet, text and status update, swift and immediate.


The Jobs legacy: Ease, elegance in technology
[ Wed, 5 Oct 2011 23:53:00 GMT ]

Oct. 5: Steve Jobs has died at the age of 56.  CNBC's Jon Fortt and CNET's Molly Wood discuss Job's influence on culture and technology. (CNBC)Steve Jobs will be remembered as a titan of business, of course. But for those of us who struggled decades ago to learn the machinations of lines of code in order to create something as elementary as a letter on a computer, Jobs will forever be associated with making modern computing simple, seamless and satisfying.


Apple iPhone 4S unveiled (roundup)
[ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:26:00 PDT ]
The wait is over. Apple announces the next incarnation of its smartphone--an iPhone 4S. We've got you covered on all things iPhone.

Church leader tweets picket of Jobs' funeral--via iPhone
[ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:38:20 PDT ]
A leader of the Westboro Baptist Church believes that Steve Jobs "gave no glory to God and taught sin." However, she tweets her call for a picket of Jobs' funeral on her iPhone.

Experts warn shoppers of fake iPhone 4S's online
[ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:57:11 PDT ]
If the price on a new iPhone 4S from an online unauthorized reseller looks too good to be true, it probably is.

µTorrent Plus launches in limited alpha
[ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:17:15 PDT ]
The paid upgrade version of one of the most popular torrent clients, µTorrent Plus debuts in a semi-closed, limited alpha version, with invites for CNET readers.

Nuance to buy Swype for $100 million, report says
[ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:40:06 PDT ]
Voice dictation business to buy the company behind one of the most popular alternative keyboards for Android devices, according to an Uncrunched report.

How Steve Jobs saw the future
[ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:21:44 EDT ]
Business historian Nancy F. Koehn says Jobs' central insight was that technology was a democratizing force, making it possible for people to do what only a few could do before.

Fans pay tribute to Jobs online, at Apple stores
[ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:12:01 EDT ]
Details were just beginning to emerge Thursday on plans for memorial services and other tributes to Steve Jobs, the iconic Apple co-founder who died Wednesday.

Steve Jobs led the way in pop culture
[ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:42:33 EDT ]
From the invention of iTunes, which completely changed the business of music, to offering the world its first completely full-length computer-generated animated film with Pixar's "Toy Story" in 1995, Steve Jobs left his indelible fingerprints on the entertainment industry.

Unraveling the tale behind the Apple logo
[ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:00:44 EDT ]
If beauty is indeed truth, as John Keats claimed, then this story ought to be true: the logo on the back of your iPhone or Mac is a tribute to Alan Turing, the man who laid the foundations for the modern-day computer, pioneered research into artificial intelligence and unlocked German wartime codes.

Steve Jobs as master showman, cult hero
[ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:44:11 EDT ]
Dozens of video-capable smartphones -- most of them Steve Jobs' own creations -- peered out over the sea of technology journalists like digital periscopes.

PhotoBlog: Pictures of worldwide tributes to Steve Jobs
[ Thu, 6 Oct 2011 10:21:24 GMT ]

From Tokyo to California, Apple fans mourn.From Tokyo to California, Apple fans mourn.


Pre-caffeine tech: Steve Jobs
[ Mon, 1 Aug 2011 14:20:24 GMT ]
A collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.

Tributes to Jobs pour in from around the world
[ Thu, 6 Oct 2011 09:34:20 GMT ]

A passerby uses an iPhone 4 to photograph flowers left for the late Steve Jobs outside the Apple store in Sydney on Thursday.From the titans of high technology to teenagers armed with iPads, millions of people around the world mourned digital-gadget genius Steve Jobs.


At Apple's flagship store, the beat goes on
[ Thu, 6 Oct 2011 01:53:16 GMT ]
When customers at the Midtown Manhattan store launch Safari on a demo machine, they see the Apple.com home page — and a memorial picture of the company's founder — then, almost to a person, they click a shortcut and start browsing the Web.

The Jobs legacy: Ease, elegance in technology
[ Wed, 5 Oct 2011 23:53:00 GMT ]

Oct. 5: Steve Jobs has died at the age of 56.  CNBC's Jon Fortt and CNET's Molly Wood discuss Job's influence on culture and technology. (CNBC)Steve Jobs will be remembered as a titan of business, of course. But for those of us who struggled decades ago to learn the machinations of lines of code in order to create something as elementary as a letter on a computer, Jobs will forever be associated with making modern computing simple, seamless and satisfying.


Amazon Kindle Fire keeps racking up preorders
[ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:34:44 PDT ]
The tablet continues to get tens of thousands of preorders, but is it really threatening to match the kind of demand that Apple's iPad has seen?

Apple fans wake up to a world without Steve Jobs
[ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:48:57 PDT ]
Makeshift vigils adorned the outside of various Apple stores in Manhattan.

Spielberg, Dreamworks working on 'Halo' movie for 2012?
[ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:49:57 PDT ]
A new report out of France claims Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks have teamed up to get a "Halo" film out in 2012.

Steve Jobs' most revolutionary Apple products
[ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:50:30 PDT ]
Here's a look at the most game-changing products that Steve Jobs and Apple have created over the years.

Max Payne 3 is looking like a true sequel
[ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:00:00 PDT ]
Our latest "hands-off" demo with the next game in the legendary action shooter franchise has demonstrated how serious Rockstar Games is about keeping true to the Max Payne ethos.

The story behind Apple's Siri voice assistant
[ Wed, 05 Oct 2011 07:10:32 EDT ]
The iPhone 4S may not look any different from its predecessor, but it is Apple's only model with a sort of robot living inside.

The spiritual side of Steve Jobs
[ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:32:18 EDT ]
It's well known that the secret to Apple's meteoric success in the world of consumer technology was the vision, leadership and creativity of Steve Jobs, the company's celebrity founder.

Steve Jobs, Apple founder, dies at 56
[ Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:12:32 EDT ]
(CNN) -- Steve Jobs, the visionary in the black turtleneck who co-founded Apple in a Silicon Valley garage, built it into the world's leading tech company and led a mobile-computing revolution with wildly popular devices such as the iPhone, died Wednesday. He was 56.

iSad: Millions take to the web to mourn Steve Jobs
[ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 05:56:22 EDT ]
iSad.

How Steve Jobs saw the future
[ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:21:44 EDT ]
Business historian Nancy F. Koehn says Jobs' central insight was that technology was a democratizing force, making it possible for people to do what only a few could do before.

PhotoBlog: Pictures of worldwide tributes to Steve Jobs
[ Thu, 6 Oct 2011 10:21:24 GMT ]

From Tokyo to California, Apple fans mourn.From Tokyo to California, Apple fans mourn.


Pre-caffeine tech: Steve Jobs
[ Mon, 1 Aug 2011 14:20:24 GMT ]
A collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.

Tributes to Jobs pour in from around the world
[ Thu, 6 Oct 2011 09:34:20 GMT ]

A passerby uses an iPhone 4 to photograph flowers left for the late Steve Jobs outside the Apple store in Sydney on Thursday.From the titans of high technology to teenagers armed with iPads, millions of people around the world mourned digital-gadget genius Steve Jobs.


At Apple's flagship store, the beat goes on
[ Thu, 6 Oct 2011 01:53:16 GMT ]
When customers at the Midtown Manhattan store launch Safari on a demo machine, they see the Apple.com home page — and a memorial picture of the company's founder — then, almost to a person, they click a shortcut and start browsing the Web.

The Jobs legacy: Ease, elegance in technology
[ Wed, 5 Oct 2011 23:53:00 GMT ]

Oct. 5: Steve Jobs has died at the age of 56.  CNBC's Jon Fortt and CNET's Molly Wood discuss Job's influence on culture and technology. (CNBC)Steve Jobs will be remembered as a titan of business, of course. But for those of us who struggled decades ago to learn the machinations of lines of code in order to create something as elementary as a letter on a computer, Jobs will forever be associated with making modern computing simple, seamless and satisfying.


Tributes to Steve Jobs online and off (images)
[ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 07:08:39 PDT ]
The respect of mourners spills out across the world, from online memorials to spray-painted sentiments. Apple's co-founder died yesterday at age 56.

Apple stock trading up following Jobs' death
[ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 07:25:27 PDT ]
The company's shares hold steady, more or less, as Wall Street responds to the passing of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

Mozilla coaxing old-era Firefox 3.6 users to upgrade
[ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 07:54:01 PDT ]
A large swath of people using an older browser could climb aboard Mozilla's rapid-release train when they're prompted to upgrade starting today.

Android running as test app on HP TouchPad
[ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 07:57:52 PDT ]
A Chinese developer has reportedly gotten Android to work on an HP TouchPad by installing it as a WebOS application package and running Google's OS in emulation mode.

Betting on Steve Jobs during Apple's dark days
[ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:07:08 PDT ]
In the late 1990s when Apple was on the brink of collapse, tech entrepreneur Michael Oh stuck with Apple over Microsoft because of Steve Jobs' leadership and vision.

The story behind Apple's Siri voice assistant
[ Wed, 05 Oct 2011 07:10:32 EDT ]
The iPhone 4S may not look any different from its predecessor, but it is Apple's only model with a sort of robot living inside.

The spiritual side of Steve Jobs
[ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:32:18 EDT ]
It's well known that the secret to Apple's meteoric success in the world of consumer technology was the vision, leadership and creativity of Steve Jobs, the company's celebrity founder.

iSad: Millions take to the web to mourn Steve Jobs
[ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 05:56:22 EDT ]
iSad.

Steve Jobs, Apple founder, dies at 56
[ Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:12:32 EDT ]
(CNN) -- Steve Jobs, the visionary in the black turtleneck who co-founded Apple in a Silicon Valley garage, built it into the world's leading tech company and led a mobile-computing revolution with wildly popular devices such as the iPhone, died Wednesday. He was 56.

How Steve Jobs saw the future
[ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:21:44 EDT ]
Business historian Nancy F. Koehn says Jobs' central insight was that technology was a democratizing force, making it possible for people to do what only a few could do before.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Video: 'Rage' is an epic post-apocalyptic fantasy
[ Wed, 5 Oct 2011 01:31:25 GMT ]

Blood thirsty bandits, insanely twisted mutants and an evil government known as the Authority populate the now devastated world. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reviews the game. (MSNBC)Blood thirsty bandits, insanely twisted mutants and an evil government known as the Authority populate the now devastated world. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reviews the game. (In-Game)


Social media attracts Peace Prize buzz
[ Wed, 5 Oct 2011 21:19:27 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: This year's Nobel Peace Prize seems certain to have a social-media spin. The only question is, which Twitterers or Facebookers will be listed on the citation?Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: This year's Nobel Peace Prize seems certain to have a social-media spin. The only question is, which Twitterers or Facebookers will be listed on the citation?


Buy iPhone 4S or wait for iPhone 5?
[ Wed, 5 Oct 2011 18:24:53 GMT ]

Some are holding out for a super-awesome new phone, a true iPhone 5. That will come ... next year. But others really need a phone now, and shouldn't wait.Some are holding out for a super-awesome new phone, a true iPhone 5. That will come ... next year. But others really need a phone now, and shouldn't wait.


At Apple's flagship store, the beat goes on
[ Thu, 6 Oct 2011 01:53:16 GMT ]
When customers at the Midtown Manhattan store launch Safari on a demo machine, they see the Apple.com home page — and a memorial picture of the company's founder — then, almost to a person, they click a shortcut and start browsing the Web.

The Jobs legacy: Ease, elegance in technology
[ Wed, 5 Oct 2011 23:53:00 GMT ]

Oct. 5: Steve Jobs has died at the age of 56.  CNBC's Jon Fortt and CNET's Molly Wood discuss Job's influence on culture and technology. (CNBC)Steve Jobs will be remembered as a titan of business, of course. But for those of us who struggled decades ago to learn the machinations of lines of code in order to create something as elementary as a letter on a computer, Jobs will forever be associated with making modern computing simple, seamless and satisfying.


Bob Metcalfe recalls Steve Jobs' cold call
[ Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:44:22 PDT ]
Ethernet co-inventor Bob Metcalfe remembers interactions with Steve Jobs in the early days of personal computing and having Jobs at his wedding.

Steve Jobs: A timeline
[ Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:06:37 PDT ]
CNET remembers the key milestones in Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' life. The tech luminary passed away today at the age of 56.

Steve Jobs' big lesson: 'Stay hungry. Stay foolish'
[ Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:15:14 PDT ]
Steve Jobs' 2005 commencement speech at Stanford says a lot about his life and the "great change agent" known as death.