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During final weeks and months, Jobs “managed his farewells”
The New York Times reports that Steve Jobs knew as far back as last February that he didn’t have much longer to live. And so, over the past few months, visitors and friends began trickling in to his Palo Alto home to say their goodbyes. The calls trickled in at first. Just a few, then […]
Continue reading...Bono on Steve Jobs – “one of a very small group of anarchic Americans who through technology literally invented the 21st century”
Monday, October 10, 2011
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Steve Jobs and U2 frontman Bono developed a friendship over the years via Apple’s involvement in the (Product) Red charity to fight AIDS. What’s more, Jobs was seemingly a big U2 fan as you might remember that Apple released a U2 branded iPod back in the mid-2000’s. With the passing of Jobs, Bono issued a […]
Continue reading...Sony acquires movie rights to upcoming Steve Jobs biography
Sunday, October 9, 2011
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Well I suppose it was inevitable. With Steve Jobs’ first authorized biography penned by Walter Isaacson scheduled for release on October 24th, Deadline reports that Sony Pictures has already contracted a deal to acquire the movie rights for said biography. The rumored terms of the deal suggest that Sony is shelling out anywhere from $1 […]
Continue reading...Stephen Colbert pays comedic and touching tribute to Steve Jobs
Saturday, October 8, 2011
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Avowed Apple fanboy and hilarious television personality Stephen Colbert had a simultaneously funny and touching tribute to Steve Jobs earlier this week. You might remember that Colbert was the first person outside Apple to have an iPad when he showed it off at the 2010 Grammy Awards, having received it from Steve Jobs himself. “He […]
Continue reading...The San Francisco Examiner nails it
Friday, October 7, 2011
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When two words speak volumes.
Continue reading...Slideshow of visual tributes to Steve Jobs
Friday, October 7, 2011
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Check out Gizmodo for a full gallery of creative and touching visual tributes to Steve Jobs. An example:
Continue reading...Samsung and Google delay Galaxy Nexus announcement out of respect for Steve Jobs
Friday, October 7, 2011
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Samsung and Google were all set to unveil the new Galaxy Nexus and Android Ice Cream Sandwich update at CTIA San Diego next Tuesday. Yesterday, however, those plans were axed. When one developer asked why, they received a message back from Samsung stating: “Samsung and Google decide to postpone the new product announcement at CTIA […]
Continue reading...Steve – Thanks for putting Cupertino on the map
Friday, October 7, 2011
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Below is a photo of an Apple Store in San Francisco taken on Wednesday night. Note the many notes users posted on the outside window in addition to the vigil set up below. The next day, Traci Dauphi from Cult of Mac went down to the same Apple Store and took a number of great photos […]
Continue reading...Robert Scoble apologizes
Friday, October 7, 2011
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Before Apple’s big iPhone media event this past Tuesday, Robert Scoble made a number of big predictions. First, he said Facebook would finally release its long-awaited iPad app. What’s more, Scoble said the level of Facebook’s cooperation with Apple was expansive and would literally shock people. Second, and much more tantalizing, Scoble claimed to have […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs narrates iconic “Crazy Ones” Think Different ad [Video]
Friday, October 7, 2011
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Network World directs us to this great and never before aired clip of Steve Jobs narrating Apple’s iconic Think Different ad featuring the famous “Crazy Ones” dialogue – you know, the one that heaped praise upon “the rebels, the troublemakers, the ones who see things differently.” Though the final advertisement featured narration from Richard Dreyfus, […]
Continue reading...Matt Drance on Steve Jobs, holding on for one more launch
Thursday, October 6, 2011
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Matt Drance writes eloquently about Steve Jobs. And much like the famous “Crazy Ones” Think Different ad, Drance intimates that you can say whatever you want about Steve Jobs, but the one thing you can’t do is ignore him. You can love or hate the man, his company, and his products. You can simply not […]
Continue reading...Mark Zuckerberg, George Lucas, Michael Dell and more mourn loss of Steve Jobs
Thursday, October 6, 2011
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Some choice quotes from a smattering of tech luminaries and other popular figures on the passing of Steve Jobs. Mark Zuckerberg: Steve, thank you for being a mentor and a friend. Thanks for showing that what you build can change the world. I will miss you. Eric Schmidt: Steve Jobs is the most successful CEO […]
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Monday, October 10, 2011
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