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Steve Jobs stories: 105 news summaries

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 Now in Halls of Power: Jeans 


Denim goes from workwear to choice of the business classes

Oct 29, 09 4:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jeans used to be the uniform of teen rebels but they're now the pants of choice for world leaders and top execs trying to signal that they're serious but modern. "Dad jeans" and stonewashed denim are still no-nos in the halls of power, but crisp, pressed "power jeans"... More »

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Steve Jobs • fashion • jeans • President Obama • menswear

 Disney Reinventing Stores 
 as 'Imagination Parks' 

Apple's expertise will help transform shopping into entertainment

Oct 13, 09 1:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Disney has unveiled ambitious plans to bring the theme park to the shopping mall by turning its network of stores into interactive "Imagination Parks." The overhaul—designed using the expertise of Steve Jobs and his Apple Stores team—will cost some $1 million per store and focus... More »

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Steve Jobs • Walt Disney Co. • Apple • Pixar • Disney • mall • retail stores

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 Most Influential 
 Man of 2009 Is... 
 Don Draper? 

The winner isn't even real, and Usain Bolt leaves Obama in his dust

Oct 8, 09 4:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - The most influential man of 2009—at least in the eyes of AskMen.com readers—isn't actually a man. He's a fictional creation, none other than Don Draper of Mad Men. "In a turbulent 2009, men are seeking the stability of tradition in the masculine qualities that they imagine... More »

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Barack Obama • Steve Jobs • Simon Cowell • Roger Federer • Mark Zuckerberg • Peyton Manning • Michael Jackson • Ultimate Fighting Championship • Usain Bolt • Mad Men • Jon Hamm • Don Draper • Dana White

Goodbye, iPod; Hello, Portable Computer

Single-purpose devices' days are numbered: Manjoo

Sep 10, 09 5:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - After yesterday's announcement that the iPod Nano now has a video camera, Apple's future direction is clear, writes Farhad Manjoo for Slate. Eventually, every iPod will be what Steve Jobs calls a “general-purpose device,” aka a small computer—a music player/phone/camera/web browser/GPS. Sure, Apple still sells dedicated music... More »

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technology • Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • iPod Nano • GPS • Kindle • computer • ebooks

 New iPod Nano 
 Has Camera, 
 Mic, and Radio 

Touch, Classic get capacity upgrades

Sep 9, 09 4:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sure, Steve Jobs stole all the headlines at Apple's shindig today, but there was some product news, too: The new version of the iPod Nano adds a video camera, microphone, and FM tuner, CNET reports. The new Nano also has a slightly larger screen, which is now 2.2 inches... More »

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Steve Jobs • iTunes • Apple • iPod • iPod Nano • iPod Touch • iPod shuffle

Jobs Takes Stage at Apple Event, Talks Health, iPods

Some talk of cancer, but mostly tech

Sep 9, 09 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Perhaps as much speculation has surrounded the possible attendance of Apple CEO Steve Jobs at the company’s product event today as what the event will actually be about. The first question is answered, Bloomberg reports: Jobs has made his first public appearance since having a liver transplant during a... More »

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cancer • Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • iPod • iTunes Store • consumer electronics • liver transplants • product launch • press event

 5 Guesses for Apple's Party 

Will mystery party feature iPod video camera? iTunes upgrade? Or just Jobs talking?

Sep 1, 09 11:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - With rumors swirling around next week's invite-only Apple event, PC World ventures five guesses about what the mystery bash has in store. It's too early for a debut of the much-anticipated Apple tablet, and September is the season of new iPods, making the best bet:
  • An iPod touch with
... More »

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Steve Jobs • iTunes • Apple • iPod

Back at Work, Jobs Zeroes In on New Apple 'Tablet'

Liver transplant has not diminished CEO's attention to detail

Aug 25, 09 1:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Just months after a liver transplant, Steve Jobs is back at Apple focusing his powerful micro-managerial style on development of a new tablet computer, the Wall Street Journal reports. Jobs’ close involvement with the tablet device signals that it will likely be a major product for Apple. During the development... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • CEO • Apple • touch-screen technology • ebooks • touchscreen

OPINION

 Steve Jobs Is a 
 Controlling Jerk 

Mahalo's founder explains how he fell out of love with Apple

Aug 10, 09 2:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jason Calacanis, a man who owns $20,000 worth of Apple products, has had it with Apple. In a lengthy blog post, the Mahalo founder says Apple’s become an anti-competitive bully. Steve Jobs, once “our LSD-taking, radical free-thinking and fight the power hero,” has become “the... More »

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Steve Jobs • Apple • antitrust • open source • anticompetitive

ANALYSIS

Apple-Google Party Ended Before FCC Waltzed In

Philosophical standoff led to Schmidt's ouster

Aug 3, 09 2:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s departure from the Apple board can be most directly linked to the rejection of the Voice app from the App Store, which has sparked a probe by the Federal Communications Commission, Erick Schonfeld writes for TechCrunch: “Google brought down the disapproving scrutiny of the... More »

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Google • Steve Jobs • FCC • Apple • Eric Schmidt • iPhone applications • Federal Communications Commission • App Store • Google Voice

Apple Sells 1.5B iPhone Apps in First Year

App Store is the leading retailer of mobile programs

Jul 14, 09 4:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apple’s App Store has had a pretty good year—since its inception, the store has sold 1.5 billion applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch, making it the leading retailer of mobile applications, CNet reports. Not only has the App Store done well, its success seems to be... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • digital downloads • iPod Touch • iPhone applications • App Store • Jay-ZTV

(AP) - Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs is back at work after a five-and-a-half-month medical leave, during which he received a liver transplant. Jobs, 54, is working from Apple's Cupertino, Calif., headquarters "a few days a week" and working from home the remaining days, an Apple spokesman said today. More »

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Steve Jobs • CEO • Apple • pancreatic cancer • liver transplants • Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute

OPINION

Steve Jobs Is a Bald-Faced Liar

'Nutritional problem'
a crock, and Apple should face SEC over health deception

Jun 24, 09 2:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Steve Jobs’ life was in danger before his liver transplant, and he “straight-out” lied about it, writes Dana Blankenhorn for ZDNet. In a January letter, Jobs said he had a “nutritional problem”; that letter “was a lie from beginning to end.” Now, Apple admits its founder... More »

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Steve Jobs • health • Apple • lying • liver transplants • Securities and Exchange Commission

Liver Transplant Hospital Bullish on Jobs' Prognosis

Transplant center denies Apple boss jumped waiting list

Jun 24, 09 6:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Tennessee hospital has confirmed that Steve Jobs received a new liver there earlier this year, reports the Memphis Commercial Appeal. The Apple boss "is now recovering well and has an excellent prognosis," said officials at Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute, who issued a press release with Jobs'... More »

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Steve Jobs • Apple • Tennessee • liver • liver transplants

Jobs' Stand-In
Is Apple's
New Star

Tim Cook may now be a more important player than his returning boss

Jun 23, 09 9:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Steve Jobs is slated to return to Apple this month—he’s already been sighted at the office—but in his absence Tim Cook has made a name for himself, becoming a vital commodity Apple needs to keep, the Wall Street Journal reports. “At this point, losing Tim... More »

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Steve Jobs • CEO • Apple • Tim Cook

 Steve Jobs 
 Back at Work 

CEO spotted back on campus after 6 months absence on medical leave

Jun 23, 09 2:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Steve Jobs was back on the job at Apple yesterday after a six month medical leave for a liver transplant, according to CNBC. Company officials haven't been responding to phone calls and emails seeking to confirm Jobs' whereabouts, but the CEO was spotted by employees at Apple headquarters. More »

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Steve Jobs • Apple • medical leave

Jobs Had Liver Transplant 
2 Months Ago

Apple boss still expected to return to work this month

Jun 20, 09 7:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Steve Jobs had a liver transplant in Tennessee about 2 months ago, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Apple boss, who has been on medical leave since January for an undisclosed medical condition, is recovering well and is expected to return to work later this month. Jobs will likely "... More »

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cancer • Steve Jobs • Apple • transplant • pancreatic cancer

(Newser) - Apple unveiled a slew of new goodies at its annual developers conference today, including a price drop on the basic model iPhone from $199 to $99. The New York Times dishes the details:
  • The new iPhone 3G S is faster, has vastly improved battery life and camera specs (it
... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • price • MacBook Pro • Worldwide Developers Conference • WWDC

 Jobs Set to Return to Apple 

After sick leave, CEO 'coming along'

Jun 5, 09 7:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Steve Jobs will likely return to Apple this month as planned, insiders tell the Wall Street Journal, leading some to wonder whether he’ll make a surprise appearance at Apple’s yearly software developers’ conference next week, where a new iPhone is expected to be debuted. Either way, Jobs’ time... More »

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Steve Jobs • health • iPhone • CEO • Apple

(Newser) - Apple CEO Steve Jobs won’t deliver the keynote speech at an event many thought would mark his return from a health-related leave of absence, the Telegraph reports. An Apple VP will speak in Jobs’ usual spot at the Worldwide Developers Conference on June 8. Jobs, on medical leave, could... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • hormones • consumer electronics • Phil Schiller • Jay-ZTV • health problem • Worldwide Developers Conference

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