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Leopard Outpaces Tiger—
in Sales to Mac OS X Users

2M copies move in 4 days

Oct 30, 07 2:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apple has moved 2 million copies of Mac OS X Leopard since the long-awaited operating system dropped Friday. The figure is Apple’s biggest for a new OS, far outpacing the sales of its predecessor Tiger, which took 6 weeks to break the same mark in 2005, AppleInsider reports. Steve... More »

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Steve Jobs • Apple • record • operating system • Mac OS X Leopard • Mac OS X Tiger • Amazon.com

Apple's Bite Bigger Than Ever

Computer sales surge as new operating system nears debut

Oct 22, 07 2:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sales of Mac computers are booming, boosted by the success of Apple's iPod and iPhone among PC users. Apple will move into third place among computer makers today—behind Hewlett Packard and Dell, reports the New York Times. The surge comes just as Apple is about to release the new... More »

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Steve Jobs • Dell • iPhone • Apple • iPod • OS X • laptop • Mac • Mac OS X Leopard • computer • Hewlett-Packard

Lawsuit to iPhones: You're Toxic

Oct 21, 07 10:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - A California environmental group has announced it's filing a lawsuit against Apple's popular iPhone, demanding the company eliminate "dangerous" toxic chemicals from the gadgets or include a warning label on the product as required by state law. At issue are phthalates, suspected of causing birth defects, that are used... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • toxic chemicals • lawsuit

iPhone Software Creation Kit Coming in Feb.

Jobs says delay is to ensure security against viruses and malware

Oct 17, 07 4:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apple will release a software development kit for the iPhone and iPod touch in February, CEO Steve Jobs wrote in a letter on Apple's website. The kit will allow third-party developers to create native applications for the devices. Jobs said the delay was needed to ensure that the platform would... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • iPod Touch • consumer electronics

Apple's Leopard Debuts Oct. 26

New Mac OS stacks, backs up files; it
retails at $129

Oct 16, 07 1:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apple's highly anticipated new operating system Leopard will premiere on October 26. The delayed OS has over 300 new features, including Stacks, which piles together similar folders, documents, or applications—and then can fan their contents into an arc for browsing, AppleInsider reports. Using his favorite superlative, Apple boss Steve... More »

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Steve Jobs • Apple • operating system • Stacks • Quick Look • Time Machine • Mac OS X Leopard

Buzz: Apple to Unveil PDA in First Half of '08

Bored already with the iPhone? Salivate over this upcoming release.

Sep 26, 07 5:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Early-'90s techies who used a Newton MessagePad can break out the champagne; though that device was killed in 1998, Apple plans to give the PDA a 21st-century go. AppleInsider reports that the company has spent the past 18 months chipping away at a brand-new device, built on Apple's signature multi-touch... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • software

Apple CEO Subpoenaed by SEC

Jobs doesn't appear to be target in backdated options case

Sep 20, 07 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been subpoenaed by the Securities and Exchange Commission in a case involving backdated stock options, the Wall Street Journal reports. Apple's former counsel, Nancy Heinen, is the target and not Jobs. Though Apple already admitted to backdating options, and that Jobs had a hand in... More »

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Steve Jobs • Apple • SEC • stock option backdating

iPhone Flap Overshadows New iPods

Gadget geek likes what he sees in Apple's revamped MP3 players

Sep 10, 07 1:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - The iPhone price cut controversy overshadowed the new iPods introduced last week, and the Chicago Tribune's Eric Benderoff shines some light on the new gadgets. The iPod Touch borrows the iPhone's navigation but has just 16G of memory. For those who need more, there's the 160G iPod Classic, and the... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • iPod • iPod Nano • iPod video • iPod Touch • gadget

Apple Takes
a Bite Out of
the Competition

iPod maker replaces Microsoft as industry bully, monopolist

Sep 7, 07 3:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apple has replaced Microsoft as the tech industry’s “biggest bully,” according to PC World. The iPod dynamo has shed its rebel rep and assumed Microsoft’s former mantle as a monopolist, copycat, and bully. “Bundling,” a tactic Microsoft used to tie together Windows and... More »

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technology • Steve Jobs • Microsoft • Bill Gates • iTunes • Apple • iPod • Windows • Internet Explorer • Mac OS X • monopoly

Contrite Jobs Offers $100 iPhone Credit

So sorry he dismissed price-cut complaints from first buyers

Sep 7, 07 6:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - It didn’t take Apple CEO Steve Jobs long to reverse his dismissal of complaints about the new iPhone discount from the first consumers to buy the gadget. He apologized and  instituted a $100 credit for those who don't fall under the 14-day refund period. Jobs had told early buyers... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • consumer • Apple • credit

Early Adopters Yowl as iPhone Price Drops

Apple's $200 cut riles consumers, keeps rumor mill working overtime

Sep 6, 07 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Folks who ponied up for the first iPhones are angry that Apple has slashed prices by one-third only 2 months after unveiling them. Fuming over the $200 cut threatens to eclipse yesterday's iPod news, the Times of London reports. “Steve Jobs owes an apology to the million or so... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • consumer • Apple • price cut

The Wait Is Over: Apple Rolls Out New iPods

Biggest news is a touch-screen, WiFi-enabled version

Sep 5, 07 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - The bloggers were right—Apple's latest high-tech plaything is a touch-screen, WiFi-enabled iPod. Steve Jobs unveiled the new toy in San Francisco today, along with an iPod Nano that plays video (and Sudoku!) and a feature for making ringtones out of songs on iTunes. And taking a page from... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • iPod • WiFi • iPod Touch • consumer electronics

Why Apple
May Fall Close
to the Tree

Company walks tight balance between innovation and alienation, experts say

Sep 4, 07 4:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - As geeks rev up for a surprise announcement in San Francisco tomorrow, the media is abuzz about what's next for Apple, the Chronicle reports. The iPhone maker has signaled it won't rest on its laurels, but the next big product is unclear—rumors abound about a new iPod, a video-enhanced... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • iPod • AT and T • WiFi • OS X

Apple Juiced About Big Surprise

Tech geeks believe Jobs will unveil
new iPod this week

Sep 3, 07 5:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apple this week invited tech geeks and reporters to a Wednesday event in San Francisco to unveil a secret something, and rumors are rampant about what it could be. The most popular theory is that Apple will revamp iTunes or launch a new version of its iPod—perhaps a video... More »

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Steve Jobs • Microsoft • iPhone • Apple • iPod • iPod Nano • Macintosh • Zune

NBC Content Will Disappear From iTunes

Standoff over pricing, piracy leaves TV fans caught in the middle

Aug 31, 07 3:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a move that could hurt both companies, NBC Universal has decided to pull its popular digital videos from Apple’s iTunes store. NBC, Apple’s top supplier of digital video, said it wanted more control over the pricing of its products and greater piracy protection, echoing complaints from other... More »

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television • Steve Jobs • NBC • CBS • iTunes • Jeff Zucker • Apple • iPod • digital video • Walt Disney • News Corp

Apple, VW Steer Toward iCar

Car would appeal to young target groups, analysts say

Aug 30, 07 11:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Apple and Volkswagen are cruising toward a new partnership to develop a car loaded with gizmos from the digital maverick. Steve Jobs met with VW chief Martin Winterkorn in California this week to discuss plans for an “iCar,” the AP reports. Negotiations have just begun, but a VW... More »

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Steve Jobs • Microsoft • Germany • iPhone • Apple • iPod • Ford • Volkswagen • Sync • iCar • cars

Apple Boots Up New iMacs

New 24-inchers thinner, cheaper

Aug 7, 07 5:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Steve Jobs unveiled a redesigned version of his company's popular iMac this afternoon, Scientific American reports. Apple ditched their trademark pearly plastic shells for a more svelte aluminum casing and a glossy glass display panel, and slimmed the keyboard as well. The company put the kibosh on the 17" model,... More »

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technology • Steve Jobs • Apple • iMac • iLife • computer

Fake Steve Jobs Blogger Outed

Times tracks down Forbes editor behind
popular lampoon

Aug 6, 07 6:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - The New York Times has tracked down the identity of the mystery writer behind a popular satirical site posing as the personal blog of Apple CEO Steve Jobs. The musings of "Fake Steve" have lampooned Silicon Valley, industry bigwigs and Jobs himself. “I’m stunned that it’s... More »

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Steve Jobs • satire • Apple • blog

What CEOs Read Before They Lead

Business leaders find refuge and resource in luxury book collections

Jul 22, 07 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scanning the personal libraries of CEOs, tech gurus and venture geniuses reveals not only what they read but how they think, the Times reports. The well-heeled have taken to housing their exorbitant collections in luxurious, custom-built, private spaces. And if you read between the lines, the literature tends to reflect... More »

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Steve Jobs • CEO • business • literature • reading • Michael Milken • Galileo • Machiavelli • Queen Elizabeth I • personal library • libraries • book

Five Presentation Secrets of Genghis Jobs

How Apple's CEO keeps audiences booted up

Jul 8, 07 8:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Steve Jobs is a master of the pitch, according to Business Week's Carmine Gallo.  His presentation secrets revealed:
  1. Build Tension
  2. Stick to One Theme Per Slide
  3. Add Pizzazz to Your Delivery
  4. Practice
  5. Be Honest and Show Enthusiasm
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Steve Jobs • presentation skills

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