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Steve Jobs Memorial Tomorrow
 Steve Jobs Memorial Tomorrow 
Oct 15, 2011 5:23 AM CDT

Steve Jobs Memorial Tomorrow

Service is invitation-only for bigwigs of Silicon Valley

(Newser) - Apple is holding an invitation-only memorial service for Steve Jobs tomorrow night at Stanford, featuring some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley, reports the Wall Street Journal . Invitations ask that people RSVP through the Emerson Collective, a charity founded by Jobs' wife. Apple will have another event "to...

First in Line for iPhone 4S: Steve Wozniak

Crowds line up in cities across the world, pay tribute to Steve Jobs

(Newser) - Some say 4S means "for Steve." True or not, the new iPhone 4S' first day on sale is, for many, a moment to reflect on the former Apple CEO. Lines wrapped around blocks in Sydney and Tokyo as Apple fans rushed to buy the last device unveiled during...

Alternative Treatments May Have Doomed Steve Jobs

Delaying surgery was a deadly mistake, expert says

(Newser) - Steve Jobs would probably be alive today if he had been less of a skeptic about conventional medicine, according to a Harvard expert who has researched the kind of cancer that killed the Apple CEO. Jobs' preference for alternative medicine—outlined in a 2008 CNN article —caused him to...

Break Out the Turtleneck: Tomorrow Is Steve Jobs Day

Yes, really

(Newser) - Well, this should do nothing to quiet those who already think the world is making too big a deal about Steve Jobs’ death: Tomorrow has been declared “ Steve Jobs Day ” by organizers of an online movement, who are encouraging participants to dress like the Apple founder and/or post...

How Steve Jobs' Turtleneck Uniform Was Born

It began when employees rejected his idea for a company vest: Biography

(Newser) - Steve Jobs considered his signature style of black turtleneck and blue jeans to be a sort of personal uniform—which came to be because Apple employees rejected his idea for a company-wide uniform. Gawker has excerpts from the upcoming Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson that explains the back story....

Steve Jobs Died of Respiratory Arrest at Home

Pancreatic cancer had spread to other organs

(Newser) - A copy of Steve Jobs' death certificate indicates the Apple co-founder died of respiratory arrest that resulted from pancreatic cancer that had spread to other organs. Jobs died last Wednesday at age 56. Apple didn't disclose the cause of death, but Jobs had battled pancreatic cancer and had a...

7 Obscure Facts About Steve Jobs

He has a novelist sister, for one

(Newser) - The Week culls Steve Jobs coverage to present seven little-known facts about him, including:
  • Famous sister: His biological sister is novelist Mona Simpson, who once "painted a not-altogether-flattering picture of Jobs in her Silicon Valley novel, A Regular Guy." Still, Jobs called her one of his "
...

How Edison Differed From Steve Jobs
 How Edison Differed 
 From Steve Jobs 
OPINION
Oct 8, 2011 8:55 AM CDT

How Edison Differed From Steve Jobs

He was a larger-than-life 'wizard,' while Jobs was more human: Randall Stross

(Newser) - The death of Steve Jobs brought no end of Thomas Edison comparisons, but given that Randall Stross has written books on both men, he's probably in a better position than most to weigh in. The two inventors had much in common—less formal schooling than their peers, incredible vision,...

Sony Pictures Plans Steve Jobs Movie

Studio is acquiring the rights to the upcoming book: Deadline

(Newser) - Steve Jobs the icon will soon be Steve Jobs the movie. Sony Pictures is acquiring the rights to the soon-to-be-released authorized biography of Jobs, reports Deadline . The book by Walter Isaacson of Time—one of the few people Jobs spoke to in his final days, notes the New York Times...

How Apple Will Go On Post-Jobs
 How Apple Will 
 Go On Post-Jobs 
Analysis Roundup
Oct 7, 2011 10:24 AM CDT

How Apple Will Go On Post-Jobs

What's next for America's top tech company

(Newser) - The death of Steve Jobs has everyone wondering: What’s next for Apple? Can it maintain its killer momentum without its visionary? Here’s what people are saying:
  • Don’t panic too much: Before dying, Jobs helped shape a product roadmap that covers at least the next three years, sources
...

Steve Jobs OKed Bio So His Kids Could 'Know Him'

'I wasn't always there for them,' he told biographer

(Newser) - Steve Jobs authorized a biography of himself so his four kids could "know him," author Walter Isaacson reveals in Time . "I wasn't always there for them, and I wanted them to know why, and to understand what I did," Jobs told Isaacson in their final...

Jobs' Death Boosts Mock Turtleneck Sales

St. Croix rep says sales nearly doubled

(Newser) - In an odd, somewhat bittersweet tribute to Steve Jobs' influence, sales of mock turtlenecks surged yesterday. No, this isn't an Onion headline , although it is a TMZ headline. A rep for clothing line St. Croix, which apparently makes the black mock turtlenecks Jobs was famous for wearing, tells the...

Let&#39;s Calm Down About Steve Jobs
 Let's Calm Down 
 About Steve Jobs 
OPINION
Oct 6, 2011 3:28 PM CDT

Let's Calm Down About Steve Jobs

He was a terrific tech guy, but this public grief is out of whack: Hamilton Nolan

(Newser) - The tributes to Steve Jobs have taken on a "quasi-religious tone," writes Hamilton Nolan, who suggests it's time to dial things back a notch or two. Jobs' death is "certainly a devastating loss" to his family, his friends, and his company, writes Nolan at Gawker . As...

Steve Jobs: A Legacy Like No Other
Steve Jobs: 
 A Legacy 
 Like No Other 
OPINION
Oct 6, 2011 1:32 PM CDT

Steve Jobs: A Legacy Like No Other

His heirs may struggle as technology moves forward

(Newser) - Steve Jobs wasn't the Thomas Edison or Henry Ford of his time, but some future American business visionary may be known as the Steve Jobs of his time, writes Michael Hiltzik. Jobs—a "master of bare-knuckled business strategies from the old school"—wasn't known as an...

Jobs' Cancer Ran Predictable Course: Doctors

Those with neuroendocrine tumors typically die within 6 to 8 years, say experts

(Newser) - The rare form of pancreatic cancer that killed Steve Jobs ran a predictable course, experts tell the Wall Street Journal . While 80% of the 40,000 Americans who get pancreatic cancer annually die within a year of their diagnosis, Jobs had a neuroendocrine pancreatic tumor, a type that accounts for...

Steve Jobs a Man of &#39;Stunning Breadth&#39;
 Steve Jobs 
 a Man of 
 'Stunning 
 Breadth' 
WALT MOSSBERG
Oct 6, 2011 7:57 AM CDT

Steve Jobs a Man of 'Stunning Breadth'

Walt Mossberg recalls Sunday night calls with Apple CEO

(Newser) - Steve Jobs "was a historical figure on the scale of a Thomas Edison or Henry Ford," writes tech guru Walter Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal ; but, more than that, he was also a man of "stunning breadth" who loved to talk about his "sweeping ideas...

Fans Worldwide Mourn Steve Jobs

From Beijing to New York, fans gather, leave flowers

(Newser) - Mac fans everywhere gathered online and at Apple stores offline last night, mourning the loss of Steve Jobs, reports the LA Times . There were flowers, memorabilia, and even a bagpipe player at the company headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., where the company flags flew at half-staff. At an Apple store in...

Obama on Steve Jobs: 'World Has Lost a Visionary'

Politicians mourn Apple founder

(Newser) - The death of Steve Jobs has brought tribute from politicians from across America, many of whom compare Jobs to the greatest geniuses in American history, Politico reports.
  • President Obama: "The world has lost a visionary. And there may be no greater tribute to Steve's success than the fact
...

Mark Zuckerberg: 'Steve, Thank You'

Facebook CEO calls Steve Jobs a 'mentor and a friend'

(Newser) - A fellow titan of the tech world salutes the late Steve Jobs : "Steve, thank you for being a mentor and a friend," writes Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook . "Thanks for showing that what you build can change the world. I will miss you." (Click for Bill Gates'...

Steve Jobs Dead: Bill Gates Pays Tribute to His Former Rival
 'I Will Miss Steve Immensely' 
steve jobs in photos
Oct 5, 2011 7:51 PM CDT

'I Will Miss Steve Immensely'

Bill Gates pays tribute to his one-time rival Steve Jobs

(Newser) - Bill Gates pays homage to Steve Jobs in a statement rounded up by AllThingsD . "Steve and I first met nearly 30 years ago, and have been colleagues, competitors and friends over the course of more than half our lives," writes the former Microsoft CEO. "The world rarely...

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