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No, Bon Jovi, Steve Jobs
Isn't Killing Music

OPINION

Mar 15, 2011 5:49 PM CDT

No, Bon Jovi, Steve Jobs Isn't Killing Music

Digital changes aren't all bad

(Newser) - Jon Bon Jovi has accused Steve Jobs of personally "killing" the music industry, but Bon Jovi is just engaging in silly "nostalgia grief," writes Keith Staskiewicz at Entertainment Weekly . In his interview with the London Sunday Times, Bon Jovi fetishizes the experience of a physical record. Because...

Steve Jobs Succession Plan Bound to Be Magical

Don't Bet Against
Jobs' Successor

OPINION

Mar 10, 2011 12:00 PM CST

Don't Bet Against Jobs' Successor

Steve Jobs too much of a control freak not to have succession plan

(Newser) - Ever since Steve Jobs took his medical leave of absence, Apple stock has been criminally underpriced, argues Eric Jackson of Bloomberg . “That assertion may seem absurd,” he allows, given that Apple’s market value is second only to Exxon Mobil’s, but “it should be much higher,...

Steve Jobs Himself
Introduces New iPad

Mar 2, 2011 12:38 PM CST

Steve Jobs Himself Introduces New iPad

Apple CEO makes surprise appearance

(Newser) - Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who has been on indefinite medical leave , unveiled the second generation of the iPad himself in San Francisco today. Jobs walked on stage to a standing ovation, wearing his signature black mock turtleneck, blue jeans, and wire-rimmed glasses. "We've been working on this product for...

Gordon Brown Blocked
Jobs Knighthood Over Snub

Mar 1, 2011 12:40 PM CST

Gordon Brown Blocked Jobs Knighthood Over Snub

Apple boss reportedly turned down invite to speak at Labour conference

(Newser) - Steve Jobs came thiiiis close to being an honorary knight—before then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown stepped in and put the kibosh on his nomination, one former lawmaker tells the Telegraph . What had Jobs done to earn the honor? Why make nifty-looking gadgets, of course!

Apple Fends Off Call for Succession Plan

Feb 23, 2011 2:12 PM CST

Apple Fends Off Call for Succession Plan

Steve Jobs doesn't attend shareholder meeting

(Newser) - Apple today fended off a call from a group of big investors to reveal publicly its plans to replace Steve Jobs when he eventually hangs up his turtleneck for good. The resolution, introduced by a major labor pension fund, was voted down at the company’s shareholder meeting today, Fox...

Control-Freak
Apple Headed
for Backlash

Feb 21, 2011 2:05 PM CST

Control-Freak Apple Headed for Backlash

No longer an upstart, Apple needs more openness to succeed long-term

(Newser) - Steve Jobs' Apple has gone from underdog geek favorite to the No. 2 company in the world (behind petro-behemoth Exxon Mobil), and the new big dog is facing some backlash for its control-freak ways and "highly closed" approach. Apple's stranglehold is giving app developers, publishers, and service providers fits,...

Steve Jobs
Has Weeks
to Live:
Enquirer

Feb 17, 2011 5:28 AM CST

Steve Jobs Has Weeks to Live: Enquirer

'Skeletal' Apple CEO seen leaving cancer clinic

(Newser) - The claim to take with a grain of salt: Steve Jobs may have just 6 weeks to live, says the National Enquirer. The claim that seems a little more backed up: Jobs was spotted leaving the same California clinic where actor Patrick Swayze sought treatment for cancer in his final...

Steve Jobs Working Hard—From Home

Feb 11, 2011 6:24 PM CST

Steve Jobs Working Hard—From Home

He's still involved at Apple despite medical leave, say insiders

(Newser) - It's been nearly a month since Steve Jobs left active duty at Apple for another unspecified medical issue, but the CEO remains actively involved in leading the company, the Wall Street Journal reports. He's just doing so from home. Insiders tell the newspaper that Jobs is hosting meetings there and...

Apple's Revenue Surges
on Brisk iPad Sales

Jan 18, 2011 4:18 PM CST

Apple's Revenue Surges on Brisk iPad Sales

But Steve Jobs news overshadows earnings report

(Newser) - Apple said its net income for the most recent quarter rose 78% as holiday shoppers snapped up more iPads than analysts anticipated. The company sold more than 7 million iPads, about a million more than expected. It also sold more than 16 million iPhones in the quarter. The rosy news...

Fake Steve Jobs:
Leave Jobs Alone

OPINION

Jan 18, 2011 10:43 AM CST

Fake Steve Jobs: Leave Jobs Alone

No, the public doesn't have the right to know and this isn't a teaching moment

(Newser) - Steve Jobs is taking a medical leave of absence, and we should all just ... let him be absent, writes the guy who's spent the better part of the last few years tweaking the Apple guru. None other than Fake Steve Jobs, aka Dan Lyons, has put his blog on hiatus...

Steve Jobs to Take
Medical Leave of Absence

breaking news

Jan 17, 2011 8:13 AM CST

Steve Jobs to Take Medical Leave of Absence

Tim Cook to take over operations

(Newser) - Apple's board has granted Steve Jobs a medical leave of absence, the company announced today. Jobs promised that he would "continue as CEO and be involved in major strategic decisions for the company," but Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook will take over the company's day-to-day operations. Cook has...

Apple Pushes Back Launch for Murdoch's 'The Daily'

Jan 14, 2011 1:36 PM CST

Apple Pushes Back Launch for Murdoch's 'The Daily'

Company wants to perfect subscription tech

(Newser) - We know you're all anxiously awaiting the Steve Jobs/Rupert Murdoch buddy comedy , but it looks like you'll have to wait: the moguls have pushed back their launch event for The Daily, Murdoch's new tablet-only tabloid. The delay is reportedly Apple's doing; it wants more time to perfect the iPad's subscription...

Steve Jobs Will Help Murdoch Debut 'The Daily'

Jan 11, 2011 2:25 PM CST

Steve Jobs Will Help Murdoch Debut 'The Daily'

News Corp's iPad-only tabloid to debut on 19th

(Newser) - How big is the overlap between Mac users and Fox fans? We’re about to find out: Rupert Murdoch will debut News Corp’s new digital-only daily tabloid “The Daily” alongside Steve Jobs himself at an event at San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art next week, Yahoo’s...

Biggest Geniuses of 2010 ... Picked by MacArthur Geniuses

Dec 31, 2010 11:52 AM CST

Biggest Geniuses of 2010 ... Picked by MacArthur Geniuses

Jon Stewart leads the pack of influential whizzes

(Newser) - The biggest intellectual, cultural, and technological achievements of the year were powered by these brains—some we know well, some we don’t. The Daily Beast got together with 20-plus recent winners of MacArthur “Genius” grant to determine the year’s smartest:

Jon Stewart. Going beyond the biting Daily

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Beatles Headed to iTunes?

Nov 15, 2010 4:57 PM CST

Beatles Headed to iTunes?

Fab Four's iconic catalog was noted holdout

(Newser) - Fab Four fans, rejoice: Or at least hold your breath, because the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Steve Jobs' pending iTunes news is that Apple is nearing a deal to bring the Beatles' catalog at long last onboard. Apple is readying an announcement, anonymous insiders say, while also warning...

First Apple Computer
May Fetch $240K

Nov 12, 2010 2:26 PM CST

First Apple Computer May Fetch $240K

Original went for $666.66 in 1976

(Newser) - An Apple-1—the first computer Steve Jobs put into production—is expected to fetch a hefty price when it's auctioned at Christie's in London later this month, reports the New York Post . The Apple-1 bears little resemblance to modern-day desktop computers—and even less to the sleek iPhone and iPad...

Melinda Gates:
Apple Banned
at Our House

Oct 25, 2010 6:01 PM CDT

Melinda Gates: Apple Banned at Our House

She. Is. Not. Kidding.

(Newser) - You might think the world's second-richest guy's kids would be spoiled, and they might be: But they sure as hell don't have iPods. Melinda Gates revealed a household ban on all things Apple in an interview with the New York Times Magazine (via HuffPo): Of the kids, she says, "...

Obama Meets
With Steve Jobs,
Google VP

Oct 22, 2010 3:00 AM CDT

Obama Meets With Steve Jobs, Google VP

President talks tech, innovation in Cali

(Newser) - President Obama met with Apple's Steve Jobs in California yesterday, the New York Times ' notes. The two talked tech, innovation, and education, before the president took his leave to meet another tech titan: Marissa Mayer of Google. Mayer hosted the president and about 50 others at her home for...

Wall Street Yawns as Apple
Posts Highest Earnings Ever

Oct 19, 2010 7:49 AM CDT

Wall Street Yawns as Apple Posts Highest Earnings Ever

Shares fall as iPad sales disappoint

(Newser) - Apple Inc. had one doozy of a quarter, reporting a whopping $20.34 billion in revenue and $4.31 billion in quarterly profits—both good for company records, according to the company’s statement. “We are blown away” by the results, Steve Jobs said, boasting that iPhone sales had...

Adidas Yanks $10M iAd
Campaign From Apple

Oct 3, 2010 9:54 AM CDT

Adidas Yanks $10M iAd Campaign From Apple

Steve Jobs reportedly being a control freak

(Newser) - Adidas has reportedly pulled its $10 million advertising campaign from Apple's new iAd platform. After three rounds of creative rejections—from Apple, not the client—Adidas apparently decided enough is enough. Steve Jobs was behaving like a control freak over the creative content, reports Business Insider , which is being produced...