The sad news of Steve Jobs’ death quickly passed around the internet after it broke on Wednesday, with millions taking to social media to share the story as well as their memories of the man and his legacy. Perhaps unsurprisingly, what resulted was the largest online reaction to any event in recent history, according to new figures just …
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The Steve Jobs Keynote I Missed
Twenty-seven years ago, I foolishly passed up the opportunity to go to a Steve Jobs keynote. I haven’t been kicking myself ever since, but I do feel bad every time I stop to think about it—such as right this moment.
I was a member of the Boston Computer Society, an amazing institution which Jonathan Rotenberg had founded in 1977, …
‘Steve Jobs’ Biography Coming October 24, Paints ‘Candid’, ‘Brutal’ Picture
In what sounds like a painfully frank admission, Steve Jobs told his official biographer, Walter Isaacson, that he “wasn’t always there for [his kids]” and that he “wanted [them] to know [him].” That’s from Isaacson’s final interview with Jobs at his home in Palo Alto, California, when Jobs was reportedly too weak to go up or down …
Steve Jobs’ 7-Year Health Battle: Defying Big Odds, Launching Big Products
TIME’s health blog, Healthland, has a very interesting piece on the pancreatic cancer Steve Jobs had been battling before he passed away.
According to the post:
“Pancreatic cancer is one of the faster spreading cancers; only about 4% of patients can expect to survive five years after their diagnosis. Each year, about 44,000 new cases
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Twitter Mourns Steve Jobs
It’s been almost 24 hours since the first news of Steve Jobs’ death first rocked the Internet, and still Twitter users are pouring out lamentations 140 characters at a time.
By 12 a.m. ET Thursday morning, there had been 1.4 million tweets mentioning Jobs and 11,000 news articles written, according to All Things D.
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Watch Out: Cyber Criminals Launching Steve Jobs’ Death Scams
It’s sad but probably inevitable: When someone as recognizable and popular as Apple’s Steve Jobs passes away, cyber crooks and spam moguls turn up in droves.
So watch out, because the scams are already circulating, like one noticed by Kapersky Lab’s Dmitri Bestuzhev, who snapped pictures of a Jobs’-death-related shakedown.
“The …
Steve Jobs: Not a Gamer, but a Game Changer
Steve Jobs was many things, but if we’re being honest, a gamer wasn’t one of them. It was a running a joke in enthusiast gamer circles, that until the iPhone came along, the Mac was where games went to die. Oh, you can dredge up the odd games-related interview here and there, where some diehard Apple enthusiast managed to corner Jobs …
WATCH: Memorable Steve Jobs Keynote Speeches
From the first Mac to the iPad, here’s a look back at Steve Jobs doing one of the things Steve Jobs did best: new product announcements.
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Check Out TIME Magazine’s Steve Jobs Coverage This Week
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In the Magazine:
- Editor’s Desk: The Legacy of Steve Jobs
- Cover Story: The Inventor of the Future
- Photos: In a Private Light
- Walter Isaacson: American Icon
Walter Isaacson is the former managing editor of TIME Magazine. His much-anticipated biography, Steve Jobs (based on more than 40
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Steve Jobs: 1955-2011
Steve Jobs, Apple’s co-founder and former CEO, passed away on Wednesday. He was 56.
“Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being,” a statement on Apple’s website says. “Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring …
The Life and Times of Apple’s Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs has passed away, just 56 years old, and with his passing, we’ve come to the end of not just an era but the life of one of the computer industry’s brightest luminaries—and, some might say, its foremost mavericks.
Jobs had stepped down as CEO of Apple slightly more than a month ago, handing the leadership baton to Tim Cook …
Apple: Steve Jobs Has Died
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has died at age 56. Apple.com currently shows a solitary photo of Jobs (see above) and simply says, "Steve Jobs 1955-2011."
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A statement from Jobs’ family reads, in full:
"Steve died peacefully today surrounded by his family.
In his public life, Steve
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