The loss of Apple's iconic leader  Editors and writers from Computerworld, Network World, CIO.com and ITworld share their thoughts on Steve Jobs, his impact on technology and the legacy he leaves behind.
Adobe's security chief praises Apple for Flash-crippling move
Adobe's head of security is applauding Apple's move to block outdated versions of his company's Flash Player. Facebook looks to connect patients with organ donors
Facebook launched a new tool today that co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg hopes will help connect patients with needed organ donors. I have seen the future (and it's made of glass)
Expect to see incredible innovation in consumer electronics glass over the next few years from Apple, Google, and Microsoft, writes columnist Mike Elgan. Update: Apple's WWDC sells out in 2 hours
Apple today announced that its annual developers conference would run June 11-15 in San Francisco -- and inside of two hours, the event had sold out. Apple vs. Google vs. Microsoft: Battle for digital supremacy
From the desktop to digital music, search to mobile devices, these Big Three have shaped our digital lives for more than a decade. Who's winning now? Here's how the battle shakes out. A 1985 gift to Jobs meets 2012 copyright law
Last week we learned that not even reverence for the memory of Steve Jobs can protect a YouTube video from a copyright-wielding entertainment industry behemoth. FBI reveals 1991 probe of Steve Jobs
The FBI today made public a background probe of Steve Jobs conducted in 1991, when he was being considered by the George H. W. Bush administration for a spot on the President's Export Council. Cook hires first exec since taking Apple's reins from Jobs
Apple CEO Tim Cook made his first major hire yesterday since taking over the company in August, bringing in the CEO of a struggling British electronics chain to lead Apple's own retail operation. What's up for Apple in 2012?
2011 was a consequential year for Apple in good ways -- the iPad 2 and Siri -- and bad -- the loss of Steve Jobs. With the year pretty much in the rear-view mirror, columnist Ryan Faas looks at what's coming for 2012. QuickPoll: What was the top story of 2011?
IT made headlines throughout 2011, from social media's role in Arab Spring to the popularity of Google's Android and Google+ and more. What was the top story of the year? Steve Jobs, Google+ and iPhone top Google's 2011 search list
Google offers its take on what technology and technologists most interested the online world this year. Sotheby's sells Apple founding contract for $1.6M
The contract that founded Apple was purchased Tuesday for nearly $1.6 million, far above the estimate of $100,000 to $150,000 put on the 35-year-old document by Sotheby's. Top tech stories of 2011: From Jobs to Android, Anonymous to Egypt
In 2011, the increasingly mobile and socially networked world of technology became more intertwined than ever with politics and the law. Patent wars shaped competition in tablets and smartphones, hacktivists attacked a widening array of political and corporate targets, repressive regimes unplugged citizens from the Internet, and the U.S. government moved to block the giant merger of AT&T and T-Mobile USA. With the passing of Steve Jobs, the world lost a technology icon who redefined the computer, entertainment and consumer electronics industries. These are the IDG News Service's picks for the top 10 technology stories of the year: Sotheby's to auction off Apple's founding contract
The 35-year-old contact that founded Apple will go under the gavel in two weeks, when auctioneer Sotheby's predicts it will fetch as much as $150,000. After Jobs: The Enterprise?
CEO Tim Cook should seriously try to get Apple into the enterprise market. Video: The Steve Jobs '95 interview, unabridged
In 1995, Steve Jobs was on the cusp of middle age -- 40 years old -- when he sat down for this exclusive video interview with the Computerworld Honors program. Insider (free registration requested) Video: Steve Jobs one-on-one, the '95 interview
In 1995, Steve Jobs was on the cusp of middle age -- 40 years old -- when he sat down for this exclusive video interview with the Computerworld Honors program. Steve Jobs bio debuts at No. 1 spot on bestseller lists
The biography of Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs debuted today at the top of both Amazon's and Barnes & Nobles' bestseller lists. Biographer: Jobs brilliant, prickly, eccentric
Steve Jobs was a brilliant-but-belligerent eccentric who transformed seven different industries, his biographer said in an interview that aired Sunday night on 60 Minutes. Steve Jobs biography: 5 tidbits you need to read
Did you know that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs hated Android, Google's mobile operating system? I mean, really, really hated Android. How about the fact that the Apple II's design was inspired by a kitchen appliance and that Jobs never truly respected Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates as an innovator? That's just a taste of some of the nuggets about Jobs that are packed into the book Steve Jobs by noted biographer Walter Isaacson. Apple launches Jobs memorial page
Apple today launched a tribute page for its co-founder, Steve Jobs, posting some of one million messages it received after the death of the iconic entrepreneur. Former Apple iPhone exec Papermaster becomes CTO at AMD
Advanced Micro Devices has appointed former Apple iPhone development chief Mark Papermaster as chief technology officer, where he will take charge of developing AMD's future microprocessors and hardware. U.S. Apple stores to close Wednesday for Steve Jobs tribute
Apple reportedly will shut its U.S. retail stores for a few hours on Wednesday to allow its employees to participate in a staff celebration of the life of co-founder Steve Jobs. Where's the Steve Jobs of IT security?
Can we apply some of the thinking that resulted in the iPhone and the iPod to the IT security world? iPhone 4S supplies tighten
Apple on Monday instituted a reservation-only policy for iPhone 4S retail sales, hinting at a repeat of the smartphone's annual supply-and-demand mismatches. Elgan: Why do people wait in line for iPhones?
Columnist Mike Elgan camps out in front of an Apple store in Silicon Valley to wait in line and be among the first to buy the new iPhone 4S. He also seeks answers to the question: Why do Apple fans all over the world do this? At Dell World, Ballmer steers clear of tablets, phones and Apple
With many still reflecting on the contributions of Steve Jobs, being at Dell World this week almost feels like living in an alternative universe. Google's Schmidt (finally) takes to Google+
After being noticeably absent from his company's own social network, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt finally has joined the ranks of Google+ users. Apple's iCloud launch woes evoke MobileMe's '08 debacle
The launch of Apple's new iCloud service has been reminiscent of the fiasco three years ago when the company debuted MobileMe, according to users' complaints that describe a sweeping range of problems. Apple launches iCloud ahead of iOS 5 debut
Apple today launched iCloud, the free online synchronization and backup service that replaces MobileMe. The Apple security survival guide
Attacks against the Mac are on the rise, and users need to know what they're up against to mount an effective defense. Here's a survival guide that will help. Insider (registration required) Apple preps for iOS 5, iCloud with iTunes update
Apple today prepared iOS, Mac and Windows users for tomorrow's launch of iOS 5 and iCloud by shipping iTunes 10.5. Google, Samsung right to delay Nexus Prime, analysts say
Steve Jobs' was praised worldwide as a business visionary following his death last week. Analysts say Jobs' death also had immediate business impacts for both Apple products and those Android-based machines sold by rivals. iPhone 4S first-day orders top 1M
First-day orders for the iPhone 4S hit 1 million on Friday, easily breaking the single-day record of 600,000 first-day sales for the iPhone 4 set last year, Apple announced today. Steve Jobs Remembered
Upon learning of the death of former Apple CEO Steve Jobs, longtime technologists of all stripes paused to reflect on his lasting impact on an industry that grew out of a garage. Insider (registration required) 3 small items from the week we lost a giant
Seemingly endless coverage of his passing last week offered the public an opportunity to learn everything it could ever want to know about Steve Jobs, Including what would appear to be his favorite photograph ... of himself. Steve Jobs' death creates Twitter surge
Traffic hit near-record levels on Twitter Wednesday after news of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' death spread. IT ... as Steve said: "Click. Boom. Amazing!"
What can IT learn from Steve and Apple? Tech elite share Jobs tributes on Google+, Facebook
When Steve Jobs' friends, colleagues and even competitors wanted to share their memories and condolences about their loss, they turned to social networking sites. Remembering Steve Jobs: IDG editors reflect
Editors and writers from Computerworld, Network World, CIO.com and ITworld share their thoughts on Steve Jobs, his impact on technology and the legacy he leaves behind. QuickPoll: What will Steve Jobs be best remembered for?
Steve Jobs, co-founder and former CEO of Apple Inc., has passed away. Which of his accomplishments will be his legacy? Steve Jobs interview: One-on-one in 1995
In this interview from the Computerworld Honors Awards Program's Oral History project, Steve Jobs talks about his life and his work during his time in exile from Apple. From his early years -- when he says he's sure that except for a few key adults 'I would absolutely have ended up in jail' -- to how he felt about Apple in the mid-'90s -- 'The Macintosh will die in another few years [under John Sculley]' -- to his predictions about the Internet, this is a rare look at Jobs after his first string of innovations but before he returned to Apple. Publisher advances Jobs bio pub date to Oct. 24
Simon & Schuster has moved up the publication of the first authorized biography of Steve Jobs, the publisher confirmed today. At an Apple store, one man's tribute to Steve Jobs
Clarence Labor Jr. pays tribute to Steve Jobs and Apple by placing his vintage Macintosh Plus computer in front of an Apple Store in Washington D.C. Where will the Steve Jobs tech excitement come from now?
Steve Jobs lived his life at the intersection of technology and art, but where will that vision come from now? Lessons from Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs left behind some prescient lessons that CEOs and managers in all sectors and in companies of all shapes and sizes can learn from. Columnist Ryan Faas explains. Japanese users mourn Jobs' death at Tokyo trade show
News of the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs reached Japan on Thursday, as manufacturers hawked their latest iPad and MacBook clones at a giant trade show outside of Tokyo. Jobs remembered for 'shaking it up'
The news that former Apple CEO Steve Jobs had died staggered long-time technologists of all stripes, giving them pause and a chance to remember their passion for an industry that grew out of a garage. Video: Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford commencement address
Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, then-CEO and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, urged graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life's setbacks -- including death itself -- at the university's 114th Commencement on June 12, 2005. Steve Jobs' indelible mark on the computer industry
Steve Jobs' passing is a profound event for Apple, and for the entire tech industry, says Computerworld editor-in-chief Scot Finnie. Twitter, Facebook flooded with reaction to Jobs' death
The Internet and social networks like Facebook and Twitter lit up Wednesday night with the news of the death of Apple Chairman Steve Jobs. Video: Apple Chairman Steve Jobs dead at 56
Steve Jobs, the Apple co-founder who resigned from the company in the mid-1980s and returned a decade later to make Apple one of the most successful technology companies in the world, has died. Statement by Apple's board of directors on Jobs' death
A statement from Apple's board of directors on the death of Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs: A timeline
1955 -- Born Feb. 24 in San Francisco to Joanne Simpson and Abdulfattah Jandali. Apple Chairman Steve Jobs dies at 56
Steve Jobs, the Apple co-founder who resigned from the company in the mid 1980s and returned a decade later to make Apple one of the most successful technology companies in the world, has died. Apple Chairman Steve Jobs dead at 56
Steve Jobs, the Apple co-founder who resigned from the company in the mid-1980s and returned a decade later to make Apple one of the most successful technology companies in the world, has died. Apple preps OS X Lion for iCloud debut
Apple appears on track to release a Mac OS X Lion update by Oct. 12, when the company will roll out iCloud, its new online synchronization and backup service. Apple: It's the iPhone 4S, not the iPhone 5
Apple's new CEO Tim Cook and other company executives today introduced the new iPhone 4S, an upgrade to the existing iPhone 4 that features the same faster dual-core processor now used in the iPad 2. Apple makes it official, slates iPhone event for Oct. 4
Apple today announced an Oct. 4 event on its Cupertino, Calif. campus to unveil its newest iPhone. Echoing Apple, Microsoft bans Flash from Metro IE10 in Windows 8
Microsoft will not support browser plug-ins, including Adobe's Flash, in one of the two versions of Internet Explorer to be bundled with Windows 8, a company executive said today. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Life on Jobs-less Earth
Some people have already forgotten about just how important Steve Jobs was, not only to Apple, but to all of technology. Apple locks in new CEO Tim Cook through 2021
Apple's board of directors last Friday moved to lock in new CEO Tim Cook through mid-2021 by awarding him 1 million shares of the company's stock. Who will be the next Steve Jobs?
These 10 tech leaders have the vision, and they've shown that they have the drive -- but do they have what it takes to spearhead the next big thing in tech? Elgan: How Apple will kill cable TV
Columnist Mike Elgan writes that Apple is going to do to your cable TV box what it did to the audio CD: Make it go away. Image gallery: Steve Jobs through the years
Steve Jobs' signature moments over the past 30-plus years. How Steve Jobs changed Apple...
With the reign of Steve Jobs as Apple's CEO officially over, Ryan Faas takes a look at his 14-year tenure and how he shaped the company and, by extension, our digital lives. Potential pitfalls in Apple CEO transition, say experts
Apple's new CEO faces a challenge putting his own imprint on the company as long as Steve Jobs sticks around, a management expert said today. Steve Jobs' resignation heats up social nets
As soon as the news hit late Wednesday that Steve Jobs was resigning as Apple's CEO, social networks heated up with traffic. Rob Malda, a.k.a. CmdrTaco, leaves Slashdot
It's the end of an era at Slashdot as Rob 'CmdrTaco' Malda announced Thursday that he is leaving the site that he created. QuickPoll: Can Apple maintain its mojo without Steve Jobs at the helm?
Steve Jobs quit this week as CEO of Apple, marking the "end of an era." Questions remain about Jobs' product sway as Chairman. Cast your vote: Can Apple maintain its mojo without Jobs at the helm? Will Jobs' departure shake up the mobile industry?
With Steve Jobs' resignation as CEO, will Apple remain on top of the mobile industry with alluring new product designs and technology marvels, much less the business savvy to work with global wireless carriers and manufacturers? Life after Jobs: Why Apple isn't doomed
The greatest fallacy in the story of Steve Jobs stepping down as Apple CEO, the one you’ll find in endless media reports, is this: In 1985 after Steve Jobs left Apple, the company went on a downhill slide that led it to the brink of bankruptcy. Therefore, the Apple of 2011 is at risk of doing the same. Steve Jobs' resignation 'end of an era'
Steve Jobs' resignation as the CEO of Apple will not disrupt the company's product plans in the short-term, but it could dull Apple's ability to dazzle consumers down the road. Steve Jobs at Apple: A timeline
Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple's CEO on Wednesday and Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook was named as his replacement. Jobs will remain with the company as chairman of the board. Update: Apple CEO Steve Jobs resigns
Apple's iconic CEO, Steve Jobs, is resigning and has asked the company's board of directors to tap COO Tim Cook as his replacement. Steve Jobs's fierce reign and legacy
The Apple co-founder who has just resigned as CEO was a polarizing force that in the end reshaped the tech industry several times. Steve Jobs resigning as Apple CEO
Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced Wednesday that he is stepping down from his role in the iconic company he started. Amazon caves to Apple, drops Kindle's in-app button
Amazon today bowed to Apple's newest App Store rules, and removed a link in its iPhone and iPad Kindle apps that took customers directly to its online store. Apple delivers OS X Lion to Mac App Store
Apple today officially launched OS X Lion, the first major upgrade to its operating system software in two years. Apple calls for Mac devs to submit Lion apps
Apple yesterday urged developers to submit their Lion apps for review before the OS X upgrade launches, making some wonder whether the operating system will launch this week as many had expected. QuickPoll: Is iCloud B2C cloud perfection or merely Apple playing catch-up?
Apple's Steve Jobs this week unveiled iCloud, the company's new cloud-based sync and storage service. Is iCloud B2C cloud perfection or merely Apple playing catch-up with Google and others? Apple plays customer loyalty, anti-Google cards with iCloud, say analysts
Apple's iCloud strategy isn't about making money, analysts said today. It's about using the free service to keep customers and battle Google for smartphone and tablet supremacy. Jobs unveils free iCloud sync, storage service
Apple CEO Steve Jobs today took the stage at his company's annual developers conference to tout the new iOS 5, the upcoming Lion edition of Mac OS X and the firm's new cloud service, iCloud. WWDC 2011 Live-blog
Apple is expected to tout iCloud, talk up iOS 5 and Mac OS X 10.7, better known as Lion, at its Worldwide Developers Conference. Macworld is on hand for today's keynote address by CEO Steve Jobs. WWDC: Why this year is different
Apple has already said it'll be highlighting its new iCloud service, the Lion OS and iOS 5 at next week's Worldwide Developers Conference. Columnist Ryan Faas offers a sneak peek at some of the details. Apple takes control of iCloud.com domain
Apple today took administrative control of the iCloud.com domain less than a week before CEO Steve Jobs is to unveil his company's new cloud-based service. Steve Jobs to debut iCloud, tout iOS 5 and Lion next week
Apple CEO Steve Jobs will take the stage at the company's developer conference next week to introduce iCloud -- Apple's new cloud service -- and the next version of its mobile operating system, iOS 5. Officials say Google, Apple sending mixed signals on tracking
Senators question Google and Apple about location tracking on their smartphones. Apple 'dropped the ball' on iPhone location tracking issue, says expert
Apple's explanation about how and why iPhones track users' locations was too late, too little, a crisis communications expert said today. Apple breaks iPhone sales record again
Apple today said it sold a record 18.6 million iPhones in the first three months of 2011, the third consecutive quarter the company's smartphone has set sales records. Verizon routs AT&T on dropped iPhone calls
iPhone owners on AT&T experience two-and-a-half times the number of dropped calls than do users of Apple's smartphone on Verizon, a market research company said today. Wozniak: Tablet is the PC for 'normal people'
Tablets are the culmination of what Steve Jobs wanted to create at Apple from the beginning, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak said Monday. iPad owners rush to dump old tablets for new model
Consumers unloaded their old iPads in unprecedented numbers so they can trade up to Apple's latest tablet, a gadget buy-back company said Wednesday. Apple failed to move hardware bar with iPad 2, say experts
By the time that Apple CEO Steve Jobs wrapped up today's launch of a revamped iPad, analysts were already calling it "incremental" and pointing out that it the new tablet delivers "no surprises." Steve Jobs launches Apple's iPad 2
Apple CEO Steve Jobs today took the stage in San Francisco to introduce his company's new iPad 2, which is faster, thinner and lighter than its predecessor. Apple slates iPad launch event for March 2
Apple will hold an event next Wednesday at which analysts expect it to launch the next iPad. Apple sales set for bounce with expected MacBook refresh
Apple's Mac sales are up more than 20% this quarter compared to the same quarter last year, and the company will get a further bump when it refreshes its MacBook line, an analyst said today. With Jobs on leave, Apple shareholders seek succession plan
Apple's management will be tested on Wednesday as the company faces a vote on a shareholder proposal asking the company's board to disclose its CEO succession planning policy. iPhone dev knocks Apple over vague new sub rules
An iPhone developer today said trying to get information from Apple about its new subscription model is like 'hitting a brick wall,' and remains unsure whether his app will have to toe the new line. Jobs, Zuckerberg get prime spots at Obama dinner
President Obama met with the CEOs of several high-profile technology companies, including Steve Jobs of Apple and Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, in a private dinner Thursday night in Silicon Valley.
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