Robert Scoble snapped pics of the Cupertino campus with the flags flying at half mast today in honor of co-founder Steve Jobs’ passing. You can see more of his photos here. Via Foursquare
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You can’t truly understand who Steve Jobs was without understanding the culture and history of Silicon Valley. Steve Jobs was a child of the valley. And the spirit and energy of Silicon Valley coursed through his veins and was imprinted on his DNA. Steve Jobs was born in the city of San Francisco on February 24, 1955. He was adopted by a couple who lived, and who raised their children, in the [Read More...]
Within hours of word coming that former Apple CEO Steve Jobs had passed away, the tech, business, political giants of our time have come forward to offer words of remembrance and praise for the man who changed technology and the way we live our lives forever. Among the first to comment Wednesday evening was Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg: “Steve, thank you for being a mentor and a friend. Thanks for showing that what you build can [Read More...]
Steve Jobs has been survived by his wife Laurene and three children. They have released this beautiful, terse statement. “Steve died peacefully today surrounded by his family. In his public life, Steve was known as a visionary; in his private life, he cherished his family. We are thankful to the many people who have shared their wishes and prayers during the last year of Steve’s illness; a website will be provided [Read More...]
Over at Boing Boing, my old colleague Rob Beschizza has taken the entire site as dark as a classic Macintosh in tribute to Steve Jobs. It couldn’t be a more perfect tribute if it tried. Update: Beschizza tells me that it’s a theme by Stuart Brown.
Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs, the charismatic visionary who reshaped both the computing and entertainment industries, died today. He was 56. Apple’s board of directors issued the following statement: 
If you would like to share your thoughts, memories, and condolences, please email [email protected] Jobs had been suffering from various health issues following the seven-year anniversary of his surgery for a rare form [Read More...]
We’ve received a few questions regarding iPhone 4S availability both in the USA and abroad, here’s what we know so far directly from Apple, as announced at the launch event keynote. First, iPhone 4S is to be released on October 14 with pre-orders starting a week before, the countries with immediate release will also take pre-orders on the 7th of October at midnight. Other countries will have the device [Read More...]
The iPhone 4S, like its predecessors, will soon be a dominant force in the smartphone world across multiple nations and continents. But don’t expect the device to halt Android’s rapid growth and adoption on the world stage. That’s the almost universal consensus among mobile industry analysts the day following the iPhone 4S introduction. “At its event, Apple pointed out that according to comScore, iOS represents the number one smartphone operating system in the U.S. with 43% [Read More...]
A Sprint iPhone has been anticipated for a long time – data plan included.The Sprint iPhone 4S which was announced by Apple yesterday, October 4th, will carry the full pleasures of Sprint’s network. A report shows that Sprint answered a phone call from Phone Scoop and confirmed that the iPhone 4S will have all of the contract-based features from the network that all other phones benefit from including the HTC Evo, Samsung Epic, HTC Arrive, and [Read More...]
Now that the iOS 5 gold master is out in the wild, as well as the iPhone 4S coming October 14th (preorders begin October 7th), the question becomes what the jailbreak community is doing behind the scenes. As many of you would assume, the scramble to make all tweaks andapplications compatible with the next upcoming public firmware is definitely ensuing. Some are easy to accomplish, others are not. One in particular that is almost iOS 5 compatible is AndroidLock XT. AndroidLock [Read More...]
