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Steve Jobs Reveals Apple's MacBook Air and iTunes Movie Rentals

Steve Jobs announced Apple's new ultra-thin laptop MacBook Air during his keynote at MacWorld. With only a .76" thickness at most, Jobs called it the thinnest laptop ever made. Air features 13.3" LED screen, 1.6 GHz Intel Core Duo ...READ»

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If you love something, set it free. Unless, of course, it begins to sputter and plunge into a tailspin. Then, introduce the iMac.READ»

Steve Jobs and Dynamic Presentations

Dynamic communication is one of the keys to career and life success that I discuss in Straight Talk for Success. If you want to become a dynamic communicator, you need to do three things: 1) develop your conversation skills; 2) ...READ»

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All Eyes On Apple

Will the gray light of January cool the world's hottest company?READ»

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Transparent Leaders: The Health of John McCain and Steve Jobs

The New York Times published an article today about the lack of transparency in regards to the presidential candidates' health. Will people care, giving this the attention that the health of Steve Jobs received? Or will public apathy encourage both campaigns to remain tight-lipped?READ»

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Macworld R.I.P -- Can Our World Survive Without Steve Jobs' Keynotes?

Apple has announced that Macworld 2009 will be the company's last. Gone are the days of Steve Jobs unveiling iPhones, MacBook Airs, and the like. What's worse? Jobs won't even give the keynote this year.READ»

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Yes, Apple Can Survive Without Steve Jobs

The news that Steve Jobs won't be giving the keynote speech at the Macworld Expo in January has revived rumors that the Apple [AAPL] CEO might be too ill to work. At least one research analyst has downgraded Apple's stock, citing the ...READ»

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Steve Jobs Announces 'Medical Leave' from Apple

Apple has confirmed that CEO Steve Jobs is taking a six-month leave of absence and putting Tim Cook in charge of day-to-day operations for the company. Jobs' internal e-mail is copied below.READ»

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Jobs Tries on Retirement for Apple's Good

Apple [AAPL] CEO Steve Jobs sent a letter to employees today declaring his intention to take a leave of absence from the company until June. Shares of AAPL dropped about 6% in after-hours trading, as of this writing. Since blaming a ...READ»

Note to CNBC: Pull Jim Goldman Off Apple
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Note to CNBC: Pull Jim Goldman Off Apple

At CNBC, you can be wrong, wrong and wrong again, and suffer no consequences. At least that's what appears to be the case with the network's Silicon Valley Bureau Chief and professional Apple apologist, Jim Goldman. Case in point: ...READ»

Technology: How Far and How Fast We've Come

Just watched the video of Steve Jobs introducing the first Macintosh, in January 1984.Maybe those of you were under ten years old at the time will be wondering, what's with all the cheering, it doesn't do much. But it was ...READ»

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Class Acts

Each spring, corporate America's preeminent chieftains offer sage counsel to eager university graduates across the nation. Here's our Class of 2005.READ»

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Steve Jobs Retains Control of Apple, from Afar

After taking his three months leave as CEO, Steve Jobs may still be running development of Apple's special projects from home, according to The Wall Street Journal. Chief among them: new iPhone models, the iPhone 3.0 operating ...READ»

Key Not: Why the Jobs-less Apple WWDC Signals Trouble

Key Not: Why the Jobs-less Apple WWDC Signals Trouble

Steve Jobs got the immediate gratification he so desperately desired during that decade-long run of adoring keynotes. We all hung on his every word, his every fillip of salesmanship of features that in lesser hands wouldn't have felt all that special. Well, now they're in lesser hands, and that's bad news.READ»

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Did Steve Jobs Have A Liver Transplant?

According to MSNBC, Apple CEO Steve Jobs may have begun his current six-month hiatus from Apple in order to recover from a liver transplant he received in Tennessee. A survivor of pancreatic cancer, Jobs appeared increasingly thin ...READ»

If He's So Smart...Steve Jobs, Apple, and the Limits of Innovation

The battle over digital music is just another verse in Apple's sad song: This astonishingly imaginative company keeps getting muscled out of markets it creates. So what does Apple have to tell us about innovation?READ»

A Visionary and His Limits

This month's letter from the editor.READ»

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Once More With Feeling

At the urging of Rob Blackadar, Director of Government Sales for United Rentals, I logged onto MacWorld's website to watch Steve Jobs's 2007 keynote. I had never seen Jobs present before, though I had certainly heard of his legendary ...READ»

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Leadership: Steve Jobs’s Non-Apology

In the wake of the unprecedented response to last week’s post about Michael Vick’s apology, I thought I’d continue that line of thought with a look at another recent apology by someone on a bit of a different plane – Steve ...READ»

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Education or Experience: Which is Most Important?

Lisa Asks: I've found that many of today's companies will not entertain the idea of an employee who does not have a college degree. In many cases, they will not even let you apply without one. Is this really the norm or are ...READ»

Technology: Steve Jobs Shows Apple's New iMacs and Software

At a press conference at Apple's headquarters today, Steve Jobs revealed the new iMac computers. There are two 20 inch models, one for $1199 and one for $1499 with improved features; and there is the 24 inch model for $1799. These ...READ»

Steve Jobs Keynote: Leopard and Safari Updates -- Few iPhone Details

Steve Jobs just finished his keynote at Apple's World Wide Developer's Conference. The big announcements? Mac's new OS Leopard will be $129 when it is released in October. Jobs discussed several features, including upgraded ...READ»

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Steve Job Announces Apple iPhone 3G and New Applications

At Apple's annual World Wide Developer's Conference, Steve Jobs announced the new iPhone 3G. It features 3G data speed, GPS support, a better battery, and some design improvements. I would point to the fact the 8 gb model will only ...READ»

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Apple Mania 2.0

It’s official: the iPhone 3G will drop on July 11, with a base price of $199. That’s pocket change compared to last year when prices were in the $500-600 range when the first iPhone was released. The turtle-necked guru himself, ...READ»

The iPhone Means Witchcraft

Have you seen Mad TV cast member Michael McDonald's parody of Steve Jobs introduction of the iPhone? A friend just sent me the link, and it's kind of hilarious.READ»