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Steve Jobs Dies An American Hero

Digitivity — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:14:42 +0000

Steve Jobs passed away at his home. Regardless of your preference in computers or phones, he had an amazing record of innovation over the years:

He changed personal computers from a hobby to a practical reality with the original Apple computer.
He revolutionized graphic design and brought forth desktop publishing with the Macintosh.
The iMac brought the Internet to many people for the first time.
MP3 players existed before the iPod, but the iPod made playing MP3′s easy.
The iPhone was many people’s first smartphone.
Finally, the iPad made tablets practical and easy to use without a stylus.

People view him as a hero because he went from nothing to being one of the richest men in the world, all the while letting people do computing tasks they weren’t able to before.

Most people don’t know that Jobs was the son of a Syrian immigrant named Abdulfattah John Jandali. He was adopted into a working-class California family. His birth sister was writer Mona Simpson, also considered a genius in her field.

Steve Jobs Quits Apple: New CEO Tim Cook

Digitivity — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 07:15:37 +0000

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This just in: Steve Jobs quits Apple! The Wall Street Journal has the story.

Here’s the entire text of his short press release:

August 24, 2011–To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:

I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.

I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.

As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.

I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.

I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.

His chosen successor would be Tim Cook. Not having been in the spotlight, not a lot is know about him at this time. His Wikipedia page is pretty sparse, a good measure of his anonymity. He’s worked for Compaq and IBM before coming to Apple and outsourcing all manufacturing to China.

What does this mean for the future of Apple, the iPhone, and the iPad?

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Apple Reveals the iPad Tablet: A Coverage Roundup

Digitivity — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:02:50 +0000

Steve Jobs revealed Apple’s tablet computer, dubbed the iPad, in a ceremony at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco.

Specs

Display: a 9.7 IPS (in-plane switching) LCD with multi-touch

Size/weight: 9.56 x 7.47 x 0.5 inches. 1.5 pounds (24.3 x 19 x 1.3 cm, .68 kg). Interestingly, the 3G model weighs .1 pounds more.

Resolution: 1024×768 at 132 dots per inch

Storage: 16, 32, 64GB flash memory

Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth. 3G on the 3G model.

Power: 10 hour non-replaceable battery

Input/output: Dock connector, stereo jack, speaker, microphone (no USB)

Location: Digital compass. Assisted GPS/cellular in the 3G model.

Coverage roundup

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak on the iPad.

Adobe: Flash Apps will run on the iPad, even full screen at some point

The iPad won’t feature SD or USB ports. Rather, you’ll have to buy adaptors.

Everything you need to know about the iPad.
Which version should you go for, 3G or non-3G?

Can AT&T‘s already overloaded data network handle the iPad? Yes, says AT&T.

Reactions from the blogosphere.

Three reasons why the iPad will kill the Amazon Kindle.

And three reason’s it won’t.

A gauging of the Twittersphere’s reactions to the iPad.

Is the iPad going to be a great children’s toy? The NY Times thinks so because children are so tactile.

And does the iPad sound the death knell of the standalone GPS?

John Chow loves the Apple iPad, but some readers aren’t so sure.