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  • 06 October 2011

  • Opinion: Ask the GeekTechers: How Steve Jobs Impacted Our Lives

    It seems weird, to some extent, to reflect on the life of a man few in tech blogging knew personally. But Steve Jobs had an enormous impact on the world we live in. We write using computers that bear his influence and call on phones that have his virtual fingerprints all over them--regardless of the logo on the back. And we live in a world that bears Steve's indelible mark.

  • News: OpenWorld 2011: Salesforce.com v Oracle smackdown

    The tit for tat going on between Oracle chief Larry Ellison and Salesforce.com's Mark Benioff has continued with Benioff sledging both Ellison and his push for mega appliances, instead of commodity hardware, to power the Cloud.

  • News: NZ partners pay tribute to Apple chairman

    Apple's New Zealand partners have paid tribute to Apple founder Steve Jobs, who has died.

  • News: Podcast: Steve Jobs

    Jason Snell and Christopher Breen discuss Steve Jobs' legacy.

  • News: Google Launches AdWords Mobile Call Tracking

    Google AdWords will now let you track calls made from mobile devices to your business after users have tapped the phone number on your website.

  • Opinion: Adios amigo

    At Macworld 2002 in New York City, I watched Steve Jobs stride onto stage without introduction and immediately launch into one of his trademark keynotes. His black sweater and jeans look--a deliberate nose-thumbing at the suit/jacket/tie corporate uniform--suited his seemingly off-the-cuff presentation. Apple Computer, as they were then known, was making its popular new consumer device, the iPod, compatible with Windows, something the Mac maniacs in the audience applauded. They applauded everything, even announced price-hikes.

  • News: Motorola faces new lawsuit

    Patent licensing company Intellectual Ventures has set its sights on Motorola with a new lawsuit charging the handset maker with infringing six patents.

  • News: Steve Jobs interview: One-on-one in 1995

    In April of 1995, Steve Jobs, then head of NeXT Computer, was interviewed as part of the Computerworld Honors Program Oral History project. The wide-ranging interview was conducted by Daniel Morrow, executive director of the awards program.

  • Opinion: Tech, Political Leaders Respond to Steve Jobs' Death

    Numerous technology and political leaders have issued public statements praising the accomplishments of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died Wednesday. The leaders of Adobe and Samsung, two companies that have had rocky relationships with Apple, offered their condolences as well.

  • News: Oracle to pay $199.5 million in gov't contracting settlement

    Oracle has agreed to pay US$199.5 million plus interest for failing to meet its contractual obligations in a 1998 contract with the U.S. General Services Administration, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.

  • News: Oracle to pay $199.5 million in gov't contracting settlement

    Oracle has agreed to pay US$199.5 million plus interest for failing to meet its contractual obligations in a 1998 contract with the U.S. General Services Administration, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.

  • News: FCC chairman: End telephone subsidies, build broadband

    The overhaul of an "outdated" U.S. Federal Communications Commission program that subsidizes telephone service in rural areas will lead to universally available broadband service in the U.S. by the end of the decade, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said.

  • News: Tributes pour in for Steve Jobs

    Industry insiders, celebrities and world leaders have paid tribute to Apple chairman Steve Jobs, who has died aged 56.

  • News: The Steve Jobs Legacy: Apple Devotees Remember a Genius

    For Apple's users, Steve Jobs was more than just a CEO -- much more.

  • News: Jobs remembered for 'shaking it up'

    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 -- one very specific garage.

  • News: The World Mourns Steve Jobs

    The death of Apple Chairman and co-founder Steve Jobs brought about a heartfelt outpouring of grief from people around the world.

  • News: Pirate Bay website circumvents Belgian blocking

    Following a court ruling last week ordering two Belgian Internet service providers to block access to the Pirate Bay website, the organization has set up a new domain name to help users get around the blockade.

  • Video: Video: CEATEC new chip detects motion, heartbeats

    Alps Electric debuted a new sensor that the company hopes can be used in medical, security and other applications that could benefit from detection of slight movements.

  • News: Steve Jobs - A life in pictures

    Apple visionary, founder, CEO, chairman, designer and engineer Steve Jobs' life in pictures.

  • Video: Steve Jobs: obituary - video

    Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder and one of the biggest names in technology has died. He was 56.

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