Jan 15 2009

Top 10 Best Super Bowl Commercials–W/ Video

This brought back some memories. Remember that Apple ad from 1984?

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Jan 15 2009

Even without Steve Jobs, Apple ‘can clearly execute’

Little more than a week after acknowledging a hormone deficiency, Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs on Wednesday said he is taking a medical leave of absence from his job because his condition is “more complex” than originally thought.

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Jan 15 2009

Jobs's hiatus thrusts quiet exec into the spotlight – Globe and Mail


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Jobs's hiatus thrusts quiet exec into the spotlight
Globe and Mail – 1 hour ago
AP SAN FRANCISCO – Steve Jobs proved his technological genius long ago. Now Tim Cook will provide some insight into whether Mr. Jobs was smart enough to groom an executive who can keep the shine on Apple even when Mr.
Steve Jobs may be facing surgery to remove pancreas – report Apple Insider
Jobs' News Unlikely To Take Bite Out Of Apple Channel CRN
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Jan 15 2009

Sony X Series Walkman include a touchscreen – Digital Home


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Sony X Series Walkman include a touchscreen
Digital Home – 13 Jan 2009
Taking a page out the Apple playbook, Sony last week announced its new X-series of portable media players which feature a three inch Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) touch screen.
CES 2009 wrap-up: portable audio and video CNET News
Home electronics: New Sony Walkman takes on the iPod Shuffle CCL Online
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Jan 15 2009

So Who’s Running Apple Now?

An anonymous reader writes “With Steve Jobs stepping down from heading Apple for at least six months who’s running the company that he resurrected? This article names the three people who will try to keep things running. But you have to wonder whether they’ll have the charisma needed to keep Apple cool…”

Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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Jan 15 2009

Banks, Apple weigh on Wall Street – CNNMoney.com


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Banks, Apple weigh on Wall Street
CNNMoney.com – 24 minutes ago
Blue chip losses seen muted after JPMorgan Chase earnings, but Jobs' illness plagues tech issues. By CNNMoney.com staff NEW YORK (CNNMoney.
US STOCKS-Futures drop as bank worries persist; Apple hit Reuters
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Jan 15 2009

Sony X Series Walkman include a touchscreen – Digital Home


LetsGoMobile (press release)

Sony X Series Walkman include a touchscreen
Digital Home – 13 Jan 2009
Taking a page out the Apple playbook, Sony last week announced its new X-series of portable media players which feature a three inch Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) touch screen.
CES 2009 wrap-up: portable audio and video CNET News
Home electronics: New Sony Walkman takes on the iPod Shuffle CCL Online
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Jan 15 2009

Steve Jobs Probably Won’t Come Back to Apple

Steve Jobs’ medical leave from Apple is likely to be permanent, analysts say.In a letter to Apple staff on Wednesday, Jobs said he was taking a five-month medical leave because his health issues are “more complex than I originally thought.”In the note, Jobs promised to return to Apple in the summer, which many are hoping is true.

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Jan 15 2009

Apple’s share of US PC market slips to 8% at hands of ACER

Apple’s share of the US computer market fell to 8 percent during the fourth calendar quarter of 2008 from 9.5 percent in the third as the Mac maker surrendered its third place ranking to surging netbook maker Acer, according to market research firm Gartner.

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Jan 15 2009

Apple could face lawsuits over Jobs – Reuters


Times Online

Apple could face lawsuits over Jobs
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By Gina Keating LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Apple Inc probably will be sued by investors unhappy with the company's about-face on the health of its visionary chief executive, but the law is not clear on what duty the company has to disclose personal
Steve Jobs a 'national treasure' BBC News
Apple chief Steve Jobs: Health timeline since 2003 Telegraph.co.uk
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