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10:20 PM ET, October 6, 2011

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Business Week:
Eric Schmidt on Steve Jobs  —  The Google executive chairman admired Jobs's passion, courage, and smarts  —  Everyone knows the transaction where the board sided with John Sculley and Steve left Apple.  Steve sold all of his Apple stock, kept one share, and founded NeXT.  Typical Steve maneuver.
Discussion: LIVEdigitally, Bits and Electronista
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AP / YouTube:
Wozniak Tearfully Remembers His Friend Steve  —  Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak spoke with The Associated Press Thursday morning about his friend and former business partner Steve Jobs.  (Oct. 6)
Jonathan Schwartz / What I Couldn't Say:
Realigning the Stars  —  I got to know Steve Jobs during a period when success eluded him.  When he'd left Apple, and founded NeXT Computer, Inc. In 1989, a few friends and I started a software company, Lighthouse Design, that devoted itself to the NeXT platform.
Discussion: Gizmodo Australia
John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
Universe Dented, Grass Underfoot  —  After the WWDC keynote four months ago, I saw Steve, up close.  —  He looked old.  Not old in a way that could be measured in years or even decades, but impossibly old.  Not tired, but weary; not ill or unwell, but rather, somehow, ancient.  But not his eyes.
Stephen Wolfram Blog:
Steve Jobs: A Few Memories  —  I'm so sad this evening—as millions are—to hear of Steve Jobs's death.  Scattered over the last quarter century, I learned much from Steve Jobs, and was proud to consider him a friend.  And indeed, he contributed in various ways to all three of my major life projects so far …
Jessica Guynn / L.A. Times Tech Blog:
Larry Brilliant recalls the personal side of Steve Jobs
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Josh Ong / AppleInsider:
Apple co-founder says time with Steve Jobs was a ‘great privilege’ of his life
Discussion: Technologizer and Electronista
Tim Berners-Lee / W3C Blog:   Steve Jobs and the actually usable computer
Shantanu Narayen / Adobe Blogs:
With Our Deepest Sympathy  —  Steve was a unique visionary …
Pierre Omidyar / Civil Beat:
Steve Jobs' Legacy: Think Different
Richard Branson / Virgin:
Remembering Steve Jobs
Discussion: Pulse2
Digits:
Former Apple CEO John Sculley Praises Jobs
Discussion: BetaNews, CNET News and Digits
Jim Aley / Business Week:
Steve Jobs: The Beginning, 1955-1985
Christopher John Farley / Speakeasy:
Steve Jobs Knew The End Was Near Weeks Ago, Says Coming Biography  —  Steve Jobs knew that he was dying weeks before the end, according to a coming biography.  —  Walter Isaacson's book “Steve Jobs” is due out Nov. 21 from Simon & Schuster.  Jobs died Wednesday at the age of 56.
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Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Fortune:
The day Steve Jobs called Walter Isaacson  —  In a special Time Magazine cover story, a preview of his forthcoming biography  —  For the seventh and perhaps the last time, Steve Jobs appears this week on the cover of Time Magazine, a special issue that includes a photo essay by Diana Walker …
Michael Arrington / Uncrunched:
Nuance To Acquire Swype For $100+ Million  —  Nuance has acquired Seattle-based startup Swype for something more than $100 million, says a source with knowledge of the deal.  —  I'm a big fan of Swype, and this is a brilliant acquisition by Nuance.  Swype first launched at a TechCrunch conference in 2008.
Jonathan S. Geller / BGR:
Samsung Galaxy Nexus full specs revealed; Verizon Wireless exclusive  —  Well, now that Apple has announced the iPhone 4S, there's only one other flagship on the horizon that people are eagerly anticipating and that's the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.  Codenamed “Nexus Prime,” the Galaxy Nexus …
Jessica Guynn / Los Angeles Times:
Steve Jobs' virtual DNA to be fostered in Apple University  —  To survive its late founder, Apple and Steve Jobs planned a training program in which company executives will be taught to think like him, in ‘a forum to impart that DNA to future generations.’ Key to this effort is Joel Podolny, former Yale Business School dean.
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Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:   Tweets About Steve Jobs Spike But Don't Break Twitter Peak Record
Reuters:   Hong Kong teen's somber design for Jobs a cyber hit
Steven Musil / CNET News:
Ice Cream Sandwich to launch next week  —  A placeholder video on the official Android developers channel.  —  Google is expected to serve up Ice Cream Sandwich—the newest version of Android—on Tuesday at the Samsung Unpacked event in San Diego.  —  That revelation comes courtesy …
Darrell Etherington / GigaOM:
Apple details new Cards app for iPhone and iPod touch  —  One of the apps unveiled at Apple's media event on Tuesday was Cards, an official Apple product that lets you send physical greeting cards easily to loved ones around the world.  The official Cards page on Apple's site has been updated with new info …
Sharif Sakr / Engadget:
HTC announces the Sensation XL with Beats Audio, we go hands-on  —  We suspected there'd be a special guest at HTC's party in London tonight and here it is: the brand new Sensation XL.  You might recognize the mug shot from the many leaks we've reported under the Runnymede codename …
Rdio Blog:
Introducing: Free Access to Rdio  —  Some of the best things in life are free, and starting today, Rdio is one of them.  New Rdio users in the US can take advantage of many of our popular features for free, including streaming full songs without hearing a single ad — a meter at the top …
Ina Fried / AllThingsD:
Intellectual Ventures Joins the Mobile Patent War, Suing Motorola Mobility  —  Intellectual Ventures filed suit Thursday against Motorola Mobility, saying that the company is infringing on its patents and refuses to take a license to its technology.  —  The patent amassing firm …
 
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Discussion: TorrentFreak
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Zero-Day Vulnerability On American Express Website Now Closed
Discussion: qnrq and SecurityWeek
Federal Trade Commission:
Important Information Regarding the Right of Borders Customers to Opt Out of Transfer …
Nate Hoffelder / The Digital Reader:
Google eBookstore now Live in the UK
Klint Finley / SiliconANGLE:
Google Announces Database-as-a-Service for App Engine, Hot on Oracle's Heels
Stephen Colebourne / Stephen Colebourne's blog:
Time-zone database down  —  Today, the time-zone database was closed down.
Discussion: Techdirt and Gmane
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