Check out Mini-Techmeme for simple mobiles or Techmeme Mobile for modern smartphones.
12:15 AM ET, October 7, 2011

Techmeme

 Top Items: 
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
RELATED:
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)
Josh Ong / AppleInsider:
Apple co-founder says time with Steve Jobs was a ‘great privilege’ of his life  —  Ron Wayne, the often overlooked third co-founder of Apple, mourned Steve Jobs' passing in an interview with AppleInsider, noting that the time he had spent with him was one of the “great privileges” of his life.
Discussion: ReadWriteWeb and Electronista
Tim Berners-Lee / W3C Blog:
Steve Jobs and the actually usable computer  —  At a sad time at which the world has just lost Steve Jobs, it is well to reflect on some of the things which he, his passion, and his creations have given us, as now the technical community should take many of these upon its collective shoulders.
Discussion: MacNN
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
Jessica Guynn / L.A. Times Tech Blog:
Larry Brilliant recalls the personal side of Steve Jobs
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
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
Charles Duhigg / New York Times:
With Time Running Short, Jobs Managed His Farewells  —  Over the last few months, a steady stream of visitors to Palo Alto, Calif., called an old friend's home number and asked if he was well enough to entertain visitors, perhaps for the last time.  —  In February, Steven P. Jobs had learned that …
RELATED:
Reuters:
Hong Kong teen's somber design for Jobs a cyber hit  —  (Reuters) - A Hong Kong design student's poignant tribute to Apple founder Steve Jobs became an internet hit Thursday with its minimalist, touching symbolism and brought a job offer and a flood of commemorative merchandise using his design.
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.
Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:   Tweets About Steve Jobs Spike But Don't Break Twitter Peak Record
Harry McCracken / Technologizer:
To Steven Jobs on His Thirtieth Birthday
Discussion: MacRumors and AppleInsider, Thanks:mariedomingo
Jim Aley / Business Week:
Steve Jobs: The Beginning, 1955-1985
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 …
RELATED:
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 …
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.
RELATED:
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.
RELATED:
Fred / A VC:
What We've Lost And What We've Gained
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 …
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 …
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of Techmeme at 12:15 AM ET, October 7, 2011.

View the current page or another snapshot:


Page version:
 
 Techmeme Sponsor Posts: 
TELUS Digital:
Are you ready for the era of agentic AI?  —  Tech leaders are always talking about what's next, and right now, agentic AI is dominating the discourse.  Equip yourself with the info you need in this recorded webinar.
Tribe AI:
State of AI: Adoption, Challenges and Recommendations  —  Examining the current state of AI, the key challenges organizations face, and practical recommendations for utilizing AI integration alongside other best practices.
Zoho:
Everything new in the Zoho Sign iOS mobile app  —  Ranked highly in the iOS App Store (4.9 stars), Zoho Sign's mobile app for iPhone is a user favorite.  We're thrilled to share that the app has been enhanced …
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data  —  Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Sponsor Techmeme
 
 See Also: 
Techmeme: site main
Techmeme River: reverse chronological Techmeme
Techmeme Mobile: for phones
Techmeme Leaderboard: Techmeme's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
Techmeme RSS feed
Techmeme on X
Techmeme on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Eric Goldman / Technology & Marketing Law Blog:
GoDaddy Mismanages Its User Agreements—Crabb v. GoDaddy
Ina Fried / AllThingsD:
Reminder: iPhone 4S Pre-Orders Start Friday
Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
Scribol Surges To 26 Million Uniques (But You Didn't Mean To Go There)
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Windows Azure beats Amazon EC2, Google App Engine in cloud speed test
Sebastian Anthony / ExtremeTech:
uTorrent Plus: BitTorrent goes freemium, review and beta invite giveaway
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 …
Klint Finley / SiliconANGLE:
Google Announces Database-as-a-Service for App Engine, Hot on Oracle's Heels
 Earlier Items: 
Stephen Colebourne / Stephen Colebourne's blog:
Time-zone database down  —  Today, the time-zone database was closed down.
Discussion: Techdirt and Gmane
Leena Rao / TechCrunch:
Palantir Technologies Raises $70 Million At $2.5 Billion Valuation
Discussion: Pulse2
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Ted Johnson / Deadline:
After CBS aired two 60 Minutes segments, Trump calls on CBS to lose its license and asks FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to “impose the maximum fines and punishment”

Andrew Marchand / New York Times:
Sources: College GameDay host Rece Davis agreed to a new seven-year deal worth tens of millions to stay with ESPN, after being heavily pursued by Fox Sports

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Less than a week before A Minecraft Movie had a $160M+ opening weekend in the US and Canada, experts projected ~$65M, following four high profile misses in 2024
 
Sister Sites:

Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
memeorandum
 What US political commentators are discussing online right now
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page