Biz Break: Symantec goes shopping, Steve Jobs doll not for sale, and Facebook plans IPO – San Jose Mercury News
Today: Mountain View-based computer-security company Symantec buys LiveOffice for about $ 115 million, giving it cloud-archiving offering. Also: Steve Jobs doll will not be released after pressure from Apple (AAPL), Jobs lawyers, and a report … “computer security” – Bing News
Steve Jobs on video games as the future of learning [Video] (Matthew Panzarino/The Next Web)
Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web:Steve Jobs on video games as the future of learning [Video] — This is a great, if short, video from 1990, where Steve Jobs discusses the future of the Library of Congress. In it, he talks about how video games could eventually be the future of learning, taking the form [...]
The Internet Gets Physical (Steve Lohr/New York Times)
Steve Lohr / New York Times:The Internet Gets Physical — THE Internet likes you, really likes you. It offers you so much, just a mouse click or finger tap away. Go Christmas shopping, find restaurants, locate partying friends, tell the world what you’re up to. Some of the finest minds in computer science …
A Very Rare Video of Steve Jobs Telling the History of Apple (Jesus Diaz/Gizmodo)
Jesus Diaz / Gizmodo:A Very Rare Video of Steve Jobs Telling the History of Apple — This very rare video was recorded in the 1980s. It shows Steve Jobs talking about the origin of Apple. It’s fascinating to see how he hints at the Next Big Thing, back when the Macintosh was still a secret [...]
Google Pulls Lousy Gmail iPhone App, Grovels For Forgiveness (Steve Kovach/Business Insider)
Steve Kovach / Business Insider:Google Pulls Lousy Gmail iPhone App, Grovels For Forgiveness — After a torrent of complaints from iOS users, Google has pulled the Gmail app from Apple’s App Store. — In a tweet from Gmail’s official account, the company says: — The iOS app we launched today contained a bug with notifications.
PBS to air Steve Jobs documentary Nov. 2 (Josh Lowensohn/CNET News)
Josh Lowensohn / CNET News:PBS to air Steve Jobs documentary Nov. 2 — Jobs at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in June 2007. — PBS next week will air a one-hour special on the life and career of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs that features interviews and footage with Jobs, along with anecdotes from those who [...]
The Steve Jobs Model for Education Reform (Rupert Murdoch/Wall Street Journal)
Rupert Murdoch / Wall Street Journal:The Steve Jobs Model for Education Reform — If we can engage a child’s imagination, there’s no limit to what he or she can learn. — These days everyone is for education reform. The question is which approach is best. I favor the Steve Jobs model. — In 1984 Steve [...]
Discovery orders Steve Jobs documentary with ‘Mythbusters’ hosts — EXCLUSIVE (James Hibberd/Inside TV)
James Hibberd / Inside TV:Discovery orders Steve Jobs documentary with ‘Mythbusters’ hosts — EXCLUSIVE — Discovery has ordered a documentary on the life of the late Steve Jobs, with the Mythbusters duo on board to host. The network is teaming with NBC’s Peacock Productions for iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World, a one-hour special.
Why FSF Founder Richard Stallman is Wrong on Steve Jobs (Joe Brockmeier/ReadWriteEnterprise)
Joe Brockmeier / ReadWriteEnterprise:Why FSF Founder Richard Stallman is Wrong on Steve Jobs — It’s time for free software to find a new voice. Once again, Free Software Foundation founder Richard Stallman is putting his feet firmly in his mouth. This time, Stallman says that he’s glad Steve Jobs is gone.
Sony Pictures Acquiring New Steve Jobs Biography For Major Feature Film (Mike Fleming/Deadline.com)
Mike Fleming / Deadline.com:Sony Pictures Acquiring New Steve Jobs Biography For Major Feature Film — EXCLUSIVE: I’ve just learned that Sony Pictures is making a hefty deal to acquire feature rights to Steve Jobs, the upcoming authorized biography by former CNN chairman and Time Magazine managing editor Walter Isaacson.
