Steve Jobs, from dropout to Apple visionary

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• Steve Jobs, from dropout to Apple visionary
• Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish: Steve Jobs’ famous speech
• 10 products that defined Steve Jobs' career
• ‘Insanely great honour’ to have known Jobs: Bill Gates
• Obama remembers Steve Jobs as visionary, innovator
• Steve Jobs, Apple’s visionary, dies at 56
• Steve Jobs 'died peacefully': family
• Sarah Palin says she will not run for president
• Facebook's Zuckerberg hails 'mentor' Jobs
• Steve Jobs dies: Tim Cook's email to employees
• Apple website pays tribute to Jobs
• New Apple CEO Cook mourns loss of 'visionary' Jobs
• 'A helicopter's down! Someone call 911!'
• Arizona dust storms cause three pile-ups with dozens of cars
• Don't enroll yourself in Glastonbury University: It doesn't exist
• Asif Sandila to take over as Pakistan's Navy chief
• Pak a 'twin brother', India a 'great friend': Karzai
• She killed husband, chopped and cooked his body parts
• Daniel Shechtman wins Nobel chemistry prize
• Madrassah student arrested on charges of blasphemy in Pakistan
• After 4-year ordeal, a Seattle homecoming for Amanda Knox
• iPhone gets its upgrade, all under the hood

Steve Jobs, from dropout to Apple visionary Posted: 06 Oct 2011 04:15 AM PDT Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died Wednesday at age 56, left an indelible mark on the world with his uncanny ability to marry hard-core technology with an understanding of human nature. In a rare personal moment at one of his last press events, he displayed a huge picture of street signs showing the intersection of "technology" and "liberal arts," saying that it was there that Apple was trouncing rivals.

Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish: Steve Jobs’ famous speech Posted: 06 Oct 2011 04:15 AM PDT "I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I've ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That's it. No big deal. Just three stories."

10 products that defined Steve Jobs' career Posted: 06 Oct 2011 04:13 AM PDT Steve Jobs had no formal schooling in engineering, yet he's listed as the inventor or co-inventor on more than 300 U.S. patents. These are some of the significant products that were created under his direction. Apple's first product was a computer for hobbyists and engineers, made in small numbers. Steve Wozniak designed it, while Jobs orchestrated the funding and handled the marketing.

‘Insanely great honour’ to have known Jobs: Bill Gates Posted: 06 Oct 2011 04:08 AM PDT Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has had an impact on the world which will last for generations, Microsoft boss Bill Gates said Wednesday, adding that it had been "an insanely great honor" to know him. "Steve and I first met nearly 30 years ago, and have been colleagues, competitors and friends over the course of more than half our lives," he said, adding that he was "truly saddened" to learn of his death.

Obama remembers Steve Jobs as visionary, innovator Posted: 06 Oct 2011 04:01 AM PDT President Barack Obama is remembering Apple co-founder Steve Jobs as one of America's greatest innovators and says the world has lost a visionary. The man behind the iPod and iPhone as well as the personal computer and the iPad, Jobs died of cancer Wednesday at age 56.

Steve Jobs, Apple’s visionary, dies at 56 Posted: 06 Oct 2011 03:23 AM PDT Steven P. Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple who helped usher in the era of personal computers and then led a cultural transformation in the way music, movies and mobile communications were experienced in the digital age, died Wednesday. He was 56.

Steve Jobs 'died peacefully': family Posted: 06 Oct 2011 03:21 AM PDT Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died "peacefully", his family said, thanking those who had supported them through the past year of his battle with cancer. "Steve died peacefully today surrounded by his family," his relatives said in a statement.

Sarah Palin says she will not run for president Posted: 06 Oct 2011 03:06 AM PDT Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said on Wednesday she will not run for president, leaving little doubt that the eventual Republican nominee will come from the current field of contenders. After months of leaving her fans guessing, Palin said in a statement that she and her husband Todd "devote ourselves to God, family and country." She said her decision maintains that order.

Facebook's Zuckerberg hails 'mentor' Jobs Posted: 06 Oct 2011 02:51 AM PDT Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday paid tribute to Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died earlier in the day of cancer at age 56. "Steve, thank you for being a mentor and a friend," Zuckerberg wrote in a posting on Facebook, the world's leading online social network.

Steve Jobs dies: Tim Cook's email to employees Posted: 06 Oct 2011 02:44 AM PDT Steven P. Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple who helped usher in the era of personal computers and then led a cultural transformation in the way music, movies and mobile communications were experienced in the digital age, died on Wednesday. He was 56. Here's the full text of the e-mail Apple CEO Tim Cook sent to his employees about the passing of Steve Jobs.

Apple website pays tribute to Jobs Posted: 06 Oct 2011 02:40 AM PDT Apple on Wednesday turned its home page into a tribute to co-founder Steve Jobs, posting a large black-and-white photo of the company's visionary leader after the announcement of his death at age 56. The photo shows Jobs in his trademark black turtleneck and small round glasses. The only caption to the photo is "Steve Jobs, 1955-2011."

New Apple CEO Cook mourns loss of 'visionary' Jobs Posted: 06 Oct 2011 02:35 AM PDT Apple's new CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday mourned the loss of company co-founder Steve Jobs, who died Wednesday from cancer at age 56. "Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being," said Cook.

'A helicopter's down! Someone call 911!' Posted: 05 Oct 2011 12:21 PM PDT As he sometimes does on quiet afternoons, Robert Dress, 36, took his 9-month-old son, James, on Tuesday to watch the helicopters taking off from the public heliport on 34th Street, near the East River.

Arizona dust storms cause three pile-ups with dozens of cars Posted: 05 Oct 2011 12:07 PM PDT A blinding dust storm rolled across the Arizona desert Tuesday, causing three pileups involving dozens of vehicles on a major interstate. A 70-year-old man was killed and at least 15 other people were injured, authorities said.

Don't enroll yourself in Glastonbury University: It doesn't exist Posted: 05 Oct 2011 11:40 AM PDT British authorities here have uncovered a scam aimed at luring international students to come and study in the UK by designing a glitzy website of what was called 'Glastonbury University.' The catch: the university simply does not exist.

Asif Sandila to take over as Pakistan's Navy chief Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:40 AM PDT Vice Admiral Muhammad Asif Sandila is expected to take over the next chief of the Pakistan Navy. He will take over when current incumbent Admiral Noman Bashir retires on October 7.

Pak a 'twin brother', India a 'great friend': Karzai Posted: 05 Oct 2011 10:24 AM PDT Pakistan is a "twin brother" and India a "great friend", Afghan President Hamid Karzai said today in an obvious attempt to reassure Pakistan that the Strategic Partnership Agreement signed here yesterday was not targeted against it.

She killed husband, chopped and cooked his body parts Posted: 05 Oct 2011 09:19 AM PDT A California woman who killed her newlywed husband and chopped and cooked his body parts over Thanksgiving weekend in 1991 is seeking release from prison. Former nanny Omaima Nelson is scheduled to appear before parole commissioners Wednesday at the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla where she has been serving a life sentence.

Daniel Shechtman wins Nobel chemistry prize Posted: 05 Oct 2011 08:43 AM PDT Israeli scientist Daniel Shechtman won the 2011 Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for his discovery of quasicrystals. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said Shechtman's discovery in 1982 fundamentally changed the way chemists look at solid matter.

Madrassah student arrested on charges of blasphemy in Pakistan Posted: 05 Oct 2011 06:39 AM PDT A madrassa student has been arrested on charges of blasphemy in Pakistan's Punjab province for allegedly burning pages of the Quran to save them from desecration, according to a media report today. Junaid Ahmed, 20, a student of a seminary attached to Imdadia Mosque in Chakwal, was disposing of the pages by burning them on Monday when he was seen by some people, who severely tortured him and got a case of blasphemy registered against him.

After 4-year ordeal, a Seattle homecoming for Amanda Knox Posted: 05 Oct 2011 05:40 AM PDT Amanda Knox returned to her hometown of Seattle on Tuesday and was as overcome with emotion as she was a day earlier in Italy, when she was acquitted on murder charges after four years in prison. "Thank you for being there for me," she tearfully told her supporters in front of a crowd of international reporters.

iPhone gets its upgrade, all under the hood Posted: 05 Oct 2011 05:26 AM PDT Apple introduced its long-awaited new iPhone on Tuesday. But it wasn't an iPhone 5. That will have to wait. Instead, the company unveiled something that looks an awful lot like an iPhone 4 on the outside, with an innovative feature that turns the device into a voice-activated mobile assistant for scheduling appointments and performing other tasks.

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