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• Watch Steve Jobs play FDR in Apple film, circa '1984'

  By Paul McNamara | 07 May, 2012 14:39

  You'll have to go to Buzzblog if you want to see Steve Jobs playfully portraying Franklin Delano Roosevelt - right down to the cigarette holder - it's there in all of its 20-second glory.

• Steve Jobs’ rage at Android was all “for show” –- Google CEO Page claims

  By John Cox | 05 April, 2012 10:45

  Steve Jobs’ holy rage against Google’s Android mobile operating system was just some “differences” created “for show,” according to Google CEO Larry Page in an interview transcript published this week.

• In Pictures: Who could play Steve Jobs?

  By Tom Kaneshige | 05 April, 2012 09:08

  If you're casting someone to play the late-Steve Jobs, what qualities would you look for? Enigmatic? Ruthless? Sneaky? Clever? Charismatic? All of the above? Among today's leading men, here are 10 who could portray the iconic Apple CEO, for better or worse.

• In Pictures: Apple Innovation, 10 future tech ideas

  By Tom Kaneshige | 13 February, 2012 08:46

  How will Apple fare in the post-Steve Jobs era? Everyone is wondering whether or not Apple can deliver amazing technology in the future. From the wacky to the reasonable, here's a list of innovation ideas.

• FBI unbolts Steve Jobs 1991 investigation file

  By Michael Cooney | 10 February, 2012 05:23

  The FBI today released a background check it did on Apple's founder Steve Jobs when he was being considered for a position on the President's Export Council under George H.W. Bush in 1991.

• Goodbye e-books, hello apps

  By Mark Gibbs | 03 February, 2012 09:33

  "It doesn't matter how good or bad the product is, the fact is that people don't read anymore ... Forty percent of the people in the U.S. read one book or less last year."

• Steve Jobs 'was an incredible genius' - Bill Gates

  By Ben Camm-Jones | 31 January, 2012 06:06

  Former Microsoft boss and philanthropist Bill Gates said that he considers Steve Jobs to have been an "incredible genius" rather than a rival.

• IN PICTURES: Happy birthday, iPad! RIP, pretenders

  By Galen Gruman | 30 January, 2012 11:31

  Two years ago, on January 27, Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad. Computing has never been the same, despite all the 'iPad killers' - here are some of the failures

• Bill Gates reveals how Steve Jobs inspired him

  By Ben Camm-Jones | 27 January, 2012 02:22

  Bill Gates has been inspired to push on with his philanthropic work after the death of Steve Jobs reminded him that we only have "limited time" on earth.

• Virgin America jet emblazoned with Steve Jobs quote takes to the skies

  By Network World staff | 25 January, 2012 02:28

  Silicon Valley-based airline Virgin America named one its jets after Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. But the jet isn't named "Steve Jobs."

• Apple CEO Cook receives $376 million stock award

  By Ann Bednarz | 10 January, 2012 15:31

  Apple granted Tim Cook a “promotion and retention award” valued at $376 million when he took over as CEO in August, the company revealed in its 2012 proxy statement, filed Monday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

• 2011's top stories: Steve Jobs

  By Lily Walker | 27 December, 2011 06:42

  Earlier this year, the world witnessed a huge loss, there will never be a man quite like Steve Jobs, and not surprisingly, many of our most read stories this year were about the man behind Apple.

• Apple CTO: Steve Jobs 'made the impossible possible'

  By Ben Camm-Jones | 16 December, 2011 19:00

  Steve Jobs was able to inspire Apple engineers to make seemingly impossible tasks possible through his sheer strength of will, Apple's former chief technology officer has said.

• Tech stories of 2011: Jobs, Android and Anonymous rank in top 10

  By Marc Ferranti | 14 December, 2011 03:32

  In 2011, the increasingly mobile and socially networked world of technology became more intertwined than ever with politics and the law. Patent wars shaped competition in tablets and smartphones, hacktivists attacked a widening array of political and corporate targets, repressive regimes unplugged citizens from the Internet, and the U.S. government moved to block the giant merger of AT&T and T-Mobile USA. With the passing of Steve Jobs, the world lost a technology icon who redefined the computer, entertainment and consumer electronics industries. These are the IDG News Service's picks for the top 10 technology stories of the year:

• Computer History Museum launches online Steve Jobs exhibit

  By John P. Mello Jr. | 07 December, 2011 01:07

  The Computer History Museum has launched an online exhibit about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.