Andreessen gives thumbs up to Apple plan
By Alex Lash and Nick Wingfield
Netscape Communications' senior vice president of technology Marc
Andreessen says he's enthusiastic about the prospects of Apple Computer's
union with Next Software.
Apple OS: Mind the gap
By Alex Lash
It turns out there will be something of a generation gap between Apple
Computer's next-generation operating system and the current System 7.
Wall Street on Apple: "Next"
By Dawn Yoshitake
Despite the stunning announcement outlining its new operating system
strategy with Next, Apple
stock generates only a yawn from Wall Street.
Tools for a new Apple age
By Alex Lash
Metrowerks jumps on the Next-Apple bandwagon, announcing that its popular
CodeWarrior development environment will support Apple's next-generation operating system.
Fall and rise of Steve Jobs
By Margie Wylie feature After being ousted by the very company he cofounded, Steve Jobs went into Bobby Fischer-like seclusion. Then two things happened: Toy Story and the Internet.
What happens Next?
By Jim Davis and Anthony Lazarus news analysis From Apple's industry-rocking purchase of Next, what does CEO Gil Amelio want more: an operating system or big-time operator Steve Jobs?
Merger brings Jobs home
By Jeff Pelline, Mike Yamamoto, Dawn Yoshitake
In a stunning move, Apple Computer says it will purchase Next Software in a $400 million deal that will bring former Apple CEO Steve Jobs back to the company he cofounded.
Sculley coming back too
By Jeff Pelline exclusive With help from former Apple executives and the explosive growth of the Internet, former Apple Computer chief executive John Sculley is rapidly laying the groundwork to become a force in Silicon Valley again.
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MIT creates a simulation to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Spacewar. A relic of the early days of minicomputers, it was one of the first computer video games and set the stage for many others, including Asteroids.
A new Apple lawsuit takes aim at Motorola Mobility in the U.S. for breaking a contract both companies have with Qualcomm for the license of one of its wireless patents.
A study by Harlequin--yes, the romantic-book people--says more women are sending naughty texts (shocking) and that 27 percent have sent a nude picture via e-mail or text.
Tor's "obfsproxy" technology would make encrypted data look innocuous and let it dodge government censors. That could help citizens in Iran reach blocked sites as antigovernment protests reportedly loom.
In spite of the boom in smartphone sales, there still seems to be a market for dedicated portable media players. Apple's iPod Touch is the leader, but what about some alternatives for the Android fans? CNET surveys the options.
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