New and Noteworthy: Industry reacts to Jobs' cancer scare, Timothy Cook temporary CEO; more

Industry reacts to Jobs' cancer scare, Timothy Cook temporary CEO The day after Steve Jobs sent a note to employees indicating that he underwent successful surgery to treat a form of pancreatic cancer, the industry reacted with worried speculation "What makes him very hard to replace is his charisma," said industry analyst Rob Enderle. Jobs "can sell refrigerators to Eskimos." The Associated Press reports that Apple shares declined Monday, slipping 2.35 percent, or 76 cents, to close at $31.58 on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Pixar shares fell 42 cents, or less than 1 percent, to close at $67.82. Apple indicates that Timothy Cook will act as day-to-day CEO while Jobs recuperates. More.

Rio debuts iPod mini competitor Rio, now owned by Digital Networks North America, Inc., debuted a player Monday that is expected to be the first of many to squarely compete against the popular 4-gigabyte iPod Mini. "The Rio Carbon, shaped like a slim wedge and weighing 3.2 ounces, uses Seagate Technology's new 1-inch, 5-gigabyte hard drive, and touts up to 20 hours of playback time on a rechargeable battery. It will cost $249 and be available in late August, said Dan Torres, Rio's vice president of product marketing." More.

Previously on MacFixIt:

• Click-wheel (4th generation) iPod: Resets while attempting to play some tracks; Static and the iTrip
• AirPort Express: Cosmetic cracks
• Safari Auto-Fill delays (#4): Deleting form values for speed increase
• Word 2004: Possible solution for language problem
• AAC encoding issues: Muffled sound
• PowerBook G4 screen warping (#5): More details, replacement LCDs

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