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Steve Jobs is $282 million richer
Steve Jobs is $282 million richer
Apple CEO's net worth shot to nearly $5.4 billion this week. Bet you can't guess why. Image: Fortune In September, Steve Jobs' $5.1 billion earned him the No. 43 spot on Forbes ' list of the 400 richest Americans. Since then, Apple's shares have rocketed to ...
Apple Magic Mouse Hands On [Apple]
Apple Magic Mouse Hands On [Apple]
gizmodo.com — The Apple's Magic Mouse doesn't have anything on its surface. It's an aluminum base topped off with... a smooth multitouch surface. It felt weird to use, but leagues ahead of the Mighty Mouse. I may go back to mice. The strangest thing, in theory, is ... (more) Apple Magic Mouse Hands On [Apple]
How to convert DVD and Video to Apple TV on Mac
How to convert DVD and Video to Apple TV on Mac
tipard.com — Tipard Apple TV Converter Suite for Mac is bundled with two software, Mac Apple TV Video Converter... and Mac DVD to Apple TV Converter, which can Convert DVD/video to Apple TV video MP4 and Apple TV audio MP3 and AAC, M4A for Mac with lossless output quality as well as without long time and great ... (more) How to convert DVD and Video to Apple TV on Mac
Apple Prepares to Rock the Market with Hardware Subsidizing Program
Apple Prepares to Rock the Market with Hardware Subsidizing Program
patentlyapple.com — The US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple today that reveals various concepts... behind a newly advanced service in development that entails subsidizing an incredible array of hardware from Apple. The hardware ranges from ... (more) Apple Prepares to Rock the Market with Hardware ...
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs: $282 million richer in about a month
MacDailyNews — ... at least on paper — but only about half that increase is thanks to Apple," Elmer-DeWitt reports. "The rest is all Disney." Elmer-DeWitt reports, "According to the two companies' proxy statements, the bulk of Jobs' net worth is in the form of preferentially owned stock: 5.426 million shares of Apple (most of it from a 2003 grant of 10 million shares, later reduced to pay taxes) [and] 138 million shares of Disney (from when Disney acquired Pixar)." More info in the full article here . ...

Mickey Mouse + Magic Mouse = Mighty Steve
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... Jobs owns 138 million shares of the happiest company on Earth. Those shares have not had nearly the run enjoyed by Apple shares over the last few weeks, gaining only 99 cents as of Tuesday night. Still, Jobs has so many of them that they've increased in value by $136 million. Not bad either. Apple's meteoric rise plus Disney's incremental rise equals $282 million more for Apple's CEO and Disney's largest private shareholder. It's better to have both. [via Fortune] TUAWMickey Mouse + Magic Mouse = Mighty Steve originally appeared on ...

Linkpost | 10.22.2009
TechBlog — ... Linkpost | 10.22.2009 • Microsoft releases Windows 7 and  Windows 7's Big Day Tomorrow + New Offers Announced! - Tomorrow is today, as Win7 goes on sale. How about an HP desktop, notebook and netbook combo for $1,199? • Windows 7 Keeps the Good and Tries to Fix Flaws - The NYTimes' David Pogue reviews Windows 7. • Windows 7 on multicore: How much faster? - Biggest benefit may be from power savings. • Apple Stock Hits An All-Time High and Steve Jobs is $300 million richer • How The iPhone Is Blowing Everyone Else Away (In ...

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