When It Comes To Steve Jobs? Health, One Thing?s For Sure: Wall Street Hates Uncertainty

Steve Jobs, as you've probably heard by now, is taking another medical leave of absence. The last time he took one in January, 2009 it was for six months and it turned out to be for a liver transplant, likely related to his earlier bout with pancreatic cancer. This time the leave is indefinite and Apple is not going into any further details about his condition. One thing Wall Street hates is uncertainty. Just look at what happened to Apple's stock between June, 2008 (when a very thin Steve Jobs appeared at Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference, sparking speculation about his health), through his subsequent leave of absence, to June, 2009 (when the Wall Street Journal reported that he had undergone a liver transplant). During that period of uncertainty, the stock was down 23 percent, after dipping even lower (see chart). Will Apple's stock take another hit this time around?

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Benjamin Franklin's Most Enduring Inventions [Techversary]

Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706, making today his 305th birthday. Here is a list of things you may or may not have known sprang from this impossibly talented man's mind. More »


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The Open Internet teaches net neutrality to everyone

I feel strongly about net neutrality -- and you may have some solid opinions about it, too. But what about your mother or your grandfather? Do they care enough about net neutrality to make a stand, or even understand what the fuss is all about?

The Open Internet is a nice little website that strives to explain the topic with very little text, and lovely vector graphics. It flows from top to bottom, with two main illustrations. The first illustration shows how things are today, with the ISP providing access to a raw "stream" of Internet goodness. The second one shows what things might be like if net neutrality is not guaranteed, with "special packages" offering "premium access" to email, Facebook, YouTube or other services many of us spend significant amounts of time browsing.

The site goes on to explain that ISPs would even be able to block access to certain services entirely so they could offer their own competing services -- a frightening scenario. All in all, it's a very quick and enlightening read and it sure beats having to explain the subject over and over again...

The Open Internet teaches net neutrality to everyone originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 23 Dec 2010 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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iPad Web App Converts Flash Video On The Fly

Transmedia has introduced the new Glide OS 4.0, a cloud-based operating system that is ad-free, full of great productivity apps and best of all is compatible with the Apple iPad. It has great syncing capabilities and runs right from your iPad’s browser. It operates like an online mobile desktop. With Glide OS you can share [...]

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WebM vs. H.264: Google Bets Big on Itself

Google announced Tuesday that its Chrome browser will stop supporting the H.264 codec in a couple of months and will support its own WebM and Ogg Theora technologies instead. The announcement set off a firestorm. Some contended the move is a step backward for openness; others speculated that it might create a roadblock for adoption of the HTML5 standard.

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This Dress Could Save the Planet [Fashion]

This elegant evening gown, called "Herself," is an experiment. By coating the dress with a special concrete mixture (yes, concrete!), designer Catalytic Clothing claims it can, allegedly (stress: allegedly), suck up nitrogen oxide and CO from the surrounding air. More »


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Fujifilm FinePix X100 pre-orders begin, retro beauty is yours for $1,200

We've yet to snap a single photograph with Fujifilm's FinePix X100, but we don't let little things like substantive testing get in the way of love -- it's destiny that we and this gorgeous camera be together, no matter the cost. Of course, considering that cost is presently $1,200 at Adorama, where the 12.3 megapixel APS-C shooter just appeared for pre-sales, you may not feel the same way. That's just fine. You'll probably have until March to longingly gaze upon that F2 Fujinon lens, hybrid viewfinder and gorgeous magnesium curves before you make up your troubled mind.

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