Steve Jobs dies at the age of 56 years

Steve Jobs, co-founder and former chief executive of US technology giant Apple, has died at the age of 56. Jobs was generally regarded as a charismatic and visionary whose innovative ideas turned Apple into the most valuable technology company in the world and second most valuable overall after Exxon Mobil. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2003 and five years …

Just the Jobs

With the news that Steve Jobs has stepped down as CEO of Apple, the company he founded and turned into the largest technology company in the world, lists of his memorable quotes have been appearing all over the place. Here is one such list from The Wall Street Journal. Steve Jobs’s Best Quotes

Blocked knighthood for Steve Jobs

According to a former senior UK Labour Party MP, the founder and head of Apple, Steve Jobs, had been proposed for an honorary knighthood in 2009 for his outstanding service to technology. Microsoft’s Bill Gates was similarly knighted in 2005. However, despite the proposal being in the final stages of approval, the move was blocked by the then-Prime Minister Gordon …