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Apple Unveils New iPad, Apple TV Device

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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The Apple computer company introduced a new version of its popular iPad Wednesday, with a sharper screen (featuring the "retina display"), an improved (5 MP) camera, and the ability to use Verizon's 4G LTE wireless service, a faster method to access the Internet over cellular networks.  <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The iPad is a mobile computer and the new version has a nearly 25 centimeter screen.  Apple's iPad is the best-selling of the so-called "tablet" computers, and the improvements are apparently designed to help it keep its market share.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The Bloomberg financial news service says Apple will probably account for about two-thirds of the more than 100 million tablet computers that will be sold this year.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Apple also unveiled an upgraded version of its Apple TV box that allows users to take high quality video and audio programs from the Internet and elsewhere and play them wirelessly on high definition televisions and other devices.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
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Apple Unveils New iPad, Apple TV Device

The Apple computer company introduced a new version of its popular iPad Wednesday, with a sharper screen (featuring the "retina disp...

Apple's Key to Success: Turning Tech into Lifestyle

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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 8.0pt;">By Elizabeth Lee from <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Los Angeles</st1:place></st1:city><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"><span>  </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">From communications to entertainment, Apple products have profoundly changed the way people around the world obtain information and use technology.<span>  </span>The man that led Apple through its evolution was Steve Jobs.<span>  </span>Apple has been so successful in selling its products.<span>  </span>What consumers can expect now that Jobs has died?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">University student Jill Lenahan can be described as a diehard fan of anything created by Apple. Lenahan says her experience with other types of computers just wasn't the same.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">"I used to have a PC it would crash all the time and it was really slow and I got a Mac everything was so much easier," said Lenahan.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Lenahan says her iPhone has made her life more efficient.<span>  </span>But Apple did not create smart phones, mp3 players, or tablet computers.<span>  </span>Andrew Lih with the <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Southern California</st1:placename>'s <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Annenberg</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place> for Communication and Journalism says Apple has made high tech devices more understandable to everyday users who are not tech savvy.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">"I think that Apple really has pioneered the acceptance of those types of technologies - MP3s, downloadable movies, tablet computing - into the mainstream," said Lih.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">It's Apple's ability to design user friendly and attractive products makes many consumers around the world choose Apple over other brands.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">"And that's the beauty of apple products I think and that's why consumers love them is that they are transparently beautiful," Lih added.<span>  </span>"You don't have to learn to use them. You pick it up and it seems natural, but just imagine all the man hours and the work that it takes to get to that point and most companies cannot replicate that either work ethic philosophy or final product." <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Lih calls Apple's many easy to use devices "lifestyle products." He says the company's legacy of making consumer friendly products started when Apple was first established in the 1970s.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">"In the 70s when Apple first came around, their real breakthrough was bringing the personal computer into your home at a price that was fairly reasonable," Lih added.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">These days, Apple's products are actually more expensive than many of its competitors, but Apple is good at convincing consumers to buy says telecommunications analyst Elizabeth Fife.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">"Apple is unique in being able to brand and create excitement around their products, not only for the handsets, for the iPhones, but for the laptops, iPads and other products that they've released to.<span>  </span>So this is just something they're very good at," added <st1:place w:st="on">Fife</st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Even with the death of Steve Jobs, many analysts expect Apple to continue its legacy of introducing products consumers will want for the next three to five years.---VOA News<o:p></o:p></span></div></div>

Apple's Key to Success: Turning Tech into Lifestyle

By Elizabeth Lee from Los Angeles From communications to entertainment, Apple products have profoundly changed the way people around th...

Steve Jobs Was an Innovative Man, Sad He Died, Says Indian PM

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">NEW DELHI</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"> (NNN-PTI) -- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said he was saddened at the demise of former Apple CEO Steve Jobs, calling him an innovative man who had taught the world new ways to communicate and connect. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Jobs, who revolutionised the world of technology, was a pancreatic cancer survivor and died yesterday at the age of 56. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">APPLE PAYS HOMAGE TO STEVE JOBS ON ITS WEBSITE <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">NEW YORK</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"> (NNN-PTI) -- Apple website paid a sombre homage to Steve Jobs, with his black and white portrait and a note "only a visionary and creative genius" like Jobs could have built Apple. -- NNN-PTI<o:p></o:p></span></div></div>

Steve Jobs Was an Innovative Man, Sad He Died, Says Indian PM

NEW DELHI (NNN-PTI) -- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said he was saddened at the demise of former Apple CEO Steve Jobs, calling him ...

Apple founder Steve Jobs dies aged 56

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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">MOSCOW</span></st1:city></st1:place><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"> (RIA Novosti) - Apple founder and ex-CEO Steve Jobs died at the age of 56, Apple said on its website on Thursday.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">The cause of death was not disclosed, but Jobs struggled with cancer since 2003. He underwent a successful surgery in 2004 and a liver transplantation in 2008. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">"Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being," the company said. "Steve leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple."<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Jobs is credited with being the mastermind of the company's iconic products - iPhone and iPad. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">"Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve," the company's board of directors said.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">U.S. President Barack Obama issued a statement praising Jobs as one of the greatest American innovators who has brought joy to millions. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">“Michelle and I are saddened to learn of the passing of Steve Jobs. Steve was among the greatest of American innovators - brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it,” Obama said.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">“By making computers personal and putting the internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution not only accessible, but intuitive and fun,” he added.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Condolences came from all over the world, including U.S. President Barack Obama, as well as from friends, colleagues and rivals.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">“Steve, thank you for being a mentor and a friend. Thanks for showing that what you build can change the world. I will miss you,” Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg wrote.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">“Steve and I first met nearly 30 years ago, and have been colleagues, competitors and friends over the course of more than half our lives,” Jobs’ longtime rival, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, said. "The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have also posted their condolences on the Web.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">“Steve, your passion for excellence is felt by anyone who has ever touched an Apple product (including the Macbook I am writing this on right now),” Brin said.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">“He always seemed to be able to say in very few words what you actually should have been thinking before you thought it,” Page said. “His focus on the user experience above all else has always been an inspiration to me.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Steve Jobs is one of the greatest examples of success in the history of American business. He dropped out of college after one year, and never received a degree in technology. The future Apple CEO earned his living by collecting empty bottles before he started working at a company that produced video games.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Twitter erupted with a fast-moving stream of emotional reactions, and the hashtags #ThankYouSteve, RIP Steve Jobs and Only 56 became trending topics within hours. The online community also created hashtags #iDead, #iHeaven, #iClouds and #iSad – similar to names of Apple’s iconic products.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">There have also been numerous re-twits of the Apple’s founder’s famous phrase “Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Steve Jobs is one of the greatest examples of success in the history of American business. He dropped out of college after one year, and never received a degree in technology. The future Apple CEO earned his living by collecting empty bottles before he started working at a company that produced video games. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">Jobs and Stephen Wozniak founded Apple Computer in 1976. Its products gained a cult following for several consumer generations all over the world. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">The strong link between Jobs' personality and the company became evident this January. When the company announced that its CEO took another indefinite health leave and temporarily delegated his authority to chief operating officer Tim Cook, the company's shares fell despite its successful financial performance.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';">This August, the legendary chief executive officer of Apple Inc., resigned and named Cook to the post.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div>

Apple founder Steve Jobs dies aged 56

Steve Jobs © apple.com MOSCOW (RIA Novosti) - Apple founder and ex-CEO Steve Jobs died at the age of 56, Apple said on its website on T...