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Steve Jobs is stepping down as chief executive at Apple, the company said on Wednesday. Jobs will remain at the company as chairman, but he and his iconic black turtleneck will be replaced by former Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook.

Being an avid Apple guy, I might be interested in using iCloud. Security could be an issue, and I'd rather wait until the bugs are worked out, but by and large yeah, it's worth looking into.

At WWDC, Apple's annual developers conference, head honcho Steve Jobs came and went in only two hours, but left the rapt audience of gadget geeks with the next full year of the company's plans, including the launches of iCloud, iOS5, and the new Mac OSX Lion...

It's the most wonderful time of the year - Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). The WWDC is a 4-day event in which Apple talks about its new products, upcoming software and, you know, just how amazing the company is. We'll be keeping you updated before, during and after the event, which is set to kick off this Monday, June 6. Read on for the preview of this year's WWDC.

Being an Apple user since the days of the Mac Plus, I think this is a highly unusual and strange move by Apple. Seems to me this problem of malware is a bit more serious than Apple is letting on. Apple's battle against the fast-spreading "MacDefender" Trojan just took a very interesting turn.

On Wednesday, News Corporation announced the launch of The Daily — the first-ever newspaper designed exclusively for the Apple iPad.

When I lived in Massachusetts I met man named Terry who was to become a friend for many years. Terry was a pilot for Eastern Airlines. He also owned an electronics store. After introducing myself, I told him I needed to replace my  computer, and I needed advice.  Thirty minutes later I walked out with a new Mac Plus that trashed my budget for the next couple years.