August 24, 2011 – Ken May

Jobs Will Still Be Actively Involved in Apple’s Future [Apple]

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Even though Steve Jobs has officially handed the Apple reins over to new CEO Tim Cook, the WSJ confirms that he’ll still be onboard for Apple’s overall strategy. That means Apple employees won’t be without his characteristically hand-on style. More

Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO

Via Wall Street Journal, news that Apple CEO Steve Jobs is stepping down.

PRESS RELEASE: Letter from Steve Jobs

August 24, 2011–To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:

I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my

George Lucas Makes More Changes To The Star Wars Films

Fans are excited that the complete Star Wars saga is coming out on Blu-ray. However there are some concerns as Lucas has indicated he will include “surprises.” Some of these may be technical upgrades of audio and visual elements, but some will be disappointed that the original theatrical versions will not be included as well.

The updates include some basic tweaks. The frame size will be adjusted for The Phantom Menace; so you can get more of the movie on your screen. The transfer technology has gotten better since 1999, so the the image can transfer more completely. Color timing is fixed in the original trilogy, and visual mistakes and debris were removed. Finally, the audio files have been cleaned up for the original trilogy. Sounds have been equalized, especially for A New Hope.

Microsoft showcases new copy, move, rename functions in Windows 8 (video)

Windows 8 has yet to see the light of day, but new details on the forthcoming OS continue to emerge. The most recent preview once again comes courtesy of Microsoft’s Building Windows 8 blog, where the company has posted new information on the software’s copy, move, rename and delete functions. With the new system, all pending copy operations will appear in one dialog, where users can pause, stop and resume any job, while monitoring data transfer rates on a real-time throughput graph (pictured above). Redmond’s developers have also made it easier to resolve file name collisions, with a new dialog that displays thumbnail images of source files directly alongside preexisting documents of the same name. This allows users to decide which files they’d like to copy or replace by simply hovering their mouse over the image to see its file path, or double clicking it to open in full view. For more information, check out the demo video that’s waiting for you after the break.

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AT&T's fall and winter 2011 roadmap leaked in spreadsheet glory

Summer is in full swing, but if you happen to take a peek at AT&T's leaked roadmap for the upcoming two quarters, you might just sense the chill of winter in the air. While this doesn't appear to be official from Ma Bell, or entirely exhaustive, we've gotten a spreadsheet that goes in-depth to out the carrier's upcoming smartphones. A host of Android devices are on the list — all with Gingerbread — along with two handsets that strut Windows Phone 7.5 and another duo with BlackBerry 7. Of particular note, we see the Samsung SGH-i777 (otherwise known as the Attain), along with the SGH-i927 for you QWERTY slider lovers. Both Sammy’s sport Category 14 HSDPA, or (up to) 21Mbps downloads. Curiously, the Impulse — Ma Bell’s rumored LTE phone — is nowhere to be found. The Motorola MB865, with a full gigabyte of RAM and 8 megapixel camera, aligns very well with the rumored Atrix refresh. You’ve seen the two phones from RIM before, and while Samsung’s Mango handset spent a brief moment in the wild, little is known about HTC’s counterpart. Hopefully we won’t need to wait for the actual change of seasons to learn more.

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An Update to the Boarding Pass We’d Love to See

I’ve only traveled on an actual ship twice in my life, but I remember the boarding process being a lot more complicated than throwing your rollie into an overhead bin and wiggling into 24-B. Once onboard the ship, I had to navigate multiple elevators, corridors and a stairway to get to the only berth I could afford, a shared room in steerage deep inside the ship’s bowels.

This Electronic Ticket concept, by the five-person team of Bao Haimo, Piao Hailong, Liu Yuancheng, Hu Xiameng and Qiao Song, is designed to simplify the boarding issues particular to ship travel:

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