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iPhone 4S

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iPhone 4S: What you need to know

Now that I just bought iPhone4…Well I’ll have to live without the voice command for now!

We answer your questions about Apple’s latest smartphone

by Macworld Staff, Macworld.com   Oct 7, 2011 5:00 am

It may not have arrived in the summer as past iPhones did and it may not have had the version number the blogosphere was anticipating, but the iPhone 4S has made its debut. Unveiled by Apple at a Tuesday press event, the new phone bears more than a passing resemblance to the model that preceded it. But the iPhone 4S is a decidedly new device, with internal changes and software features that set it apart from the iPhones that have come before it.

With preorders now being accepted for the iPhone 4S, we take a closer look at Apple’s latest offering, answering some common questions about this new smartphone.

When can I get the iPhone 4S?
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Macintosh

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The first photo was my first computer, the Macintosh.  The screen and hard drive where all in one -compact unit.  I used it for all my homework.  It had a mouse and the selection of menus was intrinsic of Mac making it extremely user friendly instead of typing in commands in a command box.

The second picture is the computer I currently have, iMac with a 24″ screen – arrrg,  arrrrg!  The hard drive and screen are all in one, still.

This article is about Apple personal computers. For other uses, see McIntosh.
A beige, boxy computer with a small black and white screen showing a window and desktop with icons.

The original Macintosh, the first commercially successful personal computer to use a graphical user interface, rather than a command line.

A wide, thin, and sleek computer made of aluminum with a large screen.

An iMac computer from August 2007, a modern all-in-one Macintosh.

The Macintosh (pronounced /ˈmækɨntɒʃ/ mak-in-tosh),[1] or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced on January 24, 1984; Continue reading →

Steve Jobs and Bill Gates

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Steve Jobs and Bill Gates: It’s complicated – Tech Talk – CBS News.Steve Jobs and Bill Gates

Steve Jobs and Bill Gates: It’s complicated

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Jay Greene

This combo shows file photos of Apple chief executive Steve Jobs (L) at the Macworld Conference on January 9, 2007 in San Francisco, California and Microsoft’s former head Bill Gates (R) during the opening keynote at the RSA conference at San Francisco’s Moscone Center on February 6, 2007.

(Credit: Getty Images)

This post originally on CNET and was written by Jay Greene. View the original here.

In reflecting on Steve Jobs’ tenure at Apple, it’s impossible to separate the role Microsoft played.

The companies, as well as Jobs and Microsoft’s co-founder Bill Gates, helped pioneer the industry and define an era. The two executives partnered at various times, competed all the time and challenged one another in ways that helped shape the landscape of techdom. It’s a complex relationship. Continue reading →