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Fake Steve Jobs Is Back (For Now)
3:59AM Brian Lam | Fake Steve is writing as if he’s slowly coming back from cryogenic sleep. Or something. Dan Lyons (the author of Fake Steve Jobs) says he couldn’t resist posting, but he warns it may not go on for long. [CoM]
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3:51PM Nick Broughall | The battle between Gizmodo and CNBC over Steve Jobs’ health continues to rage on. Obviously, here at Giz AU, we have a distinct bias as to who we think is right, but it’s reassuring to know that Newsweek columnist and ex-Fake Steve Jobs Dan Lyons is prepared to step up to the plate and demand Jim Goldman apologise to Giz. Silicon Alley Insider reckons he’s received a lifetime ban from the channel for it. If that’s the case, we hope Dan knows just how highly we regard him for calling Goldman out. More »
Dan Lyons (aka Fake Steve Jobs) Stands Up For Giz
3:51PM Nick Broughall | The battle between Gizmodo and CNBC over Steve Jobs’ health continues to rage on. Obviously, here at Giz AU, we have a distinct bias as to who we think is right, but it’s reassuring to know that Newsweek columnist and ex-Fake Steve Jobs Dan Lyons is prepared to step up to the plate and demand Jim Goldman apologise to Giz. Silicon Alley Insider reckons he’s received a lifetime ban from the channel for it. If that’s the case, we hope Dan knows just how highly we regard him for calling Goldman out. More »
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Fake Steve Starts Real Dan Lyons Blog
9:40AM Brian Lam | The Fake Steve Jobs blog may be gone (for now) but Dan Lyons has started a blog with a somewhat similar style, expanded topic matter, interesting angles on tech and a Newsweek-themed header. The header still says Namaste, but he hasn’t lost that Siooma attitude either. [RealDanLyons] More »
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Fake Steve Jobs Retiring
6:22AM Brian Lam | Dan Lyons, the man behind Fake Steve Jobs is shutting down the blog: “I know you’ll miss FSJ. So will I. But rest assured, Fake Steve is not really going away. He’s just taking on a new form. As Jimi Hendrix once said, If I don’t see you no more in this world, I’ll meet you on the next one, but don’t be late.” Valleywag has a bit of speculation on why, but only half of it seems right. [FSJ] More »
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Dan Lyons (Fake Steve Jobs) Moving to Newsweek
2:55AM Brian Lam | Dan Lyons, aka Fake Steve Jobs, is leaving Forbes after 10 years to fill the vacancy left by Steve Levy, who is going to Wired. Now there are five horsemen of the apocalypse. More »
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Yahoo Still Yanging Onto Microsoft Deal
11:35PM Wilson Rothman | Yahoo founder and beleaguered CEO Jerry Yang decided yesterday that it was Microsoft’s fault that the merger talks fell apart, even though Microsoft upped its bid from US$31 to US$33 in order to keep negotiations going. Yang wanted US$37 per share—a far cry from the US$24.37 it dropped to when Microsoft walked. Bottom line: Jerry finally figured out everyone hates him for screwing up a good thing, and now he’s sitting there calling Microsoft’s number over and over, bottle of Beam by his side, hoping beyond hope that Microsoft, and not Microsoft’s angry mum, picks up. Actually, Jerry, from what we’ve read, we’re not sure anyone’s gonna pick up. [Reuters] More »
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Fake Steve Declares All Other Handset Makers Dead
7:43AM Benny Goldman | “BlackBerry is dead. Microsoft is dead. Windows Mobile is dead. Amazon is dead. Kindle is dead. Nokia is dead. Motorola was already dead but now they are even more dead. Google’s Android is dead. Samsung is dead. LG is dead. Sony is dead. UTStarcom is dead.” [FSJ] More »
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Real Fake Steve Jobs Mock Turtleneck, Made from Cotton, Not Harvested Chest Hair of Sacked Apple Engineers
11:05PM Gizmodo US Edition | There are three important differences between this turtleneck and those his Steveness actually wears: First, it is slightly cheaper (we suspect). Second, it has the words “Hello my name is Fake Steve Jobs” printed in large, friendly letters on a fake name tag on its front. More »
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News Roundup: Dark Knight Tomatoes, Woz’s Odor, Shopping With Microsoft and More
8:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | • In 1950, a guy who cuts a tomato in half and finds its centre bears resemblance to the Batman logo laughs and eats it. In 2008, he sells it on eBay. [eBay] • Fake Steve says “There’s something in the air” is really just a joke about Woz’s gas problems. That’s the best guess I’ve heard yet. [FSJ] • Microsoft is working on grocery carts with video displays that show commercials and allow self-checkout. [Yahoo!/AP] • The Japanese government is working with private companies on ultra high-definition video, which will show images up to 33 million pixels and may be seen as early as 2015. First they one-up us on the ladder to heaven, now this, I can’t take it anymore! [Google News/AFP] More »
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