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Texting: people are likely to lie in sms

A new study from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia found that people feel more comfortable hiding the truth through texts and those that are lied to this way get the most upset.

Arthur Levinson: Apple’s New Chairman [VIDEO]

Levinson has served on Apple’s board of directors for more than a decade. In 2000, Steve Jobs asked Levinson to join Apple’s board when Levinson was chairman and CEO of Genentech, the multibillion-dollar biotech company now owned by Roche. Only Intuit’s Bill Campbell and J.Crew’s Millard Drexler have served longer on Apple’s board.

The voice behind Siri: Jon Briggs

Apple has been keeping a secret from iPhone users: the company may call its new “humble personal assistant” Siri, but the real name of the UK version is Daniel. And Daniel’s real name is Jon Briggs.

Siri co-founder leaves Apple

Kittlaus left just after the launch of the iPhone 4S on “amicable” terms, according to All Things D. Both other co-founders remain at Apple, according to their LinkedIn profiles.

Swiss speedster trapped by his own mobile phone

A Swiss motorist used his mobile phone to record himself driving on an autoroute near Geneva at 320 km an hour, nearly three times the speed limit.

Steve Jobs dies aged 56

Apple said his “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”. [VIDEO]

When founders leave: lessons for Apple from Microsoft, Intel, and Sun

The Internet is crawling with Jobs reports today. Nearly every news aggregator puts Apple’s new leadership situation ahead of hurricane Irene evacuations.

Rapper could face charges tied to flash mob

The sheriff’s department alleges the Game tweeted the phone number of the Compton station Friday and told his 580,000 followers to call the number if they wanted an internship.

President John F. Kennedy: Personal Life, Marriage and Love Affairs

During Kennedy’s years in the House of Representatives, he won national publicity as “Washington’s Gay Young Bachelor”; but when he began to entertain higher ambitions, it seemed time to put an end to all that. In 1952, he met Jacqueline Bouvier, the daughter of a socially prominent New York stock-broker and a former “Deb Queen of the Year.”

Does Steve Jobs really go on ‘medical leave’?

Apple boss Steve Jobs has announced that he is to take “medical leave” from the company. In an e-mail to employees he said he was taking the break to focus on his health.