Big-six publisher Hachette Book Group is partnering with Bloomberg Businessweek on e-singles that will “illuminate key moments in the world of business,” drawing on content from the magazine. First up is Steve Jobs: 1955-2011.

Steve Jobs, wireless network operator? Apple’s co-founder talked to industry legend John Stanton from 2005 through 2007 about the possibility of setting up a wireless network that would use unlicensed spectrum, according to remarks Stanton made at a conference Monday.

iOS apps have become a booming business for Apple—mainly for their status as a selling point for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad devices rather than their direct revenues. Apple’s App Store is now past the 18 billion downloads mark, while $3 billion has been paid out to developers. Even so,…

On the official morning of its release, Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs is #1 on the Kindle bestseller list, #1 in Apple’s iBookstore and #2 on the Nook bestseller list. It is not yet showing up on the Kobo or Google (NSDQ: GOOG) bestseller lists, possibly since those sites don’t offer…

Biographer Walter Issacson and his subject Steve Jobs got the 60 Minutes treatment Sunday night on the eve of the authorized bio’s official publication by CBS sibling Simon & Schuster (NYSE: CBS). Yes, we’ve been hearing tidbits for days but the two-part Steve Kroft interview with Issacson is worth a…

Steve Jobs swore to “destroy Android” in his anger over what he saw as outright copying of Apple‘s ideas in Android phones unveiled early in 2010, according to a new biography being released following his death this month.

Samsung’s legal setback in Australia—where the courts have now issued a formal, if temporary, injunction on its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet after patent claims from Apple (NSDQ: AAPL)—is not the only bit of bad Apple news it had yesterday. In the Netherlands, it said that it has made changes to…

Steve Jobs was an extremely private person for someone so renowned for stagecraft, and his family was perhaps the most private part of his life. That’s probably why a poignant quote about parenthood that’s being attributed to Jobs in the wake of his death is making the rounds; however, those…

Steve Jobs was the man who halted one media sector’s slide in to oblivion. Bringing others to a 21st Century cast in his likeness is a project that goes on. Apple’s greatest creations may be its simple, sexy hardware, but Jobs’ greatest impact was marrying that hardware with the iTunes…

We’ve gathered together a selection of some of the stories and tributes been written for Steve Jobs in the last several weeks—with a particular emphasis on the those made since news of his passing broke on October 5. “Our time’s Da Vinci,” in the words of Spotify’s Daniel Ek. Read…

The tech industry is a young person’s game: reinvented every five years by those fortunate enough to make a name with a brilliant idea and the tools to make it happen. There are, of course, exceptions, and Steve Jobs was perhaps the one figure in a fiercely competitive industry that…

On June 12, 2005, college dropout Steve Jobs gave the commencement address at Stanford. It was a year after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and faced death for the first time. Jobs spoke frankly to the graduating class that day—and to millions beyond who have watched the video in…

Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) co-founder Steve Jobs has died, the company said late Wednesday. He was 56.

Ten years is, of course, a long time in media. Ten years ago, if you wanted to download some music, your best bet was Napster or one of the filesharing systems such as LimeWire or KaZaA.

On The Mediatwits, MediaShift’s weekly podcast, our Staci D. Kramer filled in for our founder, Rafat Ali, as co-host. Among the topics she discussed with MediaShift’s Mark Glaser: this week’s high-profile tech and media departures—Apple’s Steve Jobs stepping down as CEO, Poynter’s Jim Romenesko going into semi-retirement and Slate‘s Jack…

Steve Jobs’ job swap appears to have been priced in to Apple’s stock. The morning after the night before, Apple’s Thursday shares opened 2.9 percent lower than Wednesday’s close at 365.08. But they rebounded immediately in early-morning trading and, by midday, the price had regained to 372.77, just 0.91 percent…

Apple’s mobile strategy, invented entirely under the second reign of Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) Chairman Steve Jobs, is the reason the company has become the most powerful entity in the tech industry. Now that he’s stepped aside, maintaining Apple’s position as the thought leader of mobile is job number one for…

Tim Cook, who will be taking over as CEO of Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) now that Steve Jobs has stepped down, has sent out his first memo to staff, reassuring them that the Apple culture created under Jobs will remain intact.

Media and tech pundits have been paying their own tribute to Steve Jobs, as his resignation as CEO marks the end of an era. Below, a roundup of some of the commentary: »  Steve Jobs and the sound of silence (GigaOm) »  Icon ambulance. (Vic Gundotra via Google+) »  A…