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R.I.P. Senator Ted "Tubes" Stevens

Kara Swisher in News on August 10, 2010 at 2:40 pm PT

The Internet likes to spoof on politicians who make digital faux pas, such as former Vice President Al “I invented the Internet” Gore and Internets-loving former President George W. Bush. And former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, who was tragically killed in a small airplane accident Monday, was no exception, never able to shake a speech in which he called the Web a “series of tubes.”

You’re Right, Steve. The PC Is a Truck. But the Tablet Isn’t a Car. It’s a Bicycle.

John Paczkowski in News on June 17, 2010 at 10:45 am PT

Apple CEO Steve Jobs likes to compare the transition from desktop/laptop PC to tablet with the transition from trucks to cars. Like trucks, which waned in popularity with the urbanization of America, so too will older PC form factors with the advent of more mobile and responsive forms of computing. “PCs are going to be like trucks,” he said. “They’re still going to be around, they’re still going to have a lot of value, but they’re going to be used by one out of X people.” Jobs stopped short of predicting just how quickly this transition will occur, but in a research report published today, Forrester hazards a guess.

Full D8 Interview Video: Apple CEO Steve Jobs

Kara Swisher in News on June 7, 2010 at 5:39 am PT

As promised, All Things Digital will today begin posting the full videos from our eighth D: All Things Digital conference, which took place last week. As a kickoff, our number-one choice–and overwhelming request from readers by far–is the opening-night interview Walt Mossberg and I did with Apple CEO Steve Jobs. As usual, the iconic Silicon Valley legend did not disappoint, engaging passionately in a lively and news-filled discussion about a wide range of topics. So, without further ado, here it is.