New Apple CEO Tim Cook has plenty of cred for the job. But Steve Jobs he is not.
August, 2011
My Cup Of Tea: More channels but less local content on Australian TV
Australian content is being diluted by multi-channelling, according to a new Screen Australia report released yesterday.
Virgin at a loss, but it’s more Australian than Qantas
While this morning’s reported net loss after tax of $67.8 million by Virgin Australia in the year to June 30 was within its guidance after the Queensland floods and cyclone, it comes a day after Qantas reported a doubling of group profits.
WikiLeaks: Aust shirks duty in Afghanistan … fake visas for Australian sex trade …
Luke Miller sifts through the latest batch of WikiLeaks cables.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The ABC confected nothing
Crikey readers have their say.
Morning Market Report: US optimism on more QE holds markets up
Optimism that Federal Chairman Ben Bernanke will announce further stimulus measures on Friday is still holding the market up.
Media briefs: Nine News apologises … US AG to investigate 9/11 hacks …
In today’s Media Briefs: Nine News apologises for fake chopper cross … The Department of Corrections … US Attorney general to investigate NotW 9/11 phone-hacking allegations … Trapped journalists leave Tripoli hotel after five days … and more …
Power Shots: Power Shots: Suncorp man stays … Weston still kicking … Obeid in profile …
Suncorp chief executive Patrick Snowball is set to collect a healthy pay rise after committing to stay on with the insurer until at least 2015 and finish the overhaul of the company he started in 2009.
Political snippets: A slow motion crisis
There’s unlikely to be any early end to the fuss over Craig Thomson and the use of his credit card.
Video of the Day: Introducing … the iPod
Sad day for Apple fanboys today with the news Steve Jobs is stepping aside as CEO of Apple. If you were doubting how much of an impact Jobs has had on popular culture, take a look back at his 2001 introduction to a remarkable new device that could store an amazing 1000 songs … the […]
Tips and rumours: Tips and rumours
Marshals fallen from the skies? Putting armed air marshals on flights was a key security measure after the 9/11 attacks. But how many are still on board in Australia? Perhaps none, one tipster suggests. We’re investigating, so let us know if you’ve heard anything. Rinehart’s life, by Ferguson. We speculated on Monday that Gina Rinehart’s […]
Crikey Says: And you thought voters were disenchanted before …
You can feel the collective “meh” around Canberra and beyond today.
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Redundant in London: the concept of self-employment
“You’ve got to have a different mindset. You are not unemployed, but self-employed,” Amanda Austen’s friend told her after her first ‘Tilting Head Episode’ a couple of years ago. A tilting what? Let Austen explain…
comedy Comedy news round-up
Crikey’s resident comedy addict Matt Smith compiles the latest in comedy-related news, including what Eddie Izzard, Shaun Micallef and Lawrence Mooney are up to.
For sale: the house from Pixar’s Up
Disney are known for vigilant protection of intellectual property, so it’s surprising that an American real estate company has got away with putting a replica of the house from Up on the market. So far “bidders are scarce,” reports Brooks Barnes.
Kim Jong Il’s Siberian holiday
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il isn’t known for handshakes and holidays, but photos have emerged of his ‘fun trip’ in an armoured train across Siberia, reports Joanna Corrigan.
Gaddafi needs to be captured and tried
British PM David Camerson made a big boo-boo when he said Gaddafi’s fate should be determined by the people of Libya. He needs to be captured and face justice in The Hague, not Benghazi, says Geoffrey Robertson.
The lesson of HP’s TouchPad
For a couple of days HP’s TouchPad tablet was the hottest gadget in the world, vastly outselling Apple’s iPad2. Why? Simple: it was super cheap, writes Christopher Williams.
Steve Jobs’s resignation letter
Steve Jobs has resigned as CEO of Apple and has nominated an heir, Tim Cook. Jobs has also suggested he would serve “if the Board sees fit” as Chairman. Head over to The Stump to read his resignation letter in full.
Thomson’s (and Labor’s) fate grows murkier
Crikey media wrap: The Craig Thomson debacle just got a whole lot more serious for the Gillard government, with his former union referring the allegations of misappropriations of funds to pay for prostitutes to NSW Police.
Monkey business: what the GOP front runners think about evolution
Where do the top Republican presidential hopefuls stand on evolution? Huff Po reveals the opinions of Rick Perry, Ron Paul and the rest of the gang.
Re-entering The Grid: revisiting Tron
Its retina-burning visual makeup instantly made Tron the stuff of cinematic legend, but is Disney’s 1982 cyber SCI-FI deserving of its status as a classic? Luke Buckmaster finds out in this week’s installment of Classic or Clunker?
