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Steve Jobs Had a Liver Transplant

Written on June 21, 2009 by Charles Jade and 14 people have commented

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple CEO Steve Jobs recently underwent a liver transplant. Jobs, who has been on a leave of absence from the company since January, reportedly had the transplant about two months ago in an undisclosed hospital in Tennessee.
As the Journal notes, Tennessee has a more liberal policy regarding waiting [...]

Matte vs. Glossy Debate Heats Up: Are Glossy Displays a Health Hazard?

Written on June 16, 2009 by Charles Moore and 38 people have commented

Apple first began shipping notebooks with glossy displays in May 2006 with the release of the first-generation MacBooks, which were only available with glossy, and as a no-cost option on MacBook Pros. In mid-2007, glossy “behind glass” displays were also made standard on the aluminum iMac line with no matte option. With the release of [...]

FDA Suggests Possible iPhone Health App Regulation…Or Do They?

Written on February 13, 2009 by Lisa Hoover and 3 people have commented

Don Witters, Chairman for the FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health, gave a presentation at a healthcare IT conference last week during which he suggested that the FDA ought to have some regulatory jurisdiction over healthcare apps developed for the iPhone. His reasoning is that the FDA is responsible for all healthcare monitoring devices, [...]

Health Cubby Tracks Realistic Goals

Written on January 20, 2009 by Nick Santilli and 3 people have commented

From the coders who brought you Trip Cubby and Gas Cubby (both of which I use weekly), comes Health Cubby.
If you’ve used either of the aforementioned iPhone and iPod touch apps from App Cubby you’re already aware of the kind of data collection they are known for, and the subsequent graphs of that data. After playing [...]

Jobs Takes Leave for Health, Tim Cook Made Acting Apple CEO

Written on January 14, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 27 people have commented

In a move that will no doubt have blogs, investors, and other news and media afire with renewed rumors regarding the exact nature of his condition, Steve Jobs has just elected to take a leave of absence from his position as CEO of Apple, Inc. He will be replaced by Tim Cook, who will act [...]

Jobs Speaks Out To Quell Health Rumors…Again

Written on January 05, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 5 people have commented

I suppose it’s just the price you pay for having created such a powerful brand, but Steve Jobs has been forced to publicly deal with rumors about his health once again, and this time he’s had to give details about dealings with his doctor. In order to stem the growing tide of speculation about his [...]

Count Those Calories With LIVESTRONG.COM

Written on November 22, 2008 by Darrell Etherington and 3 people have commented

It’s been a chart-topper for a little while now, so I decided to check out LIVESTRONG.COM’s Calorie Tracker. I have to admit, I was a little put off by the use of all-caps in the app’s name, but I suppose it’s primarily meant as a promotional tool for “LIVESTRONG.COM”, and if aggressive branding is the [...]