Steve Jobs

Apple CEO Steve Jobs walks through a crowd after a special event September 9, 2009 in San Francisco, California. Jobs announced a new version of iTunes, new pricing for iPod Touch music players and a new version of the iPod Nano with video capabilities. (Getty Images) more pics » Apple CEO Steve Jobs was back in his familiar role as Apple's CEO and figurehead Wednesday when he appeared at an Apple event to introduce new iPod features and pricing structures. Steve Jobs (Sept. 9, 2009; Getty Images) Jobs received a liver transplant about 5 months ago, leading many to wonder whether the Apple empire ... Read Full Story

Apple Inc. co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs is back at work after a five-and-a-half-month medical leave, during which he received a liver transplant. Jobs, 54, is working from Apple's Cupertino, Calif., headquarters "a few days a week" and working from home the remaining days, Apple spokesman Steve Dowling said Monday. The Apple chief was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer. He had surgery in 2004 and announced then that he was cured. Last year, Jobs' dramatic weight loss prompted new questions about his health. In early January, he said in a statement that he was suffering from an easily treated hormone imbalance, ... Read Full Story

Apple CEO Steve Jobs at Apple Headquarters October 14, 2008 in Cupertino, California. Jobs will step down as CEO of Apple pending his recovery from current medical treatment. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America) It looks like Steve Jobs 's health problems are worse than he was letting on during last week's MacWorld. In a letter written Wednesday to the Apple community, Jobs says he'll be taking off the next six months to get better. Last week's letter was written to explain Jobs's uncharacteristic absence from the annual Mac conference in San Francisco. In it, he explained that he would still be running ... Read Full Story

Apple CEO Steve Jobs emcees product launch for first time since receiving liver transplant YAHOO Financial News Report: Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs has returned to his showman role, taking the stage Wednesday at a product launch event for the first time since his nearly six-month-long medical leave. Apple - Hot News Jobs, who had a liver transplant this spring , got a standing ovation. Looking thin and speaking quietly and with a scratchy voice, he told the audience he had received the liver of a 20-year-old who died in a car accident, and urged the crowd to become organ donors. “I wouldn’t be ... Read Full Story

Apple CEO Steve Jobs jokes about his health during a special announcement event at Apple Headquarters October 14, 2008 in Cupertino, California. Jobs announced new versions of the MacBook Pro and MacBook laptop computers. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America) When Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced in December that he wouldn't be delivering the keynote address at Macworld 2009, it set off a flurry of rumors that the tech hero's health was failing. Jobs was treated for pancreatic cancer in 2004 and since then, many have noticed his gaunt appearance at recent presentations, fueling the rumors that Jobs was in no shape to ... Read Full Story