The announcement that Steve Jobs was resigning as CEO of Apple was, by far, the subject of the most news links shared via Twitter during the week of Aug. 22-26, according to the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism’s New Media Index.

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An already dramatic month of technology industry news has moved into the historical category with the announcement of Steve Job's retirement. No doubt the speculation about what this means for Apple and for the computer industry will carry on for days, if not weeks and months. From the point of view of a mobile technology enthusiast, I can't help but wonder what it means for the products that mean the most to me.


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