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A Bostonian named Caroline Holda called the late Steve Jobs a "modern day Leonardo DaVinci." Jobs died yesterday at 56. [WCVB] Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

Apple's founder Steve Jobs (1955-2011) has died at the age of 56 after a lengthy fight with cancer. He leaves a wife and four kids. more ›

Hurricane Irene has reportedly turned towards western Massachusetts and the result of that could be heavier winds and less severe rainfall Sunday into Monday. Western communities, like Springfield and Monson, are especially concerned about Irene since they're still recovering from tornado damage. ABC Nightly News said Irene would be a tropical form when it reaches Boston. However, FEMA director Craig Fugate said the storm could be "widespread." Cape Cod has a detailed plan to deal with any traffic problems created by Irene. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

There was very little else for Londonist to be concerned with when the threat of a Tube strike became a very unpleasant reality. The inconvenience was extreme: there aren't many alternatives to the Tube in London despite the best efforts of the Londonist team to get everyone from A to B. Brighter news came in the form of the first ever female Yeoman Warder, or Beefeater as the position is more commonly known, and... more ›

Londonist are starting to think their city is getting just a little bit too expensive, when even Christian Slater can't afford to go out there. And there's no escaping, as local singer Lily Allen discovered when she was barred entry to the US. The British mapping agency caused further bad karma, by blocking a 3-D representation of London in Google Earth. But the smiles returned to Londonist's faces as they interviewed Baroness von Reichardt,... more ›

Will the real Fake Steve Jobs please stand up? Yes, he will. And he'll do it in Boston. The New York Times outed the blogger who's been blogging as a Steve Jobs iMpersonator (can we trademark that?) for over a year. His real name Daniel Lyons a Medford resident. He's been impersonating the Apple chief and lampooning his persona on the blog fakesteve.blogspot.com. In the last year it's gotten the attention of the tech elite... more ›

Last week Bostonist was clutching our iPods on the T. This week we’re clutching our cats and dogs protecting from coyote attacks. In July we’ll be watching out for the Tiger. Really, no bears involved. The Macworld conference has announced plans for MacIT portion of their annual conference. Focus will be on the new version of OSX (10.4) dubbed Tiger and all those other nifty Mac gadgets Steve Jobs can dream up. The details announced... more ›