Apples co-founder Steve Jobs has died

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Apple Inc. said the company's co-founder Steve Jobs died Wednesday. He was 56.

06 October,2011 07:14 am

Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and former CEO who invented and masterfully marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that transformed everyday technology, from the personal computer to the iPod and iPhone, has died. He was 56.Apple announced his death without giving a specific cause.We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today, the company said in a brief statement.Steves brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of SteveJobs had battled cancer in 2004 and underwent a liver transplant in 2009 after taking a leave of absence for unspecified health problems.He took another leave of absence in January his third since his health problems began before resigning as CEO six weeks ago. Jobs became Apples chairman and handed the CEO job over to his hand-picked successor, Tim Cook.The news Apple fans and shareholders had been dreading came the day after Apple unveiled its latest version of the iPhone, just one in a procession of devices that shaped technology and society while Jobs was running the company.