Former Chief Executive and Co-Founder of US technology giant Apple, Steve Jobs, has passed away, the company says.  He was 56 years old, and had been suffering from pancreatic cancer since 2004, culminating in a liver transplant in 2009.  His death came one day after Apple unveiled its rather disappointing iPhone 4S model.  Steve Jobs was a major creative force in Apple, and was its public face, announcing the iPod and iPhone to the world.

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