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The man who changed the face of technology as we know it has died. Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, who was battling pancreatic cancer and had a liver transplant in 2009, has passed away at the age of 56.

Just one day after the highly anticipated iPhone 4S was unveiled, Apple Co-Founder and former CEO, Steve Jobs, passed away earlier this evening at the age of 56. Jobs, who had battled cancer for years, took a medical leave from Apple back in January and stepped down as chief executive in August because he could "no longer meet (his) duties and expectations."

Sources claim Apple’s newly-installed CEO, Tim Cook, will preside over an October 4 media event in which he will announce the long-awaited iPhone 5. The date is consistent with previous reports setting early October as the release date for the next-generation smartphone.

Steve Jobs is stepping down as chief executive at Apple, the company said on Wednesday. Jobs will remain at the company as chairman, but he and his iconic black turtleneck will be replaced by former Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook.

At WWDC, Apple's annual developers conference, head honcho Steve Jobs came and went in only two hours, but left the rapt audience of gadget geeks with the next full year of the company's plans, including the launches of iCloud, iOS5, and the new Mac OSX Lion. In the spotlight, and held for Jobs' trademark "one more thing" segment at the end of his keynote, was the groundbreaking iCloud s