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When Apple announced the death of its co-founder and Chairman Steve Jobs Wednesday afternoon, friends, rivals, colleagues and even the President all responded swiftly to pay tribute and express sadness.

It’s probably fitting that on the day Steve Jobs died the company he co-founded was vying for the crown of most valuable with Exxon Mobil, the legacy of an earlier titan of commerce, John D. Rockefeller. In the early 20th century it was Rockefeller who had the vision to remake entire industries and help modernize the U.S. economy while creating vast fortunes in the process.

One day after former Apple CEO Steve Jobs passed away, Apple stock dropped slightly to $377.10.

Shareef Allman, the man suspected of killing three and injuring seven at a California quarry yesterday morning, has been shot by police.

Stocks rose on Thursday after the European Central Bank launched fresh liquidity measures to help banks weather the euro zone's debt crisis, easing one of the major concerns overhanging markets.

Steve Jobs died at his home on Wednesday night, and the sad event eclipsed most other news stories, including Sarah Palin's official decision not to run for president.

When KFC founder and fast food pioneer Harland Colonel Sanders died in 1980, the fast food world mourned and competitor Wendy's ordered all the flags at its stores to be flown at half-staff.

While many learned of Steve Jobs' death on one of his technologically revolutionary inventions, Syrians were quick to claim the Apple co-founder as one of their own, despite only recently discovering that, because of a Syrian-born biological father, Jobs was connected to their homeland.

One day in 1991, when I was working as the Silicon Valley correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, I picked up the phone at my girlfriend’s apartment and was greeted by a soft, friendly voice: “Hey Jonathan, it’s Steve. Steve Jobs.” He wanted something from me — I don’t remember what — and he couldn’t have been nicer.

Jobs, who died just about month after he resigned as chief executive officer of Apple, has left behind a massive, perhaps incalculable legacy.

Maggie Phelps used an iPhone to announce the Westboro Baptist Church's intention to picket Steve Jobs' funeral.

News of the death of Apple's iconic leader, Steve Jobs, made it to the International Space Station, where a trio of astronauts are living, working -- and listening to music on iPods.

Steve Jobs is dead, but his legacy will live on for decades to come. Here are the top 5 ways his work changed the world.

The release date for a Steve Jobs biography has been pushed up to October 24, according to a spokesman for Simon & Schuster, the publishing house behind the long-awaited book.

Steve Jobs and Bill Gates' history dates back through 30 years of rivalry, competition, and friendship.

Pre-orders for an authorized biography of Steve Jobs soared on Wednesday hours just after the death of Apple's former CEO was announced. Publisher Simon & Schuster also announced on Thursday that the release date has been moved up from Nov. 21 to Oct. 24.

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak said he and Jobs' mutual love for electronics, pranks and introspective discussion led to their friendship and ultimately, the creation of a multibillion-dollar company.

Days before Samsung's Nexus Prime is expected to be launched, everybody is talking Apple. Not only about the highly anticipated iPhone 4S, but about the company's visionary, Steve Jobs, who died on Wednesday leaving behind a legacy of products that have revolutionized the face of technology.

Now that Apple's visionary leader Steve Jobs has died, one of Jobs' most successful innovative companies, Pixar, is in jeopardy of losing its creative touch.

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who changed the daily habits of millions by reinventing computing, music and mobile phones, died Wednesday at the age of 56.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs, 56, deemed irreplaceable by millions of fans of the operating system, died on Wednesday due to his long battle with a rare form of pancreatic cancer, beginning in 2004, when he underwent transplant surgery for it.

Apple's co-founder and visionary, Steve Jobs, has passed away aged 56 after losing a fierce battle against pancreatic cancer.

A Hong Kong design student's poignant tribute to Apple founder Steve Jobs became an internet hit Thursday with its minimalist, touching symbolism and brought a job offer and a flood of commemorative merchandise using his design.

Oops. We'll say it - We, like many other tech sites, may have jumped the gun on our story that the Facebook iPad app would be released on Tuesday at Apple's Let's Talk iPhone event. Unfortunately, the big day has come and gone and still the app was not to be found.

Siri, iPhone 4S' new voice recognition software, was first used by the government before focusing on consumer applications.

Next generation Android operating system to debut with Samsung Nexus Prime.

The Indian government released its Aakash tablet to the public. Starting at $35, Aakash is the world's cheapest tablet. Steve Jobs would be proud.

What the Apple Let's talk iPhone press conference had to offer gamers.