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Steve Jobs' stunning resignation as CEO of Apple could have a major impact on the company's stock price during Thursday trading.

Silicon Valley legend Steve Jobs on Wednesday resigned as chief executive of Apple Inc in a stunning move that ended his 14-year reign at the technology giant he co-founded in a garage.

Apple's Steve Jobs resigns. Here are five reasons why Jobs made his mark as one of the greatest CEOs in the world.

Stocks rallied for a second day on Wednesday as investors bought beaten-down financial shares and unloaded gold, but tech stocks could fall on Thursday after late news about Apple's Steve Jobs stepping down as CEO.

Steve Jobs co-founder of Apple (AAPL), a visionary, and the driving force behind one of the United States' premiere and most trail-blazing companies in the modern/postmodern era, has had several medical leaves.

Steve Jobs has resigned as Apple's leader. The move has been speculated because of questions over Jobs' health. He was diagnosed with a rare form of pancreatic cancer in 2004 and underwent a liver transplant two years ago. Speculation has focused on when Jobs might retire, but even though the timing might come as a surprise, Jobs' impact as a 21st century leader is clear. Here are five reasons Apple's Steve Jobs made his mark as one of the greatest CEO's ever.

teve Jobs, resigned as CEO of Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) Wednesday and will replaced by Tim Cook, the former chief operating officer

Steve Jobs, the iconic founder and creative force of Apple Inc., has stepped down as Chief Executive Officer and will assume the role of Chairman of the Board.

Apple announced Wednesday that Steve Jobs is resigning as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately.

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Sprint may finally jump on the bandwagon and join its rivals in offering Apple's products, starting with none other than the iPhone 5. Bbut this may not prove to be such a boon to the No.3 U.S. carrier.

A German court will decide on Thursday whether Samsung can sell its latest iPad rival in Germany after an preliminary injunction requested by Apple barred the South Korean company from selling its new Galaxy tablets in Europe's biggest economy earlier this month.

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A new app for the Apple iPad gives users access to more than 6,000 corporate white papers in the business and technology fields.

Sprint Nextel Corp. will begin selling the iPhone 5 in mid-October, sources told the Wall Street Journal.

Sprint Nexel will start selling the next version of Apple’s iPhone, iPhone 5 in mid-October, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

In a remarkable and near-amusing turn of events, Stanley Kubrick's movie 2001: A Space Odyssey has come to the rescue of Samsung in its patent dispute with Apple which will decide the fate of four key Samsung products, Infuse 4G, Galaxy S 4G, Droid Charge, and Galaxy Tab 10.1.

Taiwanese PC maker Acer Inc reported a worse-than-expected quarterly loss, the first in company history, as it took charges to reorganize in a troubled first half, and said it would be impossible to break even for the full year.

Apple's tight-lipped approach towards its iPhone 5 release date has fueled several rumors, and the latest is that U.S. carrier Sprint will carry it along with Verizon and AT&T.

Sprint shares, which had received heavy pummeling of late, rose after the Wall Street Journal reported that the carrier will begin selling iPhone 5 in mid-October.

Apple is getting ready to launch two phones, according to people familiar with the matter, confirming rumors that have run rampant for months which suggested another phone would join the launch of the iPhone 5.

Asian suppliers to Apple Inc have begun manufacturing a lower-priced version of its hot-selling iPhone 4 with a smaller 8 gigabyte flash drive, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.

Sprint Nextel Corp. will begin selling the iPhone 5 in mid-October, sources close to the matter tell the Wall Street Journal.

Apple Inc will release a cheaper iPhone 4 within weeks, jeopardizing profit margins to win lower-end customers from rivals such as Nokia in China and other emerging markets.

Thousands have rushed to buy HP's TouchPad when it was discontinued, and the price slashed to $99. But there are not as many TouchPad apps available as iPad apps. Here's 10 for new must-have apps for TouchPad buyers.

Apple has sent Korean manufacturers a new orders for a smaller 8GB iPhone 4 according to sources who have not revealed their identity as the information has not yet been made public.

Anticipation is running rampant for the next version of Apple's flagship phone, the iPhone 5, with leaks and rumors pointing to release dates and specs almost on a daily basis.

The price could be cut on the iPhone 4 soon, which may indicate the iPhone 5 is on its way.

As the rumors around the iPhone 5 release date heat up, the market for Apple's next-generation smartphone could be well overheated.