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Steve Jobs, who transformed the worlds of personal computing, music and mobile phones, died on Wednesday at the age of 56 after a years-long battle with pancreatic cancer.

President Barack Obama joined an outpouring of tributes to Steve Jobs, calling the Apple co-founder a visionary and great American innovator.

Steve Jobs, Apple Inc's co-founder and former CEO who died Wednesday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, created a series of seminal electronics products, reinvented several industries, and built Apple into a $350 billion juggernaut.

Apple's closest rival Samsung Electronics on Wednesday released a statement after Steve Jobs' death stating that its rival was an innovative spirit.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs died on Wednesday, but his legacy lives on through those he inspired through his work, his story and his famous quotes that came to define more about him.

Following the death of Steve Jobs on Wednesday evening, analysts say Apple (APPL) is in good hands and will not falter, especially with the yet-be-released iPhone 5 still on the horizon.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) reacted to the passing of Apple CEO Steve Jobs Wednesday night. In a released statement, she called Jobs a “visionary” and an “innovator whose products brought joy to millions.”

The group behind Steve Jobs Day has posted a video in honor of their hero, and plans to hold memorials for him on October 14.

The death of Apple CEO Steve Jobs prompted Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin to each react with sadness and condolences on their Google+ accounts late Wednesday night.

Historically, the sudden death of an active chief executive or chairman can prompt a sudden (and usually short-term) impact on a company’s underlying stock price – either positive and negative, depending upon various circumstances.

The death of Steve Jobs, 56, Wednesday marked the end of a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. Despite his highly publicized struggle, Jobs never failed to inspire and enrich those around him. In 2005, Steve Jobs' commencement speech inspired a crowd of young Stanford University graduates.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs died on Wednesday. He was 56.

Give Steve Jobs credit: while nobody can possibly know how Apple will fare without its co-founder and Chairman, the company has a qualified CEO and management team. In Silicon Valley these days, that's a major difference.

Apple wouldn't be Apple without CEO Steve Jobs and the products he created in his time leading the company. His products were legendary, and to this day many of them affect the way we live our lives.

Steve Jobs, the visionary behind Apple's iPhone and a host of other iDevices died peacefully on Wednesday surrounded by his family, a release from his family stated.

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

On the night Apple chairman and founder Steve Jobs died, users took to Twitter to express their sympathies and thoughts of the late Apple head.

Apple has dedicated its homepage to Steve Jobs following his death on Wednesday at age 56.

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, counted among the greatest American CEOs of his generation, died on Wednesday at the age of 56, after a years-long and highly public battle with cancer and other health issues.

Tim Cook mourns Steve Jobs' death in an email Apple employees.

Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs sadly passed away at the age of 56 on Wednesday night after a battle with pancreatic cancer.