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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 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.

Jobs leaves behind an enormous legacy unmatched in the U.S. technology sector.

Apple has announced on Wednesday that its co-founder Steve Jobs is dead after a long public battle with cancer and other health problems.

Samsung is throwing everything it has at Apple's new iPhone 4S. Between the Samsung Galaxy S II and the soon-to-be-released Nexus Prime, can Samsung and Google finally take down Apple?

A patent war between Samsung Electronics and Apple continues to heat up, as the South Korean Galaxy smartphone maker on Wednesday said it will be filing infringement claims in France and Italy in order to ban the sale of the iPhone 4S.

Saying 'yes' to the rumors of a thorough revised model of last year's iPhone 4, the company unveiled iPhone 4S, and the iPhone 5 mystery remained a mystery after all. But what could be the reason behind the move?

With Canadian activist Victor Alboini already buying into BlackBerry maker Research in Motion and rumors that Carl Icahn may join him, a top analyst suggests there’s little interest in another company taking it over.

Samsung released its new Galaxy S II smartphone one day after Apple announced its brand-new iPhone 4S. Which is the better smartphone?

Eastman Kodak may have dodged the bankruptcy bullet after announcing a regular financial repayment. Shares have nearly doubled since Friday, when they set a record low amid reports the end was near.

The smartphone market is facing plenty of superphones from different manufacturers, but only two -- Apple iPhone 4S and Samsung Galaxy S2 -- are the devices that people might prefer over others due to the beautiful designs.

Nexus Prime, an upcoming Android smartphone from Samsung, is ready to take the smartphone throne from iPhone 5 way ahead of the Apple device's launch, with a stunning curved design just as many expected in the fifth generation iPhone.

If you haven't already heard, the official word is in. Apple will not be releasing the next generation iPhone 5 this year. Instead, the company has made some major upgrade and changes to the iPhone 4 and is calling the new iPhone, iPhone 4S. Appearance-wise, the new 4S is identical to its predecessor. On the inside, it's a complete upgrade with new features, apps, and capabilities.

iPhone 4S is $399 for the 64GB version. Will you buy?

Nexus Prime, an upcoming Android smartphone from Samsung, is ready to take the smartphone throne from iPhone 5 way ahead of the Apple device's launch, with a stunning curved design just as many expected in the fifth generation iPhone.

Don't give up on the Apple iPhone 5 release date yet -- not even close. Most everything happened according to plan and qualified reports at Apple's Let's talk iPhone event on Tuesday. The company unveiled its hot new Assistant voice interaction smart system. The company unveiled what was widely expected in the new iPhone 4S. It has tiered lower pricing, more memory and much more.

Ten reasons iPhone 4S will rule the smartphone world for another year.

Apple's long-awaited event announcing the latest on the iPhone 5 finally took place and it disappointed everyone as the technology giant did not unveil iPhone 5 but only took the wraps off iPhone 4S, which came with a better camera and iOS 5 pre-installed.

Apple has said its release of the next iPhone 4S is the most amazing iPhone yet. The iPhone maker unveiled the new smartphone on Tuesday. Many were hoping for an iPhone 5, but got an updated iPhone 4 with many of the features that were being anticipated for the iPhone 5.

The iPhone 5 mystery remained a mystery after all. The tech world was utterly disappointed as Apple announced iPhone 4S, not iPhone 5, at its Let's talk iPhone event on Tuesday.

The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.