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Apple confirmed that today, October 5th of 2011, Steve Jobs has passed away at the age of 56. Since Steve announced his retirement as Apple's CEO about two months ago, there has been widespread speculation about his failing health. Rest in peace, Steve. You definitely left the world better and more interesting than when you found it.

At today's press event, Apple unveiled "Siri", an artificial intelligence personal assistant who will be included with the new iPhone 4S.

Well, it's the announcement that everyone has been waiting for -- Apple's new iPhone. However, it's not the iPhone 5, as many people were expecting. Instead, Apple has released an upgraded version of the iPhone 4, which will be called the "iPhone 4S".

Tomorrow, Apple will host a media event that will most likely include the announcement of the iPhone 5. There are rumors that a "new" iPod, iCloud and iOS 5 will be announced at the event as well.

Al Gore might have just committed a huge faux-pas, as far as his position on the Apple board is concerned. During a speech, Gore confirmed that "new iPhones" will be released next month.

Rumors from Apple Insider have sparked speculation that an updated version of Apple's MacBook Pro might be released by the end of this month. However, some experts are still skeptical.

The tech world exploded with rumors after former CBS news partner "What's Trending" mistakenly tweeted about Jobs' premature death. The tweet was deleted less than a minute after it had been posted, but the damage had already been done.

Today, a tweet from the CBS News account "What's Trending" set off an internet panic -- they tweeted that Steve Jobs had passed away. Though the tweet was deleted from the account moments later, the internet is still in a panic. CBS has apologized, calling the news "completely unconfirmed".

Apple has announced a new line of MacBook Pros that range from $1,199 to $2,499 and include new Intel Core i5 and i7 CPUs and Thunderbolt I/O.