Steve Jobs dies at the age of 56

The tech world is in shock and mourning. Steve Jobs passed away last night. Steve has been battling illness since 2004 and has received numerous liver transplants.

A lot of people suspected things weren't going well when Steve resigned as Apple's CEO in August this year.

There has been no official word as to Steve's cause of death, but a lot of experts are pointing fingers in the direction of cancer.

Editorials and tributes about Steve Jobs has been pouring in from all over the world:

• Apple
• Mark Zuckerberg
• Sergey Brin from Google
• Larry Page from Google

When most people think about Steve Jobs, they also think of the friendly rivalry between him and his 'arch-nemesis', Bill Gates.

So it's most fitting to see Bill Gates' tweet, honouring Steve and his memory:

For those of us lucky enough to get to work with Steve, it’s been an insanely great honor. I will miss Steve immensely. http://b-gat.es/qHXDsU

The world has truly lost a visionary.