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Since the news that Steve Jobs passed away this past Wednesday, the reaction from the world has been nothing short of incredible. Mere hours after I heard about it, I received a tearful phone call from my cousin at college, who talked of a 500-person candlelight vigil on campus. There were post-it notes with "Thank You Steve" plastered all over the Apple Store.

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.

The "Khan Academy" has become a cultural phenomenon, as thousands of people are now using the videos for a source of free education. While this seems like it can't possibly be a bad thing, some teachers are warning that Khan's videos could actually be potentially harmful for students.

Did you know that you'll now be able to see who has unfriended you, using Facebook's new Timeline layout? Here's how.

For those of you who are intrigued by the new Facebook "Timeline" profiles, there is a way to get an early preview. It takes a bit of time -- and you won't be able to get your old profile back -- but it could give you some time to get used to the new layout.

Google+ is now open to the public � but that isn�t all. The social network has also had a massive overhaul, which includes some really exciting new video features.

Facebook has gotten a makeover, with new features like a �top story� function, larger photos, as well as a Twitter-like live news feed that appears on the side of the homepage.

According to recent data, Americans supposedly play a combined 200 million minutes of Angry Birds every day. When you do the math, that equals $1.5 billion dollars in "lost productivity" per year.

In an embarrassing snafu, Google has the World Trade Center listed under Google Flights, though it says that this destination is "unavailable".