Welcome to TUAW’s Year in Review. Month by month, we’re running down the top stories of 2012, all day long on New Year’s Day.
Apple announces the iPhone 5
Apple has announced the iPhone 5. If you’ve been following the rumors over the past month or so, the device’s appearance won’t be surprising — it looks exactly like the leaks, made of a mix of…
Apple unveils Lightning, its new, smaller dock connector for the iPhone (Updated)
As foretold by our own Richard Gaywood, Apple unveiled a new dock connector for the iPhone 5. Called Lightning, the new connector is 80 percent smaller than the current 30-pin version. Besides…
Tim Cook apologizes to iOS 6 Maps users
The “letter from the CEO” tradition at Apple has continued into the Tim Cook era, as Apple’s chief executive has released a letter to customers regarding the ongoing iOS 6 Maps issues. While the…
Apple EarPods a big improvement over original Earbuds
Apple’s Earbuds were introduced with the original iPod in 2001. After 11 years, Apple has replaced the iconic white earpieces with the EarPods (US$29). I bought a pair right away, as they’re only…
No new Apple TV this year? How about never?
I’ve harped on this before, but it bears repeating: Apple is in for the fight of its life when it comes to making the TV experience better. A new report in Bloomberg, citing a number of sources,…
Also:
- Five iOS apps to help you say goodbye to summer, hello to fall
- iPhone revenue greater than all of Microsoft’s
- Airline support of iOS 6 Passbook reportedly ready for takeoff
- Fox News: New iMacs are imminent
- Microsoft Office for Mac now has Retina support
- iOS 6 available for download starting at 1pm ET
- Fox 5 New York gets suckered by iPhone 5 concept video
- New Samsung Galaxy ad attacks the iPhone 5
- Tim Cook’s apology shows that Apple cares, but still needs to fix problem
- Nightline uses Find My iPad to sting sticky-fingered TSA officer
- Don’t like your Lightning cable? Double Helix will mod it for you
- Users reporting a big bag of hurt with iTunes Match and iOS 6
- Apple reportedly meeting with Swiss Federal Railway over iOS 6 clock
- The iOS 6 Maps app is why my next phone may be a Samsung, not an iPhone 5
- One not-so-secret reason Apple built its own Maps for iOS 6
- FBI and Apple separately deny being source of leaked iPhone UDIDs
- Making money in a crowded App Store: it’s dog eat dog and Spy vs Spy
- Apple announces media event for Sept. 12
- TNW issues cautionary tale about using the iPhone as your only camera
- Who owns your iTunes? Bruce Willis probably doesn’t care (Updated)
- What can you say to Siri in iOS 6?
- Developer’s 10-year journey to the iPhone launch stage
- Lightning 30-pin adapter works with analog audio, “iPod Out” doesn’t mean what you think it means (Updated)
- The iPhone 5’s confusing international LTE support
- Ping to bow out on September 30
- Apple posts video of iPhone 5 event
- No, Virginia, you can’t have a universal LTE iPhone 5
- iPhone 5 camera has improved specs, better low-light performance
- iOS 6: Talking to Siri and having fun
- People worldwide wait in line for the iPhone 5
- Apple says Maps “will get better”
- Safari exploit used to gain control of iPhone at Pwn2Own
- iOS 6: Accessibility gets a boost
- Maps for iOS 6: A great start but some big gaps
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