TUAW Year in Review: September 2012

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