Biggest Apple News 2012

In the words of Katy Perry, Apple's year was hot and cold, yes and no, in and out, up and down. Although Apple was named the most valuable company in history in terms of market capitalization, the California-based organization had its share of press blunders, too, from a series of articles criticizing its offshore manufacturing to a mobile navigation app that failed to, well, navigate.

In the iDevice arena, the highly anticipated iPhone 5 and iPad Mini unveilings were the year's blockbuster events, but upgrades to the MacBook Pro and desktop iMac were certainly notable as well. Relive the year in the world of Mac with this look back at Apple's biggest news items in 2012.