Biggest Apple News 2012

In January, The New York Times published a story criticizing Apple's manufacturing partners in China, citing labor malpractice and high human costs. Apple invited the Fair Labor Association, a third-party watch group, to conduct further investigations of its chain-supply partners, and Apple CEO Tim Cook visited the plants in March.

The press surrounding Apple's plants in China was so heavy that the company was mentioned by name during one of the presidential debates. In a major recent development, Cook commented publicly that Apple was bringing some of its manufacturing back to the United States.