2012


 * January 10: Support ends for Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac.
 * February 1: Mac OS X 10.7.3 (Lion) is released.
 * February 16: OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion" is announced.
 * March 3: The first Apple retail store in the Netherlands is opened.
 * March 7: New Apple CEO Tim Cook hosts “It’s Showtime”, the first Apple event after Steve Jobs’s death. The new 3rd-generation iPad is announced, and the 3rd-generation Apple TV is released with Apple TV Software 5.0. An update to iOS 5.1 is released. Pages for iOS is also updated to version 1.6.
 * March 10: Support ends for Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac.
 * March 16: Apple releases "The new iPad" (3rd generation) with Retina display and the Apple A5X chip.
 * April 5: Critical Hit Software releases Jigsaw Puzzle for iOS.
 * April 9: Construction Simulator 2012 is released for Mac OS X.
 * April 25: Tickets to the 2012 Worldwide Developers Conference go on sale at 8:30 A.M. and sell out in about 2 hours.
 * May 7: iOS 5.1.1 is released as the final update to iOS 5.
 * June 1: Intaglio SketchPad 2.0 is released for iOS.
 * June 11–15: The 2012 Worldwide Developers Conference is held. During the keynote event on the first day, Apple releases a new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and announces iOS 6.
 * June 13: Intaglio SketchPad 2.0.1 is released for iOS.
 * June 19: Apple releases the 2nd-generation AirPort Express.
 * June 25: gfxCardStatus 2.2.1 is released.
 * June 26: A dedicated Apple Podcasts app is released for iOS.
 * June 28: Apple announces the retirement of senior VP of technologies Bob Mansfield, who would be succeeded by new senior VP of hardware engineering Dan Riccio.
 * June 30: MobileMe is discontinued and replaced by iCloud.
 * July 26: Apple releases OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion".
 * September 12: Apple announces the iPhone 5, 5th-generation iPod touch and 7th-generation iPod nano.
 * September 19: iOS 6 is released.
 * September 21: The iPhone 5 is released.
 * October 11: The 5th-generation iPod touch is released.
 * October 23: Apple announces the 4th-generation iPad and first iPad mini, along with a new Mac Mini, 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display, and thinner iMac.
 * November 2: The 4th-generation iPad and 1st-generation iPad mini Wi-Fi-only models are released.
 * November 16: The 4th-generation iPad and 1st-generation iPad mini Wi-Fi + cellular models are released.
 * November 30: The new iMac is released with a slimmer profile that omitted the optical drive.