If you were to take all the patent-related Apple news over this past year, end to end, it would stretch to the moon and back. OK, maybe not that much -- but it seems like every time we turn around there's commotion over Apple losing a patent, or suing another electronics maker for infringement. Today, the USPTO has overturned yet another Apple filing, the second in as many months.

Well, if you've been anxiously awaiting the arrival of iTunes 11, the moment has finally arrived. Packed full of interesting new interface tweaks and increased iCloud support, the new iTunes is a welcome site for a service that was showing its age.

The complete fallout from Apple's failed attempt to commandeer the iOS mapping app market is apparently still being felt throughout the company. After a public apology from CEO Tim Cook, and the exit of iOS chief Scott Forstall, it seems Maps manager Richard Williamson is the latest casualty.

Well, the weather sure seems unnervingly warm, but the holidays are here. And if you're the parent of little ones, it's time to start sweating as the kids ask Santa for uncomfortably expensive presents. What are kids asking for these days--a pony? Their very own jetpack? Nope. According to a Nielsen study, most children just want iOS devices under the tree this year.