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Saturday marks TechHive's first anniversary, and it has been quite the year to say the least. From game-changing new products to cringeworthy press events to the resurgence of companies back from the brink of irrelevance, the past 365 days have taken the industry on a roller-coaster ride, and we've thoroughly enjoyed every twist, turn, and stomach-dropping plunge.
As we buckle up for another year, each TechHive staffer reflects on the most memorable products, events, and trends of the year gone by.
The amazingness that was Apple Maps
When TechHive was a mere five days old, Apple released iOS 6 to the masses, and with it came the panic-inducing Apple Maps. The platform's marquee feature, the one with the most hype, was such a colossal failure at launch that I still can't believe it was supposed to replace Google Maps.
What the what?
It sucked at the key thing it was designed to do: give people correct directions. It got someone lost in the Australian Outback. And it even said that the TechHive office building was smack dab in the middle of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. It was so bad that Apple CEO Tim Cook put his tail between his legs and issued an apology, which to me signaled the turning of a new leaf in Apple's book.—Leah Yamshon
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