At Apple's October iPad mini event, the company surprised the crowd of journalists and developers by announcing a few other products as well.

While Apple's newest operating system came to the screens of iMacs and MacBooks this summer, the company appears to already be working on its next new model.

What much of the tech community already knew was confirmed today when Booz & Company, a consulting firm, released its annual list of most innovative companies in the world.

After 14 months officially at the helm of the world's most valuable company, Apple CEO Tim Cook decided it was time to make some changes.