Today might be Apple's biggest day so far this year. First, most iPhone and iPad users awoke to a notification on their screens, alerting them that iOS 6.1 could now be downloaded.

Last week, all eyes were on the Consumer Electronics Show, an annual showcase of some of the most interesting and innovative offerings from tech companies the world over.

There's a fairly good chance that the router that creates the signal for wireless networking in your house is made by either Linksys or Belkin.

Most members of the tech community attribute the beginning of Apple's meteoric rise to the top of the industry to the iPod. Before everyone began wearing those iconic white earbuds everywhere they went, Apple was, at best, a company on the fringe.