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Apple Refresh Apple Stores, Reach Version 2.0

Seeing as I talked about it last week, I thought I should write a follow up post on what happened.  I’m referring to the super-secret Apple meetings scheduled to take place this past weekend, and whisperings of special events, promotions or even a product launch to coincide with Apple retail’s 10th anniversary. As I thought, there [...]

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What is Apple Planning for the 10th Anniversary of its Retail Stores?

The 19th May is the 10th anniversary of Apple’s retail outlets, and rumors have been flying over how the company plans to celebrate this milestone.  One thing seems certain, as several sources are reporting it, is that a meeting for key Apple Store staff will be held this Sunday, the 22nd May. Boy Genius say it’s [...]

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It’s iPad 2 Release Day! Did You Beat the Queues and Get Yours?

Today marked the US release of the Apple iPad 2, announced a few short weeks ago at a special Apple event held in San Francisco.  The iPad 2 is the successor to the iPad, a device many initially didn’t understand, but went on to sell 15 million units in just nine months!  Now, even before [...]

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iPhone 4 Mania in China Sees Scalpers Cash-in On No-Limit Purchases

The iPhone 4 has been something of a hit in China, where it went on sale last week, but the new device caused a stir for all the wrong reasons when Apple decided to lift their standard two-iphones-per-customer limit. According to Micgadget, a Chinese website describing the situation, this happened on Wednesday and saw queues of [...]

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Enjoy Some Apple Stats, and Google’s Response to iOS Activation Figures

We’ve come to expect plenty of statistics to be banded around at Apple events, but at yesterday’s special music event, Steve Jobs seemed to throw even more around than usual, so in case you missed them in amongst all the iPod excitement, here are some choice picks: Apple have opened their 300th retail store, with the [...]

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World’s Largest Apple Store Opens Tomorrow

Apple’s new flagship store, and their biggest to date, opens at 10am on Saturday 7th August in Covent Garden, London and guess what, there is already a queue!  The store has three levels accessible by the almost ubiquitous glass staircase – one at either end of the store here – and also boasts the longest [...]

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Apple to ban protective screen film in retail stores?

According to both iLounge and Macworld, Apple has decided to ban the sale of protective screen film from all of its retail stores. Why? Nobody really seems to know, and Apple isn’t saying a word. Not yet at least. The ban, which has been confirmed by multiple companies, would go into effect sometime in May, and [...]

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Apple to open 25 retail stores in China

Earlier today at its annual shareholder’s meeting, Ron Johnson, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Retail, announced that Apple plans to open “up to” 25 retail stores in China within the next 24 months (2 years.) This move marks Apple’s long-awaited decision to increase its stake in Asia, and to further grow as an international company. Presently, Apple’s [...]

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Apple confirms Black Friday sale, gives just a tease

In an email that came just a few hours ago, literally, it was sent at 4:03 am, Apple has confirmed that they will be offering a Black Friday sale. The email, which was simply titled “This Friday: Our biggest shopping event of the year” unfortunately gave little clues as to what deals will be found. In [...]

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Apple’s Black Friday deals leaked: save 30% on iPods and more

Black Friday sales are typically been a nice way to save a few bucks, and Apple despite not usually offering the best of deals seems to have a few nice listings in-store for us this year. According to a recently leaked (rumored) ad, it looks like Apple shoppers will be able to save up to 30% [...]

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