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iPhone 3GS availability dwindling

Remember earlier this week when I posted an article [link] reporting that Apple had posted an online 3GS “availabilty database”? Back then, only 5 Apple retail stores were sold out of all four iPhone models. Fast forward to today, and only about 40-45% of all Apple retail stores have all four iPhones in stock and 15% [...]

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iPhone 3GS availability database goes online

Earlier today, Apple posted an online database where prospective iPhone 3GS buyers can check the availability status of the iPhone 3GS in their region. Keep in mind that this database only shows retail outlets where you are guaranteed (or not guaranteed) to get an iPhone 3GS. At present, only 5 of Apple’s 200 retail stores are [...]

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The next generation of Apple Stores

Apple Inc. is currently in the process of opening a new Apple store in Scottsdale Arizona, and wow, is it sleek or what? [picture] Much like every other Apple Store, the Scottsdale Apple Store will have a genius bar, except it’s 50ft long! This 50 foot long genius bar will facilitate not only troubleshooting and customer [...]

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Apple Stores to open early for iPhone 3G S launch (8 a.m.)

Apple has confirmed that they will in fact be opening their retail stores at 8 a.m. (respectively) on June 19th in order to meet the consumer demand posed by the release of the iPhone 3G S. Apple did pretty much the same thing last year in order to meet the demand posed by the iPhone 3G. [...]

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Apple to sell the iPhone for less?

According to FinancialTimes , Apple is planning to unveil a much cheaper version of the iPhone on Monday (WWDC 09.) “Apple plans to introduce a cheaper version of its popular iPhone as soon as Monday, in a move that could dramatically increase the company’s share of the market for web-surfing devices, people familiar with the initiative [...]

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Online ordering for the iPhone 3G now available with Apple

In what would appear to be an effort to clear away some remaining iPhone inventory, Apple is now taking online orders at the Apple Store with direct shipping to your home. This of course sounds a little strange, considering you could already order an iPhone 3G online and have it shipped from AT&T. But hey, [...]

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Mother’s Day is coming and Apple suggests giving an iPod touch

As Mother’s Day is quickly approaching, Apple has so ‘kindly’ offered up a Gift Guide that includes such goodies as the iPod touch and iPod shuffle. They are also offering free gift wrapping, as long as you order before May 10. Of course, as that is Mother’s Day, you may want to order early [...]

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Apple Stores averaging 22 iPhone 3G sales per day

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster recently completed another study to estimate the amount of sales that Apple Stores are experiencing on the iPhone, iPod and Macs. The study was completed by a six member team at a variety of Apple Retail stores which included seven flagship locations as well as eighteen averaged-sized stores. The survey [...]

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Apple to adopt iPhone/iPod Touch as Apple Store payment system?

Apple has always used non-Apple products to facilitate in-store payment, and since 2005 they have been using EasyPay running Windows Mobile for just that. From EasyPay’s website: “EasyPay® is an electronic funds transfer (EFT) service that administers monthly bank and credit card drafts for businesses all over America.” The reasoning behind using non-Apple devices, was that Apple [...]

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Apple to enable iTunes account creation via iPhone

In anticipation of the release of the iPhone with 3.0 software, Apple plans to enable a new feature, allowing users to create an iTunes account directly from their iPhones. Up until this point in time, iPhone users must already have an iTunes account before being able to purchase songs and other media from the iTunes store [...]

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