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The White iPhone 4. Is it Coming, Has it Been Discontinued, Does Anyone Care?

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

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The White iPhone 4. Is it Coming, Has it Been Discontinued, Does Anyone Care?

Remember June 2010? What a great month for iPhone 4 fans that was, as Apple unveiled the iPhone 4; a dramatic redesign of the 3G and 3GS complete with a speedy processor, gorgeous screen and many other tweaks and new features. You may also remember talk of the white iPhone 4, and even these pictures [...]

Official Apple Store App Available Now

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

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The rumours of such an application were rife yesterday and have played out exactly as expected, as the official Apple Store application – called quite simply, Apple Store – is yours to download as of now. The application works in the same way as the regular Apple store website, so you can view and purchase existing [...]

Think Apple Store employees get to play with the new toys, think again

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

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A recently published article on Reuters gives an interesting, albeit slight look at what Apple retail employees get in terms of hands on with the products. Without worrying much here about giving a spoiler, it should be described more as a hands off. Did anyone really believe that Apple employees got to play with new [...]

Apple now selling contract free iPhones in store

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

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For better or worse, Apple has recently begun selling contract free iPhones in store. The iPhones that would be purchased in this way are still going to be locked to AT&T, but they would not require the user to have the standard two year agreement with AT&T. A nice option, assuming you have the cash [...]

Apple to open 25 retail stores in China

Thursday, February 25, 2010

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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 [...]

A Glimpse at Apple’s New iPod Touch EasyPay Checkout for Stores

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

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A Glimpse at Apple’s New iPod Touch EasyPay Checkout for Stores

AppleInsider has the first look at the upcoming EasyPay Touch checkout system for Apple Stores. The new system–which will roll out within two weeks–utilizes iPod touchs outfitted with card readers, barcode scanners, and custom software to streamline the purchasing process at Apple stores. It will handle credit, debit, and cash payments, as well as some [...]

Online ordering for the iPhone 3G now available with Apple

Thursday, May 14, 2009

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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, [...]

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

Thursday, April 23, 2009

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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 [...]

Apple Stores averaging 22 iPhone 3G sales per day

Thursday, April 16, 2009

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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 [...]

Contract free iPhone 3G’s now available at US Apple retail stores

Friday, March 27, 2009

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Apple has joined AT&T and has begun selling contract free iPhone 3G’s at their US retail locations. Customers can now visit an Apple retail store and purchase an iPhone 3G without having to sign a two-year agreement with AT&T. Of course, you will be paying full retail, which comes to $599 for the 8GB model [...]