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In case you missed it, the iPad 2 officially went on sale online at the Apple Store at 1 AM PST today. Online sales started well before retail sales, but those ordering now will have a much longer wait than those currently standing in line. Read More »

South by Southwest starts on Friday March 11, and the iPad 2 goes on sale on the same day. Apple already has two stores in Austin, but it’s also opening a temporary store that will exist for only two weeks beginning March 11. Read More »

 
 

Around 6 a.m. on April 3, 2010, prospective iPad buyers began lining up at the Apple Store in Durham, N.C., with simliar lines forming across the U.S. Nearly a year and 20 million iPads later, history is about to repeat itself with the iPad 2 launch. Read More »

At the launch of the iPad 2 today, Steve Jobs noted the redesigned tablet would keep its current price structure while adding new features. However, for consumers who believe price is the most important feature, Apple is cutting $100 off the original iPad while supplies last. Read More »

Verizon iPhone 4 pre-order sales for existing customers began and sold out on Feb. 3, but starting today, anyone can order the phone online directly from either Apple or Verizon. In both cases, the expected shipment date for the iPhone is Feb. 18. Read More »

In an email sent out to customers and on Apple.com, the company invites you to “Wrap it up this Friday” at a special one-day shopping event on Nov. 26. This year, the tradition goes worldwide, with various international stores also advertising the impending sale. Read More »

Long ago, there were rumors that a concierge app would come to the iPhone platform and bring reservations and other services to the device. Now, those features are here in version 1.1 of the Apple Store app, just released. It brings new location-based services and more. Read More »

One of the benefits of buying an iPod from Apple online is that you get to engrave a free message on the back. It helps you identify your device, and it’s nice for gifts. The iPad lacked the option at launch, but it’s here now. Read More »

It can be difficult to decide which model is for you when it comes to purchasing a new Mac. Apple has tried to make the process a little less painful by adding a Mac comparison feature to the online Apple store. Read More »

Just in time for a China launch, strained supplies of iPads are easing, even as rumors of a 7″ iPad ramp up for early 2011. iPad inventory at Best Buy has shown “strong improvement” in the last two weeks, according to Barclay analyst Ben Reitzes. Read More »

Across the globe, iPhone 4 eyewitnesses are all seeing the same thing: lines around the block and few, if any, devices for those without reservations. Supplies of the iPhone 4 are dwindling, many stores expect to be sold out by the end of the day. Read More »

Facts, supposition, and rumors swirl around the iPad as the April 3 launch nears, the biggest news being Apple has pushed back ship dates for new orders. At this point it seems like Apple could be looking at an iPad sellout launch weekend, but what does … Read More »

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Every major Apple product launch tends to follow a pattern that many of us have just accepted. Long lines, constrained supply and lack of accessories are all common for the launch day. But with the release of the iPad right around the corner, one company … Read More »

Apple previewed its Upper West Side store in New York yesterday. Besides welcoming the media into the company’s latest example of retail minimalism taken to its logical extreme, Apple Senior VP Ron Johnson talked retail. Glass and stone enclose 8,500 square feet of retail space on street … Read More »

Seeking to better manage the holiday deluge of visitors to Apple retail outlets, the company is now offering customers the option of ordering online and picking up purchases at their local store. According to the new webpage, you can reserve an item “online today and it … Read More »

Finally, Apple is beginning the roll-out of its iPod touch-based payment and checkout system for retail stores. According to an exclusive report over at AppleInsider, the Mac maker will begin retiring its current Windows CE-based devices and implementing the new system within a couple … Read More »

AppleInsider is reporting on a supply advisory from Apple to its retail stores stating certain Macs have “entered a period of constraint,” suggesting that hardware updates may be imminent. The specific models include all configurations of the iMac, as well as the low-end Mac mini, whose … Read More »

I bought my iPhone 3GS from the Apple Store in London’s Regent Street. It’s one of Apple’s flagship stores, so on any given day of the week it’s usually busy. And when I use the word “busy,” what I really mean is “insanely, painfully, dizzyingly frantic.” … Read More »

Hours before the “Only Rock and Roll” event takes place in San Francisco, the Apple Store has slashed prices on some the current iPod models. The new numbers are still in the process of being posted, with parts of the Apple Store referencing old prices, but … Read More »

I’ve always been tempted to try out an Eye-Fi SD flash memory card, which allows you to wirelessly upload photos directly from your camera to a nearby Mac or PC on the same network. Perhaps a bit anachronistically, since they seem to be far and away … Read More »

For many of us, the iPhone has become a staple item in our daily assortment of tech gear. Like any product that gets heavy use on a daily basis, sometimes it can fail. For the iPhone, that means a trip to the often crowded Genius Bar … Read More »

Apple is once again making an inventory tool available for prospective iPhone 3GS buyers. U.S. residents can check Apple Store stock by state, with availability updated hourly. Unlike last year, when the iPhone 3G was in chronic short supply for weeks, by the end of business … Read More »

Available today, the iPhone 3G is now available in black at an even lower price of $99. The new iPhone 3G S is available for pre-order via the online Apple Store in four varieties: 16GB in black or white for $199 and 32GB in black or white … Read More »

Apple seems to be trying everything they can think of to clear existing iPhone stock. As of today, you can finally order the iPhone 3G directly from Apple’s web site and have it delivered to your door. If you’re fond of the old ways, you … Read More »

When Apple announced their fall lineup of laptops, one thing really caught my eye. The new MacBooks can now drive a 30″ display. I don’t know how they did it, but that new integrated graphics chip can now really push out the pixels like no … Read More »

Recently, Apple has started offering would-be iPhone 3G buyers an opportunity to save time in the store and purchase an iPhone 3G online for in-store pickup (and AT&T activation). You first tell them whether this is a new single- or dual-iPhone purchase for either a new … Read More »

While you are waiting for the iPhone to be released this July, why not head out to an Apple Store and learn something? The stores in New York provide for plenty of opportunities to become familiar with a number of applications. Myself, I want to … Read More »

Hiawatha Bray, a writer for The Boston Globe had an opportunity to tour the new Boston Apple Store set to open this Thursday, at 6:00 pm. Bray got to see a new innovation at this Apple store: a green roof. Not the “green” that means … Read More »

If you go job hunting on Apple.com/jobs, and you live in Colorado, you’ll be greeted by a bit of a surprise – There’s a new store on the horizon! Colorado Springs, CO is on the board for an Apple Retail Store. This should be a welcome … Read More »

Apple Store Status View Pingdom’s Apple Store Status. The guys at Pingdom have a released a fun new widget that you can put on your website that automatically gets updated whenever the Apple Store goes down (presumably to add new products). Now you can easily feed your … Read More »

The options for the iPod touch and iPhone got a little more diverse today, as Apple added a 32GB touch and a 16GB iPhone. Both retail for $499. The touch will ship in 1-2 business days and comes with free engraving, while either … Read More »

The “sticky note of good things to come” is now up at the Apple store. Generally Apple puts this image up in the hours preceding major product additions. Doing so gives them time to make product page additions and adjustments. It also generally marks the beginning … Read More »

I recently attended a workshop about Final Cut Pro at the Apple Store SoHo.  To my surprise, immediately following the workshop was a meeting of a a local Apple User Group called the Metropolitan New York Macintosh Alliance or “MetroMac” for short.  I stuck … Read More »

At some Apple stores, like the new one at Park Meadows in Lone Tree Colorado, it’s pretty much the rule that your AT&T – and probably most other carriers – phone will get no usable service coverage. That’s the case when I wander in with … Read More »

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