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It's Friday afternoon, and the online Apple Store is down

Well, this seems a little unexpected; it looks like the online Apple Store is down. Could we be seeing the new Mac mini, iMac or MacBook models that have been rumored to come out soon? When the store comes back up, we'll let you know of any changes.

What do you think could come when the store is back up? Let us know in the comments below!

UPDATE: It's back up, it looks like there's nothing new.

Filed under: Apple

The Apple Store is down, prepare yourselves


Happy Stevemas boys and girls! As we look forward to the 9-9-09 Apple Event starting later today, which we'll be liveblogging, the Apple Store has quietly gone quiet. Megan noted the early morning price cuts to the iPod line, a bit surprising considering the announcements scheduled for later in the day -- why not wait for the big moment?

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Apple Store is currently down


Yes folks, it looks like the online Apple Store is currently down. Given that it is 10:00 PM on a Saturday night over in Cupertino, I'd say chances are pretty good that it could just be some simple maintenance, but you never know.

We'll keep an eye out for any changes and post an update if anything exciting happens!

Filed under: iTunes, Apple, App Store

iTunes Store & App Store problems

With the App Store celebrating its first birthday, there is a fair amount of news coverage, and with Michael Jackson's memorial service being broadcast, his fans are sure to be hitting iTunes up for some of their favorite songs. So it stands to reason that today is probably not a good day for the iTunes store to be having problems. Don't you just love Murphy's Law?

Reports have been steadily coming in for the past few hours that users are unable to download songs, searches are timing out, and the App Store is not working properly from the iPhone. Several users have also posted threads on the iTunes discussion board with connection problems.

I myself had troubles with searching for music from iTunes earlier today, but things seemed to be working better a short while later, so I figured things were fixed. Since then, however, we have received several other reports of troubles, yet things are working fine for me still. So it seems that this could be chalked up to routing troubles depending on your location, or it may just be intermittent and I've been lucky.

Either way, it's safe to say that there is definitely something going on, although exactly what it is remains a question. Searching seems to be working, albeit a bit slowly, and downloads are working fine for me, but others have reported not being able to download at all. As they say, YMMV (your mileage may vary).

Are you having troubles with either of the stores? Let us know in the comments.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

Filed under: Retail, WWDC

Counting down to WWDC: The store, as they say, is down



As the sands flow through the hourglass, so appears the yellow sticky. If you doubted that we would see some sort of new product today, well, time to get with the program.

C'mon back at 1pm ET for all the latest updates from the keynote.

Filed under: Retail, Apple

Apple Store down on a Sunday?


Well, that's unusual. Price drops? New gear? Regular maintenance? We'll know soon enough.

Back up now... no visible changes reported and the main difference appears to be an enhanced UI for the shopping cart screen. Before & after pics below (thanks Joachim).

Old cart UI:


New cart UI:



Thanks to everyone who sent this in.

Filed under: Retail, Other Events, Apple

Yes, the Apple Store is down


With today's Apple event right around the corner, Apple has just taken down the online Apple stores around the world. Thanks to everyone who sent this tip in! We'll be providing coverage throughout the day, so be sure to check back often. If you notice any new changes, send us a tip.

Don't miss our meta-liveblog coverage of the event, it will begin shortly before the event is scheduled: 1:00 p.m. Eastern time (10:00 a.m. Pacific time).


Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

Filed under: WWDC, Developer, iPhone

iPhone Dev Center goes offline


With the WWDC Keynote in less than 2.54983712 hours, the iPhone Dev Center has gone offline.

"We'll be right back" is the temporary message that graces the front page of the iPhone Dev Center. This isn't a total surprise, since this portal is Apple's one stop shop for all iPhone devolper information which will no doubt be changing in the coming hours.

Our WWDC coverage continues here on TUAW. Be sure to check our WWDC 08 page and send us tips if you notice anything on Apple's site.


Thanks, Drew!

Filed under: Retail, Apple

Apple Store down


The Apple Store (at least in the U.S.) is down. A quick check of newsfeeds shows that no one really knows why, as the only predictions are centering around September 12th, next Tuesday's special event. This is most likely a maintenance thing, but we'll let you know more as soon as we do.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in

UPDATE: Looks like there's nothing new in the store boys and girls; false alarm. Guess you'll just have to keep biting your nails for September 12th.

Disclaimer: TUAW neither encourages nor condones developing or continuing the habit of biting one's nails.

Filed under: Retail, Apple

Apple Store UK down


We're receiving tips that the Apple Store UK is down, with the infamous 'We'll be back' sticky note at center stage. There hasn't been much buzz about new products lately, and given the time of day (or night, in the UK's case), we're willing to bet this won't be anything major. Still, it's worth noting nonetheless.

Filed under: Apple Corporate, Retail

Online Apple Store down

As of 8:00 AM EST, the online Apple Store (US) is down. The usual sticky note graphic and "...we'll be back within the hour" text have replaced the index page. We'll keep you posted.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in.

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