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Apple's warranty practices questioned in Belgium

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 15th, 2013)

Belgian consumer watchdog agency, Test-Aankoop/Test-Achats, is not happy with the AppleCare protection plans offered to customers who purchase Apple hardware. The group has filed a complaint that claims Apple doesn't properly explain consumer rights when it markets and sells these warranties to ...

Italian authorities fine Apple again over warranties

by Mike Wehner (Dec 21st, 2012)

By now, Apple should be pretty familiar with Italy's standards regarding product warranties, but it seems that despite already being fined roughly $1.2 million, the company's troubles are not over. AppleInsider reports that after being hit with the fine, Apple continued to push AppleCare's ...

Apple won't sell AppleCare in Italy, updates warranty terms on website

by Steven Sande (Nov 12th, 2012)

Apple and Italy's Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (Competition and Market Authority) have been at odds for a while over the AppleCare Protection Plan. The European Union requires sellers to provide a two-year mandatory warranty on products, and fined Apple US$1.2 million ...

Tour Italy via your iPhone or iPad

by Mel Martin (Nov 8th, 2012)

Fotopedia has added another luscious app in its travel series. Fotopedia Italy is a free universal iOS app that is like a coffee table book with some interactive features. The app features a large collection of high-resolution images optimized for the Retina display and iPhone 5. A Trip Builder ...

Apple faces potential suspension of sales in Italy

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 3rd, 2012)

Apple is in hot water in Italy over its warranty policy, which does not comply with Italian law. Apple products come with a free one-year warranty that can be extended with the purchase of an AppleCare warranty. Under Italian law, the company is obligated to provide two years of free warranty ...

iPad online shipping times drop to one week

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 20th, 2012)

Apple's inventory of the new iPad is holding up well, especially in the US. Unlike the iPad 2 which faced shortages when it launched, the new iPad is readily available. Most US retail stores have at least one model of the iPad in stock and the online store is steadily improving shipment times. ...

Second Apple Store in Rome preparing to open

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 6th, 2012)

Apple may be opening a second Apple Store in Rome and will be celebrating the grand opening on Rome's birthday, says a report in iSpazio. The new store will be located in the Porta di Roma shopping mall and will open on April 21, 2012, the date when Italy will commemorate the city's founding in ...

Nielsen: More people use tablets, smartphones while watching TV

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 5th, 2012)

A recent report from Nielsen shows that folks in the US and UK enjoy using their mobile devices while watching TV, while those in Germany and Italy prefer to do one thing at a time says a report in CNET. Up to 88 percent of US tablet owners and 86 percent of US smartphone owners use their ...

Apple preparing to build Italy's "most important" Apple Store

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 28th, 2012)

Apple has a handful of stores in Italy, but none will supposedly compare to the store Apple is building in Via Roma, Turin. According to a report by Italian website Macity, Apple is planning a flagship store that could become one of Apple's most important outlets. The Via Roma store will occupy ...

Apple features 'communication to protect consumers' in Italy

by Mike Schramm (Feb 1st, 2012)

Apple has apparently complied with a recent ruling by the Italian government that the company did not do enough, when selling its extended one-year warranties in stores, to let customers know that its products already came with a two-year warranty, as per consumer laws there. The company has ...

Italian court denies initial iPhone 4S ban

by Chris Rawson (Jan 5th, 2012)

Samsung has lost another battle in its ongoing patent war with Apple. Its request to have iPhone 4S sales banned in Italy has been denied by the Italian courts. This comes barely a month after France similarly denied Samsung's request for a sales injunction against the iPhone 4S. Samsung had ...

Apple fined in Italy for poor communication around warranty policy

by Dave Caolo (Dec 27th, 2011)

Apple has been fined 900 thousand Euros by the Italian Antitrust Authority [Google translation], citing unfair business practices against consumers. Specifically, the ruling cites two offenses against Apple, Apple Sales International and Apple Retail Italy. First, the judgement says that Apple's ...

Megaphone, a big honkin' amplifier for your iPhone

by Steven Sande (Dec 3rd, 2011)

There are a lot of powered amplifier docks for the iPhone and iPod touch, and sadly most of them are lacking in beauty and originality. Italian design firm en&is is bucking the trend with a unique unpowered amplifier that is a large, swooping ceramic horn. The Megaphone ranges from ...

For the third weekend in a row Apple opening three more stores

by Michael Grothaus (Sep 1st, 2011)

This weekend will mark the third time Apple has opened three stores in as many weeks. That's nine new stores in only three weeks -- quite an expansion and, you guessed it, almost a third of the 30 new Apple Stores the company plans to open this quarter. The new stores opening this weekend are ...

Apple Stores to open in Italy, Australia, Canada on Saturday

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Aug 9th, 2011)

Two more Apple stores will be opening Saturday. The first, as reported by ifoAppleStore.com, is in Florence, Italy's I Gigli. It's the sixth Apple store for the country. Meanwhile, Cheltenham, Victoria in Australia gains an Apple Store in Westfield Southland. This is the 12th store in ...