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Apple opens online stores for Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, UAE

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 19th, 2011)

Apple expanded its online reach by opening stores in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and the United Arab Emirates. Apple celebrated the event with a brightly colored confetti banner on each country's website that announced the grand opening. Customers in these above countries will be able ...

FaceTime goes missing in Saudi Arabia, much of Middle East

by Michael Rose (Sep 20th, 2010)

Update 9/24: It looks like the early indications may be correct. One of the UAE's carriers tweeted that FaceTime will not be available there. Update 8am Tues: Several commenters have raised points about this story, most of which fall into two categories: "I already have an iPhone in Country X and ...

iPhone rumor roundup: New handsets in June, background tasks, and more

by Robert Palmer (Feb 3rd, 2009)

Possibly thanks to a chatty Emirates Telecom/Etisalat executive, we have some more details about when we might see a new iPhone handset: June. While not directly attributed to Mark Davis, iPhone program director at Etisalat, a quote in the report reads that the "next version of the device, which is ...

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