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Dear Aunt TUAW: Did my wife just get a free upgrade?

by Erica Sadun (Apr 5th, 2012)

Dear Aunt TUAW, So my wife's 11-inch MacBook Air went into an Apple Store to get its screen replaced because it cracked. It's got a core i5 1,6ghz processor in it... Or at least it did! We've just got it back home and I clicked on "About this Mac" out of habit and it's reported that it's got ...

Apple may revamp online store, starting with edu version

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 5th, 2012)

Apple may be overhauling its online storefront, starting with its site for education institutions, says a report from AppleInsider. Shoppers visiting Apple's online store for K-12 schools are supposedly alerted about the "new Apple Store" and told that "the transition to the new store will be ...

Canadian Apple reseller to close as Apple Store opens

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 4th, 2012)

Chris Duffie owns The Halifax Mac Store, and he has done business as an authorized Apple reseller in Halifax, Canada for the past decade. Now with an Apple Store launching in the nearby Halifax Shopping Centre, Duffie is closing shop says a report from ifoAppleStore and the Chronicle ...

iPad more readily available in-store than online

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 2nd, 2012)

Want to get an iPad as soon as possible without having to wait weeks for it to arrive? According to a ComputerWorld report, your best bet is take a trip to your local Apple Store. The publication surveyed a handful of Apple stores and found that all the stores it called had at least one iPad ...

New Apple Store in France set to open

by Steven Sande (Mar 30th, 2012)

Un nouveau magasin d'Apple est prête à ouvrir dans la ville française de Lyon la semaine prochaine. Errr, excuse me -- I mean, a new Apple Store is set to open next week in the French city of Lyon. ifoAppleStore is reporting that the new La Confluence store will open on ...

Apple clarifies iPad 4G in Australia

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 30th, 2012)

Apple is under fire for its iPad 4G marketing in Australia and facing legal action from a consumer watchdog group which claims the company's advertising is misleading. After a meeting with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Apple has agreed to modify its advertising in ...

Chinese security guards remove Apple retail sign

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 30th, 2012)

Apple set up a banner in the Parkland Mall in Dalian, China that advertised its upcoming flagship store in the nearby Century City shopping district. According to a M.I.C Gadget report, a security team from the Dalian Department Store took down the sign because it was upset that Apple chose a ...

25 billionth app downloader flown to Beijing by Apple

by Mike Schramm (Mar 27th, 2012)

Fu Chunli, who downloaded the 25 billionth app from the App Store (yes, 25 billionth), was flown from her hometown of Qingdao, China to the Beijing Apple Store. Chunli has dubbed the "Apple Girl" by Chinese media, and didn't believe Apple representatives when they first shared the good news. ...

Octogenarian suing Apple after walking into glass door at Apple Store

by Steven Sande (Mar 26th, 2012)

Those glass walls and doors at Apple Stores can be a hazard. Although the company installed white "crash graphics" (see photo above) on the glass walls and doors of many stores last year to prevent such an occurrence, 83 year-old Evelyn Paswell walked into the doors of the Apple Store Manhasset ...

Tim Cook visits Apple Store in Beijing

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 26th, 2012)

According to TechNode, Tim Cook spent his Monday morning with the employees and customers at the Xidan Joy City Apple Store in Beijing. The random spotting, recorded by user STwing of Chinese micro-blogging service Sina Weibo, kicked off rumors that the Apple CEO was in town to talk about the ...

Spain's Falles celebration invades Apple Store

by Mike Schramm (Mar 22nd, 2012)

I would probably describe Apple Stores as "busy," "happening," or maybe even "populated," but I wouldn't have ever described them as "boisterous" .. until I saw the videos below. These two videos are via ifoAppleStore and were recorded at the Apple Store Calle Colón in Valencia, where ...

New iPad's online availability improves

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 20th, 2012)

Apple's done a fantastic job meeting demand for the third generation iPad. The company sold three million units in the first launch weekend and still has inventory in stores. As SlashGear noticed, it also narrowed the estimated shipping time from two to three weeks down to one to two weeks. ...

Apple, Steve Jobs win patents for Shanghai Apple Store design

by Steven Sande (Mar 20th, 2012)

Apple is constantly adding patents to its portfolio of intellectual property, many of which are not directly associated with the design or operation of the consumer electronics products the company makes. Patently Apple reported today on a patent awarded to the company and late founder and CEO ...

The Apple Store is down (Update: back up with no changes)

by Chris Rawson (Mar 20th, 2012)

Apple's online store is currently down. When the Apple Store goes down around this time of week, it's usually a sign of something new showing up in the store or some kind of promotional/holiday refresh taking place rather than simple maintenance updates. We haven't heard of any new products ...

Apple adds 'Answers from the community' to product web pages

by Chris Rawson (Mar 19th, 2012)

Apple has added a new "Answers from the community" section to its product pages on the Apple Store. Something similar to this called "Questions and answers" has been around for awhile for accessories sold on the Apple site, but it's now been expanded to Apple's marquee Mac, iPad, iPhone, and iPod ...