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Fourth-generation iPad models in stock at online Apple Stores

by Steven Sande (Nov 6th, 2012)

If you're thinking about buying a WiFi fourth-generation iPad, you're in luck. Apple apparently is making enough of the new speedy devices to keep them in stock at the online Apple Store in many countries. At this time, the US, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Singapore stores all ...

Apple's latest iPod touch may be ready to ship (Updated)

by Steven Sande (Oct 8th, 2012)

Update: We have received a flood of emails from readers who received shipping notifications last night (October 8, 2012) and will be receiving the new iPod touch by October 15. While the fifth-generation iPod touch was announced simultaneously with the iPhone 5, and Apple began to take orders ...

MacBook Pro Retina display ship times improve

by Steven Sande (Jul 13th, 2012)

That didn't take long! One day after the MacBook Pro with Retina display was released, shipping times jumped to 2-3 weeks, and then to 3-4 weeks. Apparently the initial demand for the product has been met or more of the luscious laptops are making their way out of factories, because ship times ...

iPad 2: Where and when you can buy one

by Steven Sande (Mar 8th, 2011)

Photo courtesy of Engadget If you're in the market for an iPad 2, you'll have a wide range of locations in the United States where you can pick one up on Friday. You'll just need to wait until 5 PM local time to do so. At this time, we've received confirmation that the following locations ...

US iPhone 4 availability finally "within 24 hours"

by Michael Grothaus (Nov 2nd, 2010)

For the first time since its launch, the availability of the iPhone 4 in Apple's US Online Store has dropped to "within 24 hours." This should be welcome news to investors and analysts as it shows that Apple has successfully ramped up production enough to have a good amount of stock on hand going ...

iPad supply constraints still in play, says Piper Jaffray

by Michael Rose (May 21st, 2010)

As we noted earlier, finding the iPad of your dreams hasn't been getting any easier in recent days. Even with an assumed uptick in production to handle the imminent overseas launch, the search for available units on the ground in the US has been tough. Today's Apple 2.0 note on availability cites ...

iPad 3G: Available April 30 in the USA

by Aron Trimble (Apr 20th, 2010)

Apple today announced retail availability of the iPad 3G -- which also features Wi-Fi, of course -- for Friday, April 30th at 5:00 pm. The Loop reports those who pre-ordered the 3G version of the iPad should start receiving shipments that day same day. The iPad 3G includes a US$130 premium over ...

International iPad release pushed back to "late May," pre-orders start May 10

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 14th, 2010)

This will come as a disappointment to our international readers, but it seems that Apple has pushed the international iPad release back an entire month. The iPad's UK page used to say "Coming late April." Today that was changed to "Coming late May." The good news is that Apple has set a ...

Apple tweaking iPhone to work better on AT&T's network

by TJ Luoma (Mar 31st, 2010)

Powerpage.org cites a Wall Street Journal article reporting that Apple has worked with AT&T to "rejigger" how the iPhone works with AT&T's towers, resulting in a reduced load for some tasks. It was not clear what changes were made, but apparently a "crash course in wireless technology" ...

iPhone supplies dwindle in Canada

by Mel Martin (Jul 28th, 2009)

Our neighbors to the north are grumbling about the lack of 3GS iPhones. The major suppliers, Fido and Rogers, are both reporting they are sold out pretty much across the country. Some Apple Stores in Canada have them in stock, but a couple of calls revealed that even Apple Stores are often out of ...

Get iPhone availability updates every 15 minutes

by Cory Bohon (Jul 26th, 2008)

Can't find an iPhone 3G? Well, TopMuffin has created a site that checks Apple's store inventory every 15 minutes. According to the site, Apple updates the inventory throughout the day. TopMuffin's site parses the feed (feed link) and shows iPhone 3G availability by Apple Store. TopMuffin doesn't ...

Apple Store back online

by Cory Bohon (Jun 9th, 2008)

Now that the WWDC Keynote has ended and live coverage has ceased, the Apple Stores around the world are returning to normal after an interesting Stevenote. Some of the changes on the store that we've noted are: 3G iPhone details, pricing and availability MobileMe pricing, availability Have ...

Check iPhone availability at your local Apple Store

by Scott McNulty (Jun 28th, 2007)

Here's a little detail I missed the first time I read today's missive from Apple: you can now check the availability of iPhones at the Apple store nearest you. Simply go to this website, select your state, and you'll get a list of the Apple Stores in that states with a circle next to them. Green ...

Leopard Watch: iCal with CalDAV

by Erica Sadun (Jun 15th, 2007)

Apple's iCal Leopard page reveals that the upcoming Leopard version of iCal will support a subset of CalDAV, the distributed authoring and versioning calendar protocol. CalDAV allows collaborative creation and maintenance of shared calendars and events. With the new iCal, you won't have to send ...

MacBook Pro availability changes to 3-4 weeks

by David Chartier (Feb 8th, 2006)

Over the last couple of days I've been hearing some rumors that the MacBook Pro availability might get pushed back to March, but I didn't want to post on it until something legitimate happened - and it has. TUAW reader Oliver noticed that the MacBook Pro's availability from apple.com/store has ...