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Car crashes into Chicago-area Apple store

by Michael Grothaus (Jan 14th, 2013)

At approximately 6:30 PM local time on Sunday, January 13, a car crashed through the glass walls of the Lincoln Park Apple Store in Chicago, Ill. The dark-colored Lincoln Town Car was reportedly driven by an elderly individual, according to The Chicago Tribune. The car smashed through the ...

Apple drops alert patent in Chicago litigation against Motorola

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 6th, 2012)

Apple and other handset manufacturers are involved in so many lawsuits that it's difficult to keep up. Earlier this week, another infringement lawsuit in Chicago that's been around for a while resurfaced because Apple dropped a patent from the lawsuit. Apple was complying with a request from ...

MacMall opens Chicago retail store, giving away $14K in products

by Steven Sande (Mar 26th, 2012)

Since 1991, MacMall has been selling just about every product Apple makes as well as an assortment of quality accessories. The retailer has been an online presence for most of that time, although it has three brick-and-mortar stores in Southern California. Now MacMall has spread its wings and ...

AT&T concept store uses iPads, iPhones for checkout

by Michael Grothaus (Nov 17th, 2011)

An AT&T concept store opening this weekend in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights aims to "differentiate the AT&T experience," according to AT&T retail president Paul Roth. Roth told AllThingsD that AT&T needs to do more to lure the shopper into its stores now that most ...

Steve Jobs banner in the Windy City a nice tribute (Updated)

by Steven Sande (Oct 9th, 2011)

We've seen all sorts of Steve Jobs tributes over the last few days, with most Apple Stores worldwide being showered with flowers, personal messages, and even old Macs. TUAW reader James Risley saw a unique tribute to Steve in Chicago -- two of the ubiquitous street banners in that city, showing ...

MacTech Boot Camp revving up for Dallas, coming to Boston, LA and Chicago later this year

by Mike Schramm (Apr 12th, 2011)

Our friends at the MacTech Boot Camp series of conferences for Mac consultants and IT techs are rolling right into 2011. They've got a session planned in Dallas for April 27, and then they're headed up to Boston for another event on May 18. We're told there's still room at the Dallas ...

iPads join tongue depressors and latex gloves as a hospital fixture

by Steven Sande (Oct 22nd, 2010)

The next time you visit a hospital or medical clinic for a routine check or emergency, don't be surprised if the doctor shows up with an iPad in hand. The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that in several Windy City hospitals, the iPad is making inroads in a big way. The Loyola University Medical ...

New Apple Store opens in Australia, and a sneak preview of the new Chicago store

by Mike Schramm (Oct 21st, 2010)

Apple celebrated the opening of another retail store in Australia, the fifth such store in the state of New South Wales, and the tenth in the country. The Charlestown Apple Store had a grand opening today at 5:00pm, and TUAW reader Paul L. was on hand for the festivities, replete with the usual ...

Apple Stores: St. Louis pictures, Chicago opening

by Mike Schramm (Oct 18th, 2010)

TUAW reader Justin W. went to the grand (re-)opening of the (larger) Apple Store in the St. Louis Galleria mall this past weekend, and he's shared some pictures of the event over on Flickr for us. As you can see, it looks like things were hopping, with plenty of blue-shirted employees overseeing a ...

Apple Store news: Openings in Chicago and Edinburgh

by Dave Caolo (Oct 6th, 2010)

As autumn approaches, an Apple Store in Chicago nears completion while another in Edinburgh is still in the planning stages. In Chicago, a future Lincoln Park store got dressed up a bit with festive barricades. Specifically, autumn-colored "leaves" have been added, spelling out the words "Lincoln ...

TUAW's Daily App: Umbrella Today

by Mike Schramm (May 12th, 2010)

Last fall, I moved out here to Southern California, and while I don't mean to brag, my concerns about the weather outside have fallen right off of my list of priorities; it's sunny and 70ºF here most of the time. However, back when I lived in Chicago, I had to check and see what the weather ...

TUAW First Look: Flick Baseball Pro

by Mike Schramm (May 5th, 2010)

Freeverse has released the latest title in their Flick Sports series, and Flick Baseball Pro is now out on the App Store for $2.99. We got a quick hands-on with the game right after release, and while it's a pretty good arcade-style baseball simulation, there are a few quirks and missing features ...

Boston creates app to report road problems

by Mike Schramm (Mar 3rd, 2010)

Since moving to LA, I haven't quite had to deal with the potholes that Spring in Chicago usually brings (not that roads are any better out here, but at least they don't have to deal with all of the freezing and thawing). But despite the yearly flat tires and ruined alignments, Chicago hasn't gone ...

Using your iPhone in the city? Be careful!

by Mike Schramm (Jan 18th, 2010)

I've lived in big cities for almost ten years now, first in Chicago and now in Los Angeles, and I could have told you exactly what this New York Times piece does: that you've got to be careful while using your iPhone while walking the city streets. We've heard about this before with the iPod, but an ...

FanGuide self-guided architectural tours for iPhone

by Steven Sande (Dec 20th, 2009)

Fans of great architecture love to take guided or self-guided tours to learn more about the buildings or homes designed by classic architects like Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Louis Sullivan. Guided tours are usually somewhat expensive and subject to the knowledge and whims of the tour ...