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Apple removes shipping times for many online items

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 9th, 2011)

Apple's online storefront includes shipping times that give prospective customers an idea of how long they'll have to wait before an item arrives on their front door. Many Apple products no longer have an estimated ship date and are labeled as being "In Stock". The only products with a ship ...

Original iPads still selling well

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 23rd, 2011)

The second generation iPad has sold amazingly well for Apple since its launch in early March. The tablet device is difficult to find in retail stores, and Apple's online storefront offers the iPad 2 with a 4-5 week ship time. Also riding this wave of success is the original iPad, whose supply ...

Apple re-working iPad 2 inventory shipments strategy

by Mike Schramm (Mar 16th, 2011)

Apple is apparently trying to slow down the iPad 2 madness. A new report from AppleInsider claims that the company has instituted a new policy with iPad 2 shipments, requiring stores to keep received iPad 2 units in store for up to a day before actually releasing them for sale. That actually ...

Apple expected to ship 6.5 million iPads in Q1 2011

by Matt Tinsley (Mar 2nd, 2011)

Digitimes is reporting that, according to an iPad supply chain source, Apple intends to ship 6 to 6.5 million iPads in the first quarter of 2011 (ending at the end of March). According to the source, 300,000 to 400,000 of those will be iPad 2s. Digitimes' source also points out that Apple had ...

iPod Classic stock low, prompts refresh rumors

by Michael Gray (Feb 8th, 2011)

AppleBitch picked up a tip that the shipping times are getting pretty long for the iPod Classic and that many Apple retailers are simply out of stock. Since the iPod Classic hasn't been updated since fall 2009, we're now seeing speculation that the iPod Classic might be due for a refresh soon. ...

Could the Mac App Store eliminate boxed software inventory?

by Steven Sande (Feb 7th, 2011)

Blogger Arnold Kim over at MacRumors published an interesting conjecture today -- that Apple is planning on eliminating the space-consuming inventory of boxed software at Apple Stores through an emphasis on purchasing apps through the Mac App Store. The post provides compelling evidence of proof of ...

White iPhone 4 seen in German inventory system

by Mike Schramm (Jan 18th, 2011)

The good folks at Engadget have received pictures of what purports to be the inventory listing for Vodaphone in Germany, and in there you can see an entry for an iPhone 4 "weiß," which you don't have to have taken high school German to realize means white. That's right, the legendary white ...

Report: Apple's inventory woes fixed for holiday shoppers

by Matt Tinsley (Oct 25th, 2010)

A number of analysts are expecting inventory shortages to restrict holiday gadget sales. However, Forbes reports that Apple will be able to avoid the pinch. Jason Busch, the founder and Managing Director of advisory firm Azul Partner, expects Apple to keep holiday shoppers happy for three main ...

Rumor: New MacBook Pro shows up in Apple, Best Buy inventory system

by Cory Bohon (Feb 25th, 2008)

AppleInsider is reporting that they have confirmed the Apple part numbers that were supposedly "leaked" out of Best Buy are in fact the real deal, and could be new MacBook Pros; other rumor sites are chiming in as well. This comes after some of Apple's retail chain partners have received part ...

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