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$10,000 worth of iPhones stolen from Lancaster, PA Apple Store

by Mike Schramm (Dec 11th, 2009)

Apple Stores continue to be sizable targets for theft, it seems -- the local paper in Lancaster, PA reports that four young men stole 17 iPhones from the displays at an Apple Store recently, resulting in almost $10,000 worth of losses. The robbery took place during the day; at around 1:30pm, the ...

Steve Jobs helping overhaul Disney retail

by Mike Schramm (Oct 13th, 2009)

The New York Times has posted about a new project that our own Mr. Jobs has taken on: he's now helping out Disney Stores with their retail business. You have to hand it to Disney, no matter what you think of the Mouse House -- when they have a problem with part of the business, they bring in the ...

CNN: Our iPhone app is "not a hobby"

by Mike Schramm (Sep 29th, 2009)

CNN chatted with our good friends at DLS about the news network's iPhone app (scheduled to hit an App Store near you very soon), and it actually sounds pretty premium: in-app video, breaking news live video streaming, a Coverflow-style way to browse news information, the ability to store news to ...

Apple: "Exploding" iPhones succumbed to external pressure

by Dave Caolo (Aug 30th, 2009)

There's been much news of "exploding" iPhones lately. If you're unfamiliar with the story, the European Commission formally asked Apple to investigate a series of reports that users' iPhones were abruptly cracking and/or catching fire. According to the French periodical Les Echos, an iPhone in ...

Best Buy selling iPods in a vending machine

by Mike Schramm (Oct 13th, 2008)

I was in Anaheim, CA over the weekend (covering BlizzCon for our sister site WoW Insider) and while Macs were in short supply for most of the time, I did notice something Apple-related in LAX on my way out of the city yesterday. Best Buy recently started up a vending machine program which allows ...

NYT on gray market iPhones

by Mike Schramm (Feb 19th, 2008)

The Gray Lady has published a piece examining the so-called "gray market" for iPhones in China -- legitimate products transferred through not-so-legitimate channels. Though we of course have no idea how prevalent this was before the rise of the 'Net, I have to think that the shrinking global ...

Vancouver Apple Store closer than ever

by Mike Schramm (Nov 30th, 2007)

Ah, the much-rumored Vancouver Apple Store. We've heard many stories of its existence, but so far, we've got nothing but hopeful speculation to back them up. And that hasn't actually changed, but here's some more speculation: reader Seamus sent us this Craigslist posting from Vancouver's page, ...

Apple Geniuses are reportedly unbricking iPhones

by Erica Sadun (Sep 27th, 2007)

Apple continues posting warning signs around their stores, cautioning customers that unlocked and modded iPhones fall outside their warranty. And at the same time, Apple Geniuses around the country quietly are reportedly accepting bricked iphones, slipping into the back and returning with ...