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Study: Higher resolution smartphone screens mean more in-app purchases

by Dave Caolo (Mar 21st, 2013)

The results of the study discussed in this post seem obvious when you think about it, but at least there's some empirical data to back it the findings. A study conducted by Pocket Gems suggests that people whose smartphones (including iPhones) have high-resolution screens are more likely to buy ...

New Apple Stores set to open in UK and Germany

by Mike Schramm (Mar 18th, 2013)

We heard earlier this year that Apple was planning to expand its retail business "disproportionately outside the US," and it looks like that plan is being put into motion starting now. In addition to a new Apple Store opening up this Thursday in Leeds, UK, the company has posted job listings ...

Daily Update for March 18, 2013

by Steven Sande (Mar 18th, 2013)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

John Browett comments on his time at Apple

by Dave Caolo (Mar 15th, 2013)

John Browett worked briefly as Apple's head-of-retail, and recently shared some of his experiences at the Retail Week Live conference. Among other things, Browett confessed that he "just didn't fit" at Apple, while praising the company itself: "Apple is a truly fantastic business. The people are ...

iPad minis, 4th gen models in Apple's refurb store

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 15th, 2013)

Apple has listed refurbished iPad minis and fourth-generation iPads on the Apple store online for the first time. The devices are being sold at 6 percent and 10 percent off of retail, depending on the model. They all come with a one-year, limited warranty. All refurbished iPads also come with ...

New iMac ship times improve to 1-3 days

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 4th, 2013)

For those waiting to get one of Apple's new iMacs, we've got some good news. Over the weekend, ship times for both the standard 21.5-inch and 27-inch models improved to one to three business days in both the Canadian and US Apple online stores. That's a far cry from the two- to three-week ship ...

Mac Pro no longer available from European Apple online stores

by Michael Grothaus (Feb 19th, 2013)

Time is quickly running out for European shoppers who hope to grab a Mac Pro from Apple. Back in January Apple announced that it would stop selling the Mac Pro on March 1st in Europe due to new regulations regarding the unit's power supply. It looks like Apple has now started the withdrawal of ...

Staples to start selling Apple products

by Michael Grothaus (Feb 15th, 2013)

US office supply chain Staples will soon sell Apple products. Though there has been no official press release from the company yet, several Staples employees, including Strategic Accounts coordinator Erin LaFlamme broke the news on Twitter. Staples employs more than 50,000 people world wide ...

iTunes, iPhone accessory sales more lucrative than most smartphone vendors

by Michael Grothaus (Feb 12th, 2013)

Horace Dediu has created an eye-popping chart about just how big Apple's iTunes revenues and iPhone accessory revenues have become. iTunes was once considered a "break even" business model for Apple, meaning that the company wasn't too concerned about making a profit on iTunes sales, but using ...

Apple subpoenaed in Australia to explain high price of its products

by Michael Grothaus (Feb 11th, 2013)

Apple, along with Microsoft and Adobe, has been subpoenaed by the Australian Parliament to explain why it has been charging Australian customers more for certain products than it charges customers in the UK, US and other Asian-Pacific countries. The Inquiry into IT Pricing has been going on ...

Apple sees huge growth in India, but trails behind competitors

by Matt Tinsley (Feb 8th, 2013)

TechCrunch reports that Apple has seen a huge gain in sales in India -- up to 400 percent -- in July through September 2012, but still has a long way to go compared to its competitors in the region. According to the research firm IDC (based on figures collated from that time period), Apple ...

Sprint sold best-ever 2.2M iPhones in holiday quarter

by Dave Caolo (Feb 7th, 2013)

Sprint has announced its fourth-quarter earnings for 2012, which included the sale of 2.2 million iPhones. A full 38 percent of those went to new customers. Overall, Sprint sold 6.6 million iPhones in 2012, which isn't too shabby. That 38 percent new-customer acquisition number is good news for ...

iMac ship times lengthen in Europe

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 4th, 2013)

Ship times for Apple's latest generation iMac slipped to four to six weeks for the 27-inch model and three to four weeks for the 21.5-inch model in some European Apple Stores. As noted by MacGeneration, these changes first appeared in France on Monday. A quick check of other European stores ...

Apple scores trademark for store design

by Mike Wehner (Jan 31st, 2013)

Given that Apple is well-known for its iconic, glass-heavy store designs, the fact that the company has been attempting to trademark its look shouldn't come as much of a surprise. Now, Mashable reports that as we approach the three-year anniversary of Apple's attempt to trademark the design, ...

Apple returning to Indonesia with online store and retail location

by Randy Nelson (Jan 22nd, 2013)

There's good news for Apple devotees in Indonesia, who will once again be able to order products from an official online presence for the company in the territory -- and walk into an Apple Store location in the country's capitol of Jakarta. News broke today via NZWeek that the folks at 1 ...