According to a newspaper report out today, Apple has big plans for its upcoming retail outlet tot be located right in the neighborhood of the company’s existing Stanford store in Palo Alto, California.
It’s gonna feature exquisitely designed interior with a stone wall separating the store into two distinct areas, coupled with Apple’s trademark floor-to-ceiling glass walls on the outside and light-colored roof overhead… Read More
During Apple’s most recent earnings call, Tim Cook cited constrained supplies for the new iPad as a reason its tablet sales were a little off. But that doesn’t seem to be the case any more, as availability continues to improve.
Just two weeks after we saw iPad shipping estimates drop to 5-7 business days, shipping times have once again decreased. It looks like folks wanting to order a new iPad online will now only have to wait a measly 3-5 days… Read More
Finally, all of the speculation can come to an end. Remember that ridiculous ‘wake up’ flash mob that hit an Australian Apple store a few days ago? Of course you do, we’ve been hearing about it nonstop.
Well as it turns out, Macworld was right. RIM was behind the whole thing. How do we know? Well, because the BlackBerry-makers just gave a statement to Macworld Australia confirming it… Read More
As announced, the new iPad is expanding today to twelve additional countries. Meanwhile, availability of the device further eases in the United States, with the company’s online store now showing 5-7 day deliveries, an improvement over previous delivery times of between 1-2 weeks.
Today’s expansion to twelve markets and an additional roll out to nine countries later this month will improve iPad availability to a total of 57 countries. Read More
We’ve always known that Apple’s retail stores see crazy amounts of foot traffic. In fact, all it takes is a quick glance in your local Apple Store to see that. It seems like they are always busy.
Well today, research firm Asymco published an interesting report regarding the performance of the Mac-maker’s worldwide retail chain. And the results are staggering… Read More
A new report out yesterday alleges that Apple is working on an interesting new solution for Geniuses at its retail stores that would bypass the need for tethered desktop iTunes or wireless iCloud backups for people seeking iOS device replacements.
The solution would let Geniuses to quickly and effortlessly backup your entire iPad, iPhone or iPod touch prior to the device exchange process. Likewise, Geniuses would later on be able to easily move that data back onto the replacement devices.
The solution is reportedly being prototyped at Apple’s top-secret Apple Store labs near the company’s Cupertino, California headquarters… Read More
9to5Mac is reporting this weekend that Apple is experiencing “atypical inventory shortages” of white 16GB iPhone 4 replacement units. As a result, it seems like [at least] some iPhone 4 users seeking hardware replacements could be in for a nice surprise.
According to the report, Apple has instructed some of its Apple Store Genius Bars to start replacing problematic white 16GB iPhone 4 models with compatible iPhone 4S units… Read More
For those of you who missed it, Apple’s website went offline last night around 7pm PST. Every once in a while, this can signal the coming of new products. But when the site returned, only minor changes were spotted.
MacMagazine, however, is reporting that Apple used the site’s downtime to test out an interesting new feature for its online store. The addition would allow sales specialists to demonstrate products to customers via the web… Read More
Apple’s retail stores in London are gearing up for the Olympics as the company is reportedly stocking them with iOS gadgets, as well as international replacement MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and MacBook keyboards.
According to sources, the company is expecting an “onslaught” of journalists and international Olympic visitors and wants to bank on on a foot traffic increase.
We’re talking an expected extra 325,000 daily visitors to London for the games, in addition to 10,000 print journalists alone. Read More
Forget the new iPad, here comes the new online Apple store! According to a credible report, the company is informing its K-12 shoppers to get ready for the new online shopping experience. It’s kinda semi-official now as Apple’s notice announcing the redesign has been spotted in the store’s section dedicated to kindergarten through 12th grade institutions.
For now, the company appears to be simply teasing the upcoming changes and it’s unclear whether the new shopping experience will be limited to K-12 buyers only. Be that as it may, with such a diverse portfolio of products spanning lots of product variants and families, a store revamp can’t hurt. Read More
