Apple has pushed an update to its Apple Store shopping app on the App Store, bringing sidebar navigation to the iPad and a pair of other improvements.
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PSA: Not all of the seven M1 iMac colors are sold at Apple Stores
If you're planning on getting a new iMac, you may want to save yourself a trip to your local Apple Store as some particular finishes are only available in the online Apple store.
The online Apple Store goes offline ahead of today’s “Spring Loaded” special event
Apple's online stores around the world have gone temporarily offline ahead of the “Spring Loaded” special event at 10am PT today, expected to serve as a launchpad for a mix of new products including new iPad, AirTags item trackers, iPhone cases, revamped iMacs and more.
Apple closes all UK stores amid new lockdowns
The latest rounds of lockdown measures put in effect in England and Scotland yesterday have closed the remainder of Apple's retail stores in the United Kingdom.
Apple has temporarily closed nearly 100 stores during the holiday season peak
Raging COVID-19 epidemic and worsening outbreaks have forced Apple's leadership to temporarily close almost a hundred retail stores in the United States in the past week, including all stores in California. The timing of these temporary store closures couldn't have been worse as we are now in one of the busiest shopping weeks of the holiday season.
Apple reopens 32 stores in England, resumes the iPhone Upgrade Program
England entered a four-week national lockdown on November 5, but now shoppers are returning to stores under the country's new tier system after non-essential retailers such as Apple have reopened their doors. The Cupertino company has reopened all of the 32 stores it operates in the country and has allowed the iPhone Upgrade Program to resume.
iPhone Upgrade Program temporarily unavailable in England due to COVID restrictions
Apple's retail stores in England are now closed as the country has entered a new national lockdown this morning. As a result of these new COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, Apple's iPhone Upgrade Program is temporarily unavailable until at least December 2.
The MacBook Pro goes out of stock ahead of a November event and first Apple Silicon Macs
The MacBook Pro is currently out of stock at Apple's online and retail stores, with new deliveries arriving in mid-November, according to German-language blog Macerkopf.de. As you know, Apple is widely rumored to be holding an online-only product presentation around mid-November to supposedly announce the first Mac model powered by its own silicon.
Apple’s new audio test tool for AirPods can distinguish between clogs and faults
Apple is rolling out a new audio test tool for AirPods that lets its store employees easily determine if a loss of sound quality or volume is a genuine fault or caused by dirt buildup.
Apple is using retail stores in the U.S. and Canada to speed up product deliveries
In a move that will probably be a welcome one for some customers, Apple has figured out a way to offer even faster delivery: its retail stores.
Marketing materials for the new iPad Air hit retail stores ahead of launch
The new iPad Air is listed on Apple's website and in the press release as coming later this month, but Apple has yet to give us an exact launch date. According to a well-connected Bloomberg reporter, the launch could be imminent because marketing materials for the unreleased product are beginning to trickle down to retail stores.
The official online Apple store finally launches in India, a 1.35 billion people market
Following years of preparations and lots of back and forth between Apple and the Indian government, the Cupertino compay today expectedly launched its official online retail store in India, home to a population of almost 1.44 billion people.