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MacBook Pro News retail

Best Buy rolls in free Apple TV with purchase of 15-inch Retina Display MacBook Pro, offer good until Saturday

It’s a nifty offer and it’ll run until tomorrow. Per AppleInsider, retailer Best Buy on Thursday kicked off a promotion that has the company bundling a free third-generation Apple TV with a purchase of select 15-inch MacBook Pros with Retina display While not heavily advertised on Best Buy’s website, the free Apple TV deal is […]

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Apple TV News retail

Apple lowers price of refurbished Apple TV units to $75

A little competition sometimes brings out a decent price. Per AppleInsider, Apple has lowered the price of its refurbished Apple TV units to US$75, knocking 25 percent off the price of a new model. The price drop could reflect Apple’s reaction to Google’s salvo against the Apple TV, which currently rules the roost among streaming […]

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Beijing-area scalpers buying up Genius Bar appointments, selling them online

If you’re planning on traveling to China in the near term, you might want to be aware of this. Per the Beijing Morning News, Beijing ticket scalpers have found a new way to make money on Apple: booking up all available Genius Bar appointments and then offering them for sale online. Ticket scalpers usually make […]

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Mac mini retail Rumor

Rumor: Mac mini ship times slip to 5-7 days, near-term Haswell refresh possible?

When the ship times vary, a new product refresh could be around the corner. Per MacRumors, Mac mini ship times on many Apple Online Stores have slipped to 5-7 business days. This flies in the face of ship times for all the other Macs, as the other units on the online store have shipping estimates […]

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Finance News retail

Apple releases Q3 2013 numbers, cites $35.3 billion in revenue, $6.9 billion profit

There wasn’t massive growth, but the numbers were still good. Per Macworld, Apple reported sales of US$35.3 billion, with net profit at US$6.9 billion for its third fiscal quarter. That translated to earnings of US$7.47 per diluted share. Appleā€™s revenue marked a record for the June quarter, ticking up 1 percent from the $35 billion […]