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Analyst: Apple expected to grow store-within-a-store concept in Walmart, Target locations

It never hurts to have your products on the shelves. Per AppleInsider, Apple’s retail presence is expected to grow within the U.S. over the next two years with store-within-a-store retail outlets set to expand at Target and Walmart. Analyst Gene Munster with Piper Jaffray noted that while Apple currently has just 250 retail locations in […]

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Retina Display supplies constrained by demand, shift in labor practices for Foxconn workers

If you don’t have enough of a given part, it makes assembly a bit harder. Then there’s the awkward part about easing working conditions for your labor force… Per AppleInsider, demand for Apple’s new iPad remains strong, but production of the device has reportedly been limited by supply of Retina displays, as well as a […]

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iPad 3 to go on sale at 8 A.M. this Friday

Once again, that time is upon us. Yes, once again, you shall stand in line for the brand new iPad. And, per the weather reports, I get to do it in the rain. Again. On Wednesday, Apple announced that the third-generation iPad will go on sale at 8 A.M. local time this Friday in the […]

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Apple sells out of iPad 3 online preorder stock, retail units should still be available for Friday launch

It might just be a long iPad 3 launch day line this year. Per AppleInsider, Less than two days after Apple’s new iPad was unveiled, the company has sold out of launch-day preorders in its online store, as new orders are now advertised to ship by March 19. Customers who order a third-generation iPad now […]

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Apple to combat scalpers in Hong Kong with lottery system for iPhone 4S release

It never hurts to think ahead. Per 9to5Mac, Apple is looking to combat reservation scalpers through a new lottery system for its iPhone 4S Hong Kong release. The company has set up a new web page on its site for reserving an iPhone in Hong Kong. The page requires the customer to enter a government […]