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Canadian thieves rob Vancouver-area Apple Store location using bear spray as weapon

If you’re going to steal thousands of dollars worth of Apple products north of the border, remember to bring along bear spray. Per the National Post, thieves armed with bear spray hit the Oakridge Mall Apple Store in Vancouver just before closing in Monday, spraying roughly 40 people and making off with an unknown number […]

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Apple posts $54.5 billion in revenue, $13.1 billion profit for Q1 2013 financial returns

It was a profitable quarter, but there were setbacks compared to last year. Per Macworld, for the company’s first fiscal quarter of 2013, Apple posted revenue of US$54.5 billion and a net profit of US$13.1 billion. Revenue rose 17.7 percent from the 2012 first quarter, while profit was flat year-over-year. Apple earned US$13.81 per share, […]

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Apple allies with Merchants Bank Co. to offer installment-based payment plans to Chinese customers

If you’re buying Apple equipment in China, there’s a payment plan for you. Per Bloomberg, Apple on Thursday introduced a new option for Chinese buyers of iPhones and MacBooks, allowing them to spread the cost of purchases ranging from from 300 yuan (US$48) to 30,000 yuan (US$4,800) over as long as two years. The new […]

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Corning’s Gorilla Glass 3 could be en route to next-gen iOS devices

Glassmaker Corning on Thursday announced Gorilla Glass 3, a stronger, more scratch resistant version of the current substrate used in the display of Apple’s iPhone and iPad lines of mobile devices. Per Engadget, Corning unveiled its latest glass technologies including Gorilla Glass 3 and optical cables for use in fiber-supported protocols like Thunderbolt. As for […]

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Google releases updated iOS app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

Remember how you liked a native iOS version of the YouTube app? It’s back. Per AppleInsider, Google on Tuesday released its native YouTube app for Apple’s iDevices, bringing an optimized user experience for iPad and the iPhone 5’s 4-inch screen as well as other enhancements. When Google launched the first standalone YouTube for iOS app […]