Your Genius Bar experience could be changing as soon as next month. According to the rumor mill, Apple Retail is reportedly in the process of overhauling its Genius Bar experience. In a bid to better serve customers, starting from the week of March 9, a new initiative dubbed “Concierge” will be rolled out to replace […]
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It never hurts to be part of the payment infrastructure. Only two months after rumors surfaced that Samsung was considering becoming an Apple Pay competitor, the South Korean conglomerate has reportedly acquired mobile payments startup LoopPay to bolster its efforts. Samsung began talks with LoopPay in December to integrate the latter’s magnetic payment technology into […]
If you’re on the fence and hesitant about buying an Apple Watch, you might be able to rent one first. A gadget rental outfit called Lumoid plans to rent Apple Watches as part of its wearable rental program for consumers, said, Aarthi Ramamurthy, the company’s founder and CEO. Lumoid will roll out a waiting list […]
With the Apple Watch shipping in April, Apple may be changing some of its retail methods to match the product. According to sources, Apple is planning several new features for its retail stores to support the Gold Watch Edition of the device. As reported several months ago, Apple is planning on allowing customers to actually […]
iPad sales may be on the decline, albeit Apple CEO Tim Cook says not to worry. Per 9to5Mac and Macworld, Apple’s recent financial report noted “all-time record revenue from iPhone and Mac sales as well as record performance of the App Store,” while remaining silent on iPad sales. With year-on-year sales down 18%, and a […]