Reservations are preferred. Per AppleInsider, Apple on Wednesday began offering customers in San Francisco the ability to order a product online and pick it up in a local retail store. When checking out from Apple’s online store, a new “Pick up” option is available, from which users can select a store in San Francisco, Calif. […]
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You’re going to need to call ahead. Per AppleInsider, Apple said on Monday that customers looking to purchase a new iPhone 4S from its US or Canadian based retail outlets will first be asked to make a reservation online, suggesting that record-setting sales of the device coupled with an upcoming international expansion are straining availability. […]
When in doubt, find another supplier. Per DigiTimes, Apple is increasing purchases of flash memory from Japanese suppliers in an effort to scale back its dependance on Samsung for components, as the two companies continue their legal dispute. DigiTimes on Thursday cited industry sources as saying that Apple has tapped Toshiba and Elpida Memory for […]
If you don’t have a killer broadband connection, then this can’t hurt. Per AppleInsider, Apple is now selling the US$69 Mac OS X 10.7 USB install drive in its online store. Buying Lion on a physical medium from Apple’s online store carries a price more than twice that of the digital download. The drive ships […]
Retail giant Walmart revealed on Tuesday that it will close its MP3 store later this month, even as Apple’s iTunes continues to dominate the digital music industry. The company declined to provide further details regarding the move, saying only that it was a “business decision,” as noted by the Associated Press. Walmart will close the […]