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Apple Store locations receive new directives to help curb the spread of Coronavirus

In the wake of the coronavirus, Apple is pulling out the stops to try to stop the spread of the disease at its retail locations. Apple Stores have taken a number of measures to try and help limit the spread of the Coronavirus. Most noticeably, all Apple retail locations have now been closed in Italy. […]

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Chinese Apple Store locations, Foxconn plants, “cautiously” reopening in wake of coronavirus outbreak

Apple is trying to get things up and running again in China following the coronavirus outbreak and the forced closure of iPhone assembler Foxconn’s main assembly plant. Apple, in turn, has announced that it will be “cautiously” resuming production in its main iPhone manufacturing plants. Foxconn announced that it is cautiously reopening its plants, but […]

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Updated version of Apple Maps released, adds significant changes, new features, shareable elements

Apple on Wednesday released a significantly overhauled version of its Apple Maps program on Wednesday. The application now features faster and more accurate navigation, along with fuller views of items like roads, buildings, parks, airports, and malls. Other new features include a new “Look Around” feature for major cities, which offer tours through New York […]

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JCPenney discontinues Apple Pay support in stores, via official app

Well, this is sort of awkward. Per its Twitter account, department store giant JCPenney has officially dropped Apple Pay support from its retail stores as well as its app. The company offered the following statement in response to a customer’s inquiry as to the change: JCPenney made the decision to remove Apple Pay for our […]

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Rumor: Apple reaches accord with Simply Mac, allows chain to perform official iPhone screen repairs

Even after Apple cracked down on gray market and some Apple Authorized Service Provider chains years ago, Simply Mac seems to have passed the test. After a period of time offered essentially unauthorized iPhone repairs from Apple’s viewpoint, it’s rumored that the two companies have now reached a deal. Apple is paying to fit the […]