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iPhone 6 lines shape up in Australia, around the world

With the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus handsets being released tomorrow, long lines have been reported around the world. Per MacRumors, a photo taken by Guardian Australia writer Bethanie Blanchard shows many customers lining up outside the Apple Store Doncaster, as the line is said to have started at 6 AM and stretches around the […]

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U.S. banks enter horse race to become preferred Apple Pay card of choice among consumers

With Apple Pay en route, an assortment of banks are scrambling to be the consumers’ choice as to the default Apple Pay card. “It’s a healthy competition,” JPMorgan Chase marketing chief Kristin Lemkau told the Financial Times. JPMorgan Chase launched Apple Pay-centered marketing campaigns on the same day as the service’s unveiling, and similar campaigns […]

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iPhone 6, 6 Plus online pre-orders slip slip to seven to ten days, no word on supply for line attendees

It comes down to supply and demand. And apparently Apple didn’t have a large enough supply to meet pre-order demand. Per The Mac Observer, Apple’s new iPhone 6 pre-orders have slipped from delivering on September 19th to a seven to ten day shipping delay. The delay means anyone who didn’t manage to pre-order their iPhone […]

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Customers complain of difficulties pre-ordering iPhone 6, 6 Plus handsets

The pre-orders for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are coming in. And they’re overwhelming Apple. Per AppleInsider, Friday’s kickoff for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus preorders was marred by a series of glitches, issues and errors that left a number of customers frustrated with Apple and its carrier partners’ inability to keep up […]

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First iPhone shipments arriving on U.S. soil via China Southern

The first iPhone 6 and 6 Plus units have landed on U.S. soil. Per iPhone in Canada and MacRumors, the first cargo pallets have been transported to Chicago in two “special cargo” batches from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport via China Southern Airlines. Shipping manifests show the cargo weighed a total of 93 tons and was […]