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iPhone 4S reservation/pickup program launches in San Francisco

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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Walmart to close online MP3 store later this month

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 […]

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Apple to release Mac OS X 10.7 upgrade on USB thumb drives for August, will retail for $69

If you’re hankering for your version of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion on a physical medium, Apple has announced that the company will release the on a USB thumb drive through its online store in August, but at a cost more than twice the price of the Mac App Store. Apple revealed on Wednesday that […]

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Microsoft to open 75 retail locations over next 2-3 years

If you can’t beat ’em, follow their lead and eventually try to take them down. Per Neowin, Microsoft plans to massively expand its retail presence to take in the U.S. in the next 2 to 3 years, with an aggressive goal of 75 new stores to take on Apple’s own retail operations. The plans are […]

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Rumor: iCloud service to be initially free for certain customers, then available for $25/year

You can have it for free…for a while. Per the Los Angeles Times, music industry insiders allege that Apple’s forthcoming iCloud service will have an initial free period for iTunes Music Store customers, but the company plans to eventually charge a US$25 a year subscription fee. The newspaper confirmed on Thursday earlier reports that Apple […]