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Apple raises hourly employee wages to $22 per hour minimum, addresses unionization concerns

Apple on Thursday notified its employees base that hourly workers would receive a minimum of $22 per hour, and higher in certain markets. Per the Wall Street Journal, the pay increase comes as the company seeks to deal with inflation, a tight labor market, and recent unionization efforts. The updated wage represents a 45 percent […]

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Apple’s U.S. education storefront now requires proof of active status in order to obtain discounts

Apple has begun requiring that customers within the United States verify that they’re currently active students, teachers, or staff members at educational institutions in order to access educational discounts on products. As the store was accessible to all, some customers may have used it even if they weren’t an education customer, which likely led Apple […]

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Full list of international iPhone 13 pre-order launch times according to time zone now available

If you’re curious as to when you can pre-order the iPhone 13 today, Apple has stated that the pre-orders for the iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max handsets will begin today at 5 a.m. Pacific Time. The company has planned to to make the new devices available in […]

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Rumor: Apple to begin selling all seven M1 iMac colors in retail locations after September 14 media event

It looks like Apple will begin selling all 24-inch M1 iMac colors in its retail stores after September 14. Per Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, following Apple’s September 14 media event, the company seems to be slated to sell the 24-inch M1 iMac in all seven available colors. At present, customers can only snag a green, blue, […]

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Apple launches 20 “express” stores in U.S. and Europe to help safely sell the iPhone 12

If you’re looking to snag an iPhone 12, it just got a bit easier, especially in an odd year. Apple has launched 20 new “express” stores in the U.S. and Europe, aiming to keep customers and staff safe during the pandemic as the iPhone 12 hits store shelves. The company is expanding a new physical […]