Apple Insider reveals that tech giant, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) plans on opening a new “global flagship” store in Carnegie Library in Washington, D.C. The company’s plans were mentioned at the start of the year, hinting at its keen interest in …
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Crazy video shows Apple store being robbed in 13 seconds flat
If Hollywood has taught us anything, it’s that a well-orchestrated heist needs to be efficient and adhere to a pre-determined and rigid timeline. In the 1995 movie Heat, for example, Robert De Niro and his bank robbing crew gave themselves three minutes …
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Watch an Apple Store get robbed in 15 seconds
What you’re seeing is security footage of three thieves running into the Apple store in San Francisco’s Marina District, grabbing a ton of Apple products in the front of the store, and running out the door as the products become untethered from the tables.
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Shanghai's 7th Apple Store opens this Saturday in Qibao
On Saturday at 10 a.m., Shanghai’s seventh Apple store will open its doors in the new Vanke Mall in Qibao. There are 489 Apple store locations worldwide with 40 of them located in China (and that’s not even counting the fake ones). Meanwhile, because of …
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Apple announces big iPhone WhatsApp news ahead of next year's block
Apple has just revealed its yearly iTunes and App Store download figures and WhatsApp comes out on top as the biggest free app of the year on the iPhone. WhatsApp is now used by over one billion people with 42 billion messages and 250 million videos sent …
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Apple Store Robbed After Car Drives Through Front Window
An Apple store in Palo Alto has reopened this week following a bizarre robbery that took place on Sunday. CBS San Francisco reports that a large SUV drove through the front window of the Palo Alto Apple store, with witnesses claiming as many as “20 …
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Up to 20 people involved in Apple store smash-and-grab robbery – the sixth burglary at the Palo Alto shop in six months
Police suspect that up to 20 people were involved in a smash-and-grab robbery at the Apple store in Palo Alto, California, early Monday morning. It was the sixth robbery at the store in the last six months. Witnesses said up to 20 people were seen running …
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Crime wave: Crash-and-grab at California Apple Store latest in string of robberies
A team of brazen robbers smashed a car through the main window at the Apple Store in Palo Alto, California, over the weekend, gaining entry and stealing many of the products on display. It’s the latest in a rash of crimes reported at Apple retail stores …
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Apple closing in on 500 stores worldwide with new location near Shanghai
Apple has been busy this year — the Cupertino company will open a new retail store in the suburbs of Shanghai this weekend — the company’s 489th store across the globe. This is Apple’s seventh retail store in Shanghai, and according to MacRumors …
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Bay Area Apple Stores Experience String of Robberies
A robbery at an Apple Store in Palo Alto over the weekend has continued a string of Apple Store-related burglaries plaguing the Bay Area over the past few weeks. In Palo Alto, the University Avenue Apple Store was targeted by between eight and ten …
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Today in Apple history: Apple Store celebrates millionth online sale
December 5, 2002: Apple announces that it has served its millionth unique customer on the Apple Store online, marking a significant milestone for the company. It is a benchmark worth celebrating for Apple, which launched its online store just five years …
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Burglars crash car into Palo Alto Apple Store
PALO ALTO — A group of burglars rammed a rented SUV into the glass front of the University Avenue Apple Store Sunday morning, ransacked the store then dashed away, Palo Alto Police reported. Of the eight to 10 burglars, police soon arrested four suspects.
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Suncorp eyes the 'Apple Store of financial services' in branch overhaul
Suncorp Group is trying to emulate the success of Apple Stores with new financial services outlets that attempt to make going to a bank more like visiting a top retailer. As all banks look to reinvent the branch, the financial conglomerate is going …
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Apple Store workers are getting frustrated with the rampant iPhone battery flaw
A serious bug (or two) is causing iPhone batteries to malfunction, and Apple Stores are inundated with customer complaints, employees tell Business Insider. Over the past few weeks, complaints have been mounting that something is causing iPhones to …
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Apple to Open First Flagship Store in South Korea's Garosugil Shopping District in 2017
Last week Patently Apple posted a report titled “Korean Critics Continue to Complain about the Lack of a Flagship Store and Ongoing Poor Service.” Although I had posted a report back in September pointing to Apple scouting prime locations in Seoul for …
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S. Korea's first Apple Store may open in late 2017
The first Apple Store in South Korea is expected to open in late 2017, potentially putting an end to the poor services received by iPhone users here. According to local news reports Thursday, citing mobile and architecture sources, an Apple Store is …
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Apple Store Hosting Super Mario Run Event With Shigeru Miyamoto
Apple has revealed that they will host a special Super Mario Run event at their Apple Store in New York next week. The evening event, which will start at 6pm on Thursday 8th December, will see representative director and creative fellow Shigeru Miyamoto …
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