A strange new development in mobile payments recently took place, as Alipay announced that it was now a payment option at all the Apple Store locations in mainland China. This marked the first time that a third-party mobile payment system was accepted at …
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Will an Apple Store Ruin Federation Square?
Late last year, tech giant Apple released concept designs for a “global flagship store” in Melbourne’s Federation Square to a veritable media storm. The Victorian government approved the demolition of the existing Yarra building to make way for an …
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New HomePod Purchases Are Delayed as Apple’s Smart Speaker Starts Shipping
Apple’s HomePod shipment estimates have slipped to Tuesday for those who try ordering the device on the company’s online store. Apple’s listings are also saying that the HomePod is unavailable for pickup soon, suggesting stores might run quickly.
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China busts bogus Apple store
Chinese fakes have been an ongoing problem for Apple. The Chinese governement is finally starting to crack down on fake Apple stores and service centers that look just like the real deal. Authorities in Beijing fined a store 270,000 yuan (US$43,000) after …
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Apple’s proposed Federation Square store faces government backlash
The controversial plan to open an Apple store in Melbourne’s Federation Square is facing opposition from Victoria’s Greens party. Greens MP Ellen Sandell yesterday introduced a disallowance motion into parliament to ditch the Labor government’s plan to …
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Apple’s proposed Australian flagship store faces public opposition, called ‘Pizza Hut pagoda’
Apple is facing a rare adverse reaction to the design of a proposed global flagship store in Australia, with the Melbourne City Council on Tuesday voting to lobby the government and Apple for a new aesthetic. The city council has received some 800 …
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New Apple store dubbed ‘Pizza Hut pagoda’ in backlash over its design
Apple’s sleek glass and metal constructed stores are oft-admired around the world. It’s not quite the case in Melbourne, Australia, where a proposed global flagship store in the city’s Federation Square has been the subject of controversy since it was …
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Apple’s Planned Flagship Store in Melbourne, Australia Faces Backlash From City Council Over its Design
In December, Apple announced its plans to open a new flagship retail location at the Federation Square shopping center in Melbourne, Australia in 2020. Since that announcement, many locals have come out against the store and the demolition of the existing …
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HomePod sells out on Australia Apple Online Store, new orders ship next week
As anticipation for HomePod builds, Apple’s smart speaker has sold out in Australia. Apple’s website reports that new orders for the HomePod in White or Space Gray will now deliver from the 12th in the country (which is the 11th in most parts of the …
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Apple removed Telegram from the App Store over distribution of child pornography
Last week, Apple mysteriously removed secure messaging app Telegram and its more efficient counterpart, Telegram X, from the App Store for “inappropriate content,” a move that many users found curious as it came without any concrete explanation.
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How to designate reviews in App Store as “Helpful” or “Not Helpful”
Many longtime Apple customers have developed a praiseworthy habit of perusing written user reviews found on App Store pages as part of making informed decisions when considering whether to try out an app or game for their iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
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Apple overtakes Samsung in shrinking smartphone market
An Apple Store staff shows Apple’s new iPhones X after they go on sale at the Apple Store in Regents Street, London, Britain, November 3, 2017Reuters Apple overtook Samsung in the fourth quarter as the largest smartphone producer in a declining global …
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Apple boots Telegram from App Store for harbouring ‘inappropriate content’
APPLE HAS STRIPPED secure messaging app Telegram from the App Store, claiming it’s being used to spread “inappropriate content”. At least that’s according to the Telegram’s chief executive Pavel Durov, who tweeted that the company was alerted by Tim Cook’s …
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Apple Store Puts Telegram Back
San Francisco: Encrypted messaging platform Telegram is back on Apple’s iOS App Store after being removed for reportedly making inappropriate content available to its users. “Telegram is back in the AppStore after being absent there since midnight CET.
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Two Apple retail employees hospitalized following battery rupture at Hong Kong store
Two employees at a Hong Kong Apple Store were taken to hospital on Friday following another battery-related incident, according to reports, with the pair said to have inhaled smoke generated by an iPhone battery while undertaking an in-store repair of a …
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Apple, once again, has a bad case of the iPhone jitters
This Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, photo shows an Apple store in Pittsburgh. Apple Inc. reports earnings Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) SAN FRANCISCO – Apple is making more money than ever, but it still doesn’t seem to be enough to keep …
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Two Hong Kong Apple store staff taken to hospital after iPhone battery starts emitting smoke
Now that it’s taken over from Samsung at the top of the smartphone market, Apple probably hopes that the focus has shifted away from its battery problems. Unfortunately for the Cupertino company, reports have arrived of another battery fire in one of its …
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