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Is Apple Setting Its Retail Sights on Target? January 09, 2012 
A couple dozen Target retail locations could soon be home to mini Apple store displays, according to a recent report. The move to put special kiosks in 25 Target stores could allow Apple's retail ops to expand into markets that aren't large enough to support standalone Apple stores. Apple has been selling iPods in Target stores since 2002, and it has since added products like iPhone accessories and iPads.
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E-Commerce Rings Up Boffo Black Friday November 28, 2011 
By all accounts, e-commerce exceeded expectations on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday -- and many expect a repeat performance for Cyber Monday. For the holiday season-to-date, $12.7 billion has been spent online, for a 15-percent increase versus the corresponding days last year, comScore reported. On Black Friday alone, $800 million in online spending occurred.
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Mac App Store: The Good, the Bad and the Ambiguous January 11, 2011 
In between gobbling up the tech gadget news coming out of the Consumer Electronics Show last week, I dutifully cleaned a bunch of useless data off of my MacBook, gave it a new pristine Carbon Copy Cloaner backup, then updated all my Apple software applications, including the all-important 10.6.6 update to Mac OS X -- if you don't have 10.6.6, you can't get the new Mac App Store.
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iPhone 4 Pre-Sales Clog AT&T's IT Arteries June 16, 2010 
Apple and AT&T began taking pre-orders for the iPhone 4 in stores an online on Tuesday, triggering a rush that swamped their IT systems. AT&T has temporarily suspended pre-orders, and Apple's site now tells pre-order customers that their phones will be shipped by July 2, rather than the official launch date of June 24. The Tuesday rush also reportedly caused a system breach at AT&T.
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Learning the Way of the Snow Leopard November 23, 2009 
While hoary Mac users might prefer to familiarize themselves with the latest version of Apple's OS X operating system, Snow Leopard, through intuitive fumbling, less experienced ones may prefer the more formal approach released earlier this month by Class On Demand.
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Apple's Retail Engine Keeps On Rolling November 18, 2009 
Apple's retail push shows no signs of slowing, and much of its momentum in the coming year will be directed to markets outside its domestic turf. The company plans to open 40 to 50 new retail stores in 2010, said Ron Johnson, its senior vice president of retail, at a recent store opening in New York. More than half of these will be outside the United States; some will be in London, Paris and Shanghai.
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The Bright Spots and Sore Spots of Apple Customer Service July 28, 2009 
Ed Zitron's laptop caught on fire in 2006; his apartment could have easily burned if he hadn't been at home. Infuriated, the account rep for RLM Public Relations called customer service -- and his fury quickly turned into unmitigated outrage. "The customer service rep could not have been more uninterested or blasé about the whole thing. I practically had to force her to give me an apology," he told MacNewsWorld.
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Pre: iPhone Killer for a Day? June 05, 2009 
Speculation surrounding the next-generation iPhone has been simmering all week, and with Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference set to hit next week, it just might boil over. Lots of bloggers have been rounding up the rumors, like a 3.2 megapixel camera or even video conferencing. However, it's not an all-iPhone world, after all. Overall, Apple appears to be raking in -- and spending -- plenty of cash.
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Microsoft Embarks on Retail Adventure February 13, 2009 
Just a month after saying it had no intention of opening a chain of retail stores, Microsoft has announced plans to do just that. The software giant announced Thursday that it has hired Wal-Mart veteran David Porter to lead the retail effort. Porter will report directly to Kevin Turner, Microsoft's chief operating officer.
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Apple Rumor Chitchat: Tea Leaves and Goat Entrails February 13, 2009 
Speculation, rumor and unnamed sources: They're often the three main food groups of Apple blog chatter, and this week was no exception. Reportedly, Apple retail stores are getting ready to undergo a software-focused makeover, and Apple will start storing customer movies in the cloud. Meanwhile, the $99 iPhone rumor/prediction just won't die.
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A Place to Buy, Fix or Fondle Good Apples February 02, 2009 
A lot of people have heard of the Bronx Zoo, but a Mac Petting Zoo? That's what Tekserve co-owner Dick Demenus has in the seminar room of his 26,000-foot retail Apple computer store in the heart of Manhattan -- a Mac Petting Zoo. Now in his 22nd year of selling Apple computers, Demenus has acquired an impressive collection of Mac products.
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CES 2010 to Feature Apple Orchard - With or Without Apple January 12, 2009 
The Consumer Electronics Association has confirmed that an Apple-focused area will come to its huge Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in 2010, though it currently can't confirm that Apple itself will set up an official exhibit. Apple created a furor in December when it announced that this year's Macworld conference in San Francisco would be its last.
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Mac Bloggers Murmur Over Macworld Machinations January 09, 2009 
This should come as no surprise to any iPhone-toting, Apple-watching, Mac-usin' reader: this week's blogs were primarily aimed straight at Macworld and the last Apple keynote the company will deliver. More specifically, the hottest coverage focused on Phil Schiller's keynote address, the new unibody 17-inch MacBook Pro, and DRM-free iTunes tracks.
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Is the Sky Falling - or Has Apple Outgrown Macworld? December 17, 2008 
Where were you in January 2007 when you first learned that Apple was going to release an iPhone? I remember very well where I was: sitting glumly at my desk looking through the window at the snow on the ground and wishing I was at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco. A fellow tech journalist called from the floor of the rival expo CES -- he too wished he had gone to Macworld.
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Mac Bloggers Debate App Store, Decry Missing Movies, Discuss Wal-Mart December 12, 2008 
There's been a lot of interesting Apple-focused blogging news this week, much of which focuses on what might be happening soon -- like a final Mac OS X 10.5.6 update, a MacBook firmware update, and the unleashing of Snow Leopard in early 2009. Still, there are three questions that speak to a broader world and are worth a closer look: Are low-cost apps cheapening the iPhone experience?
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Apple on Black Friday: Blowout Bonanza or Business as Usual? November 13, 2008 
As the United States gets ready for its upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, retail organizations are gearing up for their annual Black Friday sales. This year, though, they face a difficult economic climate, and many consumers may be especially tight with their cash this time around. Some retailers -- especially those that sell consumer electronics -- are expected to cut prices even deeper than usual.
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