Scoshe BaseLynx wireless charging system becomes Apple Store exclusive
By Ed Hardy • 4:00 pm, January 10, 2020
The Scosche BaseLynx Modular Charging System isn't identical to AirPower, but it does the same thing.
Photo: Scosche
The Scoshe BaseLynx modular charging system just became an Apple Store exclusive. This can wirelessly power an iPhone and an Apple Watch, and it has slots to hold several iPads or iPhones while they charge.
It not the only such multi-device charger that Apple offers to customers in the wake of its botched attempt to create its own AirPower charger.
Wait time for AirPods Pro stretches into February
By Ed Hardy • 11:15 am, January 3, 2020
Apple still can't keep up with heavy demand for AirPods Pro.
Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Mac
The holiday shopping season is behind us, but demand for AirPods Pro still exceeds supply. Orders placed on Apple.com won't ship before early February.
But those who live in a large metropolitan area have an option that could get them Apple's new in-ear headphones much sooner.
Order last-minute gifts from Apple today for free 2-hour delivery
By Killian Bell • 2:54 am, December 24, 2019
If you live in the right places ...
Apple is now offering customers free two-hour delivery on eligible hardware "in most major metros."
The offer is available until 4 p.m. local time today, December 24. It's ideal for picking up last-minute gifts … if you don't mind splashing out.
Ex-Apple Store Genius sues Apple for not accommodating his disability
By Luke Dormehl • 5:45 am, December 19, 2019
Robert Shaw worked in Toronto's Sherway Gardens Apple Store.
A former Apple Store Genius is suing Apple for not providing legally obligated adequate facilities to allow him to work with his disability.
Robert Shaw says he was promised that the store he worked at would be fitted with automatic doors and a special table to accommodate his wheelchair. However, this did not happen to the degree allegedly promised.
Tim Cook pays a visit to Apple's first store outside the US
Apple Store Ginza opened in November 2003.
Photo: Tim Cook/Twitter CC
Tim Cook is on a business trip to Japan right now — and, as part of his travels, he paid a visit to the first Apple Store the company opened outside of the United States.
That store is located in Ginza, a trendy shopping district in Tokyo. "Our very first store outside of the US, Apple Ginza is always such a special place," Cook tweeted. "Thanks for a wonderful visit!"
Apple Card offers double cash back on holiday Apple purchases
Just in time for the all-new Mac Pro.
Apple Card customers can enjoy 6% daily cash back on Apple purchases over the holidays.
Apple's newest promotion arrives just in time for the all-new Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR, which go on sale today. But it applies to any Apple Store purchases — online and in-store — made through December 31.
Today in Apple history: Apple storms New York's Grand Central Terminal
By Luke Dormehl • 5:00 am, December 9, 2019
Apple Grand Central is one of the company's most stunning retail outlets.
December 9, 2011: Apple opens a store in New York's fabled Grand Central Terminal, the company's fifth Manhattan retail outlet.
Overlooking the terminal's Main Concourse, the enormous Apple Store makes a stunning addition to the 140-year-old train station, which is one of New York's busiest transportation hubs.
Today in Apple history: Apple's massive glass staircase wows Manhattan
Apple's trendiest store yet?
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December 7, 2007: Apple opens its magisterial store on West 14th Street in New York City. The new Apple Store features a three-story glass staircase deemed the most complex ever made.
The store is Apple's biggest in Manhattan (and second-largest in the United States, after the one on Chicago's Michigan Avenue). The first three-story Apple retail outlet, it boasts an entire floor dedicated to services. It's also the first Apple Store to offer free Pro Labs classes to customers.
Iconic Arizona Apple store wins design award
By Buster Hein • 1:30 pm, December 6, 2019
Outside view the Scottsdale store.
Apple's townsquare-style store at Scottsdale Fashion Square in Arizona nabbed the best of design award for retail and mixed-use space from The Architect's Newspaper.
The Scottsdale Apple store beat out a Christian Dior store in Chicago's high fashion shopping district and a retail center in Springfield, Missouri. Boasting design features like a cantilevered roof for shading, the store looks unlike most other Apple stores you usually see.
Check out the view from the inside:
Today in Apple history: Apple Store celebrates millionth online customer
Turns out that tech fans like buying things online!
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December 5, 2002: Cupertino says it served its millionth unique customer in 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 earlier.