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Apple has updated the “Remembering Steve” page of its website to show messages from fans paying tribute to the late Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs, who died last week at the age of 56. “Over a million people from all over the world have shared their memories, thoughts, and feelings about Steve,” reads a message at the top of the page. “One thing they all have in common — from personal friends to colleagues to owners of Apple products — is… Read More

At around 1:15 a.m. this morning, a gang of about seven moped riders robbed Apple's Covent Garden store in London, UK. The group broke through a window and made off with MacBook laptops, iPhones, and iPads, according to TheNextWeb. The police have already arrested two supposed members of the gang, but it is unknown precisely how much merchandise the thieves sped off with.  Robert Shoesmith, an Apple fan who has been camping out for the… Read More

With three more stores set to open this week, Apple looks set to hit its target of opening 30 stores in the quarter from July to September. All three stores, located in different countries, will be opening on Saturday, September 3. One is opening in Canada – in Burlington, Ontario to be precise. According to MacRumors, “the store will be the eighth in or near the ‘Golden Horseshoe’ region of Ontario, wrapping around the western end of Lake… Read More

The day all Apple fans have been dreading has finally arrived: Steve Jobs has announced his resignation. He will no longer run Apple's day-to-day operations. And upon Jobs' recommendation, Tim Cook has been officially voted in as Apple's new CEO, a role he has held since January, filling in for Jobs as he's dealt with a mysterious health issue, possibly related to his ongoing struggles with pancreatic cancer. It was the… Read More

The Chinese aren't exactly know for their respect for intellectual property rights. Just take a trip to Chinatown in New York City, and you'll see an endless chain of tiny stores selling knockoff Gucci bags, fake Chanel sunglasses and forged Calvin Klein belts. And we're all too well aware of the bogus gadgets that too frequently get pawned off as the real thing on gadget blogs. If you actually go to China, however, the scale… Read More

On the same day that Apple announced its best financial quarter ever, the Cupertino company also let on its intention to build 30 new Apple stores around the world by the end of September. The new stores will include its first in Hong Kong. Apple Insider reports that Peter Oppenheimer, the company’s chief financial officer, said in a conference call on Tuesday that the stores had generated $3.5 billion in revenue and $828 million in profit… Read More

A project by electronic artist Kyle McDonald gained him a computer fraud investigation and an audience with four U.S. Secret Servicemen in suits this Thursday morning. McDonald had apparently created a program which automatically took pictures of customers shopping at Apple stores in New York, and he did it without anyone knowing. Once Apple found out though, it seems like they weren't too happy with him. The project captured people… Read More

Apple opened its first two retail stores ten years ago today, with two locations in Glendale, California, and McClean, Virginia. At the time, most industry watchers—myself included—thought Apple's venture into retailing was a poor choice: why should the company pay for premium space in upscale shopping centers when it commanded only a minuscule portion of the PC market—and particularly when computer makers like Gateway… Read More

Colorful headphone-maker Urbanears announced today that it is releasing a new headphone style called the Plattan Plus ($TBA), which will be sold exclusively through Apple stores and online through Apple. The over-the-ear style headphones fold up to fist-size and feature 40-mm handmade drivers, a 3.5-mm stereo plug, and a tangle-resistant fabric cord. The headphones also feature the ZoundPlug, which allows a friend to plug in to your Urbanears… Read More

Companies hoping to compete with Apple's iPad 2 tablet PC received dire news Monday, with some analysts predicting that the company sold as many as 1 million units of the second-generation device in only two days. This monstrous figure, reported by Reuters, tops even the highest estimates made on Friday, just before Apple stores began selling the iPad 2. “We would not be surprised to see Apple sell closer to 1 million iPad2s in the… Read More

The Manhattan District Attorney has announced indictments against 27 people connected with a cybercrime gang dubbed “S3,” who have used compromised bank accounts to purchase Apple products from around the United States, transport them back to New York, and sell them for profit. The charges cover 57 counts in what the district attorney is classing two separate conspiracies: 48 counts in the first that ran from June 2008 through… Read More

You don’t typically think of tech enthusiasts camping outside a TJ Maxx on Black Friday, but that might change this year. The iPad is going to be available for the discount price of $399.99, and the retailer's sister store Marshall's is possibly offering the same deal. But keep your eyes and ears open, because the price cut is only going to be available at select locations, and don’t expect to see it heavily advertised. Still,… Read More

Recently, Apple’s problem has been user complaints of its software destroying the hardware. Now, it looks like it's accessories designed to protect the phone that are doing the damage. Cult of Mac is reporting that Apple Stores are no longer carrying several iPhone 4 cases because they have been causing cracks and scratches in the phone itself. Slide-on iPhone 4 cases are the specific culprits. The glass backing of the iPhone 4 is not as… Read More

Apple was set to unveil the rejuvenated iMac at last month's WWDC, and blames the delay on production problems at IBM, which manufactures the chip. Apple expects the G5 shortage to affect sales through the quarter, but Oppenheimer said the company was confident IBM would resolve the issue come September. The problems stem from a switch to 90-nanometer scale production. Supply not meeting demand has been a reoccurring theme at Apple,… Read More