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Apple has been building its new Oregon data center since October of last year. The new facility will include two 338,000 square-foot data center buildings on 160 acres. That sounds like a lot of land, right? Apparently 160 acres isn’t going to be enough to complete the data center, so Apple is looking to add…
Yesterday, Apple flicked the switch and turned on in-store pickup for the iPhone 5s. This allowed customers to check inventory 24/7 and reserve an iPhone when one shows up in their local store’s retail shelves. It appears that Apple changed its mind on offering this reservation option so soon after launch and has turned off…
Checked my email this morning and found a message from Apple refunding me for my purchase of the “The Final Season” pass of Breaking Bad. See the thing is Apple has received major criticism from folks like myself who bought the Season 5 pass last year, to then have to buy the next eight episodes…
Apple is making it easier for customers to snag an iPhone 5s handset. The company has enabled its in-store pick up reservation system for the popular new iPhone. To buy your new iPhone, point your browser to Apple’s online ordering page for the iPhone 5s. Choose your color, capacity and carrier options, then click on…
Apple announced that it sold 9 million iPhone handsets over the weekend in what may be the best iPhone launch in the history of the company. As part of that press release, Apple also confirmed that a 200 million users have transitioned over to iOS 7, making it the fastest software upgrade in history. Along…
Apple announced today that it sold 9 million iPhone handsets over the weekend. This figure includes the new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c. Apple didn’t break down the numbers, so we don’t know how many of those were the flagship 5s model and how many were the colorful iPhone 5c. Apple CEO called the launch…
You may think that the gold iPhone is a bit over the top but many others disagree. In fact, Apple thought this won’t be that much popular model… and was proven wrong, according to the Wall Street Journal report. Now the Cupertino company is facing shortages and has reportedly reached out to its suppliers and…
In case you missed the news, that fancy Touch ID buttons with fingerprint reader is made out of sapphire glass which costs much more than the regular glass the older iPhones have. According to DigiTimes, Apple won’t stop here as it plans to adopt a similar button for its line of tablets, 9.7-inch iPad and…
US Senate Judiciary Subcomittee Chairman Al Franken is known for being a staunch privacy advocate. The comedian turned Senator from Minnesota is known for writing official letters asking the hard questions of governmental agencies and corporations alike. The latest letter from his office, with several other Senators signed on in support, is to Apple CEO…
The iPhone 5S and its little brother the iPhone 5C launched all over North America today. The customary lines outside the Apple stores and media hype blitz are in full effect and the words “iPhone” and “Apple” are on every newscaster’s lips. One of the new features of the iPhone 5S is the new fingerprint…