Rumores apontam novos preços para notebooks Apple: de US$800 a US$3.100
BLOG.MACMAGAZINE — ... É isso mesmo que você acabou de ler: segundo rumores, as Apple Retail Stores já receberam os novos preços (num total de 12 diferentes) da linha de notebooks da Apple, sendo o mais barato US$800 e o mais caro US$3.100. Informações técnicas das máquinas, porém, não foram passadas junto com os valores. ...

Yale business school dean picked to run Apple University
AppleInsider — ... help schools learn how to develop custom mobile applications and deploy the WiFi infrastructure needed to support wirelessly connected mobile computing on campuses. The company also manages a series of training and certification programs that range from desktop support, computer repair, and network administration to training programs that cover Final Cut Studio, Logic Pro, and the company's other software titles. Apple also runs free classes, workshops, and presentations in its retail stores covering Mac basics and the use of software such as iLife, and sells an annual ...

Apple Retail Stores staying open late for last-minute shoppers
MacDailyNews — ... Apple Store. Our Specialists help you get to know our products and find the perfect gifts for everyone on your list. Geniuses provide hands-on technical support and repairs at the Genius Bar. Trainers offer face-to-face personal training to help you get the most out of your Mac. And the Concierge in the red shirt is your guide to the Apple Store, ready to answer your questions and always point you in the right direction. Check you local Apple Store's special holiday hours here .

iWork.com beta page is up
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — ... Open, save, and email Office files. Video tutorials help you get the most out of iWork Try iWork ’09 free for 30 days. $79 ($99 Family Pack) Call 1-800-MY-APPLE Visit an Apple Retail Store. Find your local authorized reseller. Get the ...

iPhone service challenges show how Apple can go the extra mile
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... A trip to the Apple Store was in order, so I made an appointment and sauntered on in. The tech was helpful. Tried the usual tricks like restarting the phone, resetting network settings etc, but nothing solved it. We switched SIMs with another phone, but no joy there. He suggested I call AT&T and have them 're-provision' the phone. Did that but no dice. ...

Apple's Canard of 100 Macworlds a Week
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us — ... Each Apple Store, by contrast, is one company, hundred of products, a few to a couple employees in each store trained to answer questions in the same way, and a carefully restricted experience that's first and foremost about Apple's ability to deliver high-dollar-per-square-foot retail sales. That's great for Apple, but it doesn't open the eyes of Mac and iPhone and iPod users to more than a limited set of items that Apple allows in its stores. ...

First Apple Store rumored to debut in Philadelphia
The Apple Core — ... First Apple Store rumored to debut in Philadelphia A momentus event is almost upon us – an Apple Retail Store in Downtown Philly. MacNN reports that Apple has ...

iLife '09 ships tomorrow
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... lessons for GarageBand, and another re-imagining of iMovie. If you purchased a new Mac on or after January 6, you can upgrade to iLife '09 for $10. iLife is also available in a family pack: five licenses for $99. A box set that includes iLife, iWork, and Mac OS X is $169, and individual music lessons are available separately for $5 each. iLife '09 requires Mac OS X 10.5.6 or later. It's available for purchase (among many locations) in the Apple Store online, at Apple retail stores, and Amazon.com. Thanks to everyone who sent this in! ...

Apple celebrate grand opening of Apple Store State Street in Santa Barbara on May 9th
MacDailyNews — ... support and creative help at the Genius Bar, plus workshops and special programs for kids. To celebrate the grand opening, Apple is featuring a week of exciting events. In the store, Apple will have a variety of unique and educational presentations, demonstrations and workshops — all free of charge. The first 1,000 people to visit the Apple Store receives a free Apple Store T-shirt. Address: Apple Store State Street 928 State Street Santa Barbara, California 93101 More info: www.apple.com/retail Source: Apple Inc.

How A Lone Nickel Almost Cost Me The Price of A New Mac
louisgray.com — ... I talked with my younger sister, who works in Apple Retail, what she thought I should do. She said to take it to a Mac genius. I would probably lose access to the computer for a few days, and the hardware repair would be in the high hundreds, assuming I wasn't covered by AppleCare. (Which I probably am not) ...

Apple to celebrate grand opening of Apple Store in Scottsdale, Arizona on Friday, June 12
MacDailyNews — ... Apple's popular One to One program with in-depth sessions on a wide range of topics, from getting started with a Mac or iPod to advancing your digital photography or moviemaking skills. Visitors to Apple Retail Stores can also take advantage of free services from the most knowledgeable people around, including face-to-face support and creative help at the Genius Bar, plus workshops and special programs for kids. Additional information about Apple's U.S. retail stores is available at www.apple.com/retail . ...

Apple Posts iPhone 3G S Launch Day Store Hours
iPhone Alley - News — ... Apple has posted details for the iPhone 3G S launch on June 19th. According to their site, many locations will be opening at 8AM local time, though not all. You can check launch-day details for your Apple Store of choice by going to Apple.com/retail. (Of course, if you plan on camping out, this might not be important to you.) ...

Apple offers up iPhone 3G S launch day store hours
iPhonefreak — ... S to be pre-ordered and just picked up on the release day (June 19). That aside though, according to the Apple website it looks like most retail locations will be opening up at 8am, but you can always check your individual store to make sure. Bottom line, it looks like if you are wanting to be amongst the first to get your hands on an iPhone 3G S then an AT&T retail location may be your best bet. Of course, judging from previous experience, it is always fun to attend (camp out) for an Apple release at an actual Apple store. It should also be noted that (at least ...

Apple Retail Store Success: It Ain’t Rocket Science [TheAppleBlog]
GigaOM Network — ... Plenty of hardware – Apple puts as many units of each model of computer it offers on display as they can comfortably fit. Other than launch days and special events, you’ll likely have no trouble getting at the hardware you want to check out. The Scottsdale Quarter store I recently visited had no less than 20 iPod touch and iPhone’s each on display, at least 20 laptops, and nearly a dozen or more iMacs and MacPros. ...

Can Law Firms Be Run Like Apple Stores?
The Mac Lawyer — ... Apple Stores are known for their knowledgeable personnel and excellent customer service.  Not coincidentally, those are also the hallmarks of outstanding lawfirms.   ...

Leaked purported Microsoft retail plans show a talent for imitation
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — Fresh from announcing its worst financial results yet, Microsoft’s attempt to regain relevance continues, and now more light’s been shed on its plan to launch a chain of “me too” stores to compete with Apple’s highly successful retail stores. Gizmodo has published a PowerPoint presentation said to emanate from design and brand consultancy, Lippicott. These seem to show just how closely Microsoft’s planned stores will emulate Apple’s own. You’ll have an ...

Microsoft abrirá tiendas físicas y ya tiene logo para ellas
Gizmología — ... Un claro ejemplo de éxito es Apple, volviendo a la mítica guerra. Apple forma directamente a las personas que van a trabajar en las Apple Store para que puedan dar cursos directamente en las tiendas, Microsoft debe hacer lo mismo, formar a gente cualificada para mostrar el máximo provecho a sus productos, no solo quedarse en lo básico de “te sirve para navegar, bajar música y ver películas”. ...

Fry's Electronics: A Silicon Valley Legend With Legendary Flaws
louisgray.com — ... superstores and Apple's retail stores could not be more different. One offers a specialized set of products, and packs its stores to the gills with helpful employees, while giving customers free reign to use their products, and can approve customer purchases through the use of a handheld scanner device. The second offers a dizzying array of products, from vacuums and office chairs to iPod headphones and copper wiring, and its employees haven't won any awards for their product knowledge - while checking out items requires an usher, while your bags are rudely ...

Apple Expected To Open New Upper West Side Apple Store This Saturday, Pics Released
ZiggyTek Blog — ... resembling their ever famous 5th Avenue store. Apple is expecting this store to carry more iPhones, iPods, and Macs than any other store in Manhattan and is expecting a larger Genius Bar, 45 feet to be exact. Apple is doing lots of stuff to celebrate this grand opening, including free seminars and Apple T-shirts to the first 2,500 visitors. Apple also had an official press release for the new store. For directions and information on Apple’s newest locations, check out their retail site .

Apple to open 40 to 50 new Apple Stores next year
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... At a media preview event yesterday designed to create buzz for Apple's newest store opening in Manhattan, Ron Johnston, Apple's senior vice president of retail announced that Apple would be opening 40-50 more Apple ...

Apple said to release iPhone app for in-store appointments
AppleInsider — ... in a separate report from MacRumors . Customers can currently schedule appointments and make ProCare reservations via Apple's retail Web site . In addition to One to One and the Genius Bar, reservations can be made for personal shopping, workshops, youth programs and businesses. The description would suggest that the App Store software would simply be an extension of these capabilities. In recent weeks, Apple has been expanding the relationship between its Web site and its retail outlets. Earlier this month, the Cupertino, Calif., company unveiled a holiday shopping ...

Apple To Release iPhone App
The Iphone Spot — ... Customers can currently schedule appointments and make ProCare reservations via Apple’s retail Web site. In addition to One to One and the Genius Bar, reservations can be made for personal shopping, workshops, youth programs and businesses. The description would suggest that the App Store software would simply be an extension of these capabilities. ...

Twelve South announces BassJump laptop subwoofer
Macworld — ... frequencies than a MacBook's built-in speakers. The BassJump connects to a USB port on your MacBook for power and audio, and you control the speaker's output via a new BassJump Sound System pane in System Preferences. The software lets you choose the relative volume of the BassJump (compared to your MacBook's own speakers), the crossover frequency (from 100Hz to 300Hz), and one of five different EQ settings. The $80 Bassjump is available now from the online Apple Store , Apple retail stores , and the Twelve South Website . The Bassjump's software requires Mac ...