Random prize: Send us your local Apple Store Network screengrabs and get a free iTunes gift card

Man, it’s hard to find free help these days! I wanted to check out the amount and kinds of computers on display at various Apple Stores across the country, and figured the best way would be to ask Apple Store shoppers to send me screengrabs of the “Shared” window on whatever computer they were using. [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Random prize: Send us your local Apple Store Network screengrabs and get a free iTunes gift card", url: "http://macenstein.com/default/archives/1413" });

Backstage: Cambridge Gets an Apple Store, in Grand Style

This year is supposed to bring major expansion to Apple’s international retail presence. I have seen this firsthand, as today marked the opening of the 15th UK Apple Store, this one in the “Grand Arcade” in Cambridge. Whilst this is not really headline news by iLounge standards, it’s personally important for me as it now means I don’t have to travel an hour and a half to get to an actual Apple Store. Or send my iMac in…

New Apple stores coming in Maine and New York

Section: Apple, Apple News, Retail & Apple Store, RumorsIt seems that Maine will be getting it’s first Apple Store soon.  Although an Apple spokeswoman would not confirm or deny this, it is fairly obvious after seeing listings for jobs at the store on Monster.com as well as Apple’s official job listings page.  This is great for Apple lovers in Maine, butMacNN points out that this new Maine store opening could also, unfortunately, reduce sales from local Mac resellers such as Best Buy. On top of this, there is a rumor that yet another Apple store may be opening in New York.  Located on either 15th Broad Street or 23 Wall Street, this will be New York’s 13th Apple Store.  Lastly, the Third Street Promenade in southern California may be closed for a while to undergo a remodeling, including a new glass spiral staircase.  Hopefully all of these new Apple stores help Apple’s market share raise even more in upcoming quarters, so keep up the good work Apple and thanks for providing a shopping experience like no other! Full Story » | Written by Josh Holat for Appletell. | Comment on this Article »

Apple Store down for the third Tuesday in a row, updates are on their way

Section: Apple News, Retail, Current-Products, MacBook, MacBook-Pro Apple Store Status View Pingdom’s Apple Store Status. Note that the store online status will change based on the current status. The store is down at the time of posting. Happy Tuesday folks (for the third time).  It looks like the Apple Store is down this morning, so we’re waiting patiently for some product updates to show their faces.  The store has been down a few times this month so far, and has included such updates as Apperture 2, the 16GB iPhone, the 32GB iPod Touch, and a cheaper 1 GB Shuffle & new 2 GB model.  This update is most certainly a MacBook/MacBook Pro update.  We’ll hit you back in a bit when updates come through. Stay up to date on the Apple Store status with the Pingdom Apple Store status widget. Full Story » | Written by Adam Berger for Appletell. | Comment on this Article »

Pingdom creates Apple Store Status web widget

Section: Applications, Web-Applications, Widgets When the Apple Store is down, the entire blogosphere goes crazy about it assuming Apple will release a new product. Pingdom provides a service that enables to track update of a site and the Apple Store is one site they are tracking. On this handing web widget, you are able to embed this into your website and show your visitors, or yourself the current status of the US Apple Store. To use embed the widget, simply copy and paste the code from Pingdom’s site onto your blog. Apple Store Status View Pingdom’s Apple Store Status. Hopefully Pingdom’s system of checking the US Apple Store every minute and displaying the status on the site will help you save some time. For more information about embedding this web widget, head over to the Pingdom blog. Full Story » | Written by Nicholas Montgomery for Appletell. | Comment on this Article »

Largest U.S. Apple Store Opens on Thursday (Boylston St, Boston)

Image from Gizmodo Apple is set to open their new Boston Apple Store on Boylston Street on Thursday, May 15th at 6:00 pm. Apple will be giving away limited edition T-shirts and "other surprises" at the store opening.