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Bad FaceTiming: Woman Walks into Apple Store Glass, Sues for $1 Million

An 83-year-old woman named Evelyn Paswall is suing Apple for $1 million after she walked into a Long Island Apple Store's glass wall and broke her nose.

CEOspotting: Apple’s Tim Cook Seen in China, but Why?

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Let’s play a game! It’s called “spot the CEO traveling abroad, then speculate about what it means.” In this instance, we’re talking Apple CEO Tim Cook, reportedly spied by a blogger who snapped a casual picture of Cook as he strolled through an Apple Store in Xidan, Beijing last Friday.

8 Ways to Survive Apple’s New iPad Launch (if You’re Standing in Line)

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Missed the window to order a new iPad online? Planning to stand in line for one this Friday? Here’s a quick list of necessary to-dos if you’re planning your very own Apple Store adventure tomorrow.

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Apple Store Self-Check Out: Shopping, Perfected

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Apple Stores have a new self-checkout feature called EasyPay. Having experienced it for myself, I’m still seriously tickled about the whole thing. It’s the most meaningful advance in hassle-free shopping since Amazon.com invented 1-Click all those years ago.

Check Out Every Apple Store Ever Opened, in Order

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A Ph.D student shows his love for Apple Stores by posting photos of all 357 of them, from Bordeaux to British Columbia.

Help Yourself: Report Says Apple Stores to Offer Self-Checkout

It looks like the self-checkout concept may be moving from the supermarket to your local Apple Store. MacRumors reports, through an anonymous source, that Apple is planning to update its retail store iOS app to allow people to to buy off-the-shelf items via an EasyPay device within the store, with the charges going to customers’ [...]

How Much Does an Apple Store Cost? (Hint: A Lot)

They’re sleek, stylish and iconic in their own right, not to mention places that a lot of us spend a ridiculous amount of time. Considering just how much we love Apple Stores, do you ever find yourself wondering why Apple’s competitors haven’t followed suit and set up a number of Google stores, or Microsoft stores, [...]

iPhone 4S: The Buy Lines Are Still Long Outside Apple Stores

Last night I went shopping with my wife for treadmills at the mall down the street from our condo. At some point, I convinced her I needed to swing by the GameStop at the other end of the mall to put money down on a copy of Batman: Arkham City. Between us and the GameStop: [...]

Your Apple Store Might Still Have the iPhone 4S

If you want an iPhone 4S but didn’t want to wait in line, you may be in luck. Some Apple Stores and other retailers still have the iPhone 4S in stock after the iLines have cleared.

What Does It Take to Get Kicked out of an Apple Store?

Of all the questions you might conjure for Apple’s coolheaded retail store employees, here’s one you (and they) probably haven’t considered: What does it take to get booted from an Apple Store?

Fake Apple Stores Investigated, Two Ordered to Shut Down

In the wake of last week’s fake-Apple-Store-in-China story, government officials in China have begun investigating stores that sell Apple products to determine whether or not the stores are operating legally.