Activist group occupies French Apple stores in protest of unpaid Irish taxes

An activist organization staged a series of protests at French Apple stores on Saturday, calling on the company to pay the $15.5 billion in back taxes the Irish government has been ordered to collect by the European Commission.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 67

Apple retail workers help save Barred Owl that flew into Portland store window

Employees at Apple Pioneer Place in Portland, Ore., arrived at work early one November morning to a surprising scene: a Barred Owl, a rare sight in the city, dazed and standing atilt next to the store's two-story glass facade.

Mikey Campbell 8 years ago 15

First look: Apple's downtown Brooklyn store has custom floors, ceiling to dampen bustling city distractions

New York City is not known for its peace and quiet, and downtown Brooklyn's Atlantic Terminal offers plenty of commotion both above and below ground. It's for that reason that Apple's latest flagship retail store was designed to minimize those distractions, with custom made floors and ceilings that dampen street noise and even cut down on ground vibrations.

Neil Hughes 8 years ago 30

Today at Apple program offers 'sketch walks' celebrating Urban Sketchers 10th anniversary

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of Urban Sketchers, the Today at Apple program has launched a series of four sketch walks, hosted by Uma Kelkar, Rob Sketcherman, Don Low, and Omar Jamarillo in the San Francisco, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Berlin Apple stores.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 3

Special delivery: Apple rush orders giant replacement glass for soon-to-open Brooklyn store

Days after a massive pane of glass shattered at Apple's upcoming downtown Brooklyn retail store, the company received a replacement piece Friday morning, custom ordered from German glass manufacturer Sedak.

Neil Hughes 8 years ago 10

iPhone X shipments from Apple improve to 2-3 weeks in US

In a sign that production of the iPhone X is catching up with overwhelming demand, new orders for the iPhone X are now advertised to ship within two to three weeks, a one-week improvement from their previous estimate.

Neil Hughes 8 years ago 24

Apple working 24/7 to finish downtown Brooklyn store as giant glass pane shatters

Crews are working around the clock to put the finishing touches on the first Apple store in downtown Brooklyn, but they recently suffered a setback — a massive pane of glass has shattered.

Neil Hughes 8 years ago 33

Robbers smash into Apple's flagship UK store in lightning raid

Ten robbers on five mopeds broke into Apple's Regent Street store in London early Monday morning, using one of the scooters to smash through the store's glass facade.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 90

Apple to reopen improved Burlingame & Burlington stores on Nov. 18

Two Apple outlets — one in Burlingame, Calif. and the other in Burlington, Mass. — will both reopen on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 10 a.m. local time, following months of renovation work.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 4

U.S. lines for iPhone X long, but Apple Stores claim to have 'enough' — for now

Lines at the U.S. Apple Stores mirror those Thursday's queues at international venues, and AppleInsider has learned that stores typically have well over 300 units on hand to sell, and in some cases, nearly a thousand.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 40

Thieves grab over 300 iPhone X units off delivery truck in San Francisco

Some people expecting to buy an iPhone X in San Francisco on Friday may be disappointed, as 313 units were stolen from a local UPS truck earlier this week.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 45

Giant lines forming at Apple stores internationally in advance of iPhone X sales

Lines have already started to form at many Apple stores world-wide, with the Orchard Road store in Singapore and a pair of stores in Japan already having a massive queue of hundreds of people.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 26

First look: Apple's official iPhone X leather and silicone cases

Though Apple is holding back deliveries of the iPhone X until its official launch on Friday, the company has placed no such restrictions on official cases for the highly anticipated handset, as customers have now been receiving Apple's official iPhone X protective cases.

Neil Hughes 8 years ago 26

Samsung looks to reinvent Apple's Genius Bar with WeWork 'care centers'

Samsung is partnering with shared workplace startup WeWork to roll out a string of "care centers" at which customers can receive help with their Samsung device while taking care of business, an idea that aims to one-up Apple's Genius Bar.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 31

iPhone X orders held up by credit freezes put in place after Equifax hack

Some customers scrambling to preorder the hotly anticipated iPhone X early Friday morning hit an unexpected roadblock: Credit freezes put in place after the Equifax data breach held up authorization of payment plan loans.

Neil Hughes 8 years ago 21

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