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Crazy, Stoned Lady Goes Topless At Apple Store

3:15PM January 18, 2012 | Sam Biddle

What’s the only thing more exciting than a new Core i7 MacBook Air at your local Apple Store? No, not the Genius Bar helping you out with a cracked iPhone screen — a ranting, pot-smoking lunatic crashing a Q&A. Naked. More »

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The Newest Apple Store Will Be Almost Invisible

6:00AM January 17, 2012 | Sam Biddle

It turns out Apple’s questionable rebuild of its 5th Avenue store wasn’t in vain — the company now has the ability to make some pretty daring glass structures. Case in point: this French shop will be almost totally transparent. More »

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iPhone 4S Launch Day: What Did The Queue Look Like?

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12:00PM October 14, 2011 | Alex Kidman

After 18 months of anticipation, the iPhone 4S launched today, and buyers in Australia were the first in the world to get their hands on Apple’s latest smartphone. Giz gave you the chance to jump the queue last night, and early this morning I set off to photograph the launch as it happened. More »

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Biker Gang Raids Apple Store

12:09AM October 11, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Moped life on the open road. Unbridled asphalt rebellion. The thrill of the throttle, wind in your hair, roar of the engine beneath you. Breaking into an Apple Store to steal a bunch of iPads. Rebels. More »

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Does Anyone Care About Apple Store Openings Any More?

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3:45PM September 26, 2011 | Alex Kidman

I rather nonchalantly went along to the opening of the Apple store in Hornsby on the weekend. After all, with 13 of the things in the country, surely the hype has faded, right? More »

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Now Iraq Has A Fake Apple Store

9:00AM September 1, 2011 | Sam Biddle

This bodes well for Iraq’s post-war recovery: the once-and-kind-of-still-ravaged nation is now doing well enough to boast counterfeit haute electronics stores in its malls. This one looks a little… off, though. More »

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Apple Stores Are Obsessively Designed To Look Symmetrical

9:00AM August 31, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Apple’s obsessive compulsive, super-spartan, Kubrick-meets-Superman’s-Fortress-of-Solitude industrial design goes way beyond phones and tablets. ifoAppleStore points out the meticulous, somewhat insanely clever efforts Apple takes to make their stores visually enticing. Human brains like symmetry! So human brains like Apple Stores. More »

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Two Stores Selling Knock-Off Apple Gadgets Under Attack By Apple

10:15PM August 19, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

China’s not the only country that has a problem with counterfeit Apple products — even NYC is plagued with knock-off iStuff, according to Reuters. The Queens area of New York City has seen two stores, Apple Story and Fun Zone, close. More »

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Glass Apple Store Gets Green Light

11:54PM August 18, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Remember that Apple Store made entirely out of glass? Yes, the one that has sides not made of glass because it’s between two bloody buildings? Well, it has been approved by Santa Monica’s Planning Commission.

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New Apple Store May Be Entirely Made Of Glass

9:30AM August 18, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Forget about the Apple glass cube. This store has been presented today at the Santa Monica Planning Commission by an “unknown retailer”. Who could be the retailer? There’s only two possibilities here: Apple or Apple. More »