Developers Cubed 22: So your hours, days and/or weeks of hard work have finally paid off – and your Windows Phone App or Game has just hit the Windows Phone Marketplace. You can watch with excitement as your metrics capture downloads numbers, advertising streams, and those all-important reviews. But is that all? No, you have to sell your app, and learn to stand out from the pack. More »
Is there nowhere Apple will not expand its line of silvery wood-accented retail stores? Glass cubes in Manhattan. Multi-story facades on Boylston in Boston. And now, piling on New York again, Apple is set to descend on Grand Central. More »
In what is destined to make the purchase of eReaders just a little bit harder in Australia, Borders has announced that it is closing down all of its retail stores around the country. More »
GAME is currently in the process of transforming their retail outlets throughout Australia, adding multiple playable consoles in-store for a new type of gaming retail experience. We headed over to their flagship store to take a look, and speak to the people behind the change. More »
The rumour that Apple was building their largest retail store in New York’s Grand Central Terminal was always a little odd. Where would it all go? Why there? Aren’t there rules against altering landmarks? In any case, a source close to the MTA has confirmed to BetaBeat that Apple has backed out of its preliminary plans. Guess Manhattan will have to wait a bit to get their fifth Apple Store. [BetaBeat]
Nokia couldn’t sustain retail stores for long, but seemingly HTC hasn’t faced the same problem just yet – did anyone know they had stores open in Russia and the Czech Republic? More »
Planning a little bit of late-night shopping this Thursday over at Castle Hill Towers in Sydney? Then prepare yourself for some chanting, riotous applause and other significant uncommon retail behaviour, as Apple is planning on opening its latest store at 5pm Thursday afternoon. More »
