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Apple now requiring customers to go through online reservation system before purchasing an iPhone 4S at an Apple Store retail location

You’re going to need to call ahead. Per AppleInsider, Apple said on Monday that customers looking to purchase a new iPhone 4S from its US or Canadian based retail outlets will first be asked to make a reservation online, suggesting that record-setting sales of the device coupled with an upcoming international expansion are straining availability. […]

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MobileMe users vent frustrations about iCloud transition issues

If you’re going to give birth to something (overarching cloud services included), you’re going to have some labor pains… Per AppleInsider, a number of users have vented their frustrations as they have attempted to migrate from MobileMe to iCloud. One person explained in an e-mail that they have called AppleCare, used online support, and even […]

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iLounge review finds iPhone 4S battery less robust for 3G data, media when compared to iPhone 4

The good news is that the iPhone 4S is out and is being regarded as fairly spiffy. The bad news is that its battery may not be the greatest thing in the known universe. Per the iLounge review, the site compared the iPhone 4 battery to the iPhone 4S battery to test comparative better times […]

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Apple sells over four million iPhone 4S units in first weekend of availability

If you were alive on Friday, you probably made an effort to snag a brand new iPhone 4S. So did several million other people. Per AppleInsider, Apple sold a total of 4 million units in its first three days of availability. “iPhone 4S is off to a great start with more than four million sold […]

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Larger memorial held for passing of Steve Jobs, CEOs and celebrities in attendance

A private memorial for Steve Jobs, held Sunday at Stanford Memorial Church, was attended by a long list of notable people, including politicians, actors, musicians and peers of the late Apple co-founder. Though Apple was “tight-lipped” about the hundreds of people who attended the event, Apple 2.0 obtained some of the names of those who […]