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A new Apple Store is coming to Jerusalem according to the Jerusalem Post which says the store will combine both retail space and an education centre.
The interesting part of the report is the suggestion that the 50,000 sq ft Apple Store will include the world’s first Apple Digital Library for checking out e-books, movies and other digital files. The Jerusalem Post doesn’t get into specifics but with continuing chatter about an iTunes Cloud service, talk of a new Apple Store with a focus on digital borrowing is intriguing.
Out TBC | £TBC | Apple (via The Jerusalem Post/TUAW)
The Apple iPad 2 craze is in full effect here in the US. After selling out within minutes online and hours in both Apple Stores and third party retailers, the world’s best tablet is becoming increasingly difficult to track down. Apple’s website now lists all models of the iPad 2 with expected availability between 4 to 5 weeks.
That Apple Joint Venture service that was rumoured this weekend? Some more details on the small-business-friendly Genius service have emerged and a launch tomorrow’s iPad 2 event looks likely.
Apple Joint Venture will reportedly offer extra support for five Mac users (with the option to add more for a fee). The $499 annual charge will get you priority service at the Apple Store Genius Bar, phone support from business-minded Geniuses, loan machines if yours has to go in for repair and access to special workshops for Apple Joint Venture members.
Will you sign up for the Apple Joint Venture service?
Last week we had a false alarm, but this time it looks like we’re on track for the new MacBook Pro. The Apple Store has gone offline. This means that we should be seeing the new MacBook Pro popping up in the Apple Store at around 6pm GMT.
Talk has converged on today, after we heard details of shipments, and the Intel leak. Then the MacBook Pro shipping time was upped to 3-5 days in a sign that stock was running low. Now there’s talk of the new MacBook Pro’s coming after an Intel announcement later today.
What do you think? False alarm or real deal for the new MacBook Pro? Click through to shout out in the comments!
Apple loves a good patent and the latest shows Steve Jobs’ fanatical attention to detail – it’s for the design of the iPad stand used in Apple Stores. It follows previous patents for the layout of the Apple retail store, the glass structures used in the shops and famously the New York Apple Store’s spiral glass staircase. If you can’t see the full patent image above, click the headline to see the iPad stand in all its circular glory.
Out now | £NA | Apple (via Patently Apple)
If you’re desperate to get a glimpse of JT, or suck up some words of wisdom from Aaron Sorkin, the stars and screen writer of The Social Network will be appearing in the flesh at the Apple Store in Regent Street, London, this Friday from 7pm. Aside from JT and Aaron Sorkin, Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield will also be there. The event is free, and will include a talk, Q&A, plus clips from The Social Network, which so far, has been compared to The Godfather and is beating ET in ratings. Seats are first come first served, so best to get there early.
7pm Friday 8 Oct | Apple Store, Regent St, London | Free
Mitchell and Webb, remember them? They were funny in Peep Show, and also played the British incarnations of Mac and PC in Apple’s UK advertising. At least, they did until Apple scrapped the Mac vs PC ad campaign. Now they’re free to hit back at their former paymasters in this cheeky sketch.