http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/30/macbook.in.maine.schools/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0905/macbook-leopard2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Plans are now in place to distribute MacBooks amongst Maine high school students, according to officials from the state's Department of Education. Known to have been in the works since at least March, a deal with Apple will see over 64,000 MacBooks reach students and teachers between grades 7 and 12. Another 7,000 notebooks should be ordered within the next few weeks, officials say.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/30/macbook.in.maine.schools/ Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/16/apple.maine.school.deal/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0901/macbook-leopard2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple stands to benefit from a new deal being negotiated with the government of Maine, writes the Associated Press. Members of the state's Education Department are said to be negotiating a four-year lease, which would see 100,000 MacBooks handed out to students in grades 7 to 12. By this fall the state hopes to provide all students in these grades with a notebook, expanding on efforts first begu... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/16/apple.maine.school.deal/ Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/09/maine.mall.apple.store/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0808/altamonte.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A new Apple retail store has been confirmed to be opening its doors on September 13th in Maine, alongside the openings of stores in Ohio and Australia. This will be the first official Apple Store to be opened in Maine, which will be located at the Maine Mall in South Portland. The shop should feature all of Apple's normal retail services, such as a Genius Bar, Business Services, Workshops, Persona... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/09/maine.mall.apple.store/ Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/27/first.maine.apple.store/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0804/applelogo-black.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Construction has begun on Apple's first retail store in the state of Maine, separate facts reveal. Confirming rumors from April, the Maine Mall in South Portland now lists Apple in its store directory, with an opening timeframe set for "Fall '08." The store may easily finish construction before October however, as a MacNN reader has taken photos of a facade already in place within the mall. App... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/27/first.maine.apple.store/ Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/17/first.maine.apple.store/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0804/nyclocation.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple is planning to open its first retail store in Maine this year, the Portland Press Herald reports. The newspaper observes that Apple's official job listings mention a location in the Maine Mall, and listings on Monster.com refer to openings for artists, store managers, sales representatives and inventory specialists. An Apple spokeswoman has refused to confirm either half of the equation, b... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/17/first.maine.apple.store/ Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:45:00 GMT