01/17, 1:08pm
Expansion mostly limited to minor towns
Sprint has expanded its LTE 4G coverage to 28 more towns in the US, according an announcement. The new locations are spread out across Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Missouri, Mississippi, Minnesota, Washington, Pennsylvania, Florida, Arizona, Michigan, Louisiana, Texas, and Massachusetts. Most of them are relatively minor; some notable names include Branson, Missouri, and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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03/15, 4:30pm
New campus could take city, county, state money
An Apple official today answered questions in front of Austin City Council in an attempt to secure funding for its expanded presence in the city. The Council is offering to pay $8.6 million in incentives over 10 years if Apple meets job and investment targets. Apple may also receive $21 million from the state-level Texas Enterprise Fund, and still more cash from Travis County, although county officials are believed to be waiting until after a City Council vote to say what it might contribute.
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01/04, 11:25am
Taxi driver takes fire after pursuit
Three people have been arrested following a robbery of the Scottsdale Quarter Apple Store in Arizona, reports say. In the early hours of January 2nd, the thieves smashed through the glass front door of the building, and proceeded to take about $75,000 in iPads, iPods, and MacBook Airs. A passing driver noticed the incident, though, and started following the thieves as they drove down Scottsdale Road around 2AM.
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01/02, 10:05am
Details of incident kept quiet
A former Apple Store Genius and a group called the Apple Retail Workers Union are reaching out to top-level Apple executives following a firing at the Arrowhead outlet in Glendale, Arizona. Neither party is going into many details about the incident, but the ARWU claims in a press release that the Genius -- who has elsewhere identified himself as Chad Ramey -- "was bullied by management to quit or be fired after a simple misunderstanding." The activist group adds that "Rather than let tempers settle the employee was cornered in the managers office and asked a coworker to be present, who then witnessed a confrontation that should never have been allowed to escalate as far as it did."
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06/23, 8:10pm
Internal documents posted for review
Hacking collective LulzSec has continued to keep up a swift pace in its hacking endeavors, today announcing that it has released hundreds of documents from Arizona law enforcement e-mail systems. The documents are claimed to include personal correspondence, private intelligence bulletins, training manuals, and other information, some of which is classified as sensitive and not intended for public disclosure.
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03/14, 1:30pm
iOS time issues still unfixed
A number of iPhones did not properly transition to daylight savings time over the weekend, according to complaints. Like Mac OS or Windows, iOS normally advances an hour automatically during the DST changeover. In some cases however people say that their iPhones flipped an hour behind, or even an hour further ahead than the right time. In Arizona, for instance, an hour may have been tacked on despite the state not obeying DST.
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02/18, 5:55pm
Plan divulged during Obama's Intel tour
Intel CEO Paul Otellini has announced plans to construct a new factory in Arizona, a move that is expected to cost the company over $5 billion in investment. The expansion strategy, which was divulged during Obama's tour of Intel's research and manufacturing facilities in Portland, will be part of a larger plan that also involves adding 4,000 new employees this year.
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01/05, 10:40am
Part of national trend
The New York City public school system has ordered over 2,000 iPads, the New York Times reveals. The total cost of the arrangement is valued at $1.3 million. As an example of the distribution, 300 of the tablets are reported to have gone to Kingsbridge International High School, located in the Bronx. The Times suggests that the number is "enough for all 23 teachers and half of the students to use at the same time."
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06/12, 1:30pm
New Apple Store design
Apple's new Scottsdale Quarter retail store uses a radically different design in some respects, observers note. Ceilings in the building are approximately 20 feet high, and lined with a 75-foot long skylight, reducing dependence on artificial lighting. Aiding the skylight is an all-glass front and rear, permitting visitors to see directly through the store.
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06/11, 10:20am
Scottsdale Apple Store
Apple has announced that its newest Apple Store, situated in Scottsdale, Arizona, will be opening at 6PM this Friday. The outlet will be Arizona's largest Apple Store, occupying nearly 10,000 square feet of the Outdoor Lifestyle Center in the Scottsdale Quarter. Store hours will be 10AM to 9PM Monday through Saturday, and 12PM to 6PM on Sundays.
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10/27, 1:40pm
UK, Ariz., Wash. stores
Information has been disclosed on three new Apple Stores, beginning with one in the British capital of London. Apple has announced an October 30th, 9PM opening for its White City store, located in Westfield London on Ariel Way. The first 1,000 people there will receive a free t-shirt, and Apple is attempting to lure in more customers with the chance of winning a new MacBook and a silver iPod nano. The shop is Apple's 20th location in the UK.
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