Apple has dramatically expanded the presence of iTunes in Europe, reports say. In addition to Poland, the iTunes Music Store is now accessible in 11 more European countries. The remainder of the list includes Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.
Deutsche Telekom will soon start selling iPad 2s in its stores, Dow Jones reports. While the carrier has offered iPad data plans for some time, the actual tablets have been sold elsewhere, whether through Apple Stores or third-party retailers. DT's in-house iPad sales will cover five different countries, including stores in Germany, Austria, Greece, Poland and the Netherlands.
One of Apple's official support companies, Systemgraph, has dropped a lawsuit it filed against a Greek customer, reports say. Dimitris Papadimitriadis brought an iMac to the company to fix dark areas in the display, only to get worse results in return. The legal action came as a result of a public complaint in a web forum, which Systemgraph subsequently insisted was "an organised attempt to slander and insult" the firm.
An Apple-authorized reseller and service company, Systemgraph, is taking one of its customers to court for complaining about bad service, reports say. A Greek man, Dimitris Papadimitriadis, recently brought his iMac to Systemgraph in order to fix dark patches in the display. The company is said to have recommended interior and exterior cleaning, and then a replacement LCD panel. The results are alleged to have been even worse however, with trapped moisture and an unfixed LCD.
Apple's planned iPhone 2.2 firmware will become available on November 21st, a Greek site alleges. iPhone Hellas cites an anonymous insider, who also suggests that the firmware will still not include a Greek keyboard or Greek menu text. The iPhone 3G is currently available in Greece through Vodafone, but while localizations are available for countries such as France, Japan and Germany, a native Greek interface has yet to be announced.
