• Protesters close Chicago Apple Store over Palestinian employee firing

    A small group of demonstrators disrupted the Lincoln Park Apple Store in Chicago on Saturday to protest Apple's use of labor in Africa and its disciplining of at least one employee wearing pro-Palestinian clothing items. The protest, which took place Saturday, was peaceful but resulted in the store closing early, with a heavy police presence afterwards. A group called Apples4Ceasefire staged the protest, alleging that a Palestinian employee at the store was wrongly terminated for...

  • Apple Watch Ultra 2 Now Available on Apple's Refurbished Store in U.S.

    Apple today began selling certified refurbished Apple Watch Ultra 2 models in the U.S. for the first time since the device was released in September. As of writing, refurbished Ultra 2 models with the Blue, Orange, or White Ocean Band are available for $679, compared to $799 brand new. Like new Ultra 2 models sold directly by Apple in the U.S. currently, we expect that the Blood Oxygen app is deactivated on the refurbished models, due to a legal battle with medical technology company...

  • Apple Watch Series 9 Now Available on Apple's Refurbished Store in Select Countries

    The Apple Watch Series 9 is now available in Apple's refurbished store in Australia and New Zealand for the first time since the device launched in September. These are the first countries where Apple offers refurbished Series 9 models. Availability will likely extend to Japan and the UK soon, as Apple recently added a grayed-out Apple Watch Series 9 search filter to its refurbished store in those countries. The search filter is only visible on these pages in a desktop browser, and it is...

  • NYC Mayor Eric Adams BLASTS Texas congresswoman who took out full page ad telling Big Apple cops to move to Texas to avoid being attacked by criminals

    NYC Mayor Eric Adams blasted a Texas congresswoman who is trying to lure New York City cops to Texas, claiming they will be valued and treated better in the Lone Star State.

  • Local hardware store closing

    The True Value store in the Cornersburg Plaza Shopping Center on Canfield Road is closing on April 30, employees confirmed.

  • Did COVID-19 Usher in a Global Government?

    In 2020, a dangerous pathogen swept the globe. The pandemic required government action, we were told, but the government of one nation was not enough. Even powerful governments (like that of the United States) worked with other governments to keep pandemic measures from being futile. In order to avoid a fatal lack of coordination, some

  • Apple removes WhatsApp, Threads from store in China

    Apple Inc. said on Friday in a statement cited by The Wall Street Journal that the Chinese cyberspace administration ordered it to remove WhatsApp and Threads from its app store in the country."We are

  • Off Ya Tree is closing stores across Australia

    Do you know more? Email [email protected] By Daily Mail Australia Reporter Published: 11:28 p.m. EDT, April 10, 2024 | Updated: 11:58 p.m. EDT, April 10, 2024 Popular retail chain Off Ya Tree is closing stores across Australia.The store is known for selling alternative fashion, piercings and bongs and its tradition dates back to the 1970s.Several of the chain's stores in Adelaide, New South Wales and...

  • Off Ya Tree closes down stores across Australia

    Beloved retail chain Off Ya Tree is closing down stores across Australia.

  • New Jersey Apple Store files to unionize

    Apple Short Hills in New Jersey has filed to unionize and is represented by the Communications Workers of America. Apple Short Hills in New Jersey Five Apple Stores across the United States have filed to unionize and only two have successfully unionized. It is a tough battle for unionization efforts as Apple has been accused of anti-union tactics and the National Labor Relations Board has previously ruled as such. According to a report from Bloomberg, Apple Short Hills in New Jersey...

  • Teens Love iPhone and Apple Watch, But Not Apple Music and Apple TV+

    The iPhone continues to be overwhelmingly popular with teens, according to Piper Sandler's biannual teen survey. 85 percent of U.S. teens surveyed own an ‌iPhone‌, and 86 percent plan to purchase an ‌iPhone‌ as their next smartphone. While the ‌iPhone‌ is still the most popular smartphone among teens, ownership is down from the October 2023 survey where 87 percent of teens owned an ‌iPhone‌ and 88 percent planned to purchase one.Both the 85% iPhone ownership and 86% intention to purchase an...

  • Apple removes WhatsApp and Threads from App Store in China

    Apple said it removed Meta-owned apps WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China. The US company was ordered to do so by the state government, which cited national security concerns. Other Meta apps including Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram remain available, as well as other popular US social media apps like YouTube or X (formerly Twitter). Apple stated that the Cyberspace Administration of China ordered the removal of these apps from the China storefront. "We are obligated to...