With Christmas now less than a week away, the deadline for shipments guaranteed to arrive before the holiday is drawing closer. That means that the folks hoping to avoid the last-minute retail crowds are running out of time.
However, those still looking to snag an iPad or other Apple product for that special someone are in luck. The company has just upgraded its free shipping promotion from 2-3 day business day delivery to guaranteed next-day shipping.
Christmas is always a busy time of year, but if you are the developer of an iOS app, then Christmas can be the busiest time of the year.
As everyone knows, Apple is very strict about testing out each app before it is given the green light to enter the App Store. Add into the equation all the new iOS device owners that are added each Christmas, and the holidays can either make or break a company's yearly profits.
To make the season even more stressful on developers, Apple is getting ready to stop taking app submissions, with tomorrow being the cut-off date for the holidays. Submit a new app after Tuesday, and it will not be accepted in time to hit the App Store before the lucrative Christmas timeframe.
We recently told you about Apple's free shipping holiday promotion for its online store. Any order placed through December 22nd will be shipped for free, including orders that are under $50.
Apple has added another perk to its promotion by offering 2-3 business day delivery for free. This means that online orders will be shipped much faster throughout the holidays.
Today Rovio updated Angry Birds Seasons and Angry Birds Seasons HD with 25 new holiday-themed levels. If you didn't know, Angry Birds Seasons is an Angry Birds game which has levels specifically themed for various holidays.
The last time the app was updated was for Halloween, and that included 30 new levels. This time around, Angry Birds "Wreck the Halls" is sure to keep you entertained over the Christmas season.
Are you addicted to your Apple products? If you have them hanging on your Christmas tree, you probably are.
You can now show your Christmas spirit with these handmade novelty iPhone 4S and iPad 2 ornaments. The ornaments are printed onto photo paper then mounted on a coated cardboard stock and each one arrives in a small gift box. You can either hang them on your tree with the included hook, or decorate your fridge with your iDevices, as they come with a magnet attached to the back...
Judging by recent events, Apple's iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch may be more popular than ever before. Not only did it record its biggest sales day ever during Black Friday last week, but it was also among the top 5 most visited retail chains.
In fact, you don't have to look any further than Best Buy's recent holiday commercial to gauge the level of the company's popularity. The retailer has been an authorized Apple dealer for years, and it wants to make sure everyone knows that this holiday season...
If you needed proof that Apple is indeed recession-proof, then this may be it. Reports surfacing today suggest that Apple's sales for the Black Friday event last week may have been the company's best for a single day, ever.
With the global economy far from at its best, results such as this would certainly reinforce that Apple seems to be immune to the usual pains suffered by tech companies in a climate such as the one we are currently in.
Yesterday, we started seeing Black Friday banners pop up on Apple.com. The top of the image read "Every gift list has its day," and was followed by a request for customers to return to Apple's online store on November 25th for a special one-day shopping event.
Given Apple's track record, we weren't expecting the kind of deep discounts that other retailers will be offering this week. And it looks like we were spot on. 9to5Mac has gotten ahold of a copy of Apple's Black Friday deals, and as last year, they seem fairly modest...
If you haven't quite finished your holiday shopping yet, you'll be happy to know that Apple has announced that it will be hosting a Black Friday sale this week. "Black Friday" is the Friday after Thanksgiving and is generally the busiest shopping day of the year.
On this day, retailers offer substantial discounts on their products to attract customers into their stores. Apple participated in the festivities last year by knocking up to $100 off its Macs and iOS devices, and it looks like its gearing up for another sale this year...
Where has this year gone? Thanksgiving is next week, and after that you'll have less than a month to finish up your holiday shopping. For those of you who are still looking for gift ideas for the little ones in your life, you might want to go with something from Apple.
A recent report from Nielsen, a marketing research firm, shows that Apple's line of iDevices sit at the top of kids' wish lists this year. The iPad and iPhone not only beat out other smartphones and tablets, but they also topped every gaming system as well...
"All kinds of gifts for all kinds of lists." That's Apple's motto for its just-launched 2011 Holiday Gift Guide. As it does every year, Apple has put together a helpful page for hot gifts to give during the holidays.
There all kinds of products listed in the collection, including the ever-so-popular iDevices that we are all fond of. Buying from the holiday guide includes some perks...