Apple & Mac Daily News Digest

Consumers seeking a protective film for the screen on their iPhone, iPod, iPad or Mac will soon have to look outside of Apple’s retail stores, which will soon halt sales of the accessories indefinitely.

At Apple’s annual shareholders meeting at its campus in Cupertino, Calif., Thursday, the company revealed it intends to open 25 stores in the nation of China.

Apple’s retail “experts” — a new position that will serve as a roaming counterpart to existing “geniuses” at brick-and-mortar locations — are expected to debut in stores in a matter of weeks, people familiar with the matter have told AppleInsider.

More than 100 burglary victims near Los Angeles, Calif., are said to have been spotted and followed by criminals after they visited Apple retail stores.

Apple could be considering a new design for its future retail stores, as the Mac maker reportedly plans to build a new “prototype” store in Palo Alto, Calif.

Apple’s retail push shows no signs of slowing, and much of its momentum in the coming year will be directed to markets outside its domestic turf. The company plans to open 40 to 50 new retail stores in 2010, said Ron Johnson, its senior vice president of retail, at a recent store opening in New [...]

Apple plans to release a new “Concierge” application for the iPhone and iPod touch that will allow customers to schedule appointments at retail stores, AppleInsider has been told.

MacRumors has heard from several sources that Apple is preparing to launch a “Concierge” iPhone application targeted at customers of its retail stores. The application will reportedly provide many of the same functions available through the company’…

ifoAppleStore’s Gary Allen posts a preview at AppleInsider of Apple’s new iPod touch-based EasyPay checkout system for its retail stores. The preview comes after last week’s news that Apple is beginning the process of rolling out the new de…

Corresponding with today’s launch of Windows 7, Microsoft opened the first of its new retail stores today in Scottsdale, Arizona. Reports that Microsoft has drawn heavily on Apple’s retail store concepts appear to be accurate, with the store featuri…

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