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A start-up is launching a brick-and-mortar store for mobile apps, allowing customers to discover software in person rather than navigate through an overwhelming online selection. Openspace’s founder, Robert Reich, said the store has “App Gurus” who make recommendations and try to help people avoid “app-rehension” at its first physical storefront, which opened last week in [...]
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NUTS: Apple Opens NYC Store, AT&T Merger Faces Setbacks
December 10th, 2011 
admin Apple debuted its stylish new store in New York City’s Grand Central Terminal, while AT&T’s merger with T-Mobile faces legal challenges. News Under the Sun is a weekly column rounding up all the events on in the mobile industry. Want the news but don’t want it every day? Subscribe to our weekly Facebook or Twitter [...]
Apple Opens Grand Central Store to Big Crowds
December 9th, 2011 admin Apple opened its fifth store in Manhattan in Grand Central Terminal, as shoppers lined up to be among the first to visit the location. Lines formed last night as customers camped out in sleeping bags and hundreds of people showed up for the store’s opening at 10 a.m. Grand Central Station accommodated shoppers, moving them [...]
Apple to Open Grand Central Store on Friday
December 6th, 2011 admin Apple is set to open a flagship store Grand Central Terminal on Friday, reaching millions of rail passengers each week. The New York City store, reputed to be Apple’s largest so far, joins other prime locations in Paris, Milan, and Tokyo, as well as fellow metropolitan-area stores in upscale neighborhoods like 5th Avenue and the [...]
Angry Birds Store to Open in China
November 1st, 2011 admin “Angry Birds” publisher Rovio plans to sell official merchandise in the company’s first retail store in China, as the iconic game’s popularity soars along with growing numbers of counterfeit operations. The successful Angry Birds video game, which has smartphone users playing a total of 200 million minutes a day, has spawned a wide array of [...]
Google Music Store Hindered Due to Lack of Licenses
October 24th, 2011 admin Google plans to launch its licensed music store with tight integration into its Google+ social network, but its lack of agreement from two major labels may jeopardize this latest entry into the field of music sharing. Users will be able to recommend songs in their online library to Google+ contacts, who, in turn, would be [...]
Google Music Store to Challenge ITunes
October 19th, 2011 admin Google is set to debut a fully-licensed version of its music store, underscoring the company’s dedication to compete with rival Apple in the content arena. The search giant signed up EMI Records and is negotiating with market leader Universal, who together account for a third of all music worldwide, according to Android head Andy Rubin, [...]
Healthcare App Store Targets Medical Community
October 7th, 2011 admin The medical community debuted an app store, demonstrating a growing need for tailored apps among healthcare professionals. Happtique, short for “Healthcare App Boutique,” offers medical and healthcare apps and organizes them by user groups, such as “physician,” “nurse” and “pharmacist,” and users can search for apps in a particular focus, such as “cardiovascular.” The store’s [...]
Google Opens First Retail Store in London, Takes on Apple
October 3rd, 2011 admin Google is making a push into the retail market currently dominated by Apple, opening its first-ever store in London’s Tottenham Court Road. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company’s 285-square-foot shop, named the Chromezone, opened September 30. The store sells Chromebook laptop and related accessories, items U.K. consumers could previously buy only online. Now, customers have the [...]
Apple Opening First Store in Hong Kong
September 7th, 2011 admin Apple is planning to open its first store in Hong Kong later this month, along with two more in upcoming months, to help meet burgeoning demand for iPhones and iPads in Asian markets. The 20,000-square foot, two-story store will be inside the International Finance Center Mall, located in Hong Kong’s central shopping district. Apple spokeswoman [...]
