Posts Tagged ‘Apple’

Bookstore Moving

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

The University of Arkansas Bookstore is moving. The move will take place on the weekend of July 23 to the Garland Avenue Center, located at the north entrance to the university. The doors to the shops at the Garland Avenue Center will open at 8 a.m., Monday, July 26. “Our new store is taking a bold new initiative in the college store and retailing industry. The new store concept will feature a series of name brand, store-within-a-store concepts. This initiative combines an exciting mix of private and public retailing to serve the campus community,” said bookstore director, Ali Sadeghi.   

The store-within-a-store facility will include: Peet’s Coffee and Tea, Papyrus cards, Nike, Jones & Mitchell, Russell Athletics apparel, a full-service Clinique cosmetic counter, an OfficeMax school supply store, and a technology store featuring Apple, Dell, HP and other educational discounted products. Also, the offices of school, art, architectural, engineering and lab supply departments will all join the shops in the new complex.

iPhone Case Offer Disappoints

Monday, July 19th, 2010

After numerous reports claiming Apple’s new iPhone 4 dropped signal with a single touch, Apple held a press conference on Friday, July 16th to confront the issue. The iPhone 4 press conference, which aimed to address the “design defect”, has upset some, including Apple’s competitors and iPhone 4 owners. Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, admitted Friday “you know, we’re not perfect. We know that, you know that. And phones aren’t perfect either. [...] We first learned that this doesn’t just happen to the iPhone; Nokia, Motorola… other phones have this issue. [...] It’s a challenge for the whole industry. Every phone has weak spots.”

Jobs claims there is no bug and that all phone antennas are subject to human interference. He also said Apple would provide a free case to all iPhone 4 buyers who request one through the company’s web site, beginning at the end of this week.  The case lessens the interference by protecting the antenna from human contact. “However, Apple has indicated that this is not a long-term solution, it has guaranteed the offer only through September 30th, and has not extended it unequivocally to customers who bought cases from third-party vendors. We look forward to a long-term fix from Apple. As things currently stand, the iPhone 4 is still not one of our recommended models,” Consumer Reports said.