Apple Store app now lets you use gift cards

Before you could only use those Apple Store gift cards you got at the actual site or in physical stores. Now, you can shop even from the Apple Store app for the iPhone and iPad. Yes, the iOS version now supports gift cards. To use a gift card for an order, you just need to tap on the “Add a gift card” option on the Checkout page. You can either manually type the PIN or scan it using the camera of your iOS device.

Source: Cult of Mac | Download: Apple App Store (Free)

Apple Store down in preparation for Apple Watch and MacBook orders

Just hours away before Apple Watch online preorders open, the online Apple Store is down for updates and we suspect that the Apple elves are busy redecorating the Retail Stores to highlight the Watch as well as the new MacBook which will also be available in stores and online tomorrow.

Customers can pre-order their Apple Watch through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.ca) beginning April 10 at 12:01 a.m.  or PDT 3:01 a.m. Eastern for delivery beginning April 24. 

Video: iPhone 6 and 6 Plus go on sale

While we thought that long lines for new Apple products were a thing of the past. We were completely surprised at the turnout today at the Apple Retail Store at the Eaton Centre. While this is the only Apple Store in the downtown core, the iPhone 6's were expected to be sold in various carriers as well as Best Buy, Future Shop and others. There's also been a pre-order system in the works for some time now. 

The iPhone 6 line started forming two days ago and by 6:30 a.m. was spilling over to the floor below. By 7:30, the line was snaking around two floors of the mall.

While many people in line were cleary ready to buy the next big device from Apple, it seemed like there were some who were keen on buying multiple iPhone 6's to sell at a profit on eBay or Craigslist. We received word from Apple Store specialists that the iPhone 6 Plus was already sold out and while this was expected since supply was known to be constrained, we didn't think they would sell out within minutes. The 'smaller' iPhone 6 with 4.7-inch display seems to be well stocked in all colours and sizes. For more insight on the new iPhones, check out my reviews (iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus).

Live from the iPhone 6 launch day at the Eaton Centre

Updated on Friday, September 19, 2014 at 8:56AM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

We're live at the Eaton Centre Apple Retail Store in Downtown Toronto where the lines for the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are snaking through two floors of this large shopping mall. It is the longest line we've seen for an iPhone launch day ever and if the turnout here is any indication of the demand for the new iPhones, then Apple looks to have another blockbuster.

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