Santa Monica Glass-Roofed Apple Store Receives The Green Light

Yesterday we featured the application for a new glass-roofed store in Santa Monica, which even though was applied for by a “Howard Robinson” and the property owner as ASB/Blatteis Promenade Holdings, LLC. The Architect drawings gave the store away as an Apple establishment.

Well last night the new store was approved and given the green light to progress by the Santa Monica’s Planning Commission. The new building will now replace the existing three storey building that used to be a Borders Bookstore.

There has been some surprise just how quickly the plans have been approved and on the Santa Monica Dispatch website, Peggy Clifford writes:

“The surprise was that the staff put the project on the Consent Calendar. I cannot remember any large, complex commercial project ever going on the Consent Calendar. Apple was the only item on last night’s Calendar. And, under the rules, the Consent Calendar is approved as a whole – unless someone wishes to pull at item for discussion.”

Source: Apple Insider : Santa Monica Dispatch

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Windows 8 Will Feature An App Store Reveals Microsoft

Microsoft has today revealed that their new Windows 8 OS will indeed have its own “App Store”. Confirming the rumours that have been circulating since a number of Windows 8 development documents were leaked in the middle of 2010. Together with a few leaked Windows 8 screenshots earlier this year that idicated a navigation tab for an “App Store”.

Microsoft will now be matching Apple who has already launched it own App Store for its OS X software announcing the new App Store ins a list of features within a blog post by Microsoft’s Windows president, Steven Sinofsky called ” Introducing the Team”.

Even though Microsoft has confirmed a team is now working on the new Windows 8 App Store no other details about the feature were disclosed within the blog post. But as always when we hear anything else we will keep you updated.

You can read the full Steven Sinofsky blog post titled “Introducing the Team” on the Microsoft website.

Source: CNET : Microsoft

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Apple Store Goes Offline (Updated)

Is Apple preparing to launch a new product? As the Apple Store has been taken offline and the ”We’re Updating the Store” message has appeared in its place. No new product launches have been announced which could indicate a reason why the Apple Store is currently offline.  But Gizmodo is taking a stab in the dark and suggesting that a it might be for the launch and arrival of Apple’s new 1080p Apple TV.

Place your bets now as to what might be new or differnet in the Apple Store once it re appears after the updating is complete. As more information becomes available and the store comes back online we will keep you updated.

**(Updated)  Unfortunately the downtime was nothing more than a server malfunction which Apple has now sorted.

Source: Gizmodo

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