Apple lately introduced will probably be opening a brand new retail retailer on the MixC Hefei shopping center in Hefei, China on January 18 at 10 a.m. native time.
To rejoice the shop’s upcoming grand opening, Apple has shared each a particular wallpaper and Apple Watch face that includes a custom-designed Apple brand.
The wallpaper is on the market for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Forward of the Chinese language New Yr later this month, Apple will probably be working a promotion in China that gives financial savings on choose merchandise. The promotion runs from January 4 by way of January 7, and particulars can be found on Apple’s on-line retailer.
Apple’s annual Japanese New Yr promotion is now underway, with clients in Japan in a position to obtain financial savings and/or a particular AirTag with choose purchases.
(Thanks, Filip Chudzinski!)
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