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In solemn grey lettering on the iShop’s Website, – “Sadly it’s time for us to go”, iShop announced it’s planned closure on 30th June 2009, leaving Mac users with less retail choices. Dubbed as the largest Apple reseller in Asia, with 10,000 sq feet of retail space, it will be missed by the local Mac community as well as fans of it’s style, brand and service quality.

Edit :  MacRyu.com has an insightful article on the closure of iShop linked here.

Apple’s iTunes Store has finally come to Singapore and 40 over countries. unfortunately, at this time, it is only for iPhone apps, aka the Apps Store. Looks like Apple is keeping to their style of doing things their own way, after the recent launch of the iPhone 3G, with iFixit.com already posting disassembly pictures online!

The iTunes store list now include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, and Vietnam.

As for MobileMe, Apple’s replacement for .Mac – There seems to be some delays:

The MobileMe transition is underway but is taking longer than expected. Please refer to the official System Status to the right for current information on the availability of MobileMe services.  We apologize for any inconvenience. – Apple Support