Apple poised to release retail services app via iPhone

Apple is set to introduce a new iPhone application enabling consumers to access its online storefront as well as schedule Genius Bar appointments at the company's brick-and-mortar retail locations. Citing information from multiple sources, MacRumors reports Apple's App Store will issue the application Tuesday--the app will enable customers to purchase Apple products including the forthcoming iPhone 4, as well as leverage additional retail services. The report adds that early last month, an Apple user emailed the firm's CEO Steve Jobs to inquire about the possibility of a mobile device-optimized Apple Store--Jobs responded "Coming soon."

For more on the Apple retail app:
- read this MacRumors article

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