October 5, 2012 - 11:57 AMT
Apple’s online store goes offline, reasons unknown

Apple’s online store went offline on Thursday, Oct 4 evening - sporting the usual “We’ll be back. We’re busy updating the Apple Store for you and will be back soon” message, according to TechCrunch.

The store has been down for at least three hours.

Apple typically takes its online store offline ahead of new product launches - but with no Apple event officially scheduled it’s not clear what the latest swathe of downtime relates to.