Australia

Samsung fires another cheap shot at Apple with ad poking fun at Apple Maps

By chrisoldroyd, Thursday, Dec 13, 2012 a 2:17 am

Samsung hasn't wasted anytime taking advantage of Apple’s problems with its Maps app in Australia. In a strange marketing campaign in Sydney, Samsung set up a muddied 4 x 4 vehicle in the city center with a tent and other camping supplies strewn around it, making it appear that the owners were lost.

Australian Airline Qantas to supply an iPad for every passenger on its 767 flights

By chrisoldroyd, Saturday, Jul 21, 2012 a 3:26 am

Australian Airline Qantas will roll out iPads for every one of its passengers on its fleet of Boeing 767 aircraft. Earlier in the year, Qantas carried out a trial to see if the iPads could fulfill its needs for in-flight entertainment. The trial has been a huge success and according to ZDnet, it’s all systems go.

Apple settles 4G advertising case in Australia, agrees to pay $2.25 million penalty

By Simon Sage, Friday, Jun 8, 2012 a 11:42 am

Apple has agreed to pay a $2.25 million fine plus $300,000 in legal costs following a complaint from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission about the "4G" branding on the iPad. The LTE connectivity in the new iPad is incompatible with Australia's current network, meaning the iOS tablet could only connect over HSPA+.

Smoking and glowing iPhone 4 found on a plane had been badly repaired

By chrisoldroyd, Saturday, May 5, 2012 a 3:31 am

An iPhone 4 that began smoking and glowing on a passenger flight has been found to have been badly repaired. Thankfully, when the incident took place, the plane had already landed at Sydney airport and airline staff managed to deal with the alarming discovery.

Australia Parliament investigating why Apple's digital goods cost more down under

By Simon Sage, Monday, Apr 30, 2012 a 1:48 pm

The standing committee on infrastructure and communications in the Australian House of Representatives will be launching an investigation into why digital goods (such as iTunes music and iBooks) are priced so much more highly in Australia than elsewhere in the world. Traditionally, shipping costs drove prices up for physical goods, but for electronic files you're downloading, there's really no good reason for such a price disparity.

RIM may have been behind Apple store Wake Up flashmob

By Simon Sage, Monday, Apr 30, 2012 a 10:49 am

Some additional investigation into the "Wake Up" flashmob that happened at Australia Apple stores last week reveal it may actually be BlackBerry and Research In Motion behind the stunt.

Apple defends their use of "4G" Australian iPad

By Simon Sage, Friday, Apr 20, 2012 a 2:11 pm

Australian consumers may have been duped into thinking the new iPad would work on local LTE bands based on the 4G branding plastered on the latest iOS tablet, but Apple is standing by their usage of the term in a statement to the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission.

One More Thing Conference hits Melbourne, Australia on May 25–26

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Apr 3, 2012 a 6:46 pm

One More Thing is conference all about how to make brilliant iOS software and, more importantly, how to make a living doing it! Last year some of the best and the brightest of Australia's iOS developer community took the stage, including our Iterate co-host, Marc Edwards of Bjango. This year they're pulling in some international all-stars including Loren Brichter (Tweetie/ex-Twitter), Neven Mrgan (Panic), Karl von Randow (Camera+), Raphael Schaad (Flipboard), Matt Rix (Trainyard), Shaun Inman (Last Rocket) and many more.

New iPad owners in Australia scorned by false 4G LTE advertising offered refund

By Simon Sage, Wednesday, Mar 28, 2012 a 11:20 am

Apple has quickly responded to the accusations that they're misrepresenting the new iPad in Australia as 4G-capable by offering misled buyers a refund on their device. That's not much of an offer, considering they're all within their 30-day return window, but a sensible answer to those that are unhappy that they can't get LTE access on their new iPads.

Apple taken to court over claims of false 4G LTE iPad advertising in Australia

By Simon Sage, Tuesday, Mar 27, 2012 a 11:20 am

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission is going after Apple for advertising the new iPad as 4G capable, even though it's not compatible with their networks. The ACCC says they're after "injunctions, pecuniary penalties, corrective advertising and refunds to consumers affected" in this case.