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Apple's first store in South Australia to open on Saturday

by Michael Grothaus (May 21st, 2013)

Apple has announced that its next Apple store will open at Rundle Place Centre in Adelaide, South Australia this Saturday. It will be the first Apple Store in South Australia. This will bring the number of Apple's retail stores in Australia up to 20. Rundle Place Centre is a four-story shopping ...

Daily Update for April 12, 2013

by Steven Sande (Apr 12th, 2013)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Court orders Apple to complete retail space

by Steven Sande (Apr 12th, 2013)

Apple is having a hard time Down Under these days. Recently a company executive had to appear before a Parliamentary inquest about why prices for its products are higher in Australia than in other countries, and now Apple has been ordered to pay for continued construction on a canceled Apple ...

Daily Update for April 3, 2013

by Steven Sande (Apr 3rd, 2013)

Australia to have Apple, Google disclose tax arrangements

by Steven Sande (Apr 3rd, 2013)

According to a Reuters story today, Australian officials are planning to have large corporations like Apple and Google disclose their tax arrangements in an attempt to crack down on alleged tax avoidance by multinationals. Australian Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury said that the ...

Daily Update for March 22, 2013

by Steven Sande (Mar 22nd, 2013)

Apple Australia VP puts markup blame on media rights holders

by Steven Sande (Mar 22nd, 2013)

Yesterday TUAW reported that Apple, Adobe and Microsoft representatives would be meeting today with members of the Australian Parliament to address allegations that the companies charge an unreasonable markup on IT products sold in the country. That meeting was held today, with an Apple VP putting ...

Australia's 'Apple Tax' quantified by MacStories blogger

by Steven Sande (Mar 21st, 2013)

Tomorrow, Apple, Microsoft and Adobe face the Federal Australian Parliament inquiry into pricing of IT products. The companies are being asked about why prices for hardware and software Down Under appear to have a noticeable markup compared to those elsewhere in the world. All three companies ...

Apple warranty blunder Down Under

by Steven Sande (Mar 18th, 2013)

The Australian Consumer Law was passed in January of 2011, with one of the major stipulations being that companies must provide customers with a "reasonable" warranty period for products. For expensive items like computers, a period of two years is suggested. The Sydney Morning Herald is ...

Apple, Samsung case in Australia warrants two-judge system

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 25th, 2013)

Samsung and Apple have been battling in the Australian court system for almost two years. According to a report in Financial Review, the infringement claims have gotten so complicated that the court system has taken a radical move to simplify the hearings. For the first time in Federal Court ...

Australian firefighters call Apple Maps 'dangerous'

by Randy Nelson (Feb 13th, 2013)

There seems to be no end to the grievances when it comes to Australia and the inaccuracy of Apple's mapping information. Case in point: The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Australia's Country Fire Authority (CFA) is claiming Apple Maps is responsible for creating "potentially dangerous ...

Apple subpoenaed in Australia to explain high price of its products

by Michael Grothaus (Feb 11th, 2013)

Apple, along with Microsoft and Adobe, has been subpoenaed by the Australian Parliament to explain why it has been charging Australian customers more for certain products than it charges customers in the UK, US and other Asian-Pacific countries. The Inquiry into IT Pricing has been going on ...

In China, virtual stores may go one step more virtual

by Erica Sadun (Jan 15th, 2013)

I love the concept of virtual stores. You whip out your phone and order merchandise for home delivery, typically using QR codes. We first saw these pop up when Tesco launched one in the South Korea subways. They appeared in the Prague subway system, in Sweden's Jetshop and with Toys R Us' ...

Apple launches back-to-school promo in Australia, New Zealand

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 15th, 2013)

Apple is back again with its annual "Back to School" promotion to kick off the school year in Australia and New Zealand. The promotion offers gift cards for a Mac or iPad purchase and is similar to the one offered last year in the US and Europe. The promotion is open to any student, faculty ...

University of Western Sydney to give 11,000 iPads to new students

by Michael Grothaus (Dec 20th, 2012)

The University of Western Sydney will give iPads to 11,000 new students and academic staff in 2013, according to a statement issued today by the university. UWS's Pro Vice-Chancellor of Education Professor Kerri-Lee Krause said, "With digital technology revolutionizing how we connect and ...