All the stories tagged with australia
Bethesda’s ‘Endless Summer’ Rated By Australian Ratings Board
04/23/2013, Earlier this month, we reported on Bethesda planning to make more noise this year for its upcoming titles. They certainly caught our attention when The Evil Within was teased through a number of Vine videos. But it looks like the publisher has [...]
Vodafone To Launch 4G Services In Australia This June
04/08/2013, When it comes to 4G connectivity, folks living in the US might take it for granted for quite a fair number of years already, but what about those citizens who live in other countries, and their geographical location happens to [...]
Apple Maps Blamed for Poor Bushfire Response in Australia
02/12/2013, The Country Fire Authority of Victoria (CFA), Australia, is blaming Apple Maps inaccurate mapping issues in its FireReady app. Officials are stuck with using Apple Maps for FireReady on iPhones and iPads. A large number of towns including Macedon are [...]
Adobe Lowers Prices In Australia After Government Probe
02/12/2013, Adobe, which was probed by the Australian government for a significant disparity in pricing between the U.S and the Australian subscription of its Adobe Creative Cloud pricing has decided to lower the prices in Australia, thus effectively matching the value [...]
Grow Your Next Piña Colada With The AusFestival Coconut-Flavored Pineapples
12/07/2012, It’s Friday which means we’re all just a few hours away to the weekend, which also means we’re a few hours away from getting our drink on. I’m not much of a drinker, but I certainly can appreciate the deliciousness [...]
Australian Federal Government pledges A$20 million to help local gaming industry
11/16/2012, Good news gamers, if you’ve enjoyed playing games that might have been developed by an Australian game studio, you might be interested to learn that the Australian Federal Government has recently pledged A$20 million to help further the local gaming [...]
ACCC wants $2.25 million settlement from Apple
06/07/2012, Apple might have rebranded their iPad in Australia in order to keep certain quarters happy, while offering what is deemed to be the actual capabilities of the iPad in advertisements, but the consumer watchdog body still decided to take Apple [...]
Australian consumer watchdog considering suing Apple over alleged ebook price fixing
04/12/2012, Just yesterday it was reported that the US Department of Justice was suing Apple over alleged price fixing regarding its ebooks. As if that wasn’t bad enough, now it looks like the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) could be [...]
Samsung ban in Australia lifted by court
12/08/2011, It seems that the saga down under has finally been resolved – the High Court of Australia has rejected Apple’s appeal request to have sales of the Samsung Galaxy Tab stopped in that part of the world. As for the [...]
Australian judge feels injunction against Samsung was not fair
11/25/2011, Good news Australians, if you were hoping to get your hands on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia, there’s a slight chance that you will be able to do so. It seems that even though Apple may have won [...]
Samsung picks up early trial victory in Australia
11/14/2011, The war is far from over, although Apple might have won some battles here and there concerning Samsung’s devices that purportedly infringes on Apple’s intellectual property. Samsung gains some respite Down Under, with word that the South Korean giant picked [...]
Jetstar to roll out iPad inflight entertainment system 9th November
11/08/2011, Travelers who fly Australia’s low-cost airline Jetstar will now be able to enjoy the iPad as an inflight entertainment option. This new feature is being rolled out on the 9th of November and will be available on flights that go [...]
Australian retailer takes a stand against Apple’s injunction of the Galaxy Tab 10.1
11/08/2011, With Apple landing a successful injunction against Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in Australia, this not only means that Samsung will not be able to sell the devices themselves, but that injunction will also extended to retailers and resellers as [...]
