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LulzSec leader arrested in Australia, authorities say
- Australian authorities claim they have arrested the self-proclaimed leader of the hacking group LulzSec. The unnamed individual was charged with two counts of unauthorized modification of data to cause impairment and one count of unauthorized access to, or modification of,…
Australian store implements $5 cover charge to combat showrooming
- Here’s an interesting approach to try and curb showrooming: charge customers $5 for looking around in your store. That’s exactly what one specialty foods store in Brisbane, Australia, is doing to try and stop people from just “looking around” according…
Adobe, Apple and Microsoft address price gouging in Australia
- Executives from Adobe, Apple and Microsoft attempted to justify the excessively high prices their respective companies often charge for goods sold in Australia to the country’s Parliament on Friday. The companies were issued subpoenas last month ordering them to appear…
Apple faces more heat over misleading warranty info in EU, Australia
- EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding called for closer monitoring of Apple's retail practices on Tuesday, citing concerns over the company's ongoing failure to inform consumers about their warranty rights. Under EU law, companies are required to provide a minimum warranty…
Australia subpoenas Microsoft, Apple to explain why products cost Aussies more
- Australian parliamentary officials have launched a formal inquiry which aims to examine why many tech products cost Aussies up to 50 percent more than they do for American consumers. Reportedly, Microsoft, Apple and Adobe are among some of the companies…
Video footage reveals armed raid on MegaUpload founder's home
- New Zealand-based news channel 3News has released new video footage of the armed raid launched against Kim Dotcom, MegaUpload's former head man. The video was courtesy of an "elite officer" involved in the operation and supports Dotcom's criticism of the…
Australia finally approves R18+ rating for video games
- Australians will soon be able to purchase mature video games with legislation for an adult rating finally passing Federal Parliament. Despite offering an R18+ rating (deemed unsuitable for those under 18 years old) for films, the highest ranking for games…
Apple to pay $2.25 million in Australia over misleading iPad 4G branding
- Apple has agreed to pay a settlement of $2.25 million in Australia over accusations that it mislead customers by promoting the 4G capabilities of the new iPad, despite knowing that the tablet did not support LTE networks in the country.…
Apple offering iPad refunds in Australia over 4G data network confusion
- Apple is offering a refund to Australian customers who purchased the new iPad WiFi + 4G following legal action from the consumer watchdog group Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. The commission claims that Apple is misleading consumers down under with…
Apple sued by Australian consumer watchdog over 4G iPad
- Apple has come under fire in Australia after consumer watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, accused the company of violating the country's laws by misleadingly calling its new iPad as 4G-capable. In a statement issued today, the ACCC said it will…
Australia bans Syndicate reboot, EA calls it "arcane censorship"
- EA's Syndicate reboot is poised for release in the coming months, but Australians with a lust for digital carnage will have to get their fix elsewhere. The nation's Classification Board has banned the game by refusing to issue an approved rating.…
Samsung victorious, tablet ban finally lifted in Australia
- Apple lost its final appeal today against the lifting of an injunction put in place in Australia by Justice Bennett. Samsung had appealed the October ruling before the country's Federal Court of Appeals, which unanimously agreed to lift the sales injunction…
Australian High Court reinstates Galaxy Tab ban for 7 days
- Samsung scored a rare victory on Wednesday as it managed to overturn an injunction preventing the sale of Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets in Australia. The Federal Court of Appeals unanimously ruled in favor of lifting the injunction after it became…
Samsung wins injunction appeal against Apple in Australia
- Barely a few days go by without news surfacing about Apple and Samsung as they feud in courts across the world. If you've been following the whole ordeal, you'll probably agree that throughout the ongoing battles in court, it is…
Samsung wants to ban iPhone sales in Australia, hearing set for March
- Samsung Electronics has won an early trial on its claim that the iPhone and iPad 2 devices being sold in Australia infringe on its patents relating to 3G wireless communications. The South-Korean technology giant is furiously fighting multiple lawsuits with…
Apple wins temporary ban of Samsung tablets in Australia
- Apple has secured a temporary ban on the sale of Samsung tablets in Australia after launching legal action against the Korean company for allegedly copying the iPad too closely. In the federal court of New South Wales, Justice Annabelle Bennett…
Samsung lures potential Aussie iPhone 4S buyers with $2 Galaxy S II
- Samsung has taken their ongoing court battle with Apple to the streets, literally. The Korean tech conglomerate has installed a pop-up store just meters away from an Apple store in Sydney, Australia in hopes of luring potential iPhone 4S customers…
Apple rejects Samsung's quick settlement offer in Australia
- Apple has rejected an offer by Samsung to resolve their row over the banning of Galaxy tablets in Australia, and is instead hoping for a court victory as the global campaign of lawsuits between the two giants intensifies.
Apple urged to hand over iPad sales figures in Galaxy Tab suit
- Federal Court Judge Annabelle Bennett has said that Apple should consider handing over UK and US sales figures on the iPad and iPad 2 if they hope to have any chance of achieving a ban on Samsung’s Galaxy Tab in…
Euclideon claims to revolutionize gaming graphics tech
- Update: Markus "Notch" Persson, the creator of Minecraft, has posted a statement on his blog disproving Euclideon's "unlimited detail" technology of nothing more than a scam. Furthermore, id Software founder John Carmack posted a tweet saying that the there is no chance the technology would…
Apple blocks Samsung tablet release in Australia
- Apple’s legal team remains busier than ever as they continue to fend off what they deem patent infringements from rival smartphone and tablet manufacturers across the globe. This time Cupertino has put a stop to Samsung releasing their Galaxy Tab…
Microsoft testing Zune Music in Australia, expansion coming soon?
- Microsoft is testing the Zune Music Marketplace for Australian users, and possibly others as well. Zune 4.8 users who have their system location set to Australia and/or an Australian Live ID will now see the Music tab in the software,…
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