Neowin News Feed for: Australia

Microsoft Surface Pro on sale in Australia May 30th

John Callaham — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:41:12 +0100

Microsoft has announced that the Surface Pro tablet will go on sale in Australia on May 30th on the local Microsoft Store website along with the JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman retail stores. Read more...

Microsoft: Surface Pro headed to UK, Australia, Europe and more next month

Andy Weir — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:33:59 +0100

Microsoft has confirmed that its Surface Pro tablet will launch in the UK, Germany, France, Australia and 15 other markets by the end of May, with Russia, Singapore and others being added in June. Read more...

Microsoft, Adobe, Apple poorly justify Australian price gouging

Tim Schiesser — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 01:06:43 +0000

Microsoft, Adobe and Apple have fronted up to a parliamentary hearing in Australia in an attempt to justify the ridiculous price discrepancies the country faces, and question dodging was abundant Read more...

Microsoft Australia giving away Office 365 subscriptions in "Hunt for Office" NFC campaign

Steven Parker — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:28:28 +0000

If you live in Australia and own a NFC capable device, you too could win a copy of Office 365 Home Premium valued at $119, for nothing! Read more...

Watch Adobe's CEO dodge questions about high Australian software prices

John Callaham — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:10:37 +0000

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen visited Australia this week to defend the company's software pricing in that country, but dodged questions from reporters about its high prices for its stand alone software. Read more...

Adobe, Apple and Microsoft facing IT pricing enquiry

Andrew Stevenson — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:53:30 +0000

Until now, they have been avoiding the politcians, but the Australian government has demanded that Adobe, Apple and Microsoft all attend hearings around the IT pricing inquiry. Read more...

Microsoft Office 2013 now on sale in Australia

John Callaham — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:19:58 +0000

The Microsoft Store website in Australia is the first place in the world people can go ahead and purchase Office 2013, showing that the company will offer the software by each country's time zone. Read more...

Apple Maps "potentially life threatening", says Australian police

Tim Schiesser — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:54:31 +0000

The Victorian Police Force has issued a warning to motorists not to trust Apple's Maps app in iOS 6, after some people became stranded in a forest after following directions too closely Read more...

Apple sale in Australia hints at Black Friday deals

Owen Williams — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 21:25:58 +0000

A one-day sale in the Apple store has sparked rumors that the company might be running a Black Friday promotion on their product lines in America this Friday. Read more...

Australia is not the first country to launch Windows 8

John Callaham — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:48:25 +0100

A Windows 8 launch event in Australia will begin after a launch event for Microsoft's OS is held in New York City, which may mean Microsoft won't make Windows 8 available in Australia's time zone. Read more...

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. to start living Down Under?

John Callaham — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:27:52 +0100

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. claims that he has started the process to become an Australian citizen in order to take advantage of the country's upcoming broadband network. Read more...

Microsoft Surface coming to Australia, exclusive retail deal in the works?

Brad Sams — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:33:30 +0100

A new rumor is pegging that Australia will get the Surface on October 26th and that Microsoft is working an exclusive deal with an unnamed retailer for the launch; make the jump to learn more. Read more...

Find My iPhone app tracks stolen car that evaded police

Brenton Currie — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 08:41:46 +0100

Apple's Find My iPhone app has been used by an Australian man who managed to track down his stolen car, before being used by police to track the alleged offender who managed to initially evade police. Read more...

Microsoft Store rumored to be planned for Australia

John Callaham — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 22:40:07 +0100

A new report, via unnamed sources, claims that Microsoft has plans to open a Microsoft Store retail location in Sydney, Australia sometime before the end of 2013. Read more...

Apple fined $2.29 million in Australia over iPad 4G claims

John Callaham — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 16:03:59 +0100

Apple has been issued a $2.29mm dollar fine by a judge in Australia over the company's claims that its most recent iPad had "4G" speeds when in fact those speeds can't be accessed in that country. Read more...

Australia's Parliament finally passes R18+ game rating

John Callaham — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 20:16:22 +0100

The Australian Federal Parliament has finally passed a law that allows console and PC games to receive an R18+ rating. The new rating should go into effect in early 2013. Read more...

Apple offers $2.25M settlement for iPad 4G claim in Australia

Steven Parker — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 08:22:27 +0100

The iPad "Wifi + 4G" didn't go down well in Australia as dissatisfied customers found out when they discovered that the device is in-fact not compatible with the Australian 4G network, lawsuits ensue. Read more...

“Wake Up. Be Bold”, says RIM, in dull new campaign

Andy Weir — Mon, 07 May 2012 23:34:09 +0100

It began as a slightly exciting 'fake protest' outside an Apple Store. It's ended up as a dull monologue loaded with buzz-phrases about modern business, and some irrelevance about 'being bold'. Read more...

Apple and ACCC mediation fails

Paul Ferson — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:51:25 +0100

After disputes with Australia's competition watchdog, Apple and the ACCC have not reached an agreement over the iPad WiFi + 4G model, despite it being incompatible with Australian 4G networks. Read more...

Apple to offer refunds for new iPad owners in Australia

John Callaham — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:57:09 +0100

Apple has agreed to offer refunds for people in Australia who have purchased the new iPad after some people complained that the claims of 4G connections were misleading for Australian customers. Read more...