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Telstra has opened what it claims is the world's first dedicated Android store, Androidland, as a 154sqm space within its Bourke Street Melbourne Telstra outlet.]]> Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:05:38 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apple-staff-go-crazy-at-bondi-store-opening.htm http://apcmag.com//apple-staff-go-crazy-at-bondi-store-opening.htm

VIDEO | The staff at Apple's new Bondi store seemed to have drunk a little too much of the kool-aid this morning... iPod ayyyy-men!!]]> Fri, 28 May 2010 09:21:04 +1000 http://apcmag.com//chadstone-ipad-queue-report.htm http://apcmag.com//chadstone-ipad-queue-report.htm

We took Mr Blurrycam along to Chadstone to check out the iPad queues -- and discovered Myer has them in stock. Nice!]]> Fri, 28 May 2010 08:58:22 +1000 http://apcmag.com//video-tour-of-the-new-bondi-junction-apple-store.htm http://apcmag.com//video-tour-of-the-new-bondi-junction-apple-store.htm

VIDEO | You really only need to know one thing: the latest Apple store has large trees growing in it. That is all. ]]> Fri, 28 May 2010 08:43:37 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apple-to-open-bondi-store-on-ipad-day.htm http://apcmag.com//apple-to-open-bondi-store-on-ipad-day.htm

Apple will be holding a public grand opening of an Apple Retail Store on Oxford Street, Bondi Junction this Friday, 28 May — the day its flagship iPad tablet goes on sale.]]> Tue, 25 May 2010 11:06:08 +1000 http://apcmag.com//deal-hunter-796-core-2-duo-win-7-notebook.htm http://apcmag.com//deal-hunter-796-core-2-duo-win-7-notebook.htm

IN BRIEF | We spotted a good bargain on a well specced -- and well priced -- Core 2 Duo notebook that qualifies for a Windows 7 upgrade. ]]> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:36:14 +1000 http://apcmag.com//microsoft-opens-windows-cafe-in-paris.htm http://apcmag.com//microsoft-opens-windows-cafe-in-paris.htm

Drop in for some coffee, a croissant and free Wi-Fi, and you can get a side serve of Windows 7...]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:59:08 +1000 http://apcmag.com//windows-7-to-rtm-in-the-next-two-weeks.htm http://apcmag.com//windows-7-to-rtm-in-the-next-two-weeks.htm

Microsoft outlines the timetable for when developers, PC builders and businesses will get the final code for Windows 7, with August 6th as the last possible date for RTM.]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:09:39 +1000 http://apcmag.com//microsoft-to-open-retail-stores-this-year.htm http://apcmag.com//microsoft-to-open-retail-stores-this-year.htm

The first Microsoft store will open in time for the Windows 7 launch this October – with some located “right next door to Apple stores”, the company promises.]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:38:19 +1000 http://apcmag.com//windows-7-now-easier-to-open.htm http://apcmag.com//windows-7-now-easier-to-open.htm

Microsoft has added another bullet point its brag list of Great Things in Windows 7 – the redesigned box containing the OS can be opened without needing an instruction sheet!]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:33:46 +1000 http://apcmag.com//microsoft-marketing-turns-heat-up-on-apple.htm http://apcmag.com//microsoft-marketing-turns-heat-up-on-apple.htm

Microsoft is no longer shy about openly attacking Apple: it says PCs are cheaper and has the stats to prove it.]]> Fri, 01 May 2009 21:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//freebies_retailers_desperate_to_move_lcd_tvs.htm http://apcmag.com//freebies_retailers_desperate_to_move_lcd_tvs.htm

And would you like a free notebook, Wii, second TV or holiday with your HDTV, sir?]]> Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:35:27 +1000 http://apcmag.com//its_all_about_you_as_apple_retail_invades_melbourne.htm http://apcmag.com//its_all_about_you_as_apple_retail_invades_melbourne.htm

While the opening of a small store in a suburban mall might not seem like a big deal to you, it was to around a thousand people who queued up to be first through the doors.]]> Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//shopping.htm http://apcmag.com//shopping.htm

Price comparison sites give consumers the edge in the retail war]]> Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apple_store_chatswood_this_time_it_is_just_a_store.htm http://apcmag.com//apple_store_chatswood_this_time_it_is_just_a_store.htm

Apple tried to recreate the fanfare that accompanied the opening of the Sydney CBD Apple Store, but in a suburban mall it all felt out of place.]]> Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:46:19 +1000 http://apcmag.com//iphone_3g_to_be_sold_unlocked_in_australia.htm http://apcmag.com//iphone_3g_to_be_sold_unlocked_in_australia.htm

For some people, it's a dream come true: the ability to buy an iPhone 3G in Australia totally unlocked and without a contract. ]]> Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:30:33 +1000 http://apcmag.com//the_genius_of_the_apple_store_tech_support_heaven.htm http://apcmag.com//the_genius_of_the_apple_store_tech_support_heaven.htm

So, Macs don't always 'just work'. They're computers, after all. But with the Apple Store opening, Apple is offering a genuinely new benchmark in support for the tech industry.]]> Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//inside_the_apple_store_sydney_sneak_preview.htm http://apcmag.com//inside_the_apple_store_sydney_sneak_preview.htm

Apple threw open the doors to media to look inside the Sydney Apple Store before its official opening today. So is it just a fancy shop, or is there more?]]> Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:00:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//apple_store_sydney_the_3d_virtual_panorama.htm http://apcmag.com//apple_store_sydney_the_3d_virtual_panorama.htm

Want to get the first look at the Apple Store Sydney? We have it in interactive 3D, thanks to reader Aaron Spence.]]> Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:14:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//steve_jobs_expected_downunder_june_19.htm http://apcmag.com//steve_jobs_expected_downunder_june_19.htm

According to insiders, the flagship Apple store in King street, Sydney is expected to open at 6pm on June 19. ]]> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:00:52 +1000 http://apcmag.com//dell_to_sell_in_officeworks_but_no_linux_pcs_thank_you.htm http://apcmag.com//dell_to_sell_in_officeworks_but_no_linux_pcs_thank_you.htm

Dell is dipping into the retail market in Australia by selling machines through Officeworks, but the PC giant doesn't believe there's enough consumer demand to sell Linux PCs.]]> Thu, 01 May 2008 13:16:43 +1000