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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//iphone-4s-aussie-launch-set-for-july-30.htm http://apcmag.com//iphone-4s-aussie-launch-set-for-july-30.htm

The iPhone 4 gets an Australian release date on July 30th, with free bumper cases to address criticism of the phone’s signal dropout issues.]]> Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:03:40 +1000 http://apcmag.com//ipad-3g-a-sell-out-success.htm http://apcmag.com//ipad-3g-a-sell-out-success.htm

A slim $170 markup over Wi-Fi models plus low-cost prepaid 3G plans make the 3G iPad a sell-out success. Also: iPad customers cancelling Apple preorders to buy over the counter.]]> Mon, 31 May 2010 13:43:40 +1000 http://apcmag.com//ipad-rush-leads-to-delivery-delays-and-courier-meltdown.htm http://apcmag.com//ipad-rush-leads-to-delivery-delays-and-courier-meltdown.htm

Apple’s contracted iPad delivery agency TNT has almost 8,000 iPads waiting to be delivered in Sydney alone, with delays stretching through to next week.]]> Fri, 28 May 2010 12:56:21 +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//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//kyle-jackie-o-staffer-queing-for-ipad-with-bodyguard.htm http://apcmag.com//kyle-jackie-o-staffer-queing-for-ipad-with-bodyguard.htm

VIDEO | The second person in line for the iPad in Sydney is a paid 2Day FM reporter, along with his bodyguard!!]]> Thu, 27 May 2010 17:36:45 +1000 http://apcmag.com//ipad-sydney-queue-video-first-in-line.htm http://apcmag.com//ipad-sydney-queue-video-first-in-line.htm

This Apple fan has been queuing since 2am -- after State of Origin finished -- to be first to buy an iPad tomorrow morning.]]> Thu, 27 May 2010 17:29:18 +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//melbourne-mac-fan-flies-to-us-to-bring-back-the-first-ipad-in-australia.htm http://apcmag.com//melbourne-mac-fan-flies-to-us-to-bring-back-the-first-ipad-in-australia.htm

Mac enthusiast Anthony Agius tells APC why he’s flying from Melbourne to New York for the launch of the iPad – and why he’s bringing back as many iPads as he can carry!]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:00:00 +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//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//hacker-purchase-anti-apple-ad-right-infront-of-apple-store.htm http://apcmag.com//hacker-purchase-anti-apple-ad-right-infront-of-apple-store.htm

The guy that broke DVD encryption, then Apple's Fairplay DRM, has done it again -- this time breaking into Apple's reality distortion field.]]> Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:05:00 +1000 http://apcmag.com//inventing-the-apple-logo.htm http://apcmag.com//inventing-the-apple-logo.htm

Graphic designer Rob Janoff tells how he created the original and now-iconic emblem – and didn't get a cent for it!]]> Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:14:21 +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//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//bluescreen_microsoft_to_open_stylish_ms_store.htm http://apcmag.com//bluescreen_microsoft_to_open_stylish_ms_store.htm

Glass staircase replaced by Glass Ballmer, giving you the opportunity to stamp on Steve's... oh never mind.]]> Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:00:00 +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