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Apple reveals plans for Apple Federation Square flagship store in Melbourne, Australia
Apple today previewed its planned flagship project in Melbourne’s Federation Square…
Long queues form for Apple’s iPhone X from Sydney to Shanghai
Long, snaking lines formed outside Apple Inc stores in Asia early on Friday as fans flocked…
TransferWise links with Apple Pay globally
TransferWise will allow users around the world to send money internationally through its service using Apple Pay…
iCloud changes put Apple on collision course with overreaching governments
Apple has consistently argued against laws that would require tech companies to build so-called ‘back doors’ into their software…
Apple flies in top executives to lobby Australia’s Turnbull government on encryption laws
Apple’s top privacy executives have flown out to Australia twice in the past month…
Australia’s ACCC to question Apple on Westpac chat app payments ban
Technology giant Apple’s controversial decision to order Westpac Banking Corporation…
Apple Music’s three-month trial is no longer free in Australia, Spain, and Switzerland
Since launching in June 2015, Apple Music has offered a free three-month trial in the United States…
Apple Pay launches for HSBC Australia and over 20 more U.S. banks
HSBC has launched Apple Pay support for customers in Australia for the first time…
Australian regulator sues for Apple alleged bricking of iPhones repaired by unauthorized third parties
Australia’s consumer watchdog has sued Apple Inc. alleging it used a software update to disable…
Apple wins victory, sending warning to banks with Australian mobile payments
Apple Inc on Friday won a victory in its global fight to prevent banks from introducing…
Apple pays zero tax in New Zealand despite sales of $4.2 billion since 2007
Consumer electronics giant Apple paid no income tax to Inland Revenue over the past decade despite selling billions…
Banking cartel calls non-iPhone Apple Pay alternatives ‘unrealistic’ in Australian market
The group of four banks collectively bargaining for access to the iPhone’s near-field communication…
Fox pushes movies straight to your phone with no data usage or download delays
Imagine having movies downloaded and ready to watch on your phone, without ever using your data or…
Australian Banks tell Apple: It’s not about your Apple Pay Fees, it’s about access to NFC
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank, and Westpac have responded to…
Apple Pay boss says Aussie customers willing to dump banks who fail to support Apple Pay
The global head of Apple Pay has put three of Australia’s big banks on notice that the technology giant…
Apple steps up battle with Australian banks over Apple Pay boycott motive
Apple Inc. has stepped up its battle with Australia’s banking industry over the future of mobile payments…
ACCC proposes to deny authorisation for banks to collectively bargain with and boycott Apple on Apple Pay
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a draft determination proposing…
Australian banks dismiss Android NFC past in Apple Pay negotiations
Sorry, Australians with an Android phone, but you simply don’t spend enough money to make it worthwhile…
Sonos speakers now available via Apple Inc. websites worldwide
Following their addition to Apple.com in the United States last month…
Apple Store employees fired for sharing ‘intimate’ photos of female customers, co-workers and rating their appearances
Four male employees have been fired from the Apple Store location when it was discovered that they had engaged in a female-rating game…
Checking iPhone 7/Plus availability at Apple locations worldwide
While the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus launched last week, the usual trend of demand outstripping supply…
We dropped Apple’s iPhone 7 in the ocean – this is what happened
We’re one of the first in the world to get the brand new gold iPhone 7…
Regulator denies approval for Aussie banks to jointly negotiate with Apple on third-party NFC access on iPhone
Australia’s anti-trust regulator on Friday said it would not grant the country’s three biggest banks…
Apple launches blistering attack on Aussie banks; says demand for NFC access would threaten iPhone security
Apple has launched a blistering attack on three of Australia’s big banks, saying their request…
Australian banks accuse Apple of anti-competitive behavior, want access to iPhone’s NFC chip to take on Apple Pay
Australia’s three biggest banks, including no. 1 lender National Australia Bank, on Wednesday said they had lodged…
ANZ welcomes Apple Pay in Australia with a funny new TV ad
ANZ welcomes Apple Pay in Australia with a new television commercial….
Apple expands Apple Pay in Australia with ANZ bank deal
Apple Inc expanded its Apple Pay digital wallet in Australia on Thursday after ANZ became…
Apple’s Back to School promo for Australia and New Zealand offers iPad, Beats discounts with Mac purchase
From today through March 21, university students, their parents, and/or educational staff buying an Apple…
Australian tax office explicitly names Apple among huge list of companies that practice tax avoidance
Australian tax authorities on Thursday took the unprecedented step of publishing the records of hundreds of companies…
Apple Pay still frozen out as Australia banks agree to Android Pay deal
Big Australian banks have agreed to accept payments made on mobile devices using Google Inc’s Android Pay…
Apple struggles to persuade Australia’s big banks to join Apple Pay
Apple Inc is struggling to persuade Australia’s big banks to sign up for its Apple Pay mobile payment system…
Aussie consumers lose as banks effectively boycott Apple Pay
he Reserve Bank has been urged to examine potential anti-competitive behavior…
Apples’ revolutionary Apple Pay expands to Canada and Australia
Apple’s year-old mobile-payments service is expanding to more countries, banks and merchants….
In company-wide email, Tim Cook calls racial profiling incident at Aussie Apple Store ‘unacceptable’
Earlier this week, a video was posted to Facebook of three black teenagers from Sudan and Somalia being barred from entering the Apple Retail Store…
Apple apologizes after allegations of racism by Australia schoolboys
Apple has apologized to six schoolboys asked to leave one of their shops in Australia…
Apple store accused of racial profiling after video shows staff ejecting black students
Shopping while black…
Lines are already forming outside Apple Retail Stores
The camper was set up outside one of the company’s retail shops in Sydney, Australia…
Apple Pay in Australia faces $2 billion fee sticking point with Aussie bankers
Australia’s largest banks are fending off the world’s largest technology company…
Telstra offers free Apple Music subscription with new iPhone 6 plan
Telstra on Monday announced a new incentive plan that gives iPhone 6 and 6 Plus customers…
Australia to crack down on alleged tax avoidance by Apple, other multinationals
The Australian government on Monday announced a world-leading crackdown…
Aussie police say Apple Watch is a mobile phone, should not be used by drivers
Police say the smartwatch will be treated as a mobile phone…
