Computing

BlackBerry Playbook Launching June 20, Starts At $579

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RIM’s seven-inch competitor to the iPhone has finally received Aussie release information. If you like your tablets with enterprise-grade security, then you’ll want to read below.


June 7, 2011
Gaming

What Will The PlayStation Vita Cost In Australia?

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Sony officially announced that the NGP portable games console has been renamed the PlayStation Vita, and gave it an American, European and Japanese price. But where does that leave us here in Australia?


Software

Does OS X Lion Signal A Sign Of Better App Pricing For Australians?

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As the dust is settling over the WWDC smorgasbord of announcements overnight, one little factoid poked its head up as exceptionally pertinant to Aussie gadget-lovers: OS X Lion will be available through the Mac App Store in the States for $US29.99 and locally for $31.99 AUD. Does this signify a restructure of the way Apple calculates the exchange rate for Australians?


June 3, 2011
Geek Out

Computer Glitch Leads To Beer Stampede At Tesco

Shopping at Tesco stores in Scotland became a nightmare when a stampede of people flooded stores looking for cheap beer.


May 4, 2011
Computing

How Does The New iMac Pricing Look In Australia?

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Apple refreshed its iMac lineup overnight, adding Sandy Bridge processors and Thunderbolt to its desktop machines. But the big question is how Australia fared in the pricing model, given the strength of the Aussie dollar at the moment. The answer is unlikely to keep everyone satisfied.


April 11, 2011
Gaming

Sony Cuts Price Of PSP To $190

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Given that the next portable Playstation device is destined to land somewhere on the planet by the end of the year, it’s fairly expected that Sony would cut the price of the original PSP. The price drop landed today, cutting the RRP from $280 to $190.


April 4, 2011
Entertainment

Apple Has Dropped iPod Prices By Up To $50

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The Aussie dollar is literally kicking the US dollar’s butt at the moment, and Apple has adjusted its iPod pricing to better represent that change. The new prices are up to $50 cheaper than the old ones!


March 23, 2011
Computing

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Landing Mid-April For $729

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Samsung is the first company to really try and take on Apple in the tablet marketplace, and while its first Android tablet didn’t exactly set the world on fire, its second 10.1-inch model shows some promise. Oh, and it now has an Australian launch date and price.


Computing

Apple Confirms iPad 2 Pricing

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Those rumoured iPad 2 prices yesterday? They’ve now been confirmed, including the 5pm on sale time on Friday.


March 22, 2011
Computing

Is This The iPad 2 Australian Pricing? (UPDATE: Yes It Is!)

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Whirlpool regular Brown2Hornet kicked up the proverbial hornet’s nest yesterday afternoon when he posted a list of seemingly legitimate iPad 2 pricing details on the forum. Let’s take a look: