sydney
Business
12:54PM Nick Broughall | There’s a fascinating article on ITNews today about the Sydney Apple Store needing to replace one of its glass panes. Apparently it’s already cost Cupertino $1 million to fix, and they’re not quite done yet… More »
Sydney Apple Store Has A Real Pane In The Glass
12:54PM Nick Broughall | There’s a fascinating article on ITNews today about the Sydney Apple Store needing to replace one of its glass panes. Apparently it’s already cost Cupertino $1 million to fix, and they’re not quite done yet… More » 
Music
10:10AM Nick Broughall | My favourite thing at the moment is augmented reality, so I’m completely in love with the video clip project for Sydney band Lost Valentinos song Nightmoves. More »
Sydney Band Uses Augmented Reality For Video Clip
10:10AM Nick Broughall | My favourite thing at the moment is augmented reality, so I’m completely in love with the video clip project for Sydney band Lost Valentinos song Nightmoves. More »
GPS
10:14AM Nick Broughall | You know what’s been missing from GPS mapping? Highly detailed 3D renders of the buildings you’re driving past when you’re driving through the city. Well, that or unicorn riding fairies. Whereis have just announced that they’re going to be showing off the 3D models of Sydney and Melbourne in upcoming devices that use their maps. More »
Whereis Launching 3D City Models For GPS Mapping
10:14AM Nick Broughall | You know what’s been missing from GPS mapping? Highly detailed 3D renders of the buildings you’re driving past when you’re driving through the city. Well, that or unicorn riding fairies. Whereis have just announced that they’re going to be showing off the 3D models of Sydney and Melbourne in upcoming devices that use their maps. More »
Random Stuff
11:00AM Danny Allen | I woke up Wednesday, to a scene from Total Recall. Sydney had been blanketed by an apocalyptic glowing red dust storm. Red from iron-oxide: rust. And if I couldn’t breathe, my tech gear wouldn’t like this either… More »
Waking Up On Mars: Australia’s Bizarre Dust Storm
11:00AM Danny Allen | I woke up Wednesday, to a scene from Total Recall. Sydney had been blanketed by an apocalyptic glowing red dust storm. Red from iron-oxide: rust. And if I couldn’t breathe, my tech gear wouldn’t like this either… More »
Music
12:20PM Nick Broughall | Oh man. If you’re a fan of classic Aussie rock, live in Sydney and have a slight love affair with all things Apple, then next month is going to be like getting a “happy ending” every time you sneeze. While you’re in a pepper factory. More »
Sydney Apple Store Hosting Aussie Rock Legends All Next Month
12:20PM Nick Broughall | Oh man. If you’re a fan of classic Aussie rock, live in Sydney and have a slight love affair with all things Apple, then next month is going to be like getting a “happy ending” every time you sneeze. While you’re in a pepper factory. More »
Entertainment
10:08AM Nick Broughall | If you’re a budding young filmmaker and you happen to be in Sydney tomorrow night, Apple is holding an event at its Sydney store for you to meet the cast and director of upcoming Aussie flick Cedar Boys. More »
Sydney Apple Store Hosting ‘Meet The Filmaker’ Event Tomorrow
10:08AM Nick Broughall | If you’re a budding young filmmaker and you happen to be in Sydney tomorrow night, Apple is holding an event at its Sydney store for you to meet the cast and director of upcoming Aussie flick Cedar Boys. More »
Phones
11:22AM Nick Broughall | Sydneysiders who happen to wander by the Museum of Contemporary Art at Circular Quay this week may spot a rather large inflatable tent with Optus and iPhone branding all over it. It’s Optus’ way of spreading the new 3GS Gospel with a heap of guest speakers. More »
Optus’ Sydney iPhone Tent Smells Like Lemons
11:22AM Nick Broughall | Sydneysiders who happen to wander by the Museum of Contemporary Art at Circular Quay this week may spot a rather large inflatable tent with Optus and iPhone branding all over it. It’s Optus’ way of spreading the new 3GS Gospel with a heap of guest speakers. More »
Announcements
11:15AM Nick Broughall | I shockingly realised the other day that Giz AU has been going strong for almost two years now, and we’re yet to have our first reader meetup. Well, that’s all going to change! More »
Notes: Who Wants To Have A Beer With The Giz AU Crew?
11:15AM Nick Broughall | I shockingly realised the other day that Giz AU has been going strong for almost two years now, and we’re yet to have our first reader meetup. Well, that’s all going to change! More »
Software
1:33PM Nick Broughall | As a quick follow up to last week’s story on Cityrail threatening legal action over third party iPhone applications that apparently used Copyright timetable information: The NSW Premier has asked the Transport Minister David Campbell to intervene on behalf of the developers, asking RailCorp to meet with the developers to come to an arrangement. More »
NSW Premier Forcing Cityrail To Talk To App Developers
1:33PM Nick Broughall | As a quick follow up to last week’s story on Cityrail threatening legal action over third party iPhone applications that apparently used Copyright timetable information: The NSW Premier has asked the Transport Minister David Campbell to intervene on behalf of the developers, asking RailCorp to meet with the developers to come to an arrangement. More »
Software
3:31PM Nick Broughall | (Apologies in advance for the Sydney-centric rant about to be flung your way).
If there’s a bigger bunch of dicks than the people running Cityrail in Sydney, I’m yet to hear about them. Aside from incredibly inept timetabling, corruption, outdated trains and an overall incompetence in terms of providing a world-class public transport system, they’ve also demanded that a third party developer of an iPhone timetable app pull their program from the App Store for copyright violation. More »
CityRail Stuck In The Dark Ages, Demands Timetable App To Be Pulled From App Store
3:31PM Nick Broughall | (Apologies in advance for the Sydney-centric rant about to be flung your way).
If there’s a bigger bunch of dicks than the people running Cityrail in Sydney, I’m yet to hear about them. Aside from incredibly inept timetabling, corruption, outdated trains and an overall incompetence in terms of providing a world-class public transport system, they’ve also demanded that a third party developer of an iPhone timetable app pull their program from the App Store for copyright violation. More » 
