by AppleInsider | Dec 21, 2018 | Apple trade-in, Australia, China, iPhone XR, iPhone XS
Apple has extended its limited-time promotion offering extra trade-in credit towards an iPhone XR or iPhone XS to Australia. The promotion has also gone live in China, as spotted by 9to5Mac, and in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macao. The promotion first launched in the...
by AppleInsider | Dec 7, 2018 | Australia, Encryption, privacy, security
The Australian parliament on Thursday passed controversial encryption legislation that could result in tech companies being forced to give law enforcement access to encrypted customer messages. As we reported in October, Apple opposed the legislation in a seven-page...
by AppleInsider | Nov 22, 2018 | Australia, Black Friday, New Zealand
Apple's four-day Black Friday shopping event is now live in Australia and New Zealand, offering customers free Apple Store gift cards worth up to A$280 or NZ$320 with the purchase of select new Apple products. Apple offers up to a $70 gift card in...
by AppleInsider | Jun 19, 2018 | Australia, Error 53
The Australian government today fined Apple $9 million for misleading some customers into believing they could not have their iOS devices fixed by Apple if they had been previously repaired by a third-party repair shop, reports The Sydney Morning Herald. Today's...
by AppleInsider | Jun 6, 2018 | Australia, Encryption, privacy
Australia is gearing up to release new laws that will force Australian telecommunications companies and global tech companies to comply with law enforcement agencies, when such agencies ask for access to encrypted data on the smartphones of suspected criminals (via...
by AppleInsider | Apr 26, 2018 | Apple Pay, Australia, Citi, Hong Kong, Spain
Citi today announced that its credit cards issued in Australia, Singapore, and Hong Kong can now be used with Apple Pay, followed by Taiwan later this year. Citi cardholders can activate Apple Pay by opening the Wallet app, tapping the plus sign in the top-right...
