Samsung follows in Apple's footsteps and opens Sydney store

Written by: Stephen Withers | Published in: MarketJust a month after the Windows Store opened it contained almost 50% more applications than the longer-established Mac App Store.

The line for the iPad 2 has grown again at the Apple Store in Sydney’s CBD on the corner of George and King St Thursday night, with just over 15 hours to go before the iPad 2 goes on sale at Apple’s flagship Australian store.

While the tech world has its sights set on the most talked about trial in tech history, Samsung just opened a new Samsung Experience store in Sydney, Australia. Samsung’s being accused (by Apple) of being a copycat, but that is yet to be decided on by the jury. If there’s one way Samsung could, and should, copy Apple it would be in designing retail stores.

Written by: Stephen Withers | Published in: Home ITSamsung has introduced a pair of interchangeable-lens cameras with built-in Wi-Fi capability.

Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: Cloud ServicesVirtualisation and cloud infrastructure vendor, VMware, has opened its new, national Australian headquarters in Sydney, more than seven years after the company first started operating in Australia.

Written by: Stephen Withers | Published in: MarketYou've probably noticed that Apple Stores are often busy - here are the numbers behind the crowds.

Written by: Stephen Withers | Published in: DealsEMC and Rackspace have extended their relationship to include the ANZ region.

Yesterday we reported on the Australian flash mob outside of a Sydney Apple store where dozens of people dressed in black held up signs and chanted “Wake up!” to the people inside the store. This was believed to be staged by Samsung.

Written by: Stephen Withers | Published in: SecurityApple might block full-function security products from the Mac App Store, but a growing number of vendors are offering their security software through the Windows Store.