Apple : Apple faces investigation over UK iPad 4G claims |
| Apple faces investigation over UK iPad 4G claims Posted:  The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is turning its beady eye on Apple after the company failed to remove references to the iPad 4G on its UK website. The problem arises because the new iPad 3 does offer 4G connectivity, but not here in ye olde Britain where we languish on 3G networks. Despite the promise of 4G being around the corner (if Everything Everywhere, Vodafone and co can ever manage to play nice), we'll be running on a whole different frequency to the networks abroad so the current iPad won't be able to connect to them. Up the creek without an iPaddleThe ASA had received and dealt with several letters of complaint about this misleading promise of 4G, with the investigation concluding when Apple promised to remove all signs of a 4G iPad on its UK website. However, visiting Apple's UK website at the time of writing, the data-ready device is still refered to as the iPad Wi-Fi + 4G. The BBC sites a source at the company who said that "no undertaking was given to remove all references to 4G from its site". So the ASA is back on the scene, with several new complaints from consumers about "potentially problematic claims" made on the website. A spokesperson for the ASA said, "If it appears that the problem claims we asked Apple to remove are still appearing, we will investigate these new complaints." Apple came under fire in the land down under for making the same claims – Australians can claim a refund if they feel misled by the company telling them the iPad is 4G compatible when it isn't 4G compatible in the country in which they reside. Also, they're holding it wrong. |
| Updated: RIM was behind Apple Store 'Wake Up' protests Posted:  While, based on its priors, Samsung had received much of the blame for the 'Wake Up' protests outside an Apple Store in Australia, a new report suggests another rival manufacturer may have been behind it. MacWorld has uncovered evidence, of sorts, that BlackBerry maker RIM was behind the Flashmob, which saw a group decant from a bus and chant "Wake up" at iPhone shoppers in Sydney. The site has examined the source code within the Wake Up online presence and discovered a Double Click URL that has ties to the RIM Australia. The site also points out that the man who captured the video of black-clad protesters outside the Apple Store has worked with RIM in the past, to promote the PlayBook tablet. Talk about a smoking gun... 'It's not on us,' says SamsungSamsung last week issued a public denial amid allegations that the stunt may have been part of the recent Galaxy marketing campaign that had poked fun at Apple fanboys, referring to them as "sheep." "Samsung Electronics Australia has nothing to do with the 'Wake-Up Campaign,'" the company said in a statement. So while RIM remains miles behind Samsung in terms of developing devices to reel in the iPhone, it looks like the BlackBerry maker is even further behind in the 'mocking marketing campaign' stakes. UPDATE: Later on Monday evening, RIM came clean and admitted it was indeed behind the campaign. A statement from the Canadian smartphone giant reads: "We can confirm that the Australian 'Wake Up' campaign, which involves a series of experiential activities taking place across Sydney and Melbourne, was created by RIM Australia." |
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