Telstra Strikes Back Against Optus $450 Deal
Yesterday we reported on the new Optus deal to offer $450 of credit to switch mobile providers and pay out existing contracts,... Read More
iPhone 6: The Most- Wanted Feature?
New research shows a Sapphire screen (45%), infrared cameras (19%) and new health and fitness tools (10%) are among the ‘most wanted’... Read More
New Portable Battery Packs Give Gadgets, Laptops, Macs Extra Life
Back in 2007, I was at an Intel Developer Forum event in Beijing, China, and one of the sessions was on battery... Read More
Moto Shuns Telcos For G and X
Motorola, which is soon to be owned by Chinese company Lenovo, has announced new super competitive Android smartphones today, Moto G and... Read More
New Samsung Note 4 & Dork Like Virtual Reality Headset Announced
The Company who overnight launched a new Galaxy Note 4 with a display that curves around one side of the device has... Read More
Pint-Sized PBX Phone System Now In OZ For $129
Built by Speedytel Technology Ltd, a manufacturer of VoIP hardware, the PBX220 is designed for smaller SOHO and home users who need... Read More
New iPhone 6 Coming On September 9, 128GB Model Tipped
A promotional box for the new Apple smartphone has also revealed some new features including the position of the volume buttons and... Read More
Microsoft Creating Chromecast Competitor
The discovery of FCC filings by Microsoft for a new HDMI dongle with USB, power connecter and Wi-Fi connection codenamed the HD-10,... Read More
Vodafone’s Core Upgrade: Network Of The Future
A major upgrade of Vodafone’s core network has been announced, with Ericsson selected to help Vodafone build and utilise the world’s most... Read More
Vodafone Delivers 4G For NZ Roamers
Vodafone has sweetened its global roaming deal for Australians travelling to New Zealand, offering access to its 4G network which independent speed... Read More
iPhone 6: The Biggest Leak Yet?
A photo of the iPhone 6 complete with retail box have set the Internet alight with speculation that the image is the... Read More
HTC Delivers Cheap Mid-Range Desire
HTC’s Desire 610 comes complete with Android KitKat 4.4.2, a quad-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon 400 CPU, 8GB storage, 1GB RAM, microSD card slot... Read More
Samsung’s Sales Smashed By Xiaomi
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, pronounced “She-ow-me”, has outsold Samsung for the first time in China, according to a new report. WSJ’s report says... Read More
ACCC Probes High Cost Of Mobile Calls + SMS
Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is investigating the high costs telcos can charge each other when mobile calls and SMS messages... Read More
HTC One M8 Gets Android 4.4.3 Update
HTC One M8 owners in Europe, with unlocked devices, have started receiving the Android KitKat OS 4.4.3 update. The news has come... Read More
NeonTuff Offers ‘Unbreakable’ Smartphone Screen Protector
Broken smartphone screens are the scourge of smartphone owners who have accidentally dropped their phones, and can be quite expensive to replace. ... Read More
OZ eButton Could Save Your Life
In the past older people have had access to “assistance” devices that can link to monitored emergency services. These devices originally required... Read More
Optus Flog 8″ LG Tablet With G3 Phone
Optus is first telco to announce pricing of the long awaited LG G3 5.5″ Quad HD smartphone. It opened online pre-orders today offering... Read More
LG Reveal ‘G3 BEAT’..But Where’s G3?
Normally phone makers release the big brother first, but LG has done it other other way around, announcing a cheaper, smaller version... Read More
Vodafone’s Carrot To Crazy Johns
AS Crazy John’s announce it will deactivate all postpaid services, the red telco is offering a carrot to Crazy’s circa 100,000 customers,... Read More
$299: ZTE Unlocks Super 5.5″ Quad-Core Smartie
Unveiled in Sydney today, ZTE V969 this is the first branded mobile from the Chinese giant. The main point of difference between... Read More
New Samsung K Series + Galaxy S5 With 20.2 megapixel camera Attached Coming Soon
The new device will be launched globally on April 29th, with invitations sent out to an event in Singapore. The invitation asks... Read More
Amazon To Launch 3D Phone With 4 Front Facing Camera’s
Amazon’s smartphone will reportedly employ retina-tracking technology and no less than four front-facing cameras, to make some images appear to be 3D,... Read More
Jawbone Comes Up With Another ‘Cracker’ Product
The noise cancelling device sits alongside the Companies highly popular Jawbone Up System which work via a wristband that tracks of how... Read More
Samsung S5: A “Disruptive Breakthrough”?
The 5.1″ Full HD SUPER AMOLED Galaxy S5 super phone has loads of cool features like IP67 sandproof and waterproof, 16MP camera... Read More
HTC ‘New One’ To Hijack Samsung S5?
HTC to launch something big next week. But so are its arch rivals. HTC’s new hero phone is to premier just a... Read More
What Are Your Mobile Rights?
Consumer watchdog is promoting Aussie consumer rights when buying a mobile ahead of World Consumer Rights Day, taking place this Saturday March... Read More
Red Telco Ups 4G Ante
Vodafone is accelerating the pace of its 4G rollout, adding more than 100 new LTE (4G) sites every month. “We are currently... Read More
Telstra DID Breach Privacy Laws
That’s according to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) and the Communications and Media Authority, who today released a damning... Read More
Optus Go OTT
Optus announced Voice over IP (VoIP) application, ipPhone Express available for wholesale customers. The over-the-top (OTT) cloud based Internet voice service, ipPhone... Read More
4G Ahoy, Vodafone User Exodus Slims
UK -based Vodafone Group, who is part of a 50:50 joint venture with Hutchinson Australia (HTA) operating Vodafone Australia, suffered a service... Read More
Vodafone OZ Appoints CEO, Ex Romania
Inaki is currently Vodafone CEO in Romania and will succeed Bill Morrow on 1 March. Morrow will remain with the telco until... Read More
Vodafone “Superfast” Internet Hits
Vodafone are claiming “lightning-fast” data speeds on its Cat 4 4G mobile broadband devices. Its new ‘Category 4’ (‘Cat 4’) Mobile Broadband... Read More
Sensis “Business As Usual” Despite US Sale
There was a time when we ran to the Yellow Pages for the phone numbers of everyone from the butcher, baker and... Read More
Vodafone CEO Head Up NBN Co
The appointment was announced today as the Strategic Review of the multibillion dollar project was released, showing previous NBN forecasts, and budgets... Read More
HTC Back From The Brink
However, HTC sales for November were down almost 30% on the same time last year to NT 15,4bn.... Read More
HTC 6″ ‘Phablet’ Hits Oz $819
Billed as one of the best smartphones of 2013, HTC has super-sized the ‘One’ to a 5.9″ phablet... Read More
iiNet CEO Steps Down
Michael Malone is “taking a couple of months rest”, an iiNet spokesperson confirmed to CN The move was announced at the telco’s... Read More
The Hack that The OZ Clairvoyant Failed To See Coming
A group calling itself Anonymous Indonesia claim to have replaced the front pages of more 200 Aussie Web sites with the message... Read More
Machine 2 Machines’, LTE Broadcasts, 100M Mobiles: Telstra’s POA
Telstra CEO spruiks the mobile market, predicting 100 million ‘connected’ mobiles over the next 6-7 years. This would mean four for every person,... Read More
Strike Alpha! Smartphone Cradle
The world’s most advanced car cradle, the Strike Alpha, has struck OZ. The Australian designed and made car cradle lets you talk... Read More
‘Breakthrough’ Panasonic WiFi-Ready Home Phone
Panasonic KX-PRW120 sleek cordless home phone lets you take calls from your mobile, tablets. The compact KX-PRW120 (RRP $169), has a ‘smartphone... Read More
Score! Sydney’s ANZ To Get Wi-Fi
Telstra will supply the 83,500 seater ANZ stadium with in-stadium high-density Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) coverage for the next five years,... Read More
Telstra 4G To Hit ‘300Mbps’?
It’s two years since Telstra 4G LTE network first went live and demand is “unprecedented”. Telstra now connects a whopping 25,000 new 4G... Read More
Uniden Announce New OZ CEO
Uniden has appointed Kaname Hisatsugu as its new CEO for Australia and New Zealand, effective from 01 October. He will manage Uniden... Read More
Optus Love Affair With Woolies Ends
From this week, customers can no longer buy Optus $2 pre-paid SIMs at Woolies, a rep confirmed. However, Woolworths Mobile customers will... Read More
Is Apple Deliberately Creating Supply Shortages For iPhone5S
Sources at Apple have told ChannelNews that the Company “deliberately” “trickles” stock into the market in an effort to create “brand value”.... Read More
TPG In Fibre-to-Premises Push
In it annual report, published yesterday, TPG said it aims to increase the number of buildings connected to its fibre backhaul network... Read More
New Note 3 Makes the iPhone Look Like Yesterday’s Technology
The device which recognises handwriting can also be linked with the company’s new Galaxy smart watch delivering features direct to a wrist... Read More
Is This The Smartest Phone Ever?
Uniden’s new XDECT 81xx Series smart cordless phone let you sync numbers with your mobile, dial and receive mobile calls – on... Read More