Acer Enters Smartphone Market Acer has launched five new Android smartphones today that includes a new $999 Ferrari phone. However, the phones must be purchased outright as it is not currently available on any carrier in Australia.
ACMA Warns Of Do Not Call Register Scam ACMA is warning users of a telemarketing scam that claims to add phone numbers to the Do Not Call Register list for a fee.
New Long Range Phones From Panasonic Panasonic has introduced a new range of cordless phones that include long range technology, one-touch Eco Mode and easy-to-read LCD screens.
More Data For Vodafone And 3 Users Vodafone and 3 have once again increased the amount of data included in its contract caps in an effort to meet consumer demand.
Plantronics Unveils 8mm Thin Headset Plantronics has yesterday announced an 8mm thin Bluetooth headset that can provide up to six hours of talk time.
Blackberry Curve 3G Hits Oz Research In Motion has confirmed that the Blackberry Curve 3G will be available for Optus and Vodafone customers next month.
ACCC Takes VIPtel To Court Over Sales Conduct The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is taking VIPtel Mobile to court alleging that it misled customers into buying mobile phone contracts with them, and that they had acted unconscionably by entering verbal contracts with consumers for mobile phone packages via telemarketing.
New Nokia Phone Lets You Touch Or Type Nokia has unveiled its first ‘Touch and Type’ mobile phone that comes with a touch screen and traditional 12 button phone keypad.
HTC Sells HD Mini For $599 Following the launch of its Wildfire smartphone, HTC announced that its Windows-based phone, the HD Mini, will be available for $599 at Harvey Norman stores.
Telstra To Sell HTC Wildfire For $349 HTC has today announced that its latest Android mobile, the HTC Wildfire, will be available to Telstra pre-paid customers from 24 August for $349.
Smartphones To Replace Credit Cards As credit card crime rises in Australia local Smartphone carriers are watching with interest the trialling of a project in the USA that will see the humble credit card replaced with a Smartphone.
LinkedIn Offers Free Mobile App For Optus and 3 Users LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, is partnering with Optus and 3, to offer customers free access to LinkedIn on their mobile phones in Australia. The LinkedIn mobile application will enable Optus and 3 customers to network wherever they are, raise their profile and build their brand online.
Samsung Extends Optus Galaxy S Exclusivity Agreement Samsung Mobile is extending Exclusivity on its Galaxy S Smartphone through Optus for another month, until the end of August, following its succssful launch earlier this month.
iiNet Close To Acquiring AAPT Battle With Telstra Tipped With Pacnet this week ruling itself out of the immediate running to buy struggling communication Company AAPT the battle to acquire the NZ Telecom subsidiary, is being fought out between rival ISPs iiNet and TPG – with iiNet appearing to be favourite in the two-horse race.
Garmin-Asus Launches Navigation-Centric Smartphone With Optus Garmin-Asus, a co-branded alliance between Garmin Ltd., and ASUSTeK Computer Inc., have sealed an exclusive deal with Optus in Australia to launch an Android-based smartphone giving a quality in-car navigation experience to users.
Case Manufacturer Starts Revolution In Case Design Uncommon and iWorld Australia have launched a revolutionary custom made case manufacturing service in Australia and New Zealand that will allow owners of the iPhone, iPad and iPod stamp their personality onto their cases.
Vodafone Offers Free 1GB Data Package On Android Phones Vodafone has added the Sony Eriscsson Xperia X10 mini pro to its stable of Android phones, and is offering it with 1GB of free mobile internet data for one year, to new and existing customers who sign up to an Android package.
Digital RadioTrial Hits Canberra, Listeners Warned On Service Interruptions Ten new digital radio stations have begun airing in Canberra today. In the first DAB+ trial outside the Metropolitan capitals of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide, listeners have been warned that the service may be subject to interruptions and changes in power over the first few weeks, as the technical aspects of the new transmission are ironed out.
DPG To Distribute Popoplug In Australia Digital Products Group, one of Australia's leading distributors of digital lifestyle products, been appointed by Cloud Engines Inc., to distribute its Pogoplug in Australia.
Telstra Launches Turbo-speed Modem Telstra has launched its Turbo Pre-Paid Mobile Broadband modem with a slim profile and neat rotating USB connection point.
PURE Adds Visual Entertainment To Sensia Radio manufacturer, PURE, has added a visual entertainment to its digital radio offering, and launched DAB+slideshow following the Australian launch of digital radio last year, and a free photo sharing Picasa app.
HTC Wildfire Coming To Telstra HTC has confirmed that its new Wildfire handset will launch exclusively on Telstra’s Next G network next month.
Australians Screwed When Global Roaming The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) has called for government intervention to end to current "price gouging" global roaming practices experienced by Australians who take their mobile phones and other portable devices to New Zealand.
Android 2.2 Browser Faster Than Apple iOS 4 It is official. The Google Android 2.2 has outperformed the browsing performance on any Apple iOS device, in new JavaScript bench tests performed by Ars Technica.
Android War Heats Up With $449 LG Optimus Phone LG announced that it aims to sell its new Google Android phone, the Optimus, to customers for $449. The company claims that its new smartphone will provide great value and great technology to the masses.
ACCC Prosecute CE Distributor For False Marketing The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is set to prosecute a Sydney-based distributor for selling a power saver device that the Company claims saved consumer 24 per cent on their electricity bills. The ACCC claim that their claims were false.
More Price Cuts For Telstra Smartphones Following the announcement that it has dropped the price of the HTC Desire to $0 on a $49 cap, Telstra has revealed that four other smartphones will now have more affordable price tags.
Telstra Gets Aggressive With HTC Desire Pricing Following the launch of Google Nexus One, Samsung Wave, and LG Optimus, Telstra announced that it has dropped the pricing for the HTC Desire.
Google Nexus One Finally Hits Oz After weeks of speculation, Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) has confirmed that it will launch the Google Nexus One tomorrow, 1 July 2010.
Optus First To Sell Samsung Galaxy S Samsung announced that its new Galaxy S smartphone will be exclusively available through Optus from 1st July for $0 upfront on its $59 ‘yes’ Social plan. The Galaxy S will then be available through all major mobile phone carriers from August.
Telstra To Sell New LG Android Phone Telstra announced that it will launch the new LG Optimus Android smartphone on 1 July. This handset will be exclusive to the company for its first weeks on sale in Australia.
Telstra Launch HD Voice Video Phone First it was HD TV, now Telstra has launched a HD Voice video phone which when linked with a new Sennheiser DECT headset delivers crystal clear voice calls that are twice the quality of a traditional handset.
New Form Factor iPhone 40% Better Battery Life Apple has announced a brand new multitasking iPhone that is thinner than previous models and delivers a big 40% improvement in battery life.
New Combined Blackberry Touch & Qwerty Keyboard Phone A new BlackBerry phone that combines touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard is set to be released by Research In Motion with insiders tipping a July launch in Australia.
Vodafone To Sell New Aluminium HTC Phone VHA announced that the new HTC Legend, a phone made from a single block of aluminium, will be available from 3 June exclusively on Vodafone and 3 mobile.
Optus Updates Timeless Plans Optus has refreshed its Timeless plans and will now provide a significant increase in data allowances, unlimited Facebook and Twitter, and included international call options to accompany the unlimited call plans.
Telstra Delivers 40Gps Over Next IP Network Telstra has quadrupled the capacity of its Next IP network between Melbourne and Sydney from10 to 40Gpps.The carrier has also said that they are currently doubling data traffic on the network every 19 months and that the speed of the network will be increased even further beyond 40Gps.
BlueSIM Handset Cuts Down Radiation BlueSIM is set to roll out a new handset that works with any Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone in order to reduce radiation transmission.
Blackberry Pearl 3G Announced Research In Motion has announced a new Blackberry Pearl with 3G capabilities at the Wireless Enterprise Symposium 2010.
Panasonic Telephone Connects To IP Camera IPL Communications will be distributing a new Panasonic IP phone that can be connected to an IP camera permanently, allowing users to keep an eye on key locations from their desks.
Samsung Omnia Pro Launches On Telstra Samsung announced that its Omnia Pro, a Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone with QWERTY keypad, is available exclusively for Telstra users.
Blackberry Unveils New Bold Phone Research In Motion has announced its new Blackberry Bold phone that is smaller and lighter than its predecessor.
New Pre-Paid Phones From Telstra Telstra has added four new mobile phones and a mobile broadband USB modem to its pre-paid range leading up to the Christmas season.
HTC Smartphone With Windows Mobile 6.5 Launched After its worldwide announcement this morning, Microsoft, Telstra and HTC have rolled out the first Australian Windows phone that will run on its new Windows Mobile 6.5 Operating System.
