World’s second Google Android gPhone launches!
Kogan, the Australian company that has electronics custom manufactured in China to sell direct to Australians, has pulled off a cool scoop in the world’s second Android phone to launch and the very first in Australia, starting at AUD $299 and not locked to any network. Wow!

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More than 10 million iPhones have been sold around the world since it was announced in 2007. The majority of people still don't own an iPhone but those who do can be forgiven for asking: : "Why not?"

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EXCLUSIVE: Vodafone confirms Australian 3.5G network to proceed despite IDC ‘speculation’
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Vodafone has blown away IDC's 'speculation' that their 3.5G network would no longer proceed, saying they have no intention of pulling out of the wireless broadband race in Australia.


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IDC says Opel, Optus 3.5G and Vodafone 3.5G could be dead in Australia
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Now that Australia’s dominant telco, Telstra, has finally decided to switch on their wired ADSL2+ network in over 900 exchanges across the country, analyst firm IDC predicts that WiMAX provider Opel, along with Optus and Vodafone’s upcoming 3.5G networks, could now be dead in the water thanks to the new Federal Government’s ‘razor gang’ chopping expenditure left, right and centre.


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Sony Walkman is dead – long live the Sony Ericsson walkman phone!
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

While there will always be a place for the music player that does little more than play music, the SE W980 Walkman Phone is a great example of how converged devices are becoming so sophisticated they truly CAN be jacks of all trades, and masters of them all, too.


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Telstra promises 42Mbps by 2009 as 3G revenues outstrip 2G
By: Stuart Corner

Telstra will upgrade its Next G network to deliver downstream data at 21Mbps by the end of 2008 and 42Mbps in 2009, and says that, in the December quarter revenues from its 3G network surpassed those from 2G.
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Lenovo Laptops to ship with embedded Ericsson HSPA
By: Stuart Corner

Lenovo has become the first announced customer for Ericsson's HSPA module, which includes a GPS receiver, and will start offering laptops with this embedded later this year.
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Telstra gets touchy-feely with the HTC Touch Dual 850
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

HTC’s iPhone-esque ‘Touch’ has been upgraded to include a slide-out keypad and a 3.5G HSDPA chip running on Telstra’s 850Mhz Next G network. HTC’s first Touch didn’t really touch me at all, especially in the midst of iPhone mania, so just how touching is HTC’s new version?

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Is the roll-up Readius ready to rock the socks off cellphones and mobile content?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Watch out iPhone – a mobile phone with a ‘roll up’ 5-inch screen is coming to market in mid 2008, promising high readability, easily pocketable mobility, cellphone capability and wireless connectivity. But without a colour screen, keypad buttons, video playback or access to a full web browser, can Readius truly rock?

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Lucky 888’s again: Telstra launches 1800 888 888 CDMA switchover hotline
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Telstra are launching a new CDMA switchover hotline from Tuesday 22 January to help customers who are facing ‘genuine issues’ with handsets, equipment and coverage after having made the switch from CDMA to Next G, in response to a Government request to do more to help affected customers.


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Telstra not 100% happy with ACMA’s CDMA shutdown report
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

After Telstra and the Federal Australian Government agreed on postponing the CDMA network’s closure until the 28th of April 2008, Telstra has expressed ‘Not Happy, Jan’ sentiments over aspects of ACMA’s report comparing Next G and CDMA coverage.

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Australian CDMA network gets reprieve – until 28 April 08
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Federal Australian Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, has decided that the CDMA network will now be closed on Telstra’s suggested new date of April 28, 2008 - if Telstra can iron out the remaining Next G and CDMA coverage issues to the Senator’s satisfaction, with both sides claiming a win and playing nice with each other... this time.


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Built-in broadband to boost wireless growth
By: Stephen Withers

High-speed packet access (HSPA) modules embedded in notebooks and other devices will spur broader adoption of wireless broadband, according to Ericsson.


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Two new Next G phones arrive just pre-CDMA’s closure
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Whether you’re a CDMA customer holding out for even more choice in Next G handsets, or someone thinking of switching to Next G from whichever carrier you currently use, two new Telstra Next G handsets have arrived to tempt you.

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Crazy John’s says Aussie iPhone ‘not imminent’
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

A report about what a phone store sales and marketing executive thinks regarding the iPhone’s arrival in Australia becomes ‘news’, showing that iPhone mania is still alive and well days before Macworld 2008 in the US.


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Lucky 888’s for Next G as Telstra prepares CDMA switch off?
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

With only 25 days to go before the CDMA network is closed and CDMA phones stop working, Telstra says it’s confident in Next G’s coverage and is urging customers to switch before the inevitable rush on CDMA’s D-Day: January 28, 2008.

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Telstra Palm Treo 750 customers finally get WM6
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Palm Treo 750 owners on the Telstra Next G network finally get the chance to upgrade to the Windows Mobile 6 OS from today, months after the WM6 update for customers of the Treo on other carriers.
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iPhone gets 'upgraded' again: GPS, video and plenty more
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

GPS and video recording capabilities have come to the iPhone at last, as iPhone users enjoy an ever increasing range of capabilities on a device that was originally meant to be ‘closed’!

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Vodafone extends cheap data plan
By: Charles Wright

Vodafone has abandoned plans to ditch its new cheap data plans on December 31, after a stunning response to the 5GB for $39 per month offer since it was rolled out as a year-end special on December 7. The company says the plans are responsible for a threefold increase in data connections.
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BigPond Wireless still the priciest but now a lot cheaper
By: Stuart Corner

Telstra BigPond has cut the prices of some of its wireless broadband plans following recent price reductions by its competitors, but it still remains the most expensive. A new 25GB ADSL plan has also been introduced.
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