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If you're sick of the commitment you make to phone plans, Vodafone has announced a different way to buy your next smartphone.
If you've been hanging out for a new iPhone 6s, you might want to check in with your bank manager. It's here, but it is mighty expensive.
No longer will you need to dash around the house looking for your cordless phone. A new Telstra app means your current smartphone is all you're going to need.
If you have movies to watch, and a lot of time with your phone, the new Vodafone Red Plan comes with the all the data you need, and then some.
Lebara has improved its plans with more data. Not a lot, but enough to best its closest competitors.
Telstra has bolstered its core PrePaid offer, with higher inclusions and roll over for calls and data.
New mobile broadband plans show Optus is tapped into the way its customers actually use their data.
A small but important change should improve amaysim's appeal at its lowest price point on postpaid plans.
Sony keeps a number of its headline features in this cheaper model, water resistance among them, but there are a few basics lacking.
Apple will unveil its next superphone in just under two weeks, so it is a great time to peer into the rumour mill and see what we can learn before the big reveal.