Mobile Phone Articles
Full throttle: can slower speeds save us from bill shock headaches?
Excess usage charges is such a problem in Australia that we made up a catchy name for it. But could telcos dodge these customer relations headaches by throttling our download speeds?
Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus are midrange and metal
Motorola today unveiled the Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus, iterating on its best-selling midrange phone line with new features including a metal build and Google Assistant.
Huawei's P10 and P10 Plus are still all about the Leica cameras, and come in blue and green
Huawei today unveiled its latest flagship smartphones, the 5.1-inch P10 and 5.5-inch P10 Plus. Succeeding last year's P9, the two devices are quite similar in terms of design, with a slightly curvier body and a front-facing fingerprint reader standing out as the two main aesthetic changes.
LG G6 touts super tall "FullVision" display, two cameras, and water-resistance
LG today unveiled the LG G6, its latest flagship smartphone. Headlining features including an extra tall display with a 18:9 aspect ratio, an almost bezel-less build, and water-resistance. Notably, the G6 abandons the modular design LG introduced last year with the G5, and no longer has a removable battery.
Mobile data traffic to grow tenfold between now and 2022
Mobile data traffic is expected to grow tenfold between now and 2022 according to Head of Ericsson Australia and New Zealand Emilio Romeo, with video seen as key driver. In fact, Romeo says that 75% of mobile by 2022.
The new Nokia 3310 won't work in Australia :(
As rumoured, HMD Global - the relatively new owners of the Nokia name - have revived the classic 3310 as a spruced up feature phone. There's just one catch: it won't work in Australia.
BlackBerry KEYone Hands On
The BlackBerry KEYone won't be available in Australia til May or June, but we've spent some hands on time playing with the throwback smartphone.
Bringing back the keyboard: BlackBerry KEYone is official
BlackBerry today unveiled the KEYone, its first new smartphone since TCL Communication acquired the rights to the BlackBerry name. Previously referred to by the codename Mercury, the KEYone pairs a traditional 4.5-inch touchscreen display with a classic physical BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard.
Optus gives mobile and broadband subscribers three months of Spotify Premium
Optus is offering all of its mobile and broadband customers three free months of Spotify Premium as part of its Optus Perks program.
HTC U Ultra and U Play: prices and plans so far
HTC's brilliant new U Ultra and U Play devices are available to order - here's what you need to know.
Amaysim to introduce $10 data top-ups in March
Amaysim will change the cost of excess data usage on Unlimited plans on March 13, moving to the industry standard of an automatic 1GB top-up for an extra $10.
