Mobile Phone News
Telstra 1Gbps mobile hotspot incoming
This is a warning to everyone cruising in the slow lane: Telstra has a very, very fast modem coming.
Western Australia trialling "texting bays" to curb dangerous driving
Texting while driving is dumb, so Western Australia is testing out safe spaces for smartphone addicted drivers.
Vodafone 4G to get indoor coverage boost next year
Vodafone's 4G coverage is set to get a boost, following a successful bid on access to the 700MHz spectrum.
TPG will build Australia's fourth mobile network
TPG is gearing up to fight Telstra, Optus, and Vodafone in the mobile network game.
Good deal: $20 a month for a tablet and 2GB of data on Optus
Optus has a nifty deal for those looking for a cheap tablet and an entertainment fix.
300,000 extra NBN premises to get FTTC speed boost
An additional 300,000 premises will connect to the National Broadband Network through Fibre-to-the-Curb technology.
Samsung Pay comes to Westpac
If you're a Westpac customer with a Samsung smartphone, you're now able to use Samsung Pay.
64GB LG G6 coming to JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman
If you want an LG G6 with more internal storage, you'll be able to get one very soon.
Woolie’s 12GB Galaxy S8 plan arrives just in time
With the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S8 just weeks away, Woolie's jumps in with a big data attention grabbing plan.
UE's Wonderboom is your cute new shower speaker
The Bluetooth speaker you never knew you needed.
Belkin launches extra durable USB Type-C cables just in time for the S8 and G6
Just in case you want Kevlar in the cables you use to recharge your gadgets.
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