This is exactly what the little guys are for. Virgin Mobile today announced new caps that break the four major networks’ mouldy mould of mobile phone caps in Australia, which introduces hefty data allowances and unlimited SMS at an AU$29 price point. The new Virgin Smart Caps all offer at least 1GB of data for …

While thousands of Australians would love to have bought the new iPhone 4 on 24 June alongside the estimated 1.5 million Americans who did at its launch, it seems there’s a sunny-side to being asked to wait. US customers have been reporting a variety of issues with the new smartphone, including some seemingly serious problems with network reception and faulty …

in brief Blog iPhone in Australia is claiming to have the inside word on the as yet unannounced iPhone 4 release date for Australia. It claims that employees of local Apple Stores are being asked to start early on Friday, 23 July, and that no staff member is allowed to request leave for this day. The timing mentioned would correspond …

Google today officially pushed out its “Froyo” Android 2.2 update to owners of the Google Nexus One smartphone. What other Android handsets can we expect to see with the update in the near future? HTC has recently confirmed that the Froyo update will be available to owners of the HTC Legend, Desireand Wildfireover the course of Q3. This, of course, …

Earlier this week we reported that the upcoming Nokia N8 would be the last N-Series handset to run on the Symbian platform, with all future N-Series phones being powered by MeeGo and the first of these devices will be the N9. We gleaned this information from a discussion we had with Nokia’s head of marketing in Asia/Pac, Will Harris, who …

VHA today announces free calls between its customers on the Vodafone and 3 Mobile networks starting from 21 July. The free network-to-network calls will be available for customers on any new post-paid cap of at least AU$29 per month. The move to initiate free member-to-member calling could be seen as the first sign of uniformity between the two networks since …

Hot on the heels of Apple’s iPhone 4 announcement, LG has announced it will launch 20 new Android handsets by year’s end and Motorola’s CEO claims his company will have a 2GHz processor in an Android-powered smartphone within the same time frame. The Motorola Milestone and LG Ally are both unavailable in Australia. (Credit: Motorola/LG/CBSi) According to Conceivably Tech, Motorola …

With hopes of capturing the hearts of a more fashionable crowd, the BlackBerry Bold is soon to be strutting its stuff in white, and will be available exclusively through Vodafone from 6 June. Model Didier Cohen with the White Bold at its launch event. (Credit: RIM) Technically speaking, the White Bold is identical to its darker brethren, and as such, …

Optus has begun selling the new Sony Ericsson X10 mini on its Social Cap, offering free Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and YouTube access on top of standard cap inclusions. (Credit: Sony Ericsson) Customers signing up to a two-year Social Cap can choose an X10 Mini for $0 upfront on an AU$49 per month plan, or add AU$8 per month on handset …

There’s a lot to consider when buying a new mobile phone; you want the best handset, the best value pricing plan and you don’t want to be stung by bill shock — where you open your latest phone bill only to be struck speechless by an enormous balance owing. Recently, a South Australian MP received a AU$10,000 phone bill after …