Renai LeMay

White iPhone 4 hits Aussie stores today

After 10 months of delays and rumours, Apple confirmed late last night that the white version of the iPhone 4 will go on sale in Australia and a number of other countries today. (Credit: Apple) The white version of the iPhone 4 was announced at the same time as the black version last year in …

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Optus revises prepaid plans for iPad 2

Optus has announced an overhaul to its SIM-only iPad 2 plans, extending expiry periods on many pricing tiers and increasing data allowances. (Credit: Apple) Customers interested in grabbing an Optus SIM for their iPad can now select a new 12-month expiry plan on a 15GB allowance for AU$130. Recharges of AU$80 and AU$100 now have six-month expiry periods, with allowances …

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Telstra’s $299 Android tablet unveiled

It’s no Apple iPad, but for the price Telstra will charge for it, it might not have to be. Yesterday, Telstra detailed for the first time the complete specifications and pricing of its new T-Touch Tab Android tablet device, which it will start selling in Australia on 2 November. (Credit: Telstra) The device — manufactured by Chinese vendor Huawei — …

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iPhone midnight launches across Australia

Aussies eager to get their hands on Apple’s iPhone 4 will have the chance to snare one early at midnight launches across the country, hosted for the first time by all four of the major telcos. Size of parties may vary. (Fireworks image by Bodie, CC2.0) Optus, which has held a midnight launch for each of the previous iPhone releases, …

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Telstra cuts HTC Desire price as Nexus One launches

The nation’s biggest telco, Telstra, has cut the cost of its flagship Android-based smartphone, the HTC Desire, just hours before rival Vodafone is slated to start selling Google’s Nexus One handset. “Telstra announces new aggressive pricing for HTC Desire. To be available for $0 upfront on Telstra’s $49 cap plan from tomorrow,” Telstra said on its official Twitter account yesterday …

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