Optus, the second largest telecommunications company in Australia, has apologised for a racist job advertisement. Under “preferred” (mispelled as “preffered”) the job ad listed “Anglo Saxon”, suggesting that white people would be preferred for the position in an Optus store in the North Shore. Preferred: Candidates who are Anglo Saxon | @Optus apologises for advert …
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Optus wants to show you what the 5G future looks like, and it’s all robots, VR and watching sports matches streamed in 8K to the back of your car. The telco opened a 5G showcase on the Gold Coast on Thursday, showing the public what the new mobile technology will offer when it starts rolling out next year. It’s also …
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The ultrafast speeds of 5G are coming, and they could be at your place as soon as January 2019. Optus announced Thursday that it’s in the final stages of testing a commercial 5G router for consumers, and that the hardware should be ready to launch at the start of the new year. “We want to make sure Australia is one …
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Cue another sigh of disappointment for the NBN. iiNet and Internode, internet service providers owned by TPG, have been ordered to compensate more than 11,000 customers for advertising inaccurate NBN speeds. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission found 8,000 iiNet customers and 3,000 Internode customers were affected by lower-than-promised NBN speeds from 2015 to 2017. If you were one of …
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TPG advertised its NBN plans as “seriously fast internet.” But now the ISP will be forced to compensate nearly 8,000 of its customers after it failed to deliver adequate speeds. The ACCC today announced that TPG has agreed to compensate customers for misleading them over the speeds it could deliver over fibre to the node (FTTN). The refunds apply to …
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Now playing: Watch this: The Galaxy Note 8 has 4 unique features 3:24 And lo, the Galaxy Note 8 has arrived. Samsung has a lot riding on this phone after the ill-fated launch of the Note 7 last year. Sure, the company has impressed Android fans since then with the launch of its Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus. But …
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Science fans rejoice! National Geographic is launching its first ever multimedia app, and Australia is getting first dibs. The only catch? It’s coming exclusive to Optus post-paid customers. The app is a first for NatGeo, and combines the content it’s become famous for across both print and digital. Inside are long-form docos and shortform videos, like you’d find on the …
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TPG wants to be your mobile provider, and it’s spending AU$1.9 billion to prove it. The internet service provider has previously sold SIM-only data plans, but it had to rely on Vodafone for physical infrastructure. That’s all going to change, after TPG successfully won a bid at Australia’s recent spectrum auction. TPG spent $1.26 billion to secure 2x10MHz of mobile …
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If you get Foxtel from Telstra for sport or “Game of Thrones,” you’re in for a price hike. Telstra has announced it’s upping prices, with subscribers to its top-of-the-line Platinum HD package now charged an extra AU$2 per month, and Sports subscribers having to pay an extra AU$4 per month. But while it will mean Telstra’s sports fans have to …
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Sorry Aussie retro fans. Just like “Agro’s Cartoon Connection,” Aerobics Oz Style and the widely-acclaimed butterfly clip and pop music sensation Bardot*, the Nokia 3310 isn’t going to make a massive comeback down under. Nokia announced the return of its famous feature phone at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today, confirming rumours by showing off a 3310 with a 2.4-inch …
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