It’s September, and you know what that means. It’s iPhone time! After Apple unveiled the devices earlier this week, Australia’s carriers have announced their pricing plans for the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus. Sorry y’all, no iPhone X pricing just yet. Telstra is as usual the most pricey. Their offerings start at AU$89 per …
Read More »
The tech world has once again descended on the Steve Jobs Theatre in Cupertino, California for the annual iPhone launch pilgrimage. But alongside the launch of the new iPhone X, with its face-scanning camera and lack of home button, and the new iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, Apple also announced an update to the Apple Watch. With the Apple Watch …
Read More »
Apple and Samsung are both about to release shiny new phones, and Telstra wants to seize the opportunity. The telco has partnered with Foxtel to bring the entertainment giant’s Foxtel Now online streaming service to its mobile customers. That’s good news for anyone who’s been guzzling data by watching “Game of Thrones” on their commute. You’ll get the free subscription …
Read More »
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 …
Read More »
Too many streaming services? Telstra wants to make it easier for you to trawl through all that sweet, sweet content and it’s releasing a new set-top box to help you do it. Telstra Thursday announced the upcoming launch of Telstra TV2 — the follow up to its original set-top box launched in 2015. The big selling point of the new …
Read More »
In a world where everything is connected and communicating, how will our networks cope? More importantly, where are my cows? Telstra has the answer to all these questions (yes, all of them) with the switch-on of new network technology that it hopes will drive adoption of smart home devices. And apparently it’s going to be perfect for internet-connected livestock (not …
Read More »
Update, July 20, 2017: Vodafone has added 8 new countries to its list: Israel, Taiwan, Chile, Sri Lanka, Nauru, Jersey, Guernsey, and Isle of Man. Update, July 12, 2017: Telstra has updated its Travel Passes to a pay-per-day pricing structure, similar to Vodafone (albeit with a AU$10 price tag). Find out more about the new plans here. Vodafone and Telstra …
Read More »
Good news for bad reception — Telstra has expanded Wi-Fi calling for Australia’s most popular handsets, bringing the technology to iPhone and flagship Samsung Galaxy phones. Rather than using a regular network connection, Wi-Fi calling lets you make voice calls over a Wi-Fi connection, either from a fixed line broadband connection or a Wi-Fi hotspot. Think Skype, but instead of …
Read More »
The Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus are already the fastest phones currently available on Telstra’s network, but now that prestige extends all the way out into the bush. Telstra has today confirmed that Samsung‘s two new flagship devices are the first to be certified under the telco’s new 4G Blue Tick rating system. City dwellers won’t necessarily care about …
Read More »
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 …
Read More »
