Treo Is Neat Say Telstra As Complaints Rise 75% Telstra says Palm's Treo Pro is the first smartphone on the Next G network to score its "Blue Tick" good coverage in rural and regional areas as well as metropolitcan areas. The news comes as the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman reports that complainsts about Telco's is up 75%.
Its Business As Usual Says Crazy Johns CEO After yesterday’s announcement of the impending acquisition of Crazy John’s by Vodafone, it looks like it’s a case of same ole’ same ole, according to the mobile resellers CEO Brendan Fleiter.
Vodafone Makes Crazy Decision Vodafone Australia today announced that it has reached agreement to acquire from Patricia
Ilhan, her major stake in mobile phone retailer Crazy John’s, for between $150 and $200 million.
iPhones Make 1 In 200 Web Searches According to cnnmoney.com, the Apple iPhones popularity has grown so much that nearly 1 out of every 200 web hits now come from an iPhone.
Optus Accuses Telstra Of Crying Wolf Following Telstras public thrashing of the Optus claims of being on par with the telco in relation to broadband speeds and network coverage yesterday, Optus has come out swinging, and has given Telstra a serve of its own.
Hutchison 3 Entertains For 6 Minutes Mobile operator Three (3) is set to entertain its subscribers for six minutes with the launch of ‘minisodes’ for mobile phones.
iPhones On Optus & Virgin Networks Slowest In World It looks like iPhones running on the Optus & Virgin networks are the slowest in the world, after a recent survey by US Wired magazine, which found those mobile carriers as the culprits for slow connections.
ComTel Launches Cheap As Chips Mobile Plans Communications company and Vodafone partner ComTel has launched the country's first advertising subsidised mobile phone service, giving users the option of cutting their mobile costs by two-thirds.
Samsung Pays $10M For Bombers Bragging Rights In what is claimed to be the biggest individual club sponsorship in AFL history, Essendon has signed a three-year deal with Samsung for Guernsey sponsorship rights.
Apples iPhone Fix Flops With Users Apple has updated the 3G iPhone's software but according to reports from overseas, the new 2.0.2 firmware has not fixed some the reception issues.
iPhone VoIP App Released Today Swedish company Global IP Solutions (GIPS) has announced that it has developed an enabling voice over IP (VoIP) application for the Apple iPhone 3G.
Microsoft Phones, Xbox and Music Player In Trouble Microsoft who don’t believe that Australia's are worthy of a great deal of their consumer technology products are now attempting to resurrect the image of their Zune music player which is struggling up against the Apple iPod.
Apple 3G iPhone Sucking The Mobile Market Dry A survey of several phone carriers’ retail shops reveals that vendors selling phones up against the new 3G iPhone could find their sales decimated by demand for the Apple 3G iPhone.
Nano iPhone And Tablet Device Tipped By Xmas According to UK newspaper the Daily Mail Apple is about to launch a 'nano' version of the hugely successful iPhone with the unit expected in stores in time for Xmas. The product which is designed for the pay as you go market is set to be hot with the device able to play music make calls and provide basiccommunication services. Alsao tipped from Apple pre Xmas is a tablet PC which will also act as a home control system.
Olympians Get Free Samsung Handsets Free Samsung handsets have been handed out to Australian Olympic athletes and officials before they head off to Beijing, as part of the mobile manufacturer's sponsorship of the Games.
Telstra Increases Data Download Limits In a move sure to up the ante with its rivals, Telstra has released increased download limits on most data plans on its Next G network. Long the bane of tech aficionados, the increase in amount download is sure to get a reaction from Optus and Vodophone.
5 Things You Didn’t Know About The iPhone With all the hype surroundings its release, you would think there is nothing more to know about Apple’s iPhone. According to electricpig.co.uk, there are still a few things that might surprise you.
Blackberry Bold For Optus 3G Network Blackberry Bold will be the first Blackberry smartphoone to support tri-brand HSDPA high-speed networks when it becomes available on the Optus 3G network from August 20.
Like A Tiger--Nokia Joins Paws For Big Pussy According to reports from the Business Standard, Finnish mobile handset maker Nokia has joined paws, err, hands with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and an Indian state government, in support that countrys tiger conservation initiative.
Are Mobile Phones The New Cigarettes? There has been a raging debate for some time as to whether mobile phones or more specifically the electromagnetic radiation (EMR) that they emit, increase the phone users cancer risk.
ACCC Punishes Fairfax Over Not So Free Service What’s in a word?---plenty it seems as Fairfax Digital has been rapped over the knuckles by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over its advertisements representing the Domain mobile phone property listing search service as 'free', which were found to be misleading.
Motorola & Apple Do The Litigation Shuffle Apart from being financial reporting season, it seems it also suing season as not only is Nokia and Qualcomm along with a bevy of many other tech firms lining the pockets of their lawyers, but now it seems Motorola has decided Apple has stolen IP from it used in the iPhone and taking court action.
ACCC Issues Warnings Over iPhone It seems that carefully reading all that data download limit fine print and product disclosure information when buying something like an iPhone might not be such a bad idea, according to Australia’s consumer watchdog.
Sony Ericsson In Deep Trouble Sony Ericsson is in strife after net profits for the last quarter crashed 97%. The European manufacturer of mobile phone is finding it hard to compete up against the Apple iPhone, as well as new mobile phone products from Samsung and LG.
OZ iPhone Boss Sued Mike Fenger the VP of global sales for the Apple iPhone is in trouble after his previous employer Motorola sued him for allegedly violating a non-compete agreement by taking a job at Apple. Motorola also allege that he then went on to hire two other former Motorola employees.
Apples iPhone Bares Its Business Teeth Watch out Blackberry-maker RIM as Apple has now given the iPhone the ability to log in securely to enterprise networks, boosting its credentials as a business device. The latest software also supports new third party applications including VoIP, according to techworld.com.
Optus Customers Left Stranded In Queensland As of 8.30 this morning there are major network problems for Optus mobile and landline customers throughout Queensland and some parts of NSW, affecting voice and broadband services.
Apple Hits Grand Slam With 10 Million iPhone Downloads Apple today announced that iPhone and iPod touch users have already downloaded more than 10 million applications from its new App Store since its launch last Friday.
Sony Ericsson & Kyocera Hit With Lawsuit According to reports from The China Post this morning, IT giants Kyocera and Sony Ericsson Mobile have been slapped with a lawsuit and accused of violating several mobile phone technology patents.
Now Its Telstra Versus NEC Over Access The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has recently received another notification of a telecommunications access dispute under the Trade Practices Act 1974 between Telstra and a communications provider.
LG To Supply Displays To Apple, Nokia & Sony According to reports, life's not only good for South Korea's LG Display, but seems to be getting even better as the company will soon supply liquid crystal display panels to Apple for its iPod player, LG Display Chief Executive Young-Soo Kwon said.
Consumers Ignoring Recycling Claim Nokia With Prime Minister Kevin Rudd pushing climate change in Japan it appears that consumers are not taking the enviroment seriously with Nokia reporting that only 3% of people recycle their mobile phones despite the fact that most have old devices lying around at home that they no longer want. Three out of every four people added that they don't even think about recycling their devices and nearly half were unaware that it is even possible to do so.
Nokia Admits Green Phone Incentives Failing It seems handset makers and carriers aren’t doing enough to encourage mobile phone recycling, whilst at the same time it looks like many people have grown emotional attachments to their old mobiles.
Mobile Advertising Set To Explode In Australia At present, the mobile advertising market in Australia is very much in its infancy with total revenues reaching just $2.5 million in 2007.
Conroy Gives $8M For More Phone Coverage The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, has released guidelines for the $8 million Mobile Connect program for 2008-2009.
Nokia Adds Warner Artists To Music Site Nokia has today announced that Warner Music Group will make its diverse catalog of artists available through Nokia Music Stores as well as through the upcoming Comes With Music service that will be launched in the second half of 2008.
Apple iPhone Hit With Lawsuit Typhoon Its not all good news for Apple, as its iPhone, iPod touch, and soon to be released iPhone 3G are all set to be star witnesses in a massive lawsuit brought about by a vendor that claims its copyright has been infringed.
The Age Of Exclusive Phone Deals Is Over The recent telco scramble to secure rights to Apple's iPhone in Australia with Telstra just managing to scramble over the line and Hutchison's 3 asking customers to beg Apple to give it a share of the action is destined to become a relic of the past, and its all thanks to technology according to S2 Intelligence.
Telstra Blames Nature For Poor Service The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued a report Telstra’s pricing and although the reports was generally benign, a couple of the findings on wholesale service went against the telco.
EXCLUSIVE: Telstra Boss Talks About the Worlds Fastest 3G iPhone EXCLUSIVE: Telstra has confirmed that they will roll out the world’s fastest 3G Apple Phone on July 11th in a move that will hurt both Vodaphone and Optus who have significantly slower 3G networks. In an exclusive interview with ChannelNews and SmartHouse a senior Telstra board member has said that the iPhone on Telstra will be the fastest iPhone in the world and even faster next year.
3 Network Slams Press iPhone Reports After a number of media outlets claimed last night that the online petition for the 3 Network to sell the iPhone was all a marketing push by 3 and not originally driven by their customers requests, the network came out swinging this morning.
3 Network Pissed At Missing Out On iPhone Following a flood of requests from customers looking to get the 3G iPhone on 3, the company has unveiled a new website going live tomorrow, which is encouraging people to post their request for the powers that be at Apple to see.
T[life] Store Opens In Melbourne CBD Telstra has opened another of its T[life] stores, this time in Melbourne's CBD, bringing to a total of five stores within Australia, for the telco's interactive retail business.
PR Company And Chris Noth Go Star Crazy For LG COMMENT: International PR Company BursonMarsteller is in PR heaven right now. They are sucking fees worth tens of thousands of dollars from their client LG by rolling out stunt after stunt in an effort create street cred for LG flat panel TV displays and mobile phones among the so called in crowd.
Google Mobile Platform To Slash Smart Phone Costs The Google gPhone will not be delayed with HTC who yesterday rolled out their new Windows Mobile Diamond phone in Australia set to be one of the first Companies to deliver a version of the HTC Diamond running the Google mobile operating system.
Feds To Set Up New Consumer Telco Body The federal government wants to give consumers more power when dealing with telcos with the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy announcing funding for a new telecommunications consumer peak body.
ACCC Says Phone Deals Getting Cheaper According to reports compiled by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission on telecommunications (ACCC), competitive safeguards, and changes in the prices paid for telecommunications services fell in real terms by 2.7 per cent in 2006-07.
Samsung Selling Mobile Phones Made From Corn Talk about going green- or yellow in this case as Samsung Electronics unveils two new mobile phones made with plastic made from corn aimed at the company becoming more environmentally friendly.
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