Telstra has launched an online three-dimensional news wall as part of the upgrade to its online and mobile BigPond News service.

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Visitors to the BigPond News site online can now choose to view news stories as part of a visually stunning fly-through picture wall with the launch of BigPond News 3D.

Telstra’s Media Group Managing Director, Justin Milne said, “The internet and mobile phones have made it simpler and quicker for people to find out what is happening in the world and our upgrade to our BigPond News service means we can now give our customers even more news across a range of categories.

“BigPond now offers an online interactive image wall service, BigPond News 3D, that allows you to rapidly scroll through a virtual wall of pictures and by simply clicking an image, you will be instantly taken to the news story, a new way of presenting news online and a first in Australia from BigPond,” Mr Milne said.

In addition to the news wall, BigPond News now includes up to 180 video news updates per day, including hourly bulletins, sport, entertainment, politics and business wraps , available online and on mobiles.

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Telstra Next G and all 3G customers can access a mobile version with personalised sport, regional and world news. All Telstra customers can also subscribe to news alerts delivered by text message. BigPond News is available online at BigPondNews.com and is unmetered for most BigPond broadband customers, meaning using the site does not count towards their monthly usage allowance.

Telstra Next G mobile customers can browse the BigPond News service for free by pressing BigPond on their handset. BigPond News bulletins are only 50 cents each. The BigPond Live News service is $4.95 per month or $1.95 for a day pass. There is no fee to view BigPond Live News or news bulletins online at BigPond.

The BigPond News 3D wall, powered by CoolIris, is only available online and not on mobile.

See: www.bigpondnews.com