Articles By Alex Choros
Alex Choros
Alex Choros is the Managing Editor of WhistleOut Australia and an award-winning journalist. He's been writing about consumer technology for over a decade and is an expert on the Australian telco sector, to the point where he knows far too many phone and internet plans by heart. In addition to leading the WhistleOut editorial team, Alex is responsible for ruining the office Sonos with his troubled taste in music.
Throughout his career as a journalist, Alex has covered international trade shows, spent three years co-hosting a tech show on community radio, and was awarded Highly Commended in the Best Reviewer category of the 2018 IT Journalism Awards and the 2021 IT Journalism Awards. His work contributed to WhistleOut Australia winning the Best Consumer Technology Coverage award in the 2023 IT Journalism Awards. Alex won the Consensus Award for Best Investigative Writer in 2024, and the Consensus Award for Best Editor in 2025.
He regularly contributed to Gizmodo and Lifehacker, and he often pops up on 2GB and 3AW to talk telco. On weekends, you'll find Alex at a wine bar, on a hike, or in the middle of a mosh pit.
Expertise
- Mobile plans
- Internet plans
- Smartphones and tablets
- Headphones and speakers
- NBN
- Telco
Awards
- Best Editor (2025 Consensus IT Writers Awards)
- Best Investigative Writer (2024 Consensus IT Writers Awards)
- Best Consumer Technology Coverage (2023 IT Journalism Awards)
- Finalist - Most Controversial Writer (2023 Consensus IT Writers Awards)
- Highly Commended - Best Reviewer (2021 IT Journalism Awards)
- Highly Commended - Best Reviewer (2018 IT Journalism Awards)
Education
- Masters of Strategic Public Relations - University of Sydney (2013 - 2015)
- Bachelor of Creative Industries and Information Technology - Queensland University of Technology (2008 - 2012)
Featured Publications
5 reasons why we're glad Samsung ditched curved screens on the S21
Curved screens have always been a love it or hate it proposition. So, given rumours Galaxy S21 will have a flat display, here are some of the reasons we're not missing curvaceous displays.
Netgear Nighthawk M5 Review
The Netgear Nighthawk M5 can deliver blazing fast 5G mobile broadband, but it comes at a price-point that makes it very difficult to justify.
TCL's 20 5G gives us another affordable 5G smartphone to pick from
More affordable 5G phones can only be a good thing.
LG is working on a rollable smartphone
Well, I guess rollables are officially a thing now.
Save $10 per month on NBN 100, NBN 250, and NBN 1000 plans on Internode and iiNet
Internode and iINet are doing deals on their fastest NBN plans.
Google Nest Audio Review: Good enough
The Google Nest Audio is easy to recommend for those in the market for a smart speaker for casual listening. The sound is a big improvement over the Google Nest Mini and the original Google Home, and
Samsung Galaxy S21 reveal event dated
Samsung will reveal the Galaxy S21 family at the end of next week.
When should you buy a new phone?
Deciding on when to buy a new phone can be a little tricky, but there are a couple of guidelines you can follow to make it easier.
Telstra is making pay phones and its public WiFi free until New Years Day
Telstra is giving the gift of phone calls and WiFi this Christmas.
