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
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HTC U Ultra First Impressions
First impressions of the U Ultra, HTC's almost all glass phablet.
Free Gear Fit 2 when you buy a new Samsung Galaxy S7
If you're thinking about picking a Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 Edge, Samsung is sweetening the deal by throwing in a free Gear Fit 2 fitness tracker.
Huawei Mate 9 on sale from February 7
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First look at HTC's U Ultra and U Play
Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC kicked off its 2017 by announcing two new smartphones: the U Ultra, and the U Play. The new devices step away from HTC's long running love for aluminium, and other than a metallic rim, are all glass.
Apple AirPods Review
AirPods look odd, but are an otherwise great pair of earphones. While the design might not be Apple's best, AirPods live up to the "effortless" claim and sound good to boot.
Looking forward, looking back: Reflecting on 10 years of iPhone
Can you believe it? The first iPhone was unveiled ten years ago. On January 9, 2007, Steve Jobs took the wraps of Apple’s smartphone. Many of us weren't quite sure what to think. It was lambasted for its lack of a physical keyboard, jokes were made about its inability to copy and paste, and it wasn't even 3G, but the original iPhone was the start of a revolution.
New Year's resolutions for Aussie telcos
A few small ways we think teclos could make everyone's 2017 a little bit better.
Crossing the streams: Samsung smartwatches finally work with iPhone
Over a year after it was promised, Samsung is finally allowing you to pair its Gear smartwatches with an iPhone.
Budget phones get bigger with the Alcatel A3 XL
Budget smartphones are set to offer even more bang for buck in 2017, if Alcatel's newly announced A3 XL is anything to go by.
