Mobile Phone News
Telstra to launch 300Mbps mobile hotspot
Telstra will use newly released spectrum to offer incredible download speeds to mobile broadband customers.
B&O Play's A2 Bluetooth speaker is now ruggedised
B&O Play has refreshed its quirky A2 Bluetooth speaker as the A2 Active. While the A2 Active shares the majority of its design with B&O Play's original, it's now splash and dust resistant.
Samsung software update cripples battery on all remaining Note 7s
Samsung Australia will push out an over-the-air software update to all remaining Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, limiting their maximum charge of 60%. The patch is designed to reduce overheating risk, and hopefully, annoy users into finally returning their devices.
Vodafone expands $5 roaming to six new countries
Vodafone's popular $5 per day global roaming is now available to subscribers visiting Canada, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands, bringing the list of eligible countries to 58.
Telstra turning on Wi-Fi Calling
Telstra is progressively deploying Wi-Fi Calling - also known as "Voice over Wi-Fi" to all mobile customers with a compatible device and a fixed-line broadband connection.
Good deal: iPhone SE or Galaxy S5 for $40 a month with 2GB from Virgin
Want a new smartphone without breaking the bank? Virgin Mobile is now offering both the 16GB iPhone SE and 16GB Samsung Galaxy S5 for $40 a month with no additional monthly fees.
Google's first Daydream VR headset goes on sale November 10
Google's Daydream View virtual reality headset will go on sale locally from November 10, priced at $119.
Virgin Data Gifting lets you send GBs to your BFF
Got mobile data that your never seem to use? A new plan feature for Virgin customers will let you send those unused bits and bytes to someone who needs them more than you.
Griffin iTrip Clip makes your wired headphones wireless
Griffin's iTrip Clip takes the humble dongle and makes it wireless. Designed for the new breed of smartphones missing a headphone jack, iTrip Clip is an accessory that ostensibly lets you add Bluetooth to your old 3.5mm headphones.
Prepaid Optus X Sleek is a whole lot of phone for just $149
Optus' latest prepaid smartphone - the eponymous Optus X Sleek - looks like it could be a winner in the increasingly bang-for-buck market segment.
Optus mobile now lets you stream Stan, Netflix, and Presto data-free
Optus' mobile data-free streaming offer now covers all of Australia's major services, thanks to today's addition of Stan.
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