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New PhonesHTC Velocity 4G ... Samsung Omnia W I8350 ... Updated PlansNokia N9 on Optus contract for $49/month ... Apple iPhone 4S 16GB on $6/$69/month ... Samsung Galaxy S II on $5/$49/month ... HTC Incredible S on $5/$29/month ...NewsImages of Blackberry 'London' leaked online ... Vodafone offering Android protection for $3 a month ... Western Aus... Find out more

Vodafone offering Android protection for $3/month Android is a fun free for all compared to Apple’s closed shop, but that comes with a steep price- a virus was recently uncovered that was scattered throughout several, attention grabbing apps (ie. those that promise naked ladies or free wallpapers), and more serious instances of fake bank app... Find out more

Telstra have won $39.2 million of funding from the Western Australian government under its Regional Mobile Communications Project. The goal will be to expand Western Australia's regional mobile coverage by 22% over the next three years. Telstra will build 113 new mobile sites along 8300 kilometres of highways across the state.Telstra won the fundin... Find out more

Take a look in your wallet or purse or handbag and see just how many cafe loyalty cards you have crammed in there. How many of them have you ever gotten that long anticipated free latte or six foot sub with? How many of them have three little punched out circles before you lost them or lost interest?A new iPhone app developed by Australian stockbro... Find out more

Samsung's Omnia W is a bit of a strange addition to the Australian marketplace. The first second-generation Windows Phone 7 handset to launch in Australia, it is in hardware and specs remarkably similar to the Omnia 7, and is in many respects not a game-changer.  The Omnia W's svelte black handset with an angular front and backward receding ro... Find out more

Australia's first 4G smartphone is packed with plenty of superlatives. The fastest and smoothest smartphone yet to be seen on the Australian market, the HTC Velocity 4G promises to leave other smartphone speeds in the dust. The Velocity boasts a large 4.5-inch touchscreen with an eight-megapixel camera that will take beautiful pictures in daylight... Find out more

  Nokia will be launching the Lumia 800 in a bid to reclaim its place in the competitive Australian smartphone market. March this year will see the release of the Lumia 800, a Nokia smartphone operating on Microsoft software. The Nokia Lumia 800 will be released in Australia on Telstra, Optus, and Vodafone, and may be the phone to get Noki... Find out more

At sister site Compare Broadband, we are commonly told by customers that a landline is unnecessary. Mobile phones take the brunt of calls, texts, and communication. Now, new research shows a global surge in the use of smartphones. It is an industry that will only grow.Google in conjunction with IPSOS Research has found that there is a "clear consum... Find out more

The US financial year runs October – September. Their first quarter ends Dec 31, taking in the Thanksgiving “Black Friday” mania (the biggest day for electronics sales of the year) and of course, Christmas. Manufacturers who make most of their money in the US (also known as “Everyone”) make their earnings calls in late... Find out more

Today’s mobile phones are elegant feats of engineering. Thin and light, built from space age materials and packing more number crunching power than most computers from 5 years ago. But within ten years, they’ll be garage-sale throwaways. Like the mobiles of yesteryear, we’ll be storing them in drawers for use in emergencies, or to... Find out more

Australia IT site Delimiter revealed some surprising numbers for the fourth quarter of 2011, revealing Apple as a player in a league of its own in the Australian market. Citing a source from analyst firm Telsyte, Delimiter reported that as many as 3.7 million iPhones operate in Australia, up from just 700,000 in 2009. This gives Apple a market pos... Find out more

It’s day 1500-something in the new era of Mobile Manufacturer Wars. The iPhone, introduced in 2007, jumped out to an early lead, by introducing the idea of Apps to the world – specific, task-oriented programs that can be easily installed on your phone for a tiny fee, boosting its usefulness. The number of Apps available for the iPhone i... Find out more

The Consumer Electronics Show is done for another year, with mind blowing leaps in computer processing power, tablets, phones, design and screen technology. Now begins the waiting game as consumers around the world prepare for some of this technology to actually hit the market. For the mobile consumer, let’s wrap up the most relevant discover... Find out more

Customers who have long lamented the lack of true choice in Australian mobile will have some reason to rejoice today, after technology website ZDNet reported that Telstra will begin a wholesale offering of their 3G network to resellers. Until now, the choice for mobile consumers has been Telstra, with superior coverage and speed, Vodafone, with a ... Find out more

Melbourne’s The Age newspaper has confirmed this week that Telstra will be offering the HTC Velocity by the end of this month. The 4.5” (11.5cm) Android phone is the first to be offered by a carrier that can take advantage of the 4G mobile broadband standard, also sometimes referred to as LTE (Long Term Evolution). Telstra is the first ... Find out more

The first 24 hours of CES are usually the most productive, with Day 2 offering a chance for everyone to calm down and question whether anyone really needs a 7 foot tall, 3D flatscreen with 4 times the definition of today’s hi-def sets. The answer is no. Day 3 will ramp up again, with the big manufacturers saving their most forward-think... Find out more

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is the world’s largest electronics trade show, held every January in Las Vegas. Taking 18 days to set up and usually attracting between 150,000 and 200 bamillion people*, CES is famous for offering a showcase of products and technologies that will, with luck, be available for sale before the next  year... Find out more

A lot of talk is given over to who is "winning" the war for mobile operating system (OS) dominance. Will Android crowd out Apple? Is Apple untouchable thanks to the App Store? Will Windows Phone shake things up? It's easy to forget that none of these options existed 4 years ago. This is an industry that puts small, cute devices in people's pockets,... Find out more

Windows Phone Creator – MicrosoftInitial Release – 2000 (as Windows Mobile), 2010 (as Windows Phone)Current Version – 7.10 (“Mango”)Australian Market Share – Estimated to be running on 5% of smartphones, thanks to a dramatic decline in popularity under the Windows Mobile moniker. Windows Phone has not been widel... Find out more