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Telstra launches 4GX services in Melbourne
Telstra yesterday announced that Melbounites (Melbournians?) are now able to access what Telstra are calling 'one of the world’s fastest mobile services', advising that their 4GX network is now live in Central Melbourne and...
Telstra to add new tablets to their line-up including the Nexus 9, Xperia Z3...
Telstra has today announced on their Exchange blog, that they will add a variety of new tablets to their range. They're offering a mix of Wi-Fi tablets (including the HTC built Nexus 9), as...
Telstra opens pre-order for the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge – grab a bonus $100...
Telstra has just opened up pre-orders on the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge, which is due to go on-sale - after two delays - on the 25th of November.
Telstra is offering the Note Edge in...
Boost Mobile launches a $99 smartphone with a 5″ screen
Pre-paid smartphones are generally quite small, with manufacturers aiming to cut costs on one of the more expensive components. But Boost Mobile is bucking the trend here, by offering the Boost Mobile View 5.0,...
Sony Smartwatch 3 and SmartBand Talk now available to order from Sony and Telstra
Announced back at IFA in September, and released in a number of markets around the world already, the Sony Smartband Talk and Smartwatch 3 are now officially available in Australia.
Of course Ausdroid readers would...
Telstra switches on its first Wi-Fi hotspots around Australia
Telstra is switching on the first of its national network of public Wi-Fi hotspots today in Sydney. The city will be one of 250 towns and cities to receive coverage from Telstra's Wi-Fi network,...
Google to launch further Project Loon tests in Western Queensland in partnership with Telstra
Project Loon, the moonshot project from Google X labs which aims to bring broadband internet access to the entire world through the use of high-altitude balloons, is partnering up with Telstra to extend their...
Telstra now selling the Huawei MediaPad M1 8.0
Huawei is on a bit of a roll this week, starting off with the launch of a sub-$100 4G compatible phone on Vodafone, followed by the Ascend Mate 7 launch last night. Now Telstra...
Telstra bring real-time data usage alerts to customers
Unless you've managed to somehow acquire an unlimited data plan, you're probably quite careful about your data usage on your mobile. With excess data charges quite exorbitant for the most part, your're quite right...
Android 4.4.4 rollout for Xperia Z2 and Z2 tablet begins bringing with it PS4...
The Sony Xperia Z2 and Z2 Tablet are about to get an update - to Android 4.4.4. Sony has announced the update overnight, after announcing recently that the phone and tablet would receive Android...
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 launches today where are you getting yours from?
The latest flagship from Samsung, the Galaxy Note 4 launches today at retailers and carriers across Australia. The phone was slightly delayed from its original October 29th launch date, but the day is here...
Telstra 24×7 Android app gets major facelift
Telstra's 24x7 Android app has just received a major update in the Google Play Store, bringing a major visual overhaul and a few usability tweaks.
The Play Store change log for the update, listed as v9.0.0,...
Telstra brands its 700Mhz LTE service “4GX” – better coverage and better speeds
Telstra today unveiled the official name for its new 4G service, running on the 700 Mhz spectrum and due to start rolling out in the coming months. Named 4GX, you could read the 'X'...
Telstra offering a $20 Google Play Gift Voucher with purchase of a ‘selected’ phone
The shops are starting to fill with the ephemera associated with Christmas, and it seems that Telstra is ramping up for Christmas with the launch of a new offer which gives you a $20...
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is screamingly fast on the Telstra LTE-A network
This morning Telstra opened their pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy Note 4, and they've been talking up how fast the phone will be, with carrier aggregation on their 700MHz and 1800MHz networks since it...