Well how about this. Our own Matty Booth pointed out to me that on Samsung's support site it lists versions of the Galaxy S III that are going to launch. Lo and behold there are versions for Vodafone (VAU), Optus (OPS) and a few versions for Telstra (TEL). The GT-i9300 is just the basic Galaxy S III and from the looks Continue reading...

Today Motorola Australia has announced the launch of the Motorola Defy Mini, the phone will be available on Optus pre-paid for an RRP of $199 which includes $30 of credit it will be available today from Dick Smith and Optus retailers and from Kmart and Target on Monday 22nd of May. The phone which at $199 is aimed Continue reading...

The amount of hype that has built up around the Galaxy S III launch has been pretty big, I've had a number of people who have shown no interest in mobile phones previously asking me what the Galaxy S III would have hardware wise. So this morning, I was kind of expecting to see a signup page from each of Continue reading...

The same HTC but with a lot more common 'Sense' In 2011 HTC got really excited about releasing their Sensation phone, however in light of what Motorola and Samsung were doing with their Dual-Core offerings in that year, this phone fell short of the calibre of 2011 devices. Despite the Sensation not quite being the beast that it should have, HTC persisted Continue reading...

While the initial Android 4.0.3 "Ice Cream Sandwich" update for the Samsung Galaxy S II on Optus may have only been for a select amount of users, going by the amount of people telling up Ice Cream Sandwich is now available for them, we can confirm it's now available for everyone. To update your device you will Continue reading...

Samsung have just pushed the Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update for the Galaxy S II on Optus to Kies. The update may be available for download over-the-air (let us know in the comments) or you can download it via Samsung Kies 2.0.

OPS = Australia (Optus) I9100XWLP4/I9100OPSLP4sammobile.com/kies

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Looking to root your brand new HTC One X that you just purchased from Optus, Vodafone, Crazy John's, Virgin or outright from somewhere? Well you're in luck. Paul at MoDaCo has released a method to root your brand new device, and it's fairly simple and straightforward. We're going to tell you right now we take no responsibility for any Continue reading...

If your one of the many people that prefer to buy your new devices outright instead of being tied to a carrier, Allphones just might have an attractive deal for you. They've put up the HTC One X and Sony Xperia S on their online store for the, somewhat unexpected, low prices of $658 and $488 respectively. That's under Continue reading...

Sony Mobile today confirmed where, when and how the Xperia S will be available in Australia. Optus will have the Xperia S available in Black from 'early April', we believe it will be $0 on the $49 cap. Vodafone will have the Xperia S available in White from 11 April, also believed to be $0 on the $49 cap. Continue reading...

Back in February we brought you the news that Sony's first smartphone - so dubbed because they've dropped the SonyEricsson moniker - would be released in our Autumn. We now have news that it'll be in around two weeks - that is, from 11 April, the Sony Xperia S will Continue reading...

We've received some more news regarding the rumoured Sony Xperia S launch on Optus in mid-April: pricing. Our source says that the phone will be available for $0 on Optus' $49 cap. The cap includes 1.5GB data, $550 of included credit and unlimited social networking on Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare (and more), which is (almost) enough to get the most out Continue reading...

We've received a tip-off from an anonymous source who has left us valuable information about the Sony Xperia S and Samsung Galaxy XCover. Both of the devices are expected to launch on Optus in the middle of next month -- stores will be able to order them in two weeks. The Xperia S is Sony's latest flagship device and Continue reading...

“When will ICS be available for my device?” - It’s a question most of us have been asking each other -- and our carriers -- ever since Ice Cream Sandwich was announced by Google on the 19th of October last year. The wait for a software update seems to take excruciatingly long since the update must be prepared and tested Continue reading...