We've recently heard from a source who is in-the-know for Telstra news that Australia's biggest carrier is planning to launch the Galaxy S II 4G and Galaxy Note -- both from Samsung, of course -- in the near future as both are appearing in Telstra's internal systems. Take it with a grain of salt, but it's certainly plausible, especially the Continue reading...

If you weren't aware, the HTC Velocity 4G from Telstra went on sale today and we're wondering how many of you guys have purchased one already (early adopters!) or are planning to in the future. It's available for $0 on Telstra's $79 Freedom Connect Plan or you can buy it outright for $840 -- a little bit Continue reading...

Are you the owner of a Motorola XOOM, or know someone who is? Then you best let them know not to wait up for the Ice Cream Sandwich update for their device. Motorola Australia stated on their Facebook page that while they'd love to get ICS quickly, the carriers here haven't started the testing phase yet so a Q2 Continue reading...

Wondering what speeds you'd be getting from Telstra's 4G network if you were to buy the Velocity 4G? Wonder no more, the results speak for themselves above. Our man, Matt, took this photo at the launch of the Velocity 4G tonight while checking how fast Telstra's 4G network really is. The results came back with the astounding Continue reading...

Also announced at Telstra's launch of the HTC Velocity 4G tonight is that they plan on having 3 or 4 phones and 1 tablet on their 4G network by the middle of this year. The Velocity 4G is obviously the first of the 4G devices, and we're going to think a majority of the devices and especially the tablet Continue reading...

One of our great writers, Matty Booth, is currently at the HTC Velocity 4G launch event in Sydney checking out the device before it goes on sale tomorrow to consumers. When Telstra were asked about Ice Cream Sandwich for the Velocity 4G, they said that the update is currently in testing and should roll-out to users Continue reading...

Telstra have opened up the pre-order lines for their first 4G smartphone -- happily running Android -- the HTC Velocity 4G. The device launches next week on the 24th on Telstra's $79 Freedom Connect Plan which includes 2GB of data to be used on their brand new 4G network as well as 3G/2G. There's also $800 worth of calls and Continue reading...

Well there we have it Ladies & Gents.. Telstra's first 4G smartphone will be the HTC Velocity 4G and according to various sources it will launch at the end of this month (our source says the 24th). From the photo we scored for a source, we can tell it will launch for $0 upfront on Telstra's $79 cap, which may seem Continue reading...

HTC has added the Desire HD -- along with new models of the Desire and Wildfire -- to its list of devices able to have their bootloaders unlocked using HTC's offical HTCdev 'Unlock Bootloader' tool. If you're unsure of what the bootloader is, you can safely ignore this article. If you do know what it is and Continue reading...

There has been an app making the news rounds lately that checks your Galaxy Nexus to see if it's the Yakju codenamed device that is updated directly by Google. The app is called GN Official Update Checker (market) and we asked our followers on Twitter who purchased their Galaxy Nexus from one of the three main carriers Continue reading...

Here you go folks, a comparison of the $59 (or close to) plans from each of the carriers selling the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. As usual it's the VHA carriers getting most of the green with Telstra sitting on 1 good cell -- they do have the best network though. Let us know what you think of each of Continue reading...

Well there we go folks, Telstra are getting Google's flagship device, something I thought I'd never see. Telstra customers will be the first in Australia to get their hands on the Galaxy Nexus (through a carrier) when it goes on sale at their new Androidland store in Melbourne and Telstra Store in Sydney's CBD -- as well Continue reading...

Well hello there random YouTube video from Telstra mentioning the combination of Ice Cream and Android coming soon to the nations biggest carrier. This can surely mean only one thing: Samsung Galaxy Nexus. The video can be viewed below; it doesn't give much anyway or have anything really informative. Given that both Optus and Vodafone are shipping their stock on Continue reading...