LG V50 ThinQ 5G price slashed by over $400 from Telstra
LG today announced that it's dropping the price of its cursed dual-screen 5G smartphone through Telstra.
The LG V50 ThinQ will be available from $1,296 on a Telstra plan, which still seems like a lot when you consider the usability...
Optus extends 5G from the home to mobile, with 4K Video Streaming partnerships
Optus now has 290 live 5G sites up and down the east coast and in Perth, and with another 1,200 sites planned in the next five months or so, Optus is pushing ahead with its 5G strategy.
Despite the number...
Australian Mobile Carriers Won’t Get Really Fast 5G Millimetre Wave Spectrum til mid 2021
The Australian Federal government has commenced the process to auction spectrum in the 26 GHz band to support the next stage of 5G coverage improvement across Australia.
The spectrum will be sold at a competitive auction in early 2021. This...
Opinion: Australia vs the world, and why our 5G isn’t winning
I've been following 5G for a while now, since it was first talked about at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. This feels like a decade ago (but actually wasn't that far back). 5G has come around quickly - much...
Germany ignores US’ pleas and will allow Huawei to supply 5G infrastructure, joining UK,...
Just as it has in Australia and in other Five Eyes countries, the US has been pressuring Germany to ditch Huawei from the country's 5G infrastructure. However unlike Australia, the German security apparatus has decided against the move.
When Germany...
Telstra 3G Switch off is coming – Don’t panic, it’s not until mid 2024
Telstra has announced that it will shut down its 3G mobile phone network but don't panic you still have over four and a half years until June 2024 to use 3G only mobile phones and hotspot devices.
This is plenty...
Google to release a 5G Pixel phone next year
Although the 5G market is still extremely small and the footprint is even smaller it is the next level for smartphone vendors to step up. With Apple not releasing a 5G smartphone this year Google is looking to...
The Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha has an 180.6% display to body ratio? How...
Xiaomi have been teasing the Mi Mix Alpha for a while now which at one stage many thought would be their foldable phone. Turns out it wasn't and the Mi Mix Alpha is actually a display with a...
OPPO will be bringing their new 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 and 30W wireless VOOC to...
Anyone who has used OPPO's SuperVOOC will know just how good it is. In my opinion is twice as fast as any other fast charging solution in the market -- and it just got better. The all...
OPPO will include a 65W SuperVOOC charger with the Reno Ace
Last week Apple were heralded by some for finally including an 18W fast charger in the box for their iPhone 11 Pro smartphone. Welcome to 2010 Apple users. OPPO have always had one of the best fast...
Next generation power in your hands: Huawei’s new Kirin 990 chipset debuts at IFA...
After 10 years investment in 5G research and development, it's little surprise that Huawei has found its place as the number one holder of 5G patents worldwide. With that heritage, you'd expect a quality product, and that's what the...
Huawei’s Kirin 990 live stream – how to watch Huawei’s announcement at IFA 2019
Huawei has already confirmed its Kirin 990 chipset will launch at IFA 2019, and will be the headline announcement of its press conference to be held tomorrow, 6 September.
The new chipset will give us an insight into what Huawei...
Samsung Galaxy A90 5G is getting us ready for the era of live
Samsung are showing they believe the future is ready for us, labelled “the Era of Live” and today have launched another 5G device - The Galaxy A90 5G.
We’re excited about the success of the Galaxy A Series – a...
OPPO have multiple Reno devices on the way, one with a 90Hz display
It seems that OPPO are pushing the Reno barrel as far as they can and after releasing the mid-range Reno2 smartphones in India last week you would think that was it for the Reno this year. If you...
OnePlus 7T specs leaked but seem sketchy
OnePlus tend to release a minor upgrade to their H1 flagship every year just to stay relevant and current for the entire 12 months. It is nearly time for them to announce the H2 flagship and thus we...