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Telstra announces pre-order of its first 4G phone

By · Friday, January 20th, 2012 at 12:04 pm

Telstra has announced that it is accepting pre-orders of its first LTE mobile phone. The HTC Velocity 4G will be released on the 24th January to it’s Telstra Stores, and they will accept pre-orders up to midnight 20th January.

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ASUS' Transformer Prime to arrive in Australia "within the next few months" (Credit: ASUS)

Asus Transformer Prime arrives in Australia

By · Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 at 1:44 pm

The Asus Transformer Prime tablet is now available in Australia, one publication reports, confirming earlier speculation that the tablet would launch January 18.

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My Vodafone Android application (Credit: Vodafone)

Vodafone rolls out usage app for iOS, Android

By · Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 at 7:59 am

Vodafone Australia has rolled out a new usage app for Android and iOS customers that it says will provide an easier way of accessing account usage information.

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rdio launches in Australia

Rdio: More Australian launch details coming “very soon”

By · Saturday, January 14th, 2012 at 9:56 am

A representative for music streaming service Rdio says the the American-based startup will have more information “very soon” about an Australian launch.

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Optus powers free Wi-Fi for Australian Open 2012

By · Friday, January 13th, 2012 at 12:19 pm

Optus has today revealed it’ll be providing free wireless internet for those attending the Australian Open in Melbourne next week, a first for both the company and the sporting event.

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Star Trek Online – Approaching Free to Play

By · Friday, January 13th, 2012 at 12:03 pm

When Star Trek Online was announced, I was really looking forward to the game. I was part of the beta, but the game was at a state that I could not bring myself to pay $80 for the release version.

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rdio launches in Australia

Rdio (quietly) launches in Australia

By · Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 at 8:48 am

Music streaming service Rdio has quietly launched in Australia, with geo-blocking now removed and subscriptions in Australian dollars now available.

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ACMA warns Vodafone to reign in wayward dealer telemarketing

By · Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 at 8:28 am

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) says Vodafone Hutchison Australia has accepted an enforcable undertaking over dealer telemarketing after a series of complaints from people on the Do Not Call register.

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Easier than ever to watch movies from home (Credit: Quickflix)

Quickflix subscribers jump

By · Saturday, January 7th, 2012 at 11:57 am

Quickflix says the total number of subscribers to the company’s movie rental service jumped more than 21,000 in the December quarter, reaching a total of 110,697 by years end.

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How I use Twitter and other social media

By · Monday, January 2nd, 2012 at 2:29 pm

Following an interesting series of blog posts on how people like political bloggers Malcolm Farnsworth, Kim (Kimbo) Rampling and Dragonista use Twitter, I thought it would be a good idea for me to blog about my own experiences given that I use social media in both a semi-professional and personal manner. 1. Twitter I have 2 main accounts, my personal account [...]

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