feeds from mobiles.com.au http://mobiles.com.au/rss/ en-au http://mobiles.com.au/rss/ http://mobiles.com.au/static/campfire/layouts/images/omg-logo-small.png http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2010/5/3/virgin-mobile-launches-surprise-gig-tour-with-wolfmother-mgmt-and-others/ Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 EST news ~ Get 1GB of free data with Virgin Mobile until June 2010 ~To celebrate its Surprise Gig bonus data offer, Virgin Mobile has announced the Surprise Gig Tour - a series of free, last-minute music gigs around Australia to be announced via its Members' Lounge Facebook page. Virgin Mobile's Surprise Gig offer gives its Members a 'surprise' 1GB bonus internet data to use as they like to enjoy more internet. It gives Post-Paid Mobile Members the opportunity to get a 1GB data ...

To celebrate its Surprise Gig bonus data offer, Virgin Mobile has announced the Surprise Gig Tour - a series of free, last-minute music gigs around Australia to be announced via its Members' Lounge Facebook page.

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2010/3/9/mobiles-extra-sms-services-controllable-to-restrict-high-bills/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST news The Australian Communications and Media Authority have announced its decision to allow mobiles users to specifically request a barring option against high-cost premium SMS services. This is being viewed as a strong benefit for parents whose children have their own mobiles but may access costly ringtones or games through their mobile phones. According to consumer complaints, there has been a rise in the number of mobiles users that have been negatively affected by high charges and ongo ...

Consumers to be able to control expensive SMS buying options with barring option

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2010/2/18/telstra-mobiles-to-stream-winter-olympics-24-hours-a-day/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST news For the first time in Australia the 2010 winter Olympics will be available to Telstra's Next G customers in a dedicated 24-hour stream through Foxtel. Roy Morgan Research Sponsorship Monitor, just under half of all Australians aged over 14 years will watch Olympic Games on TV ';always or occasionally', which equates to around 8.7 million people. Although of this number less than one per cent will watch the Olympics through their mobiles coverage with streaming TV or video on their pho ...

Telstra acts fast with Olympics but will it change the customers viewing habits?

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2010/1/18/customer-satisfaction-levels-for-mobiles-providers/ Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST news According to research from one of Australia's the largest independent research company, the Australian mobile phone industry was measured at 66.4 per cent for the level of customers satisfied with their service provider for the six months to October 2009. On a service provider basis, it was market leader Telstra that was awarded the lowest ranking, falling even below the Total Industry average with a low 62.3 per cent while Optus did not rate much better with 67.5 per cent.

Market leaders fall below industry average according to leading research

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2010/1/11/mobiles-targeting-children/ Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST news Mobiles are quickly beginning to infiltrate the children's market and predicted to be the "must have" for children as young as five as new developments and models are launched into the market. Currently the children's mobiles market is expanding with a 17 per cent rise in phone ownership for children in the last three years according to a survey in kids aged seven- to 10-years-old while one in four kids are already responsible for their own phone. So is this just another marke ...

Mobiles are emerging as the new children's accessory and marketed as the latest in security

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2010/1/4/mobiles-cancer-warning-steps-up-in-us/ Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST news The mobiles industry in Australia in expecting the debate regarding any link between mobiles use and brain cancer to increase over the next few months after the US state of Maine has asked for all new mobile phones to come with health warnings, similar to those displayed on cigarette packaging. Maine Legislator Andrea Boland has asked that despite scientific consensus that mobiles be sold and produced displaying warnings of the potential damaged that can be caused to the user's brain. ...

Mobiles and cancer debate reignited with US push for health warnings

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2009/12/23/google-to-produce-its-own-iphone/ Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST news Google has now confirmed that it is developing its own version of the hugely popular iPhone to compete in the mobiles market after a member of the product management team blogged about the in-house testing of the new product. The massive brand confirmed on Saturday morning through a blog post that it has developed its own iPhone that is currently being tested out by Google employees, although further details were scarce. The mobiles will be produced by HTC and work on Google's ...

Google confirms expansion into mobiles market

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2009/12/8/mobiles-searches-even-easier-with-google-goggles/ Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST news Mobiles are now being used far more often as a key source of information and online searching for many users, meaning the ease of using search options is adapting to suit the increasing demand. Google goggles is the latest technology that will enable the search function on mobiles, making it even easier to find out any kind of information you want online. The way Google goggles works is simple. Just take a picture of any object and find information about it. Simply open the ap ...

Searching on mobiles to be easier with latest Google Goggles application

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2009/11/27/mobiles-more-popular-than-landlines/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST news After years or growing popularity and usage, mobiles have finally surpassed landlines as the most prevalent form of phone use within Australia, according to the largest independent Australian research company, Roy Morgan Research. From the six months to September 2009, Roy Morgan Research found that 15.13 million or 85.2 per cent of the Australian population now own or use a mobile phone. This is the first time the number of mobiles has exceeded the number of Australian households wit ...

Australian mobiles have surpassed the number of landlines

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2009/10/29/mobiles-customers-satisfied-with-smaller-service-providers/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST news Australian mobiles users are reportedly 'satisfied' with the service that their mobile phone provider offers, according to a Roy Morgan Research survey. The survey, assessing total Australian mobiles consumers satisfaction for the six months to August 2009, found that over half of all mobiles users were 'satisfied' with their service provider. The survey asked respondents to rate their service providers on a scale of one to five to score their level of satisfaction with around ...

Mobiles providers may meet customer criteria, but the smaller providers received better reports

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2009/10/13/are-smartphones-worth-the-extra-money/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST news What are smartphones Smartphones offer advanced features that usually have PC-like functionalities such as email, internet, ebook readers and a built in full keyboard. The first smartphone was named Simon, built by IMB. Now, some of the most popular smartphones encompass Nokia 9210, Blackberry, iPhone, Palm Pre and HTC Touch. The pros of the smartphone Carrying around a mobile phone and a PDA is inefficient and unnecessary with ...

Find out if the smartphone you are looking for is worth all the extra money. Info on the iPhone, Nokia N97, BlackBerry and more.

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2009/9/28/nokia-n900-press-release/ Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST news Official Nokia Press Release - Espoo, Finland - Nokia today marked the next phase in the evolution of Maemo software with the new Nokia N900. Taking its cues from the world of desktop computing, the open source, Linux-based Maemo software delivers a PC-like experience on a handset-sized device. The Nokia N900 has evolved from Nokia's previous generation of Internet Tablets and broadens the choice for technology enthusiasts who appreciate the ability to multitask and browse the interne ...

Nokia today marked the next phase in the evolution of Maemo software with the new Nokia N900. It's Nokia's jump into the netbook world!

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2009/9/16/mobile-phone-data-recovery-software/ Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST news Mobiles devices have well and truly emerged as a principle basis for many people';s professional and personal lives with mobiles now being able to store most kinds of information and data from names and addresses to internet access to detailed programs for office data. With mobiles now holding so much information, people have begun to get far more vigilant when it comes to backing up their mobile phone data as a precaution in case their phone is damaged, lost or stolen. As a r ...

Find the best mobile phone software for data recovery.

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2009/8/3/blackberry-plans-available-on-optus-mobile/ Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST news Optus latest plans for BlackBerry offer unlimited email from $9.99.The two plans: ';yes'; BlackBerry Lite and ';yes'; BlackBerry Email, ensure BlackBerry email is available to consumers and SMBs at affordable prices. 'It is important that there are BlackBerry smartphone options that make financial sense for small business owners, sole proprietors, momtrepreneurs and all those who want to be productive and effective on the go, yet don';t have the same e ...

Optus latest plans for BlackBerry offer unlimited email from $9.99.

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2009/8/3/blackberry-plans-available-on-optus-mobile/ Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST news Optus latest plans for BlackBerry offer unlimited email from $9.99.The two plans: ';yes'; BlackBerry Lite and ';yes'; BlackBerry Email, ensure BlackBerry email is available to consumers and SMBs at affordable prices. 'It is important that there are BlackBerry smartphone options that make financial sense for small business owners, sole proprietors, momtrepreneurs and all those who want to be productive and effective on the go, yet don';t have the same e ...

Optus latest plans for BlackBerry offer unlimited email from $9.99.

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2009/8/2/new-optus-blackberry-plans/ Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST news Two Optus Blackberry plans offer unlimited email from $9.99.The plans ';yes'; BlackBerry Lite and ';yes'; BlackBerry Email, make BlackBerry email available at prices you can afford. 'It is important that there are BlackBerry smartphone options that make financial sense for small business owners, sole proprietors, momtrepreneurs and all those who want to be productive and effective on the go, yet don';t have the same economies of scale of large enterpri ...

Two Optus Blackberry plans offer unlimited email from $9.99.

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2009/7/9/telstra-launches-six-mobile-phones/ Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST news Telstra announced yesterday that the LG Xenon will be a world's first when it's released on the Australian network as part of six new handsets that are joining its Next G range.The Xenon, available on the Next G network on 14 July, will be launched by Telstra on a $40 plan over 24 months. Made for the youth market, it features messenger and social networking sites and has a QWERTY keyboard under a sliding touchscreen.Other soon-to-be released Telstra mobil ...

Telstra announced yesterday that the LG Xenon will be a world's first when it's released on the Australian network as part of six new handsets that are joining its Next G range.

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2009/6/15/solar-power-mobile-phone/ Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST news The Samsung Crest E1107 is the mobile company's first effort at a solar power mobile phone aimed for the masses. It's dubbed as eco friendly and budget conscious, and at US$59, it's hard to argue with that statement. However, don't expect to see one released on Australian shores for some time just yet. The Crest headed for India, Asia, Latin America and Europe without plans for a US, UK or Australian release. Samsung has stated that the phone will be particularly usef ...

Samsung has released its first version of a recent uprising in solar power mobile phones

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2009/6/10/smartphones-ahead/ Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST news Smartphones are no longer far removed from mainstream affordability, and that is proven by mobile provider reports on their positive sales. The iPhone is a household name among many Australians, and now when you mention a Blackberry to anyone from Gen X and beyond, they know exactly what you are talking about - not fruit. However, if you are thinking about joining the ranks of smartphone owners, you may be interested in what is coming up just around the corner. The ho ...

Smartphones are updated fairly frequently, but if you're thinking about buying, you may be best served holding out for the next wave

http://www.mobiles.com.au/news/2009/6/5/iphone-30-gears-for-launch/ Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST news The suggested release of the new iPhone 3.0 operating system to the general public has long been expected to coincide with the Worldwide Developers Conference that runs from 8th-12th of June. Apple has given the 3.0 OS to developers since March this year, but although it hasn't been available easily for everyone else yet, that is all expected to change. The new operating system is expected to be available to all iPhone owners as a free download from the Apple website. ...

The free iPhone 3.0 OS could be hitting the ground this month as we eagerly await the results of the Worldwide Developers Conference