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Paranoid Android: Did they forget Oz?

Dozens of phone calls and emails today made one thing clear: none of Australia's telcos or handset manufacturers has briefed their staff on when mobile phones running Google's Android system will be made available locally, if they are at all.

HTC's Touch mobile touches down in Australia

Mobile device manufacturer High Tech Computing (HTC) unveiled its first branded smartphone for Australia -- the HTC Touch -- in Sydney yesterday.

Aussie telcos can't talk Android

Australia's top four mobile carriers were unable today to say whether they had plans to locally sell phone handsets based on Google's Android operating system.

Dopod gives Aussies the nod

Dopod, the fastest growing mobile communications company in Asia, has today announced its entrance into the Australian market. Initially, two models from Dopod's range will be available for purchase locally -- the 838Pro and the 595.

Mobile Guru: BlackBerry jamming your inbox

It seems everyone is sticking their fingers into the BlackBerry pie. Would you care for a slice?

Best mobile phones of 2006

During the course of 2006, better cameras were built into handsets, fashion phones battled it out on the catwalk, GPS and Wi-Fi integration became common, and advances in mobile networks saw faster downloads for content.