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  • Telstra first with free Facebook notifications

    Facebook fanatics who also happen to be Telstra mobile customers can now receive Facebook notifications via SMS to their Next G handset for free.

  • Foxtel TV now on iPhone

    Telstra customers can finally subscribe to Foxtel TV on their iPhones, 18 months after the first iPhones were sold on the Next G network.

  • Ford CEO to headline at CES 2010

    To further highlight the convergence of tech and cars, Ford chairman and CEO Alan Mulally will be the featured speaker on the opening day of the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced earlier this week.

  • Jay Leno's guests do battle in electric Ford Focus

    The soon-to-debut Jay Leno Show has revealed the car it will be using for its celebrity driving challenge segment, an electric Ford Focus.

  • Can Vodafone close the rural 3G gap?

    Optus, Vodafone and Three have long struggled to match Telstra's reach outside the capital cities. Vodafone's major network upgrade is the best chance yet to dilute Next G's rural monopoly, but questions remain.

  • Spark plugs may be replaced with lasers

    Say goodbye to spark plugs, a 19th century technology which, according to reports, could be supplanted by lasers.

  • Telstra upgrades Next G uplink speed

    Telstra today announced it had upgraded the upload speed of portions of its Next G mobile network to a theoretical 5.8Mbps, with real-world speeds likely to sit between 300Kbps and 3Mbps.

  • 3 turns on Telstra 3G roaming

    3 Mobile customers will enjoy expanded access to 3G network services, provided they own a compatible handset.

  • Telstra knows what a girl wants

    Girls are sexy made out of Pepsi, apparently, and for those who want to be sexier still Telstra has loaded up its mobile portal with fashion tips and celebrity gossip.

  • Work from home, in your ute

    The first few in-car PCs are surfacing in Australia but the US is way ahead, with Ford offering it as an option in its F-150 ute range. Now LogMeIn's remote access software is being thrown into the bundle.

  • Ford's Sync coming to Australia

    Ford used its keynote speech at this year's CES to unveil a raft of interesting new car tech, including a new version of its Sync system, which will soon be coming to Australia, as well as intelligent instrument clusters and HD radio.

  • Ford accelerates electric-vehicle plans

    Ford Motor Company made electric vehicles a centrepiece of a turnaround plan presented to the US Congress last week, saying that it will introduce an all-electric van for fleet use in 2010 and a sedan in 2011.

  • Next G speeds hit by glitch

    Telstra suffered a taste of Optus' woes last week as an upgrade for its Next G mobile network went awry, cutting customers' speeds back.

  • Telstra boosts Next G to 21Mbps

    Telstra on Friday activated the HSPA technology needed to boost its Next G network to 21Mbps and made the first data call using the new speeds.

  • Telstra outlines 21Mbps Next G plans

    Telstra today said it would start upgrading its Next G mobile network to 21Mbps speeds by the end of the year, with Canada-based supplier Sierra Wireless working on the first customer access device.

  • Ford lets parents set limits for teens

    Australian experts and police have mixed views on Ford's announcement that from 2010 its US Focus models will limit teen drivers to 130 km/h, using a computer chip called MyKey.

  • Lotus tackles Antarctica

    Lotus is known for making small, fast cars with Toyota engines, but the company's engineering department gets into all sorts of projects, with the Concept Ice Vehicle (CIV) being one of the more novel.

  • 3 taps into Telstra Next G

    Mobile carrier 3 has made a push to expand its third-generation (3G) mobile coverage, announcing plans to extend its 2100MHz network, and taking the lid off an agreement to use parts of Telstra's 850MHz Next G network for roaming.

  • Suna's traffic messaging service now in Sydney and Brisbane

    Suna, today, launched its traffic messaging service for Sydney and Brisbane motorists, which has been available to Melbournians since late 2007.

  • Telstra readies Next G mobiles for barcode invasion

    Uncross those eyes! It may look like a 3-D image but it's in fact a barcode designed to direct your web browser to a relevant web page, or a phone number to dial.

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