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    ZDNet Australia puts 10 of the best phones on the market today under the reviews microscope. Whatever your mobile needs are, we've got a phone to ponder for you, as well as a look at the first 3G phone on the Australian market.

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    The G5300 from LG Electronics is a mid-range phone chock-full of goodies.

  • T720: Good value for the price

    Motorola's T720 phone is an affordable mobile phone with a large number of features. As long as you can spare the time to get used to its quirks, it's a good option for anyone wanting a little bit more from their phone. Read our Australian review.

  • Motorola V.70: Object of desire?

    Probably one of the hippest phones around, the swivel-flip Motorola V.70 appeals in terms of design but lacks the features to back it up.

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  • Upwardly mobile

    Videoconferencing at the beach may still be a pipe dream, but the mobile workforce is here today. ZDNet Australia examines how businesses are reaping the benefits of mobility.

  • Riding the third wave: 3G mobile technology

    The imminent arrival of 3G telephony into Australia has many confused. ZDNet takes a look at the state of play of the local mobile telephony market in the lead-up to the promised 3G revolution.

  • Top 10 innovations to change the tech world

    2007 saw millions of innovations shoot from the minds of tech heads into the world of reality -- here are a few ZDNet Australia thought were pretty cool.

  • Mobile phone prices set to rise in Australia

    The cost of buying a mobile phone in Australia is about to soar as telcos prepare to remove subsidies that have kept the prices of handsets down.

  • M-commerce Special: Coming soon to a mobile near you

    What are m-commerce players doing to overcome the poor usability, trust, security and fulfilment issues that have so far made most online shopping mechanisms a chore, and what’s in store for mobile consumers in the future?

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    After struggling with Virgin Mobile's 3G wireless broadband for a couple of weeks, I discovered a modem tweak that has completely changed my Internet experience.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    iPhone madness changes the game

    Although 3G phones have been around for years, it appears the iPhone 3G has successfully rewritten the rules of competition in Australia's mobile sector whetting the nation's appetite for data.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    2008: The year of making good

    It has been a busy year in telecoms, whether because of the increasingly bitter relationship between Telstra and the government; the awarding of the contentious but (finally) progressive broadband contract to OPEL; the pivotal election that led to a change of government; or the move of 3G mobile technology into the mainstream at last.

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  • Wireless: Breaking the shackles

    We look at four examples of the way mobile technologies such as GPRS and 802.11 are giving Australian businesses the opportunity to bring the benefits of connectivity to mobile workers.

  • Upwardly mobile

    Videoconferencing at the beach may still be a pipe dream, but the mobile workforce is here today. ZDNet Australia examines how businesses are reaping the benefits of mobility.

  • 10 mobile trends: Should you care?

    silicon.com's Jo Best looks at 10 oft-debated areas in mobile and wireless and asks a simple question: how much should you care over the next 12 months?

  • Mobility madness: Managing mobile devices

    Today's smart phones are less about ring tones and more about extending your corporate applications well and truly into the field. Say goodbye to the deskbound worker -- and hello to a potential data and security nightmare, warns David Braue.

  • Will phones get smart before pigs can fly?

    After years of working to crack the handheld and mobile phone market, Microsoft is counting on Ya-Qin Zhang to help build products that will finally appeal to the masses.

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