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  • Vodafone: No 3G an iPhone deal-killer

    Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin has confirmed an interest in the iPhone but admits he's worried about the lack of 3G connectivity in the device.

  • 3 slashes mobile broadband prices for Christmas

    3 has slashed the cost of its mobile data packages in time for Christmas, which now puts the carrier in line with rivals Vodafone and Optus, both of which announced similar deals last week.

  • Why is it so hard to build a 3G phone?

    Shortages of 3G phone handsets are likely to continue in the short-term as manufacturers iron out glitches in product design and tighten manufacturing processes, industry experts concede.

  • Vodafone drops wireless Internet usage fee

    In a bid to lure customers away from fixed line Internet connection, Vodafone Australia today slashed its unlimited monthly data usage fee from AU$150 to AU$49.95.

  • Vodafone cuts price of wireless plans

    Just a day after Optus said that it was reducing the quotas of its prepaid wireless plans, Vodafone has announced it is rolling back prices on its post-paid mobile broadband plans.

Blogs (8)

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    iPhone madness: What's a gigabyte worth?

    A while back, frustration with my inability to get online outside of the office drove me to invest in a 3G data service from Hutchinson's 3. For $30 per month, I get 2GB of data that's accessible pretty much anywhere I go (I do all my work in metropolitan areas).

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Telstra: once bitten, twice ... why not?

    The mobile market in India, I recently learned, is racing towards 300 million -- and doing so at a rate of 8.77 million new subscribers per month, according to the latest government figures.

  • Read the blog post - Ella Morton

    I wish I was a punk rocker with MySpace friends to spare

    Lately there has been a bunch of musicians who have risen to rapid fame via the Internet. Are they self-styled artists, or a PR-created crock?

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    Ericsson MD's international spy scandal

    Who would have imagined that Ericsson's new local managing director would have an immediate past enmeshed in international espionage?

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Internet killed the (digital) radio star

    During a trip to the US four years ago, I rented a car fitted with an XM satellite radio which gave me well over 100 radio stations, each carrying a continuous stream of crystal-clear talk radio or music in a surprising array of genres.

Features and Case Studies (23)

  • Vodafone and Optus in mobile broadband war

    Mobile broadband is taking a price dive this Christmas, with Vodafone and Optus trotting out low priced plans with high download quotas. But Telstra says its competitors' networks are too slow and offer limited coverage.

  • Is mobile Linux ready for the enterprise?

    Cutting costs by deploying Linux is a well-established strategy on the server and even the desktop, but what effect could it have on the cost of mobile computing?

  • Vodafone AU signs networking deal

    Vodafone Australia has signed a deal for an Internet protocol data network solution to boost the resilience and efficiency with which the telecommunications provider can provide third-generation mobile services from next year.

  • Photo Gallery: CeBIT people

    A look at some of the people and stands from CeBIT 2006.

  • Microsoft, Vodafone team on mobile Web services

    Microsoft and Vodafone are joining forces to extend Web services standards to mobile devices, in an attempt to open up the potentially large and lucrative mobile network services market to Web services developers.

Reviews (35)

  • Vodafone Mobile Connect Card

    Vodafone Mobile Connect is a GPRS data service allowing your notebook to wirelessly connect to the Internet and send/receive text messages.

  • Vodafone 1210

    Want a Blackberry, but can't stretch the business budget to afford one? Vodafone's 1210 might suit your needs, but you'll need to put up with a lot of compromises along the way.

  • Palm Treo 500v

    Although it's a good smartphone, the Treo 500v needs either Wi-Fi or HSDPA to deliver that knockout punch.

  • iBurst Wireless Card

    iBurst is a superb wireless broadband solution that's highly useful for the mobile business user, but users who don't require portability will likely find its price to be a deal breaker.

  • Vodafone Live

    Of the three mobile carriers attempting to lure customers to their next-gen mobile service Vodafone has the slowest data speed, but probably the best content.

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