• What Android Could Bring to Your Phone

    Today marked the launch of the first phone that runs Android, an open-source, Google-designed operating system that runs web-savvy applications on a touchscreen-based phone. We didn’t have an agent at today’s launch of T-Mobile’s G1, but luckily our brothers-in-arms Gizmodo are all over it. We had some pretty high expectations for Android, and it seems…


  • Next G Wireless Broadband Goes Prepaid

    Another reason to take up wireless broadband: Telstra is now offering its Next G wireless broadband service as a prepaid option, joining Optus in the prepaid crowd. Purchase a wireless broadband kit (including a USB modem) for $149 and then top up with a range of credit options, from $20 for (effectively) 150MB through to…


  • Google Adds iGoogle Gadget, Blog Directory

    Google’s blogs are one of the best ways of keeping track of developments at the sometimes secretive search giant, but keeping track of them can be tricky. A newly-launched iGoogle gadget makes it easier to track posts by your preferred subject, without needing to know which blog it appeared in. If iGoogle isn’t to your…