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Mobile Tunes News

BlackBerry Plans available on Optus Mobile

Monday August 3, 2009
Optus latest plans for BlackBerry offer unlimited email from $9.99.

Time To Face The Music

Monday January 28, 2008
You just need some authorisation to replace lost tunes. Nick Galvin and David Flynn report.

Into Streams Of Song

Monday May 21, 2007
Catch a fresh bunch of tunes with QuickTime, expand your online searches with Firefox and get Apple's iCal and Google on speaking terms, writes David Flynn.

The Toddlin' Time

Thursday April 5, 2007
The Waifs have toned up their tunes, writes Chad Watson.

Ringing Endorsements

Saturday September 16, 2006
Suzy Freeman-Greene looks for a ring of authenticity in a digitally dull world of Nokia tunes.

Play Group

Thursday August 31, 2006
Music has never been so portable. Simon Tsang tunes in to the new wave of technology.

Universe On Your Desktop

Saturday August 12, 2006
David Stonehouse blasts off into space and goes blogging for the latest tunes.

Foxtel Tunes In For Profit, Coy On Footy

Friday August 11, 2006
FOXTEL has unveiled its first full-year pre-tax profit - $4 million - after stabilising costs and adding viewers.

Telstra Tunes Out Of Mobile Tv Trial

Wednesday August 2, 2006
TELSTRA has pulled out of the first major trial of mobile television as speculation mounts that it is developing its own system to beam content direct to handsets.

Gear Up For A World Party

Saturday July 22, 2006
Haunting singers, mobile filmmakers and the globe in a PC are at your fingertips, writes David Stonehouse.

Music And Wine In Hand

Saturday July 8, 2006
David Stonehouse enjoys some Dirty tunes, rocks to the Zoo and dazzles friends with his wine knowledge.

Tunes Really Got Me

Tuesday July 4, 2006
FOR the past week I've been suffering badly from Song-Stuck-In-The-Head syndrome. I simply cannot shake that Tainted Love-inspired hit SOS (Rescue Me) that's currently doing the rounds on the airwaves.

Ditch The Car

Wednesday April 26, 2006
I used to love driving when I lived in the US - the thrill of the open road, tunes blasting through the stereo. But with petrol prices hitting record highs, I'm finally comfortable with my decision to forsake the car for public transport.

Apple Tunes In To World Domination

Saturday April 1, 2006
APPLE Inc's iTunes music store seems to be rapidly becoming one of the most powerful retailers in the history of the world.

Judge Has Right Tone

Wednesday February 1, 2006
JUDGES and magistrates take a dim view of mobile-phone activity in their courts.

Machine Shop Tunes Skills Of The Hard-to-employ

Saturday January 28, 2006
People with disabilities score from agency support at work, writes Wendy Taylor.

Absent Skipper Tunes In From Other Side

Friday November 18, 2005
AFTER competing in many World Cup campaigns over the years, Wednesday night was a chance to spend the night with my family away from the spotlight and watch the Socceroos qualify for the world's most important sporting event.

Tiny Tunes

Saturday September 17, 2005
Two new mini-MP3 players are changing the boundaries, writes Simon Tsang.

A New Generation Of Japanese Voters Tunes In To Politics

Wednesday August 31, 2005
THE early evening buzz of traffic, talk and musical billboards is so loud at Tokyo's busiest intersection that mobile phones go unheard. A small van bristling with megaphones and covered in political slogans adds to the din.

Strathfield Tunes Out Hat-trick With Fourth Downgrade

Friday July 29, 2005
THREE profit downgrades in five months for struggling car audio retailer Strathfield Group have sent its share price down more than 60 per cent.