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TELSTRA EXCHANGE|Archive: August, 2010

 

19 August 2010

Physician, heal thyself

Author: Mark Young.
I was reflecting on many of the changes in healthcare over my lifetime – a fairly lengthy period proven by the fact that I remember various infectious diseases which were once prevalent and have now been largely eradicated through advances in inoculation and new treatments.

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18 August 2010

Telstra connects Birdsville’s first permanent 3G mobile service

Author: Mike Wright.
If you’re about to hit the road and head to Birdsville for the famous races next month, don’t forget to pack your Telstra Next G™ mobile phone because the town now has its first permanent 3G mobile service.

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17 August 2010

The Infinite Power Of Symbols

Author: Larry Sixsmith.
Have you ever wondered if the art of language is turning full circle?
For thousands of years pictures and symbols were used as a method of communication and to tell a story.

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16 August 2010

Calling all ski bunnies and powder lovers…

Author: James Dowe.
This ski season Telstra’s got a heap of snow must-haves – from sunscreen to moisturiser, water-proof mobile pouches and photos to share with friends – on offer as part of our Next G™ Essentials hubs at Mount Hotham.

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16 August 2010

Telstra T-Box. BigPond finds another use

Author: Michael Lewis.
I was invited to test drive the new Telstra T-Box. Having seen one in passing at the local Telstra Shop, my initial reaction was: ‘not for me thanks – already have FOXTEL at home’.

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13 August 2010

Increased warranties on Telstra mobile phones

Author: Stephen Eyears.
We’re in discussions with all vendors to supply mobile phones to Telstra with increased warranties from 12 months to 24 months. The good news so far… From July 1 this year, some popular Telstra mobile phones and data cards now come with a 24 month warranty. These include HTC handsets, like the HTC Desire and the HTC Wildfire, ZTE handsets such as the Telstra Tough and Easy Touch Discovery2 and ZTE data devices such as the high-speed BigPond Elite USB.

We’re now working hard to negotiate this across the board.

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12 August 2010

Telstra unleashes HTC Wildfire

Author: Richard Fink.
After the success of HTC Desire we’re really excited to be able to launch its little brother – the HTC Wildfire.
The big news with the HTC Wildfire is that it’s our first pre-paid smartphone for Next G™ network customers.

Check out the realted YouTube video: First look at the HTC Wildfire from Telstra

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09 August 2010

How do you see future of business?

Author: Rod Bruem.
Not long to go until the highlight of my working year, the finals of the Telstra Business Awards.
It’s Telstra’s ‘night of nights’ where the state finalists come together at a gala dinner in Sydney to find out who will win Australia’s most prestigious prize for excellence in small and medium business.

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06 August 2010

Is software taking over the art of photography?

Author: Writabrata Banerjee.
A couple of weeks ago I was having a casual chat with my brother and he was bragging about how he is an amazing photographer. I know for a fact that he has never received any formal training in photography, so this amused me a fair bit. To my surprise, the snaps he showed me actually appeared to have come straight from some expert’s portfolio. “Where did you learn this” was my next question.

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03 August 2010

Just around the Riverbend

Author: Collin Van Uden.
It was the ‘weeping philosopher’ Heraclitus that first uttered the concept that “Ever-newer waters flow on those who step into the same rivers.” most of us are more familiar with Issac Newton’s “The only constant is change.”

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