Author: Sam Andruszkiewicz. Now in its second year, Telstra Mobile Masterpieces requires filmmakers to shoot their Tropfest short-film entry entirely on a mobile phone.
TELSTRA EXCHANGE|Archive: February, 2011
Mobile film-makers go Tropfest crazy
Filed under: competition, consumer, entertainment, film, Telstra Mobile Masterpieces, Tropfest
Desire S: A sequel that’s better than the original
Filed under: Desire S, gadgets and gizmos, HTC, Next G™, smart phone
Author: Warwick Bray.
Last year Telstra’s first Android smartphone, the HTC Desire, was a huge hit with our customers and went on to become one of our top-sellers. So it’s only fitting that we’ve teamed up with HTC to bring its successor– the HTC Desire S – to Australia in 2011.
Introducing a flat screen for your pocket
Filed under: Android, BRAVIA, Cybershot, gadgets and gizmos, smart phone, Xperia neo
Author: Warwick Bray.
This week the mobile industry is in Barcelona, Spain for its annual trade show – the Mobile World Congress. It’s a massive event. If you can imagine a sea of 50,000 people packed into exhibition space spanning two city blocks then you can get a sense of the scale.
SatCOWs fly to restore the Telstra Next G network
Filed under: Next G™, SatCOW, technology
Author: Mike Wright. As Queensland braced for the worst cyclone in living memory, we were constantly reminded through the news reports that the three vital services of water, electricity and telecommunications were going to take a battering.
Let music be the food of love
Filed under: BigPond, games, movies, music, Valentine's Day, video games
It seems unlikely the dashing cowboy I danced with to The Pigs’ version of “Single Ladies” in Tamworth will be sending a dozen red roses on Valentine’s Day – too much hooch put the kybosh on any romantic aspirations, not to mention his dance moves.
Cyclone Yasi update No 7
Filed under: assistance, customers, cyclone yasi, floods, natural disaster
Author: John Parkin. By the end of this week, Telstra will have completed the major restoration works of the landline and mobile network in areas affected by Cyclone Yasi. We continue to focus on fixing individual customer faults and repairing damaged roadside cabinets and pillars to get more landline and broadband customers connected.
Telstra lights up Valentine’s Day with billboard of love
Filed under: customers, entertainment, lifestyle, Valentine's Day
Author: Ali Caldicott. I always thought I was an excellent (and highly competitive) gift giver. Many hours have been spent umming and ahhing over the perfect work briefcase (I now know the difference between black and ink black), and don’t ask about the time I couldn’t decide between the matte or shiny silver Nespresso machine.
Travel all over the countryside with Telstra’s Next G
Author: Mike Wright. Australians love the great outdoors. As much as we’d love to ‘get away from it all’, Telstra’s Next G™ network helps you stay connected; which is great if you want to check the weather, book ahead into a camping ground or even let your friends and family know what a great time you’re having.
Cyclone Yasi Update No 6
Filed under: assistance, customers, cyclone yasi, disaster, floods, natural disaster
Telstra’s mobile network in North Queensland is almost back to full operation with only five sites to be restored. We are focused on restoring these mobile sites at Forest Beach, Mount Poverty, Murray Springs, Picnic Bay and Wujal Wujal.
Next G delivers vital flood warnings
Filed under: emergency, floods, natural disaster, Next G
Author: Brendan Doyle. While water rampaged through much of the State, RMTek’s remote monitoring solution and the Telstra Next G network was enabling Queensland authorities to remotely monitor regional and remote parts of the state to determine potential risks and the appropriate course of action.
