Microsoft and Nokia are making a push to get the Nokia Lumia 800 available in as many markets as possible.  Today, Nokia announced that its Lumia 800 running Windows Phone 7.5 is going to launch in Australia sometime in March.  Instead of being available on one exclusive carrier, the Lumia 800 will be available on more »

Yesterday we told you how it looked like Samsung was being blocked from selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia due to a complaint that Apple had filed. And well, despite those reports coming from a reputable source, it looks like there is more to that story. Thankfully the latest comes from a statement that more »

While the patent suit between Apple and Samsung has been ongoing for some time now, and will likely continue for a great deal longer it looks like Samsung has taken a recent hit — they can no longer sell the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in Australia. The details have come by way of Bloomberg who more »

One of Electronista’s trusty readers spotted the unannounced Samsung Galaxy Tab in use in Sydney, Australia and managed to snap a video of the device. It looks like a Samsung employee was actively testing the new device to see how it was working and it’s confirmed the device uses a 7 inch touch screen and more »

During Apple’s last press event, Steve Jobs announced the iPhone 4 would be launched into 17 additional markets starting July 30. Since the press event largely focused on the iPhone 4s antennagate issue, not much attention was given to the additional iPhone 4 launches. However, in a press release today, Apple is reminding us of more »

Palm has announced that it’s popular Centro smartphone has launched on Australia’s Telestra network. Priced at $299 the handset will come in Glacier White and feature a dedicated link to the network’s BigPond service, allowing them to access exclusive content. “Pre-Paid mobile phone users now have access to a number of features not available on more »

Ian Usher, a 44-year old resident of Perth, Australia who’s originally from Darlington, England, is doing a big spring cleaning. For one week on eBay starting on June 22, he will auction off every part of his current life, from his house and all of its contents, even going as far as introducing the winner to his friends and to his job where he works for a rug importer. Although he loves his life in Perth and has the support of his employer and friends, everything sadly reminds him of his five-year marriage that broke up a year ago. After the auction, Usher wants to start all over in life with nothing but his wallet and his passport in his pockets, and do some traveling.

A battle is emerging in Australia where the government wants “internet service providers to filter content to ensure households and schools do not receive inappropriate material” while civil libertarians “have condemned the plan as unnecessary, and say it will erode the freedom of the internet.” As the main thrust of the governments argument is to more »

Australian Dell fans rejoice, it looks like your long awaited Inspiron 1525 laptops are going to be ready for shipment pretty soon. I guess Dell wanted to get these laptops there before the new year, however, they won’t ship until January 9, 2008. These laptops are nothing too too special, but still make for a more »