Articles By Alex Choros
Alex Choros
Alex Choros is the Managing Editor of WhistleOut Australia and an award-winning journalist. He's been writing about consumer technology for over a decade and is an expert on the Australian telco sector, to the point where he knows far too many phone and internet plans by heart. In addition to leading the WhistleOut editorial team, Alex is responsible for ruining the office Sonos with his troubled taste in music.
Throughout his career as a journalist, Alex has covered international trade shows, spent three years co-hosting a tech show on community radio, and was awarded Highly Commended in the Best Reviewer category of the 2018 IT Journalism Awards and the 2021 IT Journalism Awards. His work contributed to WhistleOut Australia winning the Best Consumer Technology Coverage award in the 2023 IT Journalism Awards. Alex won the Consensus Award for Best Investigative Writer in 2024, and the Consensus Award for Best Editor in 2025.
He regularly contributed to Gizmodo and Lifehacker, and he often pops up on 2GB and 3AW to talk telco. On weekends, you'll find Alex at a wine bar, on a hike, or in the middle of a mosh pit.
Expertise
- Mobile plans
- Internet plans
- Smartphones and tablets
- Headphones and speakers
- NBN
- Telco
Awards
- Best Editor (2025 Consensus IT Writers Awards)
- Best Investigative Writer (2024 Consensus IT Writers Awards)
- Best Consumer Technology Coverage (2023 IT Journalism Awards)
- Finalist - Most Controversial Writer (2023 Consensus IT Writers Awards)
- Highly Commended - Best Reviewer (2021 IT Journalism Awards)
- Highly Commended - Best Reviewer (2018 IT Journalism Awards)
Education
- Masters of Strategic Public Relations - University of Sydney (2013 - 2015)
- Bachelor of Creative Industries and Information Technology - Queensland University of Technology (2008 - 2012)
Featured Publications
WhistleOut Awards 2019: The best phone plans, internet plans, and devices
The winners of the second annual WhistleOut Awards, revealed.
WhistleOut Awards 2019: Best Camera Phone
Discover the winner of WhistleOut's 2019 Best Camera Phone Award. Camera quality is a key decision-making factor when buying a phone and we reveal the device from the last 12 months that tops the pile.
WhistleOut Awards 2019: Best High Performance Phone
Discover the winner of WhistleOut's 2019 Award for Best High Performance Phone. If you're looking for the smartphone that outperforms all others, we reveal the best handset released over the last 12 months.
WhistleOut Awards 2019: Best Phone Design
Discover the winner of WhistleOut's 2019 Best Phone Design Award. Lots of phones look pretty same-y these days, with different brands looking pretty similar to each other. So which phone is breaking the mould?
WhistleOut Awards 2019: Best Phone Manufacturer
Discover the winner of WhistleOut's 2019 Best Phone Manufacturer. We reveal the manufacturer who's done the best overall job in the last 12 months.
WhistleOut Awards 2019: Best Phone of the Year
This is the big one. With all things considered, find out which handset won the 2019 WhistleOut Award for Best Phone of the Year.
Samsung has a new tablet and noise-cancelling headphones coming real soon
In the lead up to the Note 10, Samsung has announced the Galaxy Tab S6 and AKG N7000NCM2 noise-cancelling headphones.
iPhone 11 vs. iPhone 11R: What we're expecting
What we think we know about the iPhone 11 and the iPhone 11R.
Sony WF-1000XM3 Wire-Free Noise Cancelling Headphones Review
Sony's WF-1000XM3s offer impressive noise-cancelling technology in small form-factor, paired with excellent sound.
Google confirms Pixel 4 will have facial recognition and touchless gestures
Google just revealed two big new Pixel 4 features.
