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
Last Week's Most Popular Phone Plans (29/07/19)
Here are the most popular phone plans from the WhistleOut database in the last week.
A 5G Galaxy Note 10 variant is all but confirmed
Leaks have pretty much confirmed the existence of a 5G Galaxy Note 10 model.
Huawei has a pair of new smartwatches
Huawei is bringing two smartwatches to Australia this August.
Optus will no longer lease you a smartphone, and that's a good thing
Optus has quietly killed off its leasing plans.
Samsung to start selling Galaxy Fold from September
Samsung says it has fixed the Galaxy Fold.
Foxtel will add Netflix to its set-top boxes in the coming months
Foxtel's iQ3 and iQ4 set-top boxes are being updated with a Netflix app in the coming apps.
Pennytel now sells phones, starting with the Nokia 4.2 and Nokia 3.2
Telstra powered provider Pennytel will now sell you a new smartphone.
HTC 5G Hub Review
As exciting as the prospect of 5G is, the HTC 5G Hub suffers for being the first of its kind. It's an excellent device, but the lack of 5G coverage and limited data allowances make it hard to justify the premium over a comparable 4G portable modem.
Beats Powerbeats Pro Review
If you're after wire-free headphones, the Powerbeats Pro are some of the best AirPod alternatives around.
Motorola brings its first Android One smartphone to Australia for $499
You can get Motorola's latest smartphone from today!
