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
Generative AI is Apple Maps all over again
Consumer tech shouldn't lie to its users.
ACCC says Australians are paying for more mobile data than they need
Data usage is growing, but not as fast as mobile data allowances.
Eras Tour just a blip in Telstra 2024 data usage trends
Just a glimmer of a comet in the night sky.
43% of Australians haven't changed their internet plan in over three years
Older Australians are especially sticky when it comes to telco.
Telstra adds to 5G modem range with new WiFi 7 option
Netgear's Nighthawk M7 Ultra is now available through Telstra.
Apple Intelligence is a low-stakes take on generative AI
Apple Intelligence is oddly restrained for a marque feature.
The Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 are getting another two years of software updates
The Pixel 6 was originally set to stop receiving operating system updates this year.
OPPO says AI in phone cameras is here to stay
There are still boundaries OPPO doesn't want to cross, however.
Well.I.Am puzzled by LG's new Xboom partnership
Some thoughts and four creative partners that would have been better than Will.I.Am.
Get a year of bonus data on most Belong mobile plans
Belong is offering as much as 100GB of bonus data per month.
