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
OPPO AX7 Review
The OPPO AX7 is an excellent value budget smartphone with a killer battery and swish design.
Apple expected to unveil streaming service on March 26
Apple's next big announcement has been dated.
D-Link D-Fend bundles parental controls and internet security into a router
D-Link has integrated parental controls and internet security directly into its new router.
Vodafone starts to phase out 3G with network upgrades
Vodafone is phasing out parts of its 3G coverage to make room for network upgrades.
Save on Galaxy S10 with Vodafone's trade-in offers
Vodafone will give you up to $680 in credit toward a Galaxy S10 plan if you trade-in an old device.
Just how good is the Samsung Galaxy S10 camera?
The Galaxy S10 has a new and improved triple rear-facing camera. But just how good is it?
Nokia 9 PureView Hands-On Preview
Our first look at HMD's five-camera behemoth of a smartphone: the Nokia 9 PureView.
The Netgear Nighthawk M2 is a portable modem that can achieve 2Gbps download speeds on Telstra 4G
The Nighthawk M2 is a 4G portable hotspot that's 5G fast.
Alcatel 3 (2019) Hands-On Preview
Our first thoughts on the new Alcatel 3.
Hands on with OPPO's 10x zoom smartphone prototype
We took OPPO's 10x smartphone prototype for a quick spin around Barcelona.
