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
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G will be one of Australia's first 5G phones
In addition to the three standard S10 models, Samsung also has a 5G variant of its latest Galaxy flagship.
Samsung Galaxy S10 Preview
Samsung just announced the Galaxy S10. Here's everything you need to know.
Samsung Galaxy S10, S10+ & S10e on sale from March 8 from $1,199 with pre-orders starting today
Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy S10 family of smartphones. Here's everything you need to know.
You'll be able to buy Samsung's foldable phone in just a few months
Samsung's foldable smartphone is one step closer to reality.
JB Hi-Fi will now sell you an iPhone on a contract
JB Hi-Fi is getting deeper into the telco world with a new range of 24-month contract iPhone plans.
Samsung's Galaxy Tab S5e is thinner, lighter, cheaper
Samsung has a new Android tablet right on the horizon.
Good deal: Bonus Vodafone TV and Google Home Mini with new Vodafone NBN 100 services
Vodafone has a bunch of bonuses for new NBN customers.
Can you charge your phone faster?
Need your phone to slurp electric faster? Here's what you need to know for a quicker charge.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 could go on sale on March 8
We think we know when you'll be able to get your hands on the shiny new Galaxy S10.
LG's five-camera V40 ThinQ now available in Australia
The LG V40 has five cameras, because four clearly isn't enough anymore.
