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
Here's two new budget smartphones from Alcatel
Alcatel has two new budget smartphones that should only cost around $100.
Arlo Ultra is a wire-free 4K smart home security camera
Arlo's latest smart security camera will be able to film in 4K.
Google Assistant is getting an interpreter mode to translate conversions
Google wants to turn your Google Home into a universal translator.
Last Days: 80GB Optus SIM-only plan for $41.25 per month
You've still got a couple of days to bag a bargain in Optus' festive flash sale.
2019 Mobile Predictions: Five of the biggest changes we're expecting this year
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Razer Phone 2 Review
The Razer Phone 2 has plenty of niche appeal and may win some gamer hearts, but it makes a few too many compromises to justify its high-end price-tag.
Free calls and public Wi-Fi access from Telstra for Christmas
Telstra is giving the gift of phone calls and Wi-Fi this Christmas.
Alcatel teams up with Family Zone for cyber safety focused kid-friendly smartphone
The FZ One is a smartphone that will keep your kids safe online.
