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
Productivity Commission says Govt. should stop spending $44 million a year on payphones
The Productivity Commission wants government funding for payphones cut "as soon as practicable".
$179 Alcatel A3 XL is the cheapest phablet around
If you want a big phone without a big price tag, Alcatel and Vodafone have you covered.
Samsung teams up with Cuscal to offer Samsung Pay at 38 more banks and credit unions
38 new financial institutions now support Samsung Pay.
LG K4 is Telstra's latest prepaid smartphone
LG's latest smartphone is $179 on Telstra Prepaid.
The R11 is OPPO's iPhone 7 Plus
OPPO's latest brings two rear-facing cameras to a more affordable price-point.
No iOS 11 for you: Apple to drop support for iPhone 5 and iPhone 5c
Your old iPhone 5 and iPhone 5c won't see another major operating system update.
HomePod is Apple's Siri speaker
Apple is taking on Amazon, Google, and Sonos with its Siri powered smart speaker.
iOS 11: The new features coming to your iPhone later this year
iOS 11 is coming this spring. Here's how it will change your iPhone and iPad.
