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
Just a flesh wound? Samsung could bring back the Note 7 as a refurbished device with a smaller battery
Just when you thought the Note 7 was dead and buried, reports suggest that Samsung is looking to revive the flammable phablet as a refurbished device with a smaller, not-explodey battery.
OPPO teases major camera announcement for Mobile World Congress
Ahead of a keynote at Spanish tech expo Mobile World Congress, Chinese smartphone manufacturer OPPO is teasing an advance in camera technology its calling the "5X Project".
Snap finally selling Spectacles online
After months of selling its video sunglasses through pop-up stores and vending machines around the United States, the company formally known as Snapchat is now letting anyone get their hands on Spectacles through an online store.
Telstra is Australia's number one mobile provider, but Vodafone wins Sydney
In news that will surprise no one, new research from Roy Morgan has found that Telstra is Australia's number one mobile provider, followed by Optus in second, and Vodafone in third. However, in a bit of a twist, Vodafone has managed to edge out Telstra and Optus in the race for first in Sydney.
ING Direct and Macquarie are the newest banks to support Apple Pay in Australia
ING Direct and Macquarie Bank are the latest financial service providers to join the smallish list of Australian companies offering Apple Pay support.
Google Chromecast Ultra Review
Google's Chromecast Ultra is an easy to setup, simple to use solution for streaming 4K video. The only catch is there's not heaps of content that can currently take advantage of Chromecast Ultra's high-end capabilities.
NBN to shut down interim satellite on February 28
NBN is shutting down the interim satellite service it used to provide connectivity in regional Australia on February 28.
HTC won't make cheap phones any more
HTC will stop manufacturing entry-level smartphones this year, the company announced in its earning call earlier this week.
Apple to unveil new iPhone operating system on June 5
Apple is set to unveil the next version of iOS - the operating system found on your iPhone and iPad - on June 5 as part of its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose
Australia will have unlimited data mobile plans within 12 months: Boost
Australians could get their first taste of unlimited mobile data within in the next 12 months according to Boost Mobile Founder and Director Peter Adderton.
