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
All of Telstra's Google Pixel plans
Google's newly unveiled Pixel smartphones go on sale from October 20. Outright, the Pixel starts at $1,079 and the Pixel XL at $1,269. If you're not too keen on dropping over a grand on a phone in one go, a 24-month Telstra contract is your only option this time around, at least for the time being.
NBN launches second broadband satellite
NBN has successfully launched its second broadband satellite, Sky Muster II. Working in tandem with the first Sky Muster satellite, the pair will be responsible for providing fast broadband access to approximately 400,000 homes and businesses across regional and rural Australia.
Samsung should be worried about Google Pixel
It's easy to see Google's newly unveiled Pixel smartphones as an act of war. When October 20 rolls around, Google's premium devices will not only go head-to-head with the iPhone, but with Samsung's high-end smartphone family.
Google's new Chromecast is built for 4K
Google is rounding out its Chromecast family with Chromecast Ultra, a new puck shaped dongle designed for streaming 4K content.
Meet Google's first homegrown smartphones: Pixel and Pixel XL
Google has been making software for smartphones for almost a decade now. It's also worked with partners including Samsung, LG, and Huawei to make Nexus devices running unmodified versions of Android. But today, Google has unveiled the first two smartphones it can truly call its own: the Pixel and the Pixel XL.
Game of Thrones for $15 per month as Foxtel kills Presto
Australians will able to watch the next season of Game of Thrones for as little as $15 per month, thanks to Foxtel's revamped Foxtel Play streaming service.
OPPO F1s available through Optus prepaid for bargain price of $259
Optus is now ranging OPPO's F1s smartphone as a new prepaid option for $259, almost $90 less than the phone's outright price.
LIFX expands smart bulb family with light strips and night vision bulbs
Smart bulb manufacturer LIFX is expanding its range of connected lighting products with light strips and night vision bulbs.
Vodafone turning off 2G network late next year
Vodafone has announced that it plans to switch off its 2G phone network from September 30, 2017
Stop killing your plants: Parrot's self-watering flower pot launching in Australia
Parrot's self-watering flower pot - the creatively named Parrot Pot - is finally set to hit Australian stores in October at a recommended retail price of $229.95.
