Stories by Tony Ibrahim

Samsung's flagship tablet and 4GB of Internet from $42 a month

Vodafone is offering Samsung’s 2015 flagship tablet, the Galaxy Tab S2, on its 24 month wireless broadband plans.

Showdown: Apple iPhone 6s versus Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

The competition between Apple and Samsung is stiff, but before this showdown’s end, a winner will emerge.

Apple’s neglected iPad gets the upgrade it deserves

The dust from Apple’s launch event has settled following the unveiling of the iPad Pro, an upgraded Apple TV and, of course, the iPhone 6s series. Amid the spoils was another product benefiting from a major upgrade, the iPad Mini 4, only its moment w...

Oppo R7 Plus review: a stellar sub-$600 phablet

Oppo is slowly and surely finding its place in Australia. Progress has been made systematically since the company entered the local market this time last year. Banners advertising Oppo smartphones hang from ceilings at Westfield shopping centres; ded...

Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 (9.7) 4G review: Samsung does a lot more with a lot less

Samsung has a stronghold over the smartphone space, but its grip on the tablet market isn’t as tight. That market belongs to Apple, and making a tablet as good as the iPad is not enough for customers to be lured across to Samsung the Tab S2 has to be...

Flagship Motorola smartphones go on sale at Vodafone today

Vodafone customers keen on a near-stock Android experience can buy Motorola’s flagship smartphones — on a contract — as of today, with pricing starting from a low $45 a month.

Strong iPhone 6s demand leads to wait times of up to 10 weeks

Try to order a 6s Plus in Rose pink from Optus and it’s sold out. Head over to Vodafone’s site and it’s the same story. The initial allocation for Rose Gold iPhones is exhausted for all capacities, whether it is 16GB, 64GB or 128GB.

Apple iPhone 6s, 6s Plus pricing: Telstra vs Vodafone vs Virgin vs Optus

Anticipation for the next generation of Apple’s iPhones has reached fever pitch. Pre-sales for the smartphones opened over the weekend, with the range going on sale in stores stores soon on 25 September. Australia’s four largest carriers have announ...

Start the clock: Apple iPhone 6s pre-orders to kick off within 48 hours

The countdown to the release of Apple’s iPhone has begun as customers prep for an upgrade and carriers ready pricing.

Apple’s iPhone 6s series is the most expensive ever

Small tweaks with big implications have been introduced in the iPhone 6s series by Apple. There is a next generation processor, better cameras and an improved finger scanner, but perhaps the biggest change concerns the implementation of a feature cal...

Apple gets Siri-ous about television with Apple TV

Applications form the foundation of Apple’s television strategy as the company births a TV-only operating system and bundles it with a remote control inspired by its smartphones in the latest version of Apple TV.

Apple challenges Windows 10 hybrids with 12.9-inch iPad Pro

Apple is responding to Windows 10 with the launch of a larger iPad replete with a keyboard cover and stylus.

Samsung takes a page from Apple's winning handbook with its Galaxy Tab S2

Many features are missing from Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S2. This year’s model has a smaller screen, a lesser resolution and packs fewer pixels into each inch. It can’t be used as a remote control as it has no IR blaster, and night photos are likely to s...

Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) review: Is it worth an extra $100?

There was no two ways about it: if you wanted a well rounded smartphone on a shoestring budget, then you would buy a Moto G. Then you would tell your friends about its incredible value-for-money — the first and second gen models cost no more than $2...

Vodafone answers booming Internet use with 20GB plan

Vodafone’s upcoming $130 Red plan will come with 15GB of data, but people who sign up before 3 November will have their allowance bumped to 20GB — that’s double the allowance of the company’s most generous plan to date.