Phones

Looking for Australian iPhone pricing? · Here's the lowdown on Telstra, Vodafone and Optus (Caps, Post-paid and Pre-paid). Tonight Nick cover the world's first sales from Auckland, while Seamus will be at the Sydney launch.

Networks

Verizon Offers Discount Bundle to Those Who Don't Want a Landline  ·  There are few reasons to maintain a landline phone these days, which is why Verizon will offer a US$8 to US$12 discount per month to landline-free wireless customers who sign on for internet or TV service with their new Flex Double Play bundle. Wireless customers that tack on DSL service with downloads at 3 Mbps and FiOS at up to 20 Mbps are eligible for the discount. Futhermore, adding FiOS TV to the package increases the savings by another US$8 per month. The plan is set to roll out next week. [Eagle Herald]

Cameras

Giz's Memorial Day Cameraphone Photo Contest · This weekend is Memorial Day, so you know what that means: an extra day off from work, grilling meats and getting drunk in the early afternoon. Yes, the beginning of summer is a beautiful, beautiful thing. But we want to give you a little challenge for this weekend, which looks set up to provide pretty great weather over much of the country. We're going to have a little photo contest, challenging you to take the best outdoor/summer shots you can using only your cameraphone.

Networks

WiMax Mobile Phones From Sprint Later This Year ·  During the earnings call where Sprint got to chat about bleeding $29.5 billion this past quarter (thanks to the Nextel merger), CEO Dan Hesse confirmed that they'll be releasing dual CDMA/WiMax handsets sometime this year—the first solid word they'd be packing WiMax in phones. Question: Do you care? [mocoNews]

Deals

Xbox 360 HD-DVD Player Now Just $50 · I know we reported on this earlier, but Logan over at Kotaku AU has confirmed that Australian Xbox 360 HD DVD drives are now just $50 here as well. That means we still get it cheaper than the US, what with exchange rates and all. I hope Apple is paying attention to this turn of events...[Kotaku AU]

Software

Vista SP1 on February 15th? ·  A DRAM spokesperson from a company called Nanya believes that Vista SP1 will hit the street on Feb. 15th. PC World followed up with a phone call to Microsoft but they only confirmed a Q1 release. [Digitimes and PC World]

Software

iPhone Already Set for SDK-Baked Apps ·  iPhone dev Nate True took a looksy inside the iPhone's most recent firmware, and found that version 1.1.3 is already ready for SDK-developed applications, including widget support. Makes sense, but it's good to know, too. [Cre.ations.net]

Vehicles

 · Our sister site Jalopnik is ripping through the Detroit Auto Show with diesel in their veins. Check 'em out.

Phones

Off the shelves · Sprint halted sales of the LG Rumour due to a firmware update that inadvertently reveals a data-erasing debug mode. Spring is offering free repair to those affected, offer over the air updates to unaffected owners, and resume sales when the firmware issue is fixed.

Entertainment

Old news · FYI: The Washington Post article starting to bubble its way across the internets about the RIAA arguing that personal rips of CDs you actually own are illegal is sorta old news from a few weeks ago. [Washington Post]