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• Telstra claiming first with Galaxy Nexus launch

  Telstra may have been last to announce the availability of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus but Australia's largest telco is claiming its customers will get their hands on the device first.

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  Updated: Telstra's NextG network crashes in Queensland

  Telstra's Queensland customers have experienced trouble making phone calls and receiving emails after the telco's NextG network went down earlier today.

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  HTC confirms Telstra Desire plans

  HTC has confirmed its new smartphone, Desire, will be made available through Telstra from April 27.

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  Telstra ups data allowance for pre-paid Next G

  Telstra Next G users have long paid a premium for the network’s availability — higher than average data changes. So news that the telco has increased the value of its Next G pre-paid wireless broadband recharge data allowances will be no doubt welcome.

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  Telstra debuts the HTC HD2 smartphone

  Microsoft has teamed up with HTC and Telstra to launch a new Windows HD2 touchscreen phone. The phone’s most prominent feature, its high resolution 4.3-inch touch display, enables users to view, zoom, and resize websites, Microsoft Office files, PDF documents and pictures by pinching your fingers.

• Telstra offers Mobile Foxtel on the iPhone

  iPhone users will be the first to gain access to a new video streaming service running over Telstra’s NextG network.

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  Telstra offers Acer laptops with built-in mobile broadband

  Telstra has added three Acer notebooks with built-in mobile broadband to its Next G device range.

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  Telstra boosts mobile broadband to 21Mbps, 42Mbps to come

  Telstra has launched what it claims is the world’s fastest mobile broadband service, with peak download speeds of 21Mbps and with the intention of increasing it to 42Mbps later this year.

• IT ushers Next Generation care for roaming nurses

  The Royal District Nursing Service (RDNS) has connected its 1200 mobile staff on Telstra's Next G mobile network.

• Telstra confirms eHSPA/Next G compatibility

  Telstra (ASX:TLS) has confirmed that the Enhanced HSPA (eHSPA) addition to the Next G wireless network is compatible with Next G devices, clearing the way for the world's first 21Mbps national network.

• Telstra shakes up mobile broadband pricing

  Telstra’s BigPond business unit has cut the price of its mobile broadband services and now charges the same rate for wireless mobile card plans as it does for wireless modem plans.