After years of waiting, the PIPE PPC-1 fibre-optic link stretching from Sydney via Guam, is going live. In a big win for consumers of some ISPs, a new era of cheaper plans and bigger data allowances may await

We take each week's best rumours from around the world and list them here in the Weekly Rumour Mill.

Internode have jumped into the wireless 3G market with two low-end, budget priced data plans, piggybacking on the Optus network.

The best plans, the hidden costs, and is it really the best broadband deal on the market?

The kicker? Among the proposed plans is a regular telephone service without line rental.

A wireless, battery-powered 3G modem that enables up to three users to simultaneously access the internet wirelessly, is being touted as an Australian first by Virgin.

iiNet subscribers will now have access to TiVo downloads without incurring download fees

Forget the corporate tie, BlackBerry has teamed up with Boost to aim the smartphone at celebrity-mad teens with a pre-paid offer

The LG Arena takes much of its styling from the Apple iPhone, and isn't ashamed to flaunt its obvious similarities. We got a closer look at the LG Arena and put it to our iPhone comparison test.

Those popular Huawei 3G USB modems just got nearly twice as fast, even though most users are waiting for carriers to catch up.

The internet's most famous meme has now turned up on Australian iPhones, infecting vulnerable jailbroken phones with the 80s pop star's image - proving that not all malware is humourless.

Not unlike the MySpace credit card in the US, the MySpace recharge app will reward Aussie MySpace users for charging up their mobiles with a range of prizes and promotional giveaways.

There's a host of upcoming free-to-air channels, known as Freeview - coming to a digital TV near you. And if we're lucky, Foxtel has told us they will transmit them too.

A "bonus" 1GB of data and a chance to double your download limit are two ways Telstra is hoping to attract more of the prepaid wireless crowd

'Meet Me' is the world’s first 3G dating service, and makes us wonder if meeting random people over your phone can turn awkward singles into mobile valentinos in just a few clicks.

It's official - flip phones are out, and touch phones are in, as shown by this week's major launch of a new crop of phones by Samsung, as it goes in to battle with the iPhone.

In a world first, we've managed to get our hands on a review unit of Sony's stunningly thin ultraportable. Most surprisingly, it sports the newest Atom chip from Intel - the Z550 2.0GHz and GMA 500 graphics.

TV on your phone - is it really the way of the future or just clever gimmickry? We looked at both major services to see who’s better, who costs more, and should you even be interested.