Have you noticed the flowers of the jacaranda in your backyard blooming? Christmastime is so near that you can just about hear the sleigh bells!
Telstra took the chance today to show off some of the newest releases in its range in the lead up to Christmas, with three of its four new smartphones selling on prepaid plans, and its new 3G "Hotspot in a Box" wireless modem.
Sony Ericsson will sneak this new top-shelf handset into Australia just before Christmas, shipping on 15 November on a Telstra Freedom Connect AU$59 Plan.
The Arc S is basically the same Arc that launched on Optus earlier this year and went to Vodafone a little later. The Arc S adds a faster 1.4GHz processor to the equation, and ships with Sony Ericsson's Gingerbread 2.3.4 software build, delivering goodies like the Sony Video Unlimited movie rentals service.
For the record, let it be known that the S in Arc S stands for Super, according to Sony Ericsson. We've been asking the various manufacturers what the S stands for in their product titles (HTC Incredible S, Samsung Galaxy S, etc) and Sony Ericsson is the only OEM so far brave enough to clarify.