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NBN Launches Its Own SpeedTest Site

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4:40PM November 4, 2011 | Alex Kidman

Want to know how your current connection stacks up against NBN speed? NBN Co’s just launched a site that’ll let you work that out — with certain caveats. More »


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Internode Reworks NBN Plans

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3:30PM September 30, 2011 | Alex Kidman

From the moment iiNet announced its NBN pricing, this was pretty much inevitable; Internode’s cut its NBN pricing. More »


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Pirate Party Launches ‘Facebook For Movies’

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9:00AM September 12, 2011 | Alex Kidman

Something tells me Hollywood isn’t going to ‘like’ this one bit. TorrentFreak reports that the Czech Pirate Party is launching a movie download portal that it describes as a ‘Facebook for Movies’. More »


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New Cable Technology Promises 4.5 Gbps Download, 575 Mbps Upload Speeds

4:00PM June 14, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Watch out DSL providers, your fancy, schmancy fibre optic technology is about to be blown away by a cable telecommunications company from Suwanee, Georgia. More »


Software

Ubuntu 10.10 Beta Adds New Photo Manager, Improves Multimedia Experience

11:20AM September 4, 2010 | Kevin Purdy

An early look at the next release of Ubuntu’s Linux desktop hit the web late yesterday. What’s in 10.10, or “Maverick Meerkat,” for desktop users? Besides app updates, there’s a new photo manager, improved multimedia controls, better Ubuntu One syncing, and more. More »


Entertainment

Aussie Apple TV Owners Get Short Shrift

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8:55AM September 2, 2010 | Alex Kidman

Over at Lifehacker, Gus has taken a look at what the new Apple TV’s rental-only setup actually means for Australian consumers. To say the news isn’t that spectacular might be putting it mildly. More »


iTunes Store Nears 10 Billion Song Downloads, Apple Giving Away $US10K Gift Card

2:02PM February 12, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

The iTunes Store is close to hitting 10 billion song downloads and to celebrate Apple is giving a lucky boy or gal a $US10,000 iTunes Gift Card. Of course, no purchase is necessary to be entered into the drawing. More »


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Enjoy Foxtel Download On Your 64-Bit PC

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4:22PM November 17, 2009 | Nick Broughall

One of the truly unforgivable aspects of the Foxtel Download launch recently was that it didn’t support 64-bit Windows systems. Fortunately there are people smarter than me who have worked out a way to get around this limitation. More »


Apple Mini Keyboard Wallpaper

10:20AM July 10, 2009 | Jason Chen

This Apple Mini Keyboard by philipskillern isn’t just a logical progression of the hardware line, it’s fancy looking too. Download the wallpaper yourself in various sizes. [Deviantart]