Briefly: NBN Blowout, Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Review, Cheap Xbox One

Brief news items of note for Lifehacker readers, including: get an Xbox One with three games for $399, Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Australian review, how travelling to deep space in cryogenic sleep could actually work.

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  • The fifth entry in the popular Samsung Galaxy Note officially arrives in Australia on September 4. Here is the Gizmodo review.
  • Oh dear. The National Broadband Network will now cost up to $56 billion to build. Previously, the Coalition government had estimated a total cost of $41 billion. Gizmodo has the story.
  • You can currently get an Xbox One with three games from Target’s eBay store for $399 when you use the discount code “CVIPTREAT”. The bundle includes the Xbox One 500GB console, wireless controller, Minecraft, Assassin’s Creed 4 Black Flag (digital download), Assassin’s Creed Unity (digital download) and an EA Access 12 month subscription including access to The Vault. You can also get a similar PlayStation 4 deal for $439. [Via OzBargain]
  • Aeronautic engineers believe they have found the key to solving the puzzle of deep space travel: putting your space travellers to sleep. Long-term cryogenic sleep may be the key to getting humans to Mars and beyond. Gizmodo has the science.

The Cheapest NBN 50 Plans

Here are the cheapest plans available for Australia’s most popular NBN speed tier.

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