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Which Places Will Now Get The NBN By 2016?

The rollout plan for the National Broadband Network was updated again today, with thousands of new locations announced that should see the fibre network installed by June 2016. Is your suburb one of the almost 3000 places that have been added? Find out on our interactive map.


Briefly: Get A Galaxy S4 For $679, NBN Recap, Mother’s Day Gift Guide

Brief news items of note for Lifehacker readers including: get a Galaxy S4 for $679, an NBN weekly recap, geeky gift ideas for mum.


Briefly: Huawei Disses NBN, 4GB DDR3 RAM For $0.99, Amazing 3D Ultrasound

Brief news items of note for Lifehacker readers including: Optus announces Qantas Frequent Flyer rewards to new and existing customers, get Amicroe 4GB DDR3 RAM from Dick Smith for $0.99, the most astonishing HD ultrasound videos you will see.


NBN Co Launching Gigabit Broadband In December

Right now, the maximum speed for a consumer connected to the fibre portion of National Broadband Network (NBN) is 100Mbps for downloads and 40Mbps for upload. NBN Co today announced that it will begin offering a series of products that run up to 10 times that speed later this year. Anyone for gigabit?


Coalition NBN: The Problem With Vectoring Copper

The Coalition’s alternative NBN plan relies on maintaining existing copper connections to homes. What are the challenges with that approach? Robin Braun, Professor of Telecommunications Engineering at University of Technology, Sydney, examines some of the problems ‘vectoring’ can create.


Coalition NBN Policy: Short-Term Savings But No Long-Term Vision

Yesterday, we outlined some of the unanswered questions in the newly-announced Coalition NBN policy. Here, University of Melbourne professorial fellow Peter Gerrand looks at some of the potential longer-term issues with the policy.


Coalition NBN Policy: Six Things To Think About

The Liberal/National Coalition has finally announced its official National Broadband Network (NBN) policy, confirming its preference for fibre to the premises and claiming it can deliver this faster than the current Labor plan, without actually making good on earlier threats to dismantle NBN Co entirely. What are the key elements of the Coalition plan, and what aspects remain undiscussed and vague? This is Lifehacker’s comprehensive guide.


Briefly: LucasArts Shuts Its Doors, New Twitter Update, Google Adds Improved Autocomplete Predictions

Brief news items of note for Lifehacker readers including: Disney closes LucasArts, iPrimus connects first NBN Fixed Wireless customer in NT, Twitter update for Android, iOS and mobile web.


Briefly: Dick Smith Unloads Blu-rays For $5, Google Trends Adds YouTube Only Searches, Hacker Turns Raspberry Pi Into An Amiga

Brief news items of note for Lifehacker readers including: Dick Smiths unloads Blu-ray movies for $5, Google Trends adds YouTube only searches, turn your Raspberry Pi into an Amiga .


NBN Co Changes Its Targets: What It Means For Your Broadband

NBN Co has changed its rollout plans for the National Broadband Network, and says it will no longer meet its original target for the number of homes it reaches by the middle of this year, adding a three-month delay. What does that mean if you’re hanging out for a higher-speed connection?


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