Speed check: what NBN speed promises really mean

2 August 2013 Hello and welcome to our new look newsletter. It's been a big week in tech and if you haven't caught up with all the stories during the week, there's plenty here to keep you busy over the weekend: Barnaby Jack's passing was of huge interest to our audience, as was the official launch of Australia's biggest supercomputer, and the final report of the IT pricing inquiry. These stories are featured in the lower panel, right after the biggest stories of today. Happy reading and as always, please feel free to send us your feedback. Lia Timson, Technology Editor, ltimson@fairfaxmedia.com.au Speed check: what NBN speed promises really mean When Brunswick resident Katia Zanutta hooked her computer up to the NBN for the first time she understandably went straight to a speed testing website. Westpac's on again, off again online banking Westpac customers were still having trouble accessing their accounts via internet and mobile banking, as the bank entered a second day of technical issues. Is G.Fast an NBN saviour or just a sideshow? Malcolm Turnbull is talking up the potential of G.Fast for the NBN rollout. Tony Brown says it's not a silver bullet. X-Keyscore spy program tracks 'nearly all' web use Documents leaked by Edward Snowden reveal key signals intelligence program used by Australia to harvest internet and telephone traffic across Asia-Pacific. Advertisement Twitter hands over information to government The Australian government is increasingly asking Twitter for private information about users, new data shows. Apple to fix bug that allows hack Apple software update to fix security flaw that allows hackers to infiltrate iPhones and iPads via fake charging stations.   Famed hacker Barnaby Jack dies He made ATMs spew money, gave a 830-volt jolt to a pacemaker and was due to demonstrate how an assasin could remotely kill someone by hacking into a defribulator. Jack will be missed by many. Australia's biggest supercomputer is off and racing By the time you finish reading this article, Australia's biggest supercomputer will have carried out 144,000 trillion calculations. Or 1200 trillion calculations per second. Allow Aussies to buy cheaper overseas Australians should be able to buy cheaper technology goods and services from overseas websites, a parliamentary inquiry has concluded. Google Glass sparks next tech boom Intuitive eyewear may yet transform the way we do business and deliver medicine. We've sent you this email because your email address garn14.tech@blogger.com has been registered for a Fairfax Media membership. You can unsubscribe from this email at any time. At Fairfax Media, we'll never ask for your personal or credit card information via email. If you receive a suspicious email claiming to offer Fairfax Media services in exchange for your details, please delete it. Copyright © 2013 Fairfax Media Privacy Policy Conditions of Use Unsubscribe