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Issue: 163 | Jun, 2011

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MOBILE BROADBAND REPORT CARD
It’s been 12 months since our last mobile broadband test and – thanks to personal wi-fi hotspots and tablet PCs – it’s a very different environment. Alex Kidman investigates the brave new world of aussie mobile broadband.



iPAD 2 vs MOTOROLA XOOM
A year after its birth, Apple’s tablet has been slimmed down and pumped up to cope with a horde of imitators. But are two cameras and a faster processor enough to keep it ahead of the pack? Meanwhile, Motorola has dipped Honeycomb in all manner of high-tech tastiness to create the first full-flat Android tablet. But is the Xoom sweet enough to tempt you away from Apple?
 

LIFE IN THE SMART LANE
Car Stereos, standalone SatNavs and even drivers themselves may soon reach the end of the road – we reveal the future of in-car computing, and it might just sound like a scene from a sci-fi movie.



GROUP TEST: BUDGET COLOUR LASERS
Inkjet printers may have the edge on laser technology when it comes to printing photos, but step into the home office and the colour laser is king. For fast, high-quality prints, you can’t beat laser and we put seven budget friendly models to the test.



On the Disc: Ashampoo Burning Studio
If you’re fed up with complicated burning software, this is for you.
 


On the Disc: Form Return
Optical Mark Recognition made simple.
 


On the Disc: Cities in Motion (Demo)
A city-based mass transportation simulator for the PC.
 
 

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What's on the Disc?

Ashampoo Burning Studio
Form Return
On the Disc: Cities in Motion
Peppermint One OS
Malwarebytes anti-malware

Articles in this issue

How to build a home network: choosing your storage

Effectively a server, a NAS box gives you much more data storage that can shunt data to your laptops, phone and anywhere else you need it. Here's a quick, no-nonsense introduction.

Optus wireless broadband reviewed

Optus’ network performance remains impressive, but we wish they’d come up with simpler and much better value plans

Product brief: Gigabyte G1-Sniper motherboard review

An Intel Socket 1156 motherboard aimed squarely at gamers of the FPS persuasion.

System Builder: How to apply Thermal Paste

A good contact between CPU and heatsink is crucial yet it is something more people get wrong than anything else. Read on for a crash-course from the Labs.

Telstra wireless broadband reviewed

Telstra's still the fastest option out there, but the speed margin isn't as impressive as it once was.

Three wireless broadband reviewed

Terrible speeds, small coverage area and poor plan value make Three a provider best avoided.

Virgin wireless broadband reviewed

Solid data rates and excellent per-Kb pricing make Virgin a great budget broadband offering

VividWireless wireless broadband reviewed

Excellent plan prices but both speed and coverage could do with improving

Vodafone wireless broadband reviewed

Vodafone's plan pricing is competitive, but as our review reveals, network speeds and availability lag badly

Wireless Broadband Shootout: which Australian network should you use?

Which wireless broadband has the best speed and pricing? We've tested the major Australian networks from Telstra to Optus and more, including iPad micro-SIMS and WiFi hotspot modems.

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