Editor's Note

Eight more towns and cities will be connected to the national broadband network over the next 12 months. See if you're one of the lucky ones...

Plus: Is Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning the 'Elder Scrolls' of 2012?, Microsoft is still testing IE for 56K modems, Quad-core Tegra 3 phones shipping this quarter, says Nvidia, Top downloads, tech deals and viral videos of the week.

Chris Jager,
Online journalist

Top Stories This Week

• Is your home getting the NBN this year? More towns added to rollout plan...
• What goes on inside the CPU
• Is Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning the 'Elder Scrolls' of 2012?
• Viral of the week: Scale of the Universe 2
• Photos: Inside the backyard garage that was HP
• In pictures: HP launches all-in-one Z1
• In Pictures: hands on with HP's Spectre
• 25 best sports games ever
• Test-drive Apple’s new Messages Beta app for OS X
• Tech deals: Get the latest Sims game for free on Android
• Geek Chic: VOID V01 LED watch
• Best Android apps this week (15/02/12)
• Viral of the week: Darts-playing robot arm
• Tech Deals: Upgrade your BlackBerry, get cash from RIM
• Australia to get 'adults only' video game rating by 2013
• Star Wars: The Old Republic finally gets an Australian launch date.
• Bike tech: 10 of the best new bicycles
• BlackBerry 10 OS images leaked
• Best iPhone apps of the week (15/02/12)
• More pre-MWC leaks and announcements

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• [UPDATED] Opinion: Hey, Vodafone, I want my LTE
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• HTC Velocity on Telstra 4G reviewed
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News

Reviews

Reckoning: Kingdoms of Amalur review by David Hollingworth | February 14, 2012 This brightly coloured RPG is heavy on action and fun, but also has some obvious limitations.		BeBook Neo reviewed by Staff Writer | February 13, 2012 The BeBook Neo handles myriad file formats,but its bulk and slow performance leave it lagging behind. Here is our review.
BeBook Club S reviewed by Staff Writer | February 13, 2012 The BeBook Club S is a usable reader, let down by a chunky case and a lack of networking capabilities. Here is our review.		HTC Velocity on Telstra 4G reviewed by Nic Healey | February 13, 2012 It’s Australia’s first 4G ready smartphone on Australia’s first 4G network - but are either of them ready for a prime time slot? Read our review of the HTC Velocity on Telstra 4G.
Amazon Kindle Keyboard reviewed by Staff Writer | February 13, 2012 Last year's rebranded Amazon Kindle Keyboard model is still a good option for travellers, or those who annotate. Read our review.		Sony Reader Wi-Fi reviewed by Staff Writer | February 13, 2012 The Sony Reader is a light and portable ebook reader with an excellent display, sensitive touchscreen and masterful PDF-handling capabilities. Read our review.
Amazon Kindle reviewed: Amazon has a new winner on its hands by Staff Writer | February 13, 2012 The new Amazon Kindle is faster, slimmer and lighter than before, and it's cheaper too. Read our review.		Review: CyberLink PowerDVD 12 Ultra by Mike Williams | February 10, 2012 PowerDVD has always been one of the most popular commercial DVD and Blu-ray players, but these days that’s just the start of its abilities. CyberLink are now trying to position the program as more of a...
Review: MAGIX Website Maker MX by Mike Williams | February 10, 2012 Building websites is easy. Building good websites? That’s definitely more of a challenge. So if you need to construct a site of your own, but don’t have the necessary skills, then one possible alternative is...		Quick Review: Kingsoft Office 4.3 for Android by Mark Wilson | February 10, 2012 Kingsoft Office just goes to prove that there is no need to pay for an office suite -- this suite is unrivalled when it comes to features, ease of use and price.
Quick Review: CloudOn for iPad by Mark Wilson | February 10, 2012 CloudOn is far from perfect, but this is closest thing we currently have to Office on the iPad and for this it is to be applauded.		Review: Auslogics Disk Defrag Pro 4.0 by Mike Williams | February 10, 2012 Disk Defrag Pro is highly configurable and comes packed with essential features. Mastering these takes a little while, but it's worth the effort - this is a powerful tool which can be tuned and tweaked to deliver great results.
Netgear DGND3700 N600: why it won our latest wireless router test by Staff Writer | February 7, 2012 Jam-packed with features, ports and sockets, and combines that with the best all-round performance in our recent Group Test. Read our review.		Hands-on with Sony PlayStation Vita by Esat Dedezade | February 2, 2012 It might be a bit pricey, but for proper gaming on the move the Vita is simply unbeatable. Read on for our first impressions...
Star Wars: The Old Republic first impressions by Paddy Smith | February 1, 2012 Take Warcraft, add better storytelling and the magic of Star Wars, and you're left with The Old Republic: an MMO par excellence.

Features

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Tutorials

Beloved by gamers, the mechanical keyboard is making a comeback for users of all types – John Gillooly looks at the different varieties available.

It costs only $5.99, but GarageBand for the iPad is not only easy-to-use but has plenty of hidden depths. Here's a primer to what's possible with this iPad app.