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REGULARS

22 Fantastic New Star Wars Characters (Who Weren't In The Force Awakens)

ROB BRICKENYESTERDAY 4:00 PM

The Star Wars universe is bigger than ever, thanks to Disney’s new mandate that everything that gets published is in canon, along with the movies. But if all you’ve done is watch the movies and TV shows, there’s a whole half of the universe you’re missing.

ENTERTAINMENT

Gizmodo Movie Night: The Best Anti-Hero Movies And TV Series

CAMPBELL SIMPSONTODAY 1:00 PM

It’s almost the weekend, and that means you should book in another Gizmodo movie night. This week, work on your moody thousand-yard stare into the mirror — these are the best anti-hero movies and TV shows streaming online right now.

ONLINE

Internode Now Has Just One 1000GB Naked Plan... That Comes With A Catch

LOGAN BOOKERTODAY 12:30 PM

In December last year, Internode switched from a tiered plan structure to a single option for its naked broadband offering — 1000GB for $69.99. While a massive shift from Internode’s modus operandi, it syncs with quasi-owner iiNet’s plans, so no real surprises there. However, current Internode users looking to change their plans, it does come with a caveat — all content is metered.

ONLINE

China's New Online Publishing Rules Show It's Not Loosening Its Death Grip On The Internet

KATE KNIBBSTODAY 12:00 PM

China just tightened its control over online publishing with a restrictive set of rules that would shut down foreign outlets and foreign gaming companies — if they’re enforced as written.

ENTERTAINMENT

How Many Of These Deadpool Easter Eggs Did You Catch?

LOGAN BOOKERTODAY 11:30 AM

Deadpool has its fair share of nods, references and cameos and even if you rocked up to the cinema with your eyes peeled, you’d have been hard pressed to catch them all. Fortunately, we have videos like this one to help out. Spoilers? Yes, of course it has spoilers.

MOBILE

MWC 2016 Preview: What Smartphones And Other Goodies To Expect

MICHAEL NUNEZTODAY 11:00 AM

Mobile World Congress (MWC) kicks off in a few days, and that means we’re about to get a shitload of smartphone news. Samsung, LG and other popular smartphone-makers use the convention as a launching pad for all their new products. Gadget fiends that we are, we can’t wait.

ONLINE

Trump Wants To Boycott Apple

KATE KNIBBSTODAY 10:30 AM

US GOP presidential candidate and sack of rotting tangerines Donald Trump has called for a boycott of Apple products until the tech company obeys the government’s demands about unlocking a suspect’s phone.

ENTERTAINMENT

Win! One Of 30 Double Passes To The Triple 9 Australian Preview

GIZMODO AUSTRALIATODAY 10:20 AM

This post was originally published on the 18th of February.

Here’s a big one guys! We’ve partnered with Roadshow Films to book out an entire movie theatre for the Australian preview of Triple 9, for the readers of Gizmodo, Lifehacker and Kotaku.

ONLINE

NBN's Cable Network Upgrades Could Increase Speeds To 21Gbps

CAMPBELL SIMPSONTODAY 10:15 AM

Video: Cable broadband has been around for a long time, and with its adoption as a significant part of the multi-technology mix National Broadband Network, it’ll be around for a longer time still. The technology behind cable has long given us download speeds of roughly 100Mbps, but a new technology could increase that by up to 20 times.

REVIEWS

Moto 360 Sport Review: Half-Way Between Android Wear And Fitness Tracker

CHRIS MILLSTODAY 10:00 AM

There are smartwatches, and there are fitness trackers. If you want any combination of the two, you’ll have to accept the compromises inherent in cramming a lot of sensors into an attractive, wrist-sized package. This is the problem the Moto 360 Sport comes tantalisingly close to solving.

ONLINE

Australia's Three Strikes' Piracy Code Has Been Abandoned

SPANDAS LUITODAY 9:45 AM

Copyright content owners have been pushing for an industry code that would require Australian Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to send warning notices to subscribers suspected of illegal downloading. This code has now been canned, according to a report. The reason? It would cost too much to implement. Here’s what you need to know.