 | | |  | The union representing Telstra field staff says the telco's copper-wire network is "beyond repair" casting new doubts over the federal government's NBN plans, writes Ben Grubb and Lucy Battersby. | | Top stories Lucy Battersby 9:56am | Fixed wireless broadband trial in four capital cities to see whether a reliable 4G signal can replace fixed broadband connections. | LUCY BATTERSBY 10:16am | Delivering Coalition's broadband timetable will be ''very, very tight", NBN Co's chairman says. | Olga Kharif 7:11pm | Wearable computers in the ear? Yes, you heard it right. | Dina Bass 10:50am | Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said he and other directors have met with “a lot of CEO candidates" to replace chief executive officer Steve Ballmer. | Miyoung Kim 11:58am | Samsung says ts Galaxy Gear has become the world's most popular smartwatch with sales reaching 800,000 since its debut two months ago, defying some market concerns the accessory would fail due to a lack of compelling features. | Matthew Hall 12:41pm | Marc Benioff used his Dreamforce keynote to call on his customers to donate to charities, non-profit organisations, and non-government organisations. | 11:44am | NASA has launched its unmanned MAVEN spacecraft toward Mars to study the Red Planet's atmosphere for clues as to why Earth's neighbour lost its warmth and water over time. | Matthew Hall 4:16pm | Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer was targeted by protesters during a speech in which she was to articulate the company's grand vision. | BEN GRUBB | NBN interim satellite to reach capacity "going into the new year", according to NBN's head of satellite. | Adam Turner 6:02pm | Working from home is considered the Holy Grail, but is it with your grasp and do you really want it? | 10:09am | A US man wants Google Maps to remove an aerial image that shows the body of his 14-year-old son, who was shot and killed in 2009. | RACHEL WELLS 9:37am | A million visitors, half a million shoppers in the first 12 hours of shopping bonanza. | 11:07am | Fast-growing file-sharing and storage startup Dropbox is trying to raise $250 million ($265m) in additional funding in coming weeks, which would value the six-year-old company at more than $8 billion ($8.4b), Bloomberg Businessweek reported on Monday. | Movie star Jean-Claude Van Damme doing an improbable-looking split -- with each leg set on a truck that is driving backwards. | | | Advertisement  Advertisement  Compare & Save | Find the best mobile phone plan | | |  | | | | | Security Reminder: Fairfax Media digital never requests personal or credit card information via email. Be wary of suspicious emails claiming to offer Fairfax Media digital services. You are receiving this email as a registered Fairfax Media digital member. Your username is: kwacijowo@gmail.com. Your email address is: kwacijowo@gmail.com. If you do not want to receive further announcements from Fairfax Media digital, please unsubscribe here. Fairfax Media Limited. ABN 15 008 663 161.
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