Google is set to unveil its smartwatch plans in March, according to sources close to the project. (Credit: Google) The company is expected to reveal initial details of a smartwatch-centric operating system, with the device itself arriving at Google’s I/O conference in June. Hardware-wise, Google is likely to use a Nexus-style arrangement, keeping its hands …

Sony kicks off the official MWC run of press conferences with its event and CNET is on the ground in Barcelona to bring you all the news. Sony CEO Kaz Hirai at CES 2014. (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Being held at 8.30am in Barcelona, you can catch our live blog of the conference right here from 6.30pm AEDT time. This year, …

With an event called Unpacked 5, Samsung certainly wasn’t hiding the fact that its set to reveal its next flagship smartphone. (Screenshot by CNET) In fact, with the company doing a pre-reveal on the new-look (and Android-free) Gear 2 and Gear Neo smartwatches, the stage is now clear for the Galaxy S5 to be front and centre of the event. …

opinion Vodafone has some big issues when it comes to its image in Australia. Can the company get customers back? Can Vodafone get customers back on its revamped network? (Credit: Vodafone) The question isn’t whether Vodafone can fix its network; that process has been well underway for some time now. For the majority of customers, the “Vodafail meltdown” that occurred …

Australian video streaming service Quickflix has expanded both its content offering and its range of supported devices. Sony’s Xperia Z1. (Credit: CNET) Today, the company announced that its mobile app will now support both the Sony Xperia Z1 smartphone and the Xperia Z tablet. Quickflix has boasted a strong relationship with Sony in the past, with its service already available …

Vodafone has announced that from mid-2014 it will add 4G connectivity to its global roaming services. (Credit: Vodafone) Last year Vodafone revealed significant changes to how the telco would handle global roaming for customers. For an AU$5 per day charge, Red plan customers can use their phones in New Zealand, the UK, the US and much of Europe getting the …

It’s been said before, but it looks like 2014 is shaping up as the year of the wearable device. Could the HTC One Watch be on this wrist by year’s end? (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) Now HTC has told Bloomberg that it will be working on wearable tech — although it was curiously reluctant to mention any specifics. In the interview, …

The HTC One — the company’s current flagship smartphone — was launched in February 2013. Starting to look like a late March, NYC launch for HTC M8. — @evleaks (@evleaks) February 2, 2014 Initial rumours suggested that the replacement, codenamed M8 (which we assume is pronounced ’em eight’ rather than the more Aussie ‘mate’), would be revealed in February. But …

Samsung fans eager to see what the consumer tech giant has planned for the Galaxy S5 can pop a reminder in their calendars for 24 February. (Screenshot by CNET) At least, we can’t imagine too many other things Samsung is likely to launch at an event called Unpacked 5 being held at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The timing is …

With Lenovo buying Motorola from Google, it instantly became the number three smartphone vendor globally. Lenovo’s Vibe X smartphone. (Credit: Lenovo) At least, that’s according to analyst firm Strategy Analytics. On its blog the company notes that taken together, Lenovo and Motorola have a 6 per cent global market share when it comes to smartphones — based on the firm’s …