Foxtel Play, the box-free IPTV service from Foxtel, is now available as an app on selected models of LG’s current smart TV range. (Credit: Foxtel) Foxtel Play allows people to access a range of Foxtel live and on-demand services without needing a dedicated set-top box — as an IP service, you simply watch your shows …

NASA’s smartphone-based tiny satellite has called in from space to let the folks at home know everything’s OK. (Credit: NASA) PhoneSat 2.4 is a 10-centimetre square and weighs just 1 kilogram. It’s built from an off-the-shelf Nexus S smartphone and was deployed back on 19 November via a NASA-built Nanosatellite Launch Adapter System aboard an Orbital Sciences Minotaur 1 rocket. …

Although it doesn’t seem like that long since Samsung’s Galaxy S4 was released, the rumours about the S5 are already hitting overdrive. Could the display on the Galaxy S5 leave the S4 in the dust? (Credit: Jessica Dolcourt/CNET) We’ve already heard about the metal unibody design, the 16-megapixel camera and the 3GB of RAM. Now, specs for a mysterious new …

Is 2014 going to be the year when wearables come of age? VR-headset maker Vuzix certainly seems to think so. The Vuzix M100. (Credit: Vuzix) The Vuzix M100 is now available for pre-order in the US, costing US$1000 and with an expected delivery of two to four weeks. Vuzix is calling the M100 a “hands-free wearable computer” — it features …

Foxtel’s Go video service is being expanded, with five new channels available today and more coming in the new year. (Credit: Foxtel) Nickelodeon, Nick Jr and MTV are now available both live and on demand, with ESPN and ESPN2 available live. Early in January next year, Syfy, TVH!TS and the Universal Channel will also be added both live and on …

Want a big-screen smartphone but not sure which one? We’ve got you covered. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Nokia Lumia 1520 and HTC One Max. (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) Nokia’s 6-inch Lumia 1520 lands in Australia on 11 December, exclusive to Harvey Norman. It’s joining the HTC One Max and the Galaxy Note 3 to name just two of the other …

The switch to digital TV broadcasts has entered its final few days, with Sydney’s analog signals being fully switched off tomorrow, 3 December. (Credit: DigitalReady.gov.au) That just leaves Melbourne plus remote central and eastern Australia — and those areas will be switched over on 10 December, completing Australia’s transition to digital TV. While we imagine most CNET readers are definitely …

Worldwide smartphone shipments are tipped to surpass one billion, according to research firm IDC. (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) Shipments are 39 per cent up from those in 2012, said IDC, with demand mostly focused in emerging markets, as more traditional markets hit saturation point. IDC points to the decline in average selling price (ASP) as one of the big drivers. The …

LG may be shifting resources into areas it believes it can be more successful in, such as TVs, and out of its smartphone business. The LG G2. (Credit: CBS Interactive) The report comes via Korean IT news outlet ET News, which says that the shift in resources will reduce the workforce in the smartphone division, although not the overall R&D …

Both LG and Samsung have curved smartphones, but until recently, they were only for their home market of South Korea. (Credit: LG) But now it looks like LG will be bringing the Flex to the US, with “a person familiar with the phone’s launch plans” confirming the US availability to CNET. Although the source was unable to confirm carrier details, …