Android KitKat might be in the news right now, but it’s Jelly Bean that’s being sent as an operating system update. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) SamMobile is reporting that the update has begun for the GT-I9505 model of the Samsung Galaxy S4 — the one mostly likely to be owned by Australians who didn’t shop via …

Vodafone’s metropolitan-based 4G network is now available to existing prepaid customers from today, 17 October. (Credit: Vodafone) New prepaid customers will be able to join Vodafone and access the 4G speeds from mid-November. Vodafone had initially rolled out 4G access only to existing customers on post-paid plans back in June, with new post-paid customers getting access one month later. In …

Foxtel has expanded the functionality of the electronic program guide (EPG) on its iQ box to include an instant catch-up service for selected shows. (Credit: Foxtel) Internet-connected Foxtel iQ boxes, and the upcoming iQHD, will soon allow users to scroll back the EPG up to 26 hours and watch selected missed shows via an IP-enabled catch-up service. According to Foxtel, …

Another day, another smart watch. (Credit: Claudia Cruz/CNET) This time, it’s Adidas that’s stepped into the ring, with its as-yet-unnamed smart watch aimed at fitness freaks — specifically runners. We say smart watch, but the Adidas wrist bling doesn’t actually have the number of features that you might expect from that name. Instead of connecting to your smartphone, for example, …

Images of LG’s curved G Flex have leaked, along with hints it may launch next month. (Credit: Images obtained by CNET) CNET obtained the images, which are renderings rather than actual photography of the device. Sources familiar with the phone’s launch plans confirmed to CNET that the G Flex would launch in November. Samsung has already launched its curved phone, …

As smartphone owners know, even in the world of Gorilla Glass, accidents involving shattered screens still happen. Figure 17 from patent application 20130257582. (Credit: Apple/USPTO) Apple’s patent application number 20130257582 — “Protecting an electronic device” — aims to minimise breakages by causing your phone to flip in mid-air and land on a specifically ruggedised edge. The system would work by …

Warner Bros has announced that it will be making a number of its TV series available via selected video-streaming services just hours after they air in the US. The second season of (Screenshot by Nic Healey/CNET Australia) The list of shows that Warner Bros will be fast tracking is: Vampire Diaries season 5 Hostages season 1 Supernatural season 9 Hart …

There are two curved smartphones rumoured to be in the works: the LG Flex and the Samsung Galaxy Round. Samsung’s Galaxy Round or just Photoshop chicanery? (Credit: @evleaks via Twitter) While CNET obtained information on and sketches of the LG Flex earlier in October, the often-reliable @evleaks has posted an image said to be that of the Galaxy Round. The …

Just hours after images of the Galaxy Round leaked online, Samsung has officially launched the curved-screen smartphone in its home country of Korea. The Samsung Galaxy Round. (Credit: Samsung Tomorrow) As images on the official Samsung Tomorrow blog show, the curved phone does indeed feature a number of design cues from the Galaxy Note 3, including the stitched leather-look back …

Possibly the worst-kept secret in the world of smartphones is HTC’s big-screen variant of the HTC One. (Credit: CBS Interactive) Dubbed the HTC One Max, the 6-inch device will join the HTC One (4.7 inches) and the HTC One Mini (4.3 inches). Engadget is saying that the One Max will launch in China on 15 October, and the blog has …