We’ve known for a while that we, as Australians, have a bad habit when it comes to pirating Game of Thrones. (Bad enough to make us the third worst offender in the world when it comes to torrenting the popular show). What we didn’t know is that it might spark a diplomatic incident. What would …

Remember the Surface Pro? Microsoft has promised that it’ll be available before June this year. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) The Windows 8 Pro version of Microsoft’s Surface devices hit the US back in early February, but, as yet, Australians haven’t had any news on a local release date or pricing. We still don’t. Instead, Microsoft has updated its blog, letting us …

Here are the basic plans and pricing for the S4 from the major Australian telcos. (Credit: Samsung) The Samsung Galaxy S4 will be on sale in Australia from Saturday, 27 April, and can be bought for AU$899 outright from Samsung stores. There are, of course, a variety of plans from the local telcos as well. Here’s a rundown of the …

After a lavish global launch in New York back in March, Samsung announced that the Samsung Galaxy S4 will be available to Australian consumers from this Saturday, 27 April. The Galaxy S4 is on sale from 27 April. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) Speaking to CNET Australia, Tyler McGee, vice president of telecommunications for Samsung Electronics Australia, confirmed that the S4 will …

With customer trials just around the corner, Vodafone has shown off 4G speeds of up to 109Mbps. 109.9Mbps was the highest speed recorded on the day. (Credit: CNET) Vodafone is aiming for a June launch of its 4G network, and customer trials are just around the corner, according to a Vodafone spokesperson. CNET Australia was able to trial the long-term …

LG’s vice president of Home Entertainment has suggested that OLED TVs with curved screens will hit some retail markets in the second half of 2013. LG’s curved OLED on display at CES. (Credit: Nic Healey/CNET) The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) saw both Samsung and LG show off the curved screens. At the time, LG stressed to CNET Australia that it …

Back in March, Samsung announced the US price for its 85-inch Ultra HD S9 TV: US$40,000. Samsung Australia has now revealed that it will keep that price for the S9 in Australia — AU$39,999, to be exact. The 110-inch S9 at the Consumer Electronics Show in January this year. (Credit: Nic Healey/CNET) As we noted back in January when the …

Samsung’s Evolution Kit for its smart TVs will be available in Australia from May. The Evolution Kit being shown of at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. (Credit: Nic Healey/CNET) Speaking at Wednesday’s smart TV launch, Phil Newton, VP of Consumer Products, said that the Evolution Kit will cost “around AU$299”. He had previously told CNET Australia that the upgrade kits …

Samsung has said that the content offering on its new smart TV is bigger than ever, with Philip Newton, VP of Consumer Products, saying that the sporting apps alone will provide users with “a minimum of 90 per cent of all global sporting activity”. Samsung’s F8000 is the flagship for its “Smart TV” range. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) Newton says that …

Huawei has announced that it will bring its 6.1-inch Ascend Mate to the Australian market. The large-screen smartphone will be on sale from 20 April for just AU$429. (Credit: Huawei) The Android handset sports an HD IPS+ screen, a Huawei-made 1.5GHz quad-core processor and a giant 4050mAh battery — larger than that of Samsung’s Note 2. Huawei promises that the …