HBO’s Sofia Chang in Sydney. Dave Cheng/CNET The Game of Thrones exhibition has made it to Sydney as part of its international tour, setting up shop in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Circular Quay. While much of the excitement has been around the special guest Liam Cunningham — Ser Davos in the show — …

PlayOn Anyone serious about cord-cutting knows that there’s no single alternative to the cable box. Typically you’ll need to assemble various parts and services — Netflix and a Tablo DVR, for example, or Hulu Plus and a Roku box. Maybe all of the above and more. PlayOn, for example, gives you access to tons of basic-cable and premium channels, while …

Among other things, Android L offers a minimal, more transparent design. James Martin/CNET HTC may deliver an Android L update for a number of smartphones as soon as October, says a newly leaked roadmap. According to a table put together by an XDA member close to the situation, HTC is already “evaluating” the update for its 2013 and 2014 line. …

Blackphone Sarah Tew/CNET Blackphone, a privacy-obsessed smartphone developed in response to Edward Snowden’s revelations about the National Security Agency’s mass surveillance of Americans’ phone records, started shipping Monday. The $629 phone, created as a joint venture between Silent Circle and Geeksphone, was unveiled at Mobile World Congress in February. The device’s sales pitch claims that security and privacy are put …

The next iPhone may look significantly different from the 5S and 5C, shown here. Apple While it’s unlikely Apple could have gone with a curved display for its upcoming smartphone, there were plenty of curved-related rumors circulating as early as as last year. iPhone 6: Tracking Apple’s next iPhone iPhone 6: Every rumor about the specs, release date, and size …

Jason Cipriani/CNET Taking a screenshot of your Android Wear watchface is a convenient way to show off your new gadget. Unfortunately, taking a screenshot on an Android Wear device isn’t all that convenient. In fact, you can’t take a screenshot on your watch without connecting it to a computer and using a the command line to capture and export the …

The Nokia Lumia 930. CNET Microsoft Devices — still popularly known as Nokia, despite the acquisition — is getting ready to launch two new Lumia smartphones into the Australian market. The first is the Nokia Lumia 930. This is the latest flagship device for Windows 8.1 — a sturdy metal construction topped with a 5-inch Full HD OLED screen. Inside …

Sharp is a display supplier for Apple’s iPads, including this Mini Retina model. Sarah Tew/CNET A Sharp is allocating a large chunk of its LCD production to Apple — but it isn’t terribly sanguine about the prospect, a company executive said on Monday. The entire output of the Japanese display maker’s Kameyama No. 1 plant “goes to just one company …

LG’s G Watch CNET Verizon Wireless and AT&T will both end up selling LG’s newly announced G Watch. Unveiled last week, the $229 G Watch is already available for preorder in the Google Play Store with an estimated shipping date of July 3. But mobile carriers also are showing interest in the new smartwatch. AT&T already lists a “Coming Soon” …

The Galaxy Core 2 has mid-range specs. Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics bolstered its Galaxy line of smartphones with four new devices, providing some lower-tier options for people looking to avoid the high price tag of its flagship Galaxy S5 . The tech giant on Monday unveiled the Galaxy Core 2, Galaxy Star 2, Galaxy Ace 4 (called the Galaxy Trend …

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Global Wireless Solutions engineer David Devault with a portable benchmarking system. Roger Cheng/CNET The New York City subway system may run 24 hours a day and represent the most efficient means to get around the metropolis, but it has long been a sore spot for anyone looking to continue their cellular calls. That has changed a bit over the last …

Now playing: Watch this: iOS 8 reveals Apple’s master plan 4:29 Open. Relaxed. Compromising. These are words you might easily have applied to Apple, having watched it unveil iOS 8 , the next version of its iPhone and iPad software, earlier this month. With extensions letting apps talk to each other and third-party keyboards getting the Cupertino thumbs-up, it seems …

Sony Sony’s television division, which will be spun off Tuesday into a new subsidiary known as Sony Visual Products, will finally turn a profit this fiscal year, its chief executive believes. Although he stopped short of saying just how much of a profit the Sony television business would generate, chief Masashi Imamura told reporters in Japan on Monday that a …

CNET When the Chromecast launched in Australia at the end of May, Presto announced that it would have Chromecast compatibility coming for its service by July. That’s up and running as of today, along with an Android Presto app that’s available on selected tablets. According to Presto, it is the “only official launch partner” from Chromecast. EzyFlix, a relative newcomer …