Excitement about the latest Samsung smartphone, the Galaxy S3 (S III) is almost at fever pitch now and yesterday we told about the launch in 28 countries with more on the way. If you’re in Australia there’s good news for you as Vodafone will be live streaming the Galaxy S3 launch event and we have the times for you, wherever you are in the world.

The Galaxy S3 is set to be a phenomenal hit with pre-orders through the roof. However we recently told of possible release delays in some areas because of shortages of the blue color option with some customers being told they wouldn’t get theirs for the release date. Whether this issue will also hit the Australian launch is not known yet but we do know that the launch event in the country is taking place on Thursday May 31 (tomorrow).

News of Vodafone Australia live streaming the event, being held in Sydney comes to us from Android Central, sourced from AusDroid. If you can’t be there in person then, you can at least join in with the launch excitement with the live stream online. You’ll need to head to the Vodafone Australia website for the event that starts at 09:50 Sydney time. If you’re in the UK and want to watch that’s 00:50 and if you’re in the US it’s 19:50 ET or 16:50 PT (US times are for Wednesday because of the time difference). We’ve entered the launch event into a timeanddate.com event announcer so simply click on the link to see the times for wherever you are in the world.

While you’re waiting for this smartphone you may be interested in our news of a full video review to get a closer look. Highlights of the Galaxy S3 include a 4.8-inch Super AMOLED HD display, 1.4GHz quad-core processor (most regions), 8-megapixel rear camera and 1080p HD video capture, S Voice software and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich so you can see why a lot of people are getting pretty hyped up about Samsung’s flagship smartphone.

Are you in Australia and waiting for the Galaxy S3? If so, what has made you choose this device over another? Maybe you’re waiting to see what the Apple iPhone 5 will offer before you make up your mind? Why not send your comments to let us know your thoughts on the Galaxy S3.