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Arnold Wolf, 1927-2013: from JBL's monster Paragon to the best selling speaker of the 1970s

By Andrew Everard | Tue, 30 Apr 2013, 1:01pm

An early career as a radio actor doesn't seem the most obvious start for a speaker designer and the future boss of one of the world's biggest audio companies, but that was exactly the path taken by Arnold Wolf (above), who died last week at the ...

The Week in HD - Monday 29th April

By Kashfia Kabir | Sun, 28 Apr 2013, 8:25pm

Hello everyone, and welcome to The Week in HD – our guide to all the best high-definition TV shows, films, sports and Blu-ray releases to grace your screens over the next seven days. You can also get daily updates on what's on by following our ...

Hands on: Asus Padfone Infinity review

By Verity Burns | Sat, 27 Apr 2013, 1:37am

Asus had a lot to get off its chest at MWC 2013. Not only did it announce that the Padfone 2 would finally be coming to the UK (pre-orders start this Friday), but also rather strangely announced its successor as well, the Padfone ...

Dolby Laboratories: quietly making it sound better

By Simon Lucas | Fri, 26 Apr 2013, 4:05pm

 “The story of Dolby Laboratories is the story of advancement in audio technology”. This level of understatement and self-effacement is far from common in the electronics industry, but somehow it suits Dolby just fine. After all, not many ...

Hands on: Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 review

By Verity Burns | Fri, 26 Apr 2013, 2:02pm

 It was always going to happen sooner or later, and MWC 2013 was the venue for Samsung to unveil its rival for the iPad mini, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0.The middle sibling in the Note family, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 offers - if you ...

Bang & Olufsen: A trip down memory lane

By Andy Clough | Wed, 24 Apr 2013, 4:07pm

It all began in 1925, when Peter Bang and Svend Olufsen started the company that was to bear their name on a farm in Struer, north west Denmark. The two young engineers began by making radios, and developing the first Bang & Olufsen ...

Hands on: Samsung Galaxy S4 review

By Joe Cox | Tue, 23 Apr 2013, 10:58pm

UPDATE: Our full in-depth Samsung Galaxy S4 review is now online! Samsung Galaxy S4 review - hands onThe Samsung Galaxy S4 phone is official. And we've had a chance to get a hands-on review, a look at the new features, take some ...

The Week in HD - Monday 22nd April

By Kashfia Kabir | Mon, 22 Apr 2013, 12:00am

 Hello everyone, and welcome to The Week in HD – our guide to all the best high-definition TV shows, films, sports and Blu-ray releases to grace your screens over the next seven days. You can also get daily updates on what's on by following ...

Panasonic boss is determined to turn the company around, even if the cuts start close to home

By Andrew Everard | Wed, 17 Apr 2013, 11:13am

He may be staring down the barrel of huge losses for the past year, but Panasonic boss Kazuhiro Tsuga (left) is determined to turn the company around, however painful the measures required may be.And it seems the savings start close to home: the ...

The Weekend in HD - Thursday 18th April

By Kashfia Kabir | Mon, 15 Apr 2013, 12:28am

Hello, and welcome to a special edition of our usual Week in HD blog - The Weekend in HD! We had to flag-up some of the exciting HD shows on this weekend - most importantly, the London Marathon and a spooky haunted-house episode of Doctor Who. ...