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Mon, Apr 9 2012, 11:25AM

Our Top 10 apps for video

By Andy Clough

Here's how to get the best TV and films on your smart TV, mobile phone or tablet, with our guide to the Top 10 apps for video:AVPLAYER HDiPad£1.99The iPad’s picture quality and convenience make it a near-ideal tool for watching video on the move, ...

Fri, Mar 30 2012, 11:00AM

Glasses-free 3D: sideshow or solution?

By Andy Clough

Can glasses-free 3D TV succeed where existing technologies have struggled? Indeed, will TVs able to deliver stereoscopic images without eyewear take off as viable consumer products, or are they destined to remain as attention-grabbing ...

Mon, Mar 19 2012, 10:15AM

New iPad vs iPad 2: spot the differences

By Andy Clough

As an iPad 2 owner, I spent last night covering the 'new iPad' launch and wondering if I'd wake up this morning and feel disappointed with my purchase, especially as Apple has now cut the price of the old model.At least I managed to get a ...

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Sat, Feb 25 2012, 9:14AM

Bristol Sound & Vision Show 2012

By Andy Clough

The 2012 Bristol Sound & Vision Show, organised by Audio T in association with Sevenoaks and What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision, is now well underway. The show opens from 10am until 5pm today and on Sunday, February 26th.Visit the show and ...

Wed, Feb 15 2012, 4:56AM

Picture blog: live from Sony's Tokyo HQ

By Andy Clough

We're at Sony's Tokyo HQ all this week, getting the inside info on the company's TV strategy, forthcoming 2012 TV range and other new products heading to the UK later this year.Some of what we're being shown is so secret it's covered by a ...

Tue, Feb 14 2012, 3:17PM

Sony's TV strategy: the bigger picture

By Andy Clough

Sony has committed itself to focusing on picture quality as the No.1 priority in developing its 2012 TVs.The shift in focus follows research by the Japanese electronics giant, which is putting picture and sound quality back at the heart of its TV ...

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Fri, Jan 6 2012, 12:44PM

Pure looks beyond DAB for future growth

By Andy Clough

Mention the company Pure, and most people will immediately think “ah, they’re the people who make digital radios”.True, to some extent, but there’s much more to Pure than that. The company celebrates its tenth anniversary this year, and is part ...

Wed, Jan 4 2012, 12:58PM

CES 2012: Best of Innovation Awards

By Andy Clough

Every year in early January, the global consumer electronics industry gathers in Las Vegas for CES, the world's biggest consumer electronics trade event. It's the launchpad for most companies' new product ranges for the coming year, and a ...

Sun, Nov 27 2011, 11:13AM

On the road with Pure's Highway 300Di in-car DAB radio

By Andy Clough

We've had the Pure team down to whathifi.com's HQ fitting out First Test Editor Andy Madden's Vauxhall Astra with the firm's new £180 Highway 300Di in-car DAB radio.Andy will be reviewing the unit for a future issue of What Hi-Fi? Sound and ...

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Sun, Oct 23 2011, 8:40AM

The Manchester Home Entertainment Show 2011

By Andy Clough

 We're here in Manchester this weekend for the annual Home Entertainment Show, organised by Audio T in association with Sevenoaks and What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision. The doors are now open and the show is in full swing. Visit our stand in the ...