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May 24
- Announcing the What Hi-Fi? Awards 2022: all the dates and details
- Report suggests Samsung won't launch standard OLED TVs this year after all
- The first outdoor Roku TV is vastly cheaper than the Samsung Terrace
- AirPods Pro 2 rumoured to launch this year with one big disappointment
May 23
- 11 of the best products at High End Munich 2022
- A new Apple HomePod could arrive this year
- New Audi cars now come with the Apple Music app built-in
- The iPhone 14 launch date might just have leaked
May 21
- Dynaudio unveils Focus range of active wireless stereo speakers
May 20
- LG's new ultra-bright CineBeam projector wants to replace your TV
- Netflix now has a Play Something feature just for kids
- Boost vocal clarity on iPhone, iPad and Mac calls with this hidden setting
- Someone's gone ahead and mocked up an iPhone 14 Pro Max
- Skullcandy Mod wireless earbuds offer multipoint support on the cheap
- Triangle Borea Active speakers bring wireless convenience to five-star design
May 19
- High End Munich 2022: all the news from the hi-fi show
- Monitor Audio strives for speaker perfection with Concept 50 prototype
- Fyne Vintage speakers promise retro looks and cutting-edge technology
- Cleer Audio Arc wireless earbuds for sport have an 'open' earhook design
- Flagship Dali Kore floorstanding speakers come with a £70,000 price tag
- Disney limits adverts on new ad-supported subscription tier
- Some lucky Netflix subscribers have been watching movies and TV shows before the rest of us
- Audio-Technica ATH-M20xBT wireless headphones promise studio-quality sound on the go
- There's now a Hisense TV with Amazon Fire TV built-in
- Future OLED TVs could be twice as bright, three times longer-lasting, and more energy-efficient
- Nothing else matters now that there's a Metallica turntable
- Pro-Ject launches X1 B and X2 B 'True Balanced Connection' turntables
- Monitor Audio marks 50th anniversary with new Silver 100 Limited Edition speakers
- Magical movie nights on a budget
- Focal and Naim team up for a special edition streaming system
- CD sales are on the rise and the new Marantz CD 60 player is here for it
- Denon reveals PMA-900HNE HEOS streaming amplifier and matching CD player
- Denon's well-equipped PMA-1700NE integrated amp doesn't discriminate on source
- iFi Go Bar aims to be the gold standard of portable DACs (and not just in colour)
- T+A Solitaire T aim to set new standards for both wired and wireless headphones
May 18
- Yamaha introduces Hi-Fi 2000 Series – meet the R-N2000A streaming amp and NS-2000A floorstanders
- Revitalised Epos resurrects legendary ES14 speakers with a modern twist
- Sony LinkBuds S are the world's smallest noise-cancelling wireless earbuds
- NAD C 389 is an upgradeable stereo amplifier with HDMI eARC built-in
- Sony announces upgraded PS Plus launch date and featured titles
- Porsche Design announces Dolby Atmos-equipped Soundbar PD890
- Apple said to be testing coloured e-ink displays for a future foldable iPhone
May 17
- Amazon Freevee (formerly IMDb TV) is now available on Apple TV
- Netflix confirms its plans to add live-streamed content to its roster
- Sonos Sub Mini set to launch as the perfect accessory for the Ray and Beam soundbars
May 16
- Google launches Pixel 6a and provides a first look at the upcoming Pixel 7 series
- Legendary Japanese hi-fi brand Onkyo files for bankruptcy
- The PS5 isn’t selling as fast as the PS4 did
- Apple is reportedly testing iPhones with USB-C ahead of move away from Lightning
- A cheaper Apple TV streamer will reportedly arrive this year
May 13
- Goldring unveils versatile Eroica HX moving coil cartridge
- B&O BeoVision Harmony is an 83-inch OLED TV with wing-like speakers
- The Xbox Series S could get an external disc drive
- Astell & Kern Kann Max portable music player packs more power into a smaller body
May 12
- Sony WH-1000XM5 are official with new design, better ANC and improved sound quality
- The first DisplayPort 2.0 devices have been certified, promising twice the bandwidth of HDMI 2.1
- Pixel Buds Pro could finally give Android users a real AirPods Pro alternative
- Panasonic announces five-strong OLED TV range for 2022
- KEF celebrates 60 years with super-slim LS60 Wireless floorstanding system
May 11
- Sonos Ray is the smallest, cheapest Sonos soundbar yet, launching on 7th June
- Sonos Voice Control is more secure than Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant
- Sony Xperia 1 IV promises telephoto zoom, class-leading audio and 4K video
- Google TV Ambient Mode spotted with personalised cards for news and more
- McIntosh unveils flagship CD player/DAC with valve and discrete amplifiers
- The ultimate TV? LG Display has just demonstrated a 97-inch OLED.EX panel
- Netflix could introduce ads and crackdown on password sharing as early as this year
- Apple kills iPod after 21 years
May 10
- This guy modded his AirPods to use USB-C (and you can too)
- Here's why it's the end for same-day streaming and cinema movie launches
- Soundcore Motion Boom Plus is a waterproof boombox for the 21st century
May 9
- Paramount+, home of the Halo TV series, launches in the UK on 22nd June
- There's a new music format that aims to deliver "the pinnacle of sound"
- Add any hi-fi source to Bluesound with the new HUB
- LG has apparently found a way to boost OLED brightness by another 20%, up to 1200 nits
- 'Xbox Everywhere' plan to include Xbox streaming stick and Samsung TV app
May 6
- BBC Proms 2022 to feature video game music
- Monitor Audio announces Cinergy range of home cinema speakers
- KEF teases LS60 Wireless speakers for its 60th anniversary
- More Sonos Ray images leaked, apparently confirming lack of HDMI eARC
- Sonos says there actually isn’t an issue with the latest firmware
- New Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones leak suggests battery life identical to XM4
May 5
- 7 ways to level up your gaming audio
- The Moon Voice 22 is a loudspeaker that hovers
- LG's 2022 OLED TVs are now in stock in the UK and US
- There's now a fourth VRR standard
- Sonos is launching its own voice assistant to challenge Siri and Alexa
- Sonos' new budget soundbar will be called the Sonos Ray new report claims
May 4
- Ultima Pre 3 is Chord Electronics' all-new analogue preamplifier
- Sonos promises to fix audio dropout issue introduced with its latest software update
- Wharfedale's new Opal home theatre package gets wireless WiSA certification
- The Marshall Willen is a tiny Bluetooth speaker with big ambitions
- Pro-Ject unveils a new E1 range of budget turntables
- Elipson W35+ is an all-in-one spherical speaker system
May 3
- Optoma's new smart projector is a 4K HDR gaming TV alternative
- Sony Xperia 1 IV: more details leak for Sony's music and movies super phone
- Philips launches first OLED monitor and it's aimed at 4K video editors
- Sony A95K QD-OLED finally has official US pricing, starts at $3000
- Apple Music is now available on Roku devices, but without its best features