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The iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 are expected to be announced by Apple at a press event later today – and the two products have already briefly made an appearance on iTunes.

Swedish audio manufacturer XTZ has declared a "(r)evolution of the headphone" with the launch of the new Divine wireless headphones, which includes the latest digital signal processing (DSP) technology from Dirac.

Aspiro has revealed that 16 audio manufacturers – including Sonos, Bluesound and Simple Audio – have all signed up to support its new TIDAL music streaming service when it launches in the UK.

Wireless speakers is one of the fastest growing categories in the What Hi-Fi? Awards, with 2014's five exciting winners spanning a price range from under £150 to over £750, complete with an exciting Product of the Year Award. Who says wireless speakers can't be hi-fi...

We announce the four best music systems of 2014, with prices ranging from £310 to £3000 and including our new favourite cinema system from Sony.

The Q Acoustics Media 4 soundbar has been named this year's Product of the Year, joining Yamaha, Philips, Canton and Cambridge Audio as soundbar and soundbase 2014 Best Buys at the What Hi-Fi? Awards 2014.

Simplestream has secured "substantial funding" from Beringea, a global private equity firm with offices in Detroit and London, to expand its TVPlayer streaming service, which will include the addition of new channels and multi-channel catch-up functionality.

Introducing our nine favourite sets of speakers this year, with prices ranging from £200 to £2500. Our Award-winning speakers include products from B&W, Wharfedale, PMC and Q Acoustics.

Kazam has announced the launch of the Tornado 348, which it claims to be the "world's thinnest" smartphone. It features an aluminium uni-body design and will run on the Android Kit Kat operating system.

A trio of home cinema amplifiers that have been plucked straight out of the top drawer – this year's class-leaders come courtesy of Sony, Yamaha and Pioneer, with prices from £250 to £1400.