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April 30
- Sky+ HD competition: winner announced!
- Arnold Wolf, 1927-2013: from JBL's monster Paragon to the best selling speaker of the 1970s
- Sony confirms 10 "Mastered in 4K" Blu-ray launch titles
- EE 4G network hits 12 more towns, aims for 70% UK coverage in 2013
April 29
- Samsung unveils Galaxy Tab 3 7in tablet
- Sony launches STR-DN840 and STR-DN1040 AV receivers
- Curved OLED TV goes on sale as LG first to market
April 27
- Hands on: Asus Padfone Infinity review
April 26
- Sky enables Dolby Digital 5.1 over HDMI on Sky+ HD boxes
- Damson introduces the Oyster apt-X Bluetooth wireless speaker
- Dolby Laboratories: quietly making it sound better
- Record profits for Samsung, but falls for LG, in the first three months of 2013
- Hands on: Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 review
- Striking Serene Audio speakers arrive in the UK
- Arcam airDAC and irDAC release date and prices confirmed
April 25
- New Xbox console to be revealed on May 21st
- SVS Ultra loudspeakers arrive in the UK
- Samsung S9 4K Ultra HD TV now on sale in UK
- BBC releases Android app for iPlayer Radio
April 24
- Monster works with watchmaker Hublot to create luxury noise-cancelling headphones
- Bang & Olufsen: A trip down memory lane
- Apple iPad and iPhone sales up – but profits down
- QNAP boosts its Turbo NAS line-up with two new ranges and QTS 4.0 operating system
April 23
- Hands on: Samsung Galaxy S4 review
- Bang & Olufsen brings Spotify integration to the BeoSound 5
- YouView box software update brings new features and bug fixes
- Samsung maintains global smartphone lead, while iPhone uncertainty sees Apple falling
- KEF joins the headphone market with M500 and M200
April 22
- Focal Chorus 700 speaker range on sale from May
April 21
- Meridian Audio supports launch of Jaguar F-Type
April 19
- TEAC Reference series boosted by three new components – each with a twist
- Counterfeit headphone seller sentenced to 30 months in prison
- LG curved OLED TV to go on sale "second half" of 2013
- Sharp to supply IGZO panels to Samsung under recently-announced alliance
- LG says now is not the time for Apple iTV
- Twitter teams up with iTunes, Rdio and Spotify for #music launch
- Ruark R1 MkII DAB/FM radio gets a spring/summer makeover
April 18
- Quad L-ite Plus system designed for big sound from small speakers
- Onkyo headphone and earphone ranges launched in UK
April 17
- Rogue Audio Sphinx amplifier arrives in the UK
- Panasonic boss is determined to turn the company around, even if the cuts start close to home
April 16
- Yamaha launches first 2013 Aventage AV receivers in USA
- Pagani Huayra Sonus faber sound system to be demonstrated at Munich High End Show
- LG takes top spot from Samsung in 3D TV market
- Logitech launches two new Harmony remotes
- LG sells 200 OLED TVs in three months in Korea; predicts "substantial numbers" in 2013
April 15
- Meridian sound system for new Range Rover Sport
- Denon headphone range expands with two new models, complete with apps
- Atlas Cables adds Element USB to its range
April 14
- The Weekend in HD - Thursday 18th April
April 12
- UPDATE: No more Panasonic plasma panels
- Icon Audio adds MB30SE valve monobloc amplifiers
- UK prices confirmed for new Monster iSport earphone range ahead of London Marathon Expo showcase
April 11
- Samsung Galaxy Mega phones launch as world's biggest smartphones
- Ferrari by Logic3 adds AirPlay and Bluetooth to the Scuderia FS1 speaker dock
- Pure Jongo S3 speaker launches Pure's Jongo multiroom music system
- Philips joins the soundbar market with its £250 HTL5120
April 10
- Hands-on review: first impressions of the Naim DAC-V1 and NAP 100
- Sevenoaks special offers on TVs, AV receivers, hi-fi, iPod docks and more
- Ultra-flexible McIntosh C2500 preamplifier added to UK range
- thinksound ms01 in-ear headphones make their UK debut at £115
April 9
- EE 4G speeds to double for 10 cities this summer
April 8
- Bang & Olufsen adds H3 earphones and H6 headphones to B&O Play line
- Introducing the €1.5m, 1.5-tonne, 160kW amplifier
- Sony demonstrates 56in 4K OLED monitor
April 6
- Sony 4K Media Player goes on sale in US
April 5
- HMV deal saves 132 stores and 2500 jobs
- May 2013 issue now on sale, in shops and online
April 4
- Monster targets DJs and musicians with its NCredible N-Pulse headphones
- PMC steps up twenty series production, retires two-way iseries speakers
- Closing down sale at The Home Cinema Centre Edinburgh
- Linn launches Sneaky DSM all-in-one streaming system
April 2
- Prices announced for Yamaha's new RX-V75-series AV receivers, starting from £250
- Apple iRadio to feature "high quality sound"?
- Join us at the Gadget Show Live in Birmingham this week!
- Apple to begin iPhone 5S and iPhone 6 production