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October 31
- Flexson debuts brackets for Sonos Play:1 speakers
- Google Nexus 5 pictures point to imminent release
- Shed a tear for plasma's demise
- Panasonic officially ends plasma TV production
- Sony cuts its full-year profit forecast by 40%
October 30
- Sonixx adopts swipe controls for its X-Touch Bluetooth headphones
- Cambridge Audio launches matchbox-size DacMagic XS for £99.95
- Anthem unveils three new home cinema receivers
October 29
- Bang & Olufsen unveils three new high-end wireless speakers
- ADL X1 USB DAC/headphone amp works with iOS and PCs
- Video chain Blockbuster goes back into administration
- Now TV 'entertainment pass' brings Sky Atlantic and more for £4.99 a month
October 28
- Loewe clarifies move to insolvency and says it has received formal offer from a new investor
- Custom Cable launches Herus headphone DAC
October 25
- Philips terminates agreement to sell its audio/video business to Funai following breach of contract
- Cyrus reveals details of Lyric streaming systems
- Musical Fidelity unveils MF-100 overhead headphones
- McIntosh brings AirPlay to AP1 Audio Player app
October 24
- Onkyo HF Player app plays high resolution audio on iPhones
- Pure Connect music service launches in US
- Google Nexus 10 images suggest imminent release
October 22
- Apple launches new iPad Air and iPad Mini 2 with Retina display
- Apple iPad launch event live coverage
- Apple 4K Ultra HD TVs rumoured for 2014
- Readers' Award 2013 revealed: What Hi-Fi? Awards
- Best home cinema amplifiers 2013: What Hi-Fi? Awards
- Apple removes HMV iOS app from App Store
- Nokia tablet: Lumia 2520 launches with 1320 "phablets"
October 21
- QNKTC announces new AB-1.2 USB DAC
- Best DACs 2013 revealed: What Hi-Fi? Awards
- Best headphones 2013 revealed: What Hi-Fi? Awards
October 18
- Best systems 2013 revealed: What Hi-Fi? Awards
- Chord Electronics unleashes upgrade to its Award-winning QuteHD DAC
- Best wireless speakers and iPod/iPhone docks 2013: What Hi-Fi? Awards
October 17
- Best smartphone 2013 revealed: What Hi-Fi? Awards
- Best tablets 2013 revealed: What Hi-Fi? Awards
- New JVC projectors ready for 4K/60fps
- HMV app offers direct downloads on Android and Apple
- Best CD players 2013 revealed: What Hi-Fi? Awards
- Best stereo amplifiers 2013 revealed: What Hi-Fi? Awards
- Amazon brings refreshed range of 4G tablets to the UK
- Best TVs 2013 revealed: What Hi-Fi? Awards
- All our 2013 Award winners revealed!
October 16
- EE unveils new, more affordable 4G data plans
- LG G Pad 8.3 set for pre-Christmas release for £259
- Awards 2013: All the winners will be revealed tomorrow!
- Google Nexus 5 release date delayed until end of October
- Now TV Box bundle deals launch with discount Sky passes
October 15
- Argos and Tesco launch sub-£100 budget tablets
- Sky Movies comes to BT Vision+ and BT YouView boxes
October 14
- Google Nexus 5 appears in leaked video and images
- Sonos Play:1 speaker is official, launches for £169
- Humax launches HDR-2000T Freeview+ HD set-top box
October 13
- Could 2014 be the year that High-Res audio goes mainstream?
October 11
- Bose SoundTouch wireless systems take aim at Sonos
October 10
- Sharp hi-fi system gets Bluetooth and NFC for wireless streaming
October 9
- AKG unveils K812 reference headphones
- iPhone 6 report suggests 4.8-inch screen
- BBC Playlister creates playlists from radio for Spotify
- Panasonic denies reports it will end plasma production in 2014
October 8
- BBC to launch new personalised iPlayer
- Beats Music streaming service to launch in the US
October 7
- Audio-Technica introduces six-strong SonicFuel headphones range
- Libratone Loop speaker offers FullRoom sound and AirPlay, DLNA streaming
October 4
- High Fidelity Pure Audio launch titles confirmed
- Samsung expected to post record quarterly profits
October 3
- John Lewis launches free two-year guarantee on all electricals
- Epson launches five-strong projector range for 2014
- Monster DNA headphones now available in a range of fluorescent colours
- Damson unveils Jet wireless stereo speakers
- iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2 rumours suggest 8MP cameras
October 2
- Cabasse Stream 1 and Stream Source combine Bluetooth, WiFi and DLNA features
October 1
- iPlayer Radio app enables podcast downloads
- Peachtree Audio brings its nova125 amp/DAC to the UK
- Devialet announces the arrival of three new amplifiers
- LG SoundPlate to go on sale in October for £350
- Pure Contour i1 Air comes with AirPlay, 30-pin and lightning connectors