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October 31
- Paradigm Prestige speakers set for UK launch
- Sony to give you free 4K films when you buy one of its Ultra HD TVs
- YouTube music subscription service coming "soon"
- Kickstarter success for Hooke wireless 3D audio headphones
- Promoted: Get ahead of the curve with Sevenoaks Sound and Vision
October 30
- Bluesound now supports Tidal lossless music service
- Lenovo completes acquisition of Motorola Mobility from Google
- LG to focus on quantum dot and OLED for next-gen TVs
- Clearaudio unveils Absolute Phono and Absolute Phono Inside phono stages
- EE 4G+ "next generation" mobile broadband goes live in London
- Tim Cook reveals why Apple killed the iPod Classic
- Arcam unveils Solo Bar soundbar and Solo Sub
October 29
- Tech start-up Woojer launches "silent, wearable" subwoofer
- LG to call time on plasma TV production on 30th November
- Razer introduces Bluetooth-enabled Leviathan soundbar
October 28
- Audi's A6, A7 and TT to feature Napster music streaming
- Apple to use Beats Music to launch iTunes streaming
- Tidal lossless music streaming service launches in UK and US
October 27
- Fire TV Stick expands Amazon's video streaming product range
- Dynaudio acquired by Chinese company GoerTek
October 24
- Trailers of the Week - best new film releases 24th October
- Google to introduce second version of Chromecast streaming dongle
- YouView adds new-look BBC iPlayer and BBC Connected Red Button
October 23
- Primare adds 4K upscaling to updated BD32 multi-format player
- Marantz introduces high-end HD-DAC1 headphone amplifier
- XMI to launch X-mini Clear portable wireless speaker
- Amazon Fire TV set-top box arrives in the UK
- B&O Play launches first Bluetooth speaker with the BeoPlay A2
October 22
- Sky+ app update lets you view smartphone photos on your TV
- Google Play Music implements Songza's curated playlists feature
- UK launch for £25 Xbox One Digital TV Tuner
- Denon unveils DA-10 headphone amplifier
- Sonos sues Denon for HEOS patent infringements
- Official: Microsoft Lumia to replace Nokia smartphone brand
- Virgin Media expands super-fast broadband network in north-east England
October 21
- New features coming to PS4 and Xbox One with November updates
- Disney to release Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack on cassette
- Google search changes to promote legal music and video services
- Five more channels added to Sky Go mobile TV service
- B&W T7 is company's first portable Bluetooth speaker
October 20
- Blinkbox introduces UltraViolet digital TV and film "locker service"
- Samsung hails two "milestone achievements" in 5G development
- VinylHub database lets you find your nearest record store
- Spotify introduces Family subscription plans
October 17
- 24 Products of the Year – the best of the What Hi-Fi? Awards 2014
- Dynaudio unveils Focus XD loudspeaker range
- EE unveils sub-£100 4G tablet with free data
- Awards 2014: The 13 best pairs of headphones
- Audio-Technica unveils MSR7 headphones
- Android Lollipop: Everything you need to know
October 16
- iPad Air 2 promises "best tablet display you've ever seen"
- HBO, CBS launch standalone streaming services in the US
- Music streamers secure double Award-winning success for Cyrus
- D-Link unveils mydlink Home Music Everywhere streaming device
- Google launches Nexus 6 smartphone, Nexus 9 tablet and Android Lollipop
- iPhone 6 and Xperia Z3 scoop smartphone Awards
- Apple (accidentally) unveils iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3
- XTZ unveils "world's first" DSP-enabled wireless headphones
- 16 partners sign up to TIDAL streaming service ahead of UK launch
- Naim Mu-so crowned wireless speaker of the year
October 15
- Best systems: Cyrus, Denon, Sony amongst 2014 winners
- Q Acoustics Media 4 soundbar named Product of the Year
- Simplestream to expand TVPlayer service with new channels
- Awards 2014: The 9 best speakers revealed
- Earity introduces wireless voice-controlled earphone
- Pure launches new Evoke D6 Bluetooth digital radio
- Kazam announces European launch of "world's thinnest" smartphone
October 14
- Sony, Pioneer, Yamaha: the best AV receivers of 2014
- Two brands, five Awards: the best TVs of 2014
- What Hi-Fi? Awards 2014 - all the winners revealed!
October 13
- How Dynaudio Music picks the tunes for you – and gets it right
- Monitor Audio introduces Airstream S200 wireless speaker
October 10
- PiixL announces new 4K Ultra HD-ready gaming machine
- Lenovo launches Yoga Tablet 2 Pro for "entertainment buffs"
- Trinnov Audio's "ultimate amp" supports Dolby Atmos and Auro 3-D
- Pro-Ject unveils RPM1 Carbon turntable
October 9
- Crystal Cable launches Arabesque Minissimo speaker
October 8
- HTC Desire Eye gives your selfies the megapixels they deserve
- Mission unveils M-Cubed surround sound speaker package
- Mass Fidelity launches Relay Bluetooth DAC
- Elipson Audio announces "new and improved" Music Centre
- Linsar unveils new 24in LED TV with built-in soundbar
- EE TV box takes aim at YouView
- Astell & Kern introduces AK240 Blue Note 75 Limited Edition
October 7
- Ruark Audio unveils third generation R2 music system
- Matchstick and Mozilla unveil $25 Firefox-based streaming dongle
- Samsung profits face squeeze due to "intensified smartphone competition"
October 6
- 15 new channels added to Virgin TV Anywhere service
- Bose reveals SoundTouch Series II multiroom wireless speakers
- BBC extends iPlayer and iPlayer Radio catch up window to 30 days
- Henry Audio introduces latest version of USB DAC 128
October 4
- Highlights from the What Hi-Fi? Show in Moscow
October 3
- Trailers of the Week - best new film releases 3rd October
- QED promises "unrivalled sonic performance" from XT40 speaker cable
- Tesco unveils Hudl 2 tablet
October 2
- Pioneer announces Dolby Atmos firmware update for AV receivers
- Onkyo joins the soundbase market with its LS-T30 speaker system
- Apple CarPlay arrives on Pioneer NEX in-car systems
- UK government legalises CD, DVD and Blu-ray copying for personal use
- Post Office: Streaming services creating 'nation of mobile homes'
October 1
- Netflix coming to YouView by the end of 2014
- LG predicts bright future for OLED TVs as plasma faces final curtain
- Virgin Media calls for Ofcom probe into Premier League TV rights
- Onkyo extends Dolby Atmos speaker system promotion
- Deezer updates web interface with focus on recommendations
- Ted Baker Audio unveils Finisterre DAB Bluetooth radio