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July 31
- Readers' Award 2009: your chance to vote!
- Philips targets budget Blu-ray market with £169 BDP3000
- Spotify launches video player for ads – will music videos follow?
- KEF confirms new KHT style speaker packages and prices
- US: Deep DVD discounts to drive the latest blockbusters
July 30
- Do they SoundMAGIC? Yes, and they leave Apple's earbuds for dead
- Wharfedale reveals full Diamond 10 speaker range
- Sky to launch 3D TV in 2010
- Chord Electronics unveils new Bluetooth amps and MkII Red Reference CD player
- Spending too much time on the computer? Go for a little drive
- BSkyB announces rise in profits and subscribers helped by HD
July 29
- Channel 4 HD joins Virgin Media
- B&W's XT series speakers get a makeover
- Virgin Media to show ESPN Premier League matches in HD
- September 2009 issue on sale now
July 28
- Give your Loewe TV the individual touch
- Monitor Audio's new Silver RX speaker range: more information, more pictures
- Sonos launches new CR200, full colour, touchscreen controller
- Audio-Technica upgrades ATH-ANC7b noise-cancelling headphones
July 24
- Q-TV boosts flatscreen TV sound with clip-on speakers
- Ultrasone launches £1199 Edition 8 headphones
July 23
- Arqiva buys Kangaroo video-on-demand web technology
- UPDATED: Onkyo investigating HDMI compatibility issue with 2009 Panasonic TVs
- QED expands Signature range with £150 HDMI cable
- Audioengine goes passive with P4 speakers
- How I became a THX-Certified Professional
July 22
- Pioneer to launch high-end SC-LX82 AV receiver in September
- What you've been buying in 2009 - HD, headphones and vinyl defy the downturn
- Freeview HD set-top boxes due on sale by Christmas
July 21
- Klipsch Image S4i headphones work with Apple VoiceOver on new iPod Shuffle
- US NEWS: RIAA spokesman denies saying "DRM is dead"
- US NEWS: Blu-ray player sales to grow 112% in 2009
July 20
- USA: Boom-time for the Bed Theater
- JAPAN: Toshiba about to bite the Blu-ray bullet?
July 19
- Sundays are still Special in the world of hi-fi
July 17
- Digital distribution by Crestron, Abramovich's new superyacht and why HDMI isn't the answer for whole-house HD
- Dial W for Wood: new range of Klipsch Icon speakers
- The Pirate Bay to charge users to download content
- Shilpa Shetty unveils PRC's latest store - complete with Samsung zone
July 16
- Flute you, madam: Bang & Olufsen's alarm clock would wind up controlling your system
- Fetch TV delivers subscription-free IPTV to your telly
- Leema upgrades Antila CD player and Tucana amp
- Sony plans iTunes-style app store for PSP
July 15
- Sharp launches two ranges of full array LED TVs
- Clearaudio introduces new Emotion SE turntable
- Pioneer launch at Air Studios
- USA: Samsung partners with Blockbuster to deliver OnDemand entertainment
- Pure Sound adds £600 A10 valve amp to hi-fi range
- Pioneer completes 2009 AV range with Series 8 speakers
July 14
- Microsoft plans music streaming service to take on Spotify
- Not sharing, but streaming
- JBL targets the female fashion crowd with Roxy headphones
- Win a Panasonic SC-BT200 Blu-ray system!
- Sony unveils two new entry-level Walkmans
July 13
- Philips denies allegations of LCD price fixing
- Ofcom clears the way for first wireless HD TVs
- UPDATED: Bowers & Wilkins develops in-car audio system for new Jaguar XJ
- Chord Company gets Active for better HDMI sound and vision
- Virgin expands HD channel line-up
- Reviewers discuss our August speaker group test
July 10
- USA: Sharp's new LED-lit LCD TVs offer online set-up help. We're just not quite sure how...
- Marantz introduces new 6003 CD player and amp for £299 each
- Musical Fidelity's Pure Class A monster amp
July 8
- JAPAN: Stunning concert Blu-ray Disc shows the BBC's missing a trick
- Yamaha to fix problem with new AV receivers and Sky+ HD box
July 7
- ESPN to launch new channel for Premier League football, complete with HD
- Sky "considering" adding Dolby Digital 5.1 via HDMI to Sky+ HD boxes
- KOREA: No slowdown for LG as demand for LCD panels outstrips supply
- JAPAN: iPod popularity leads to healthy sales of analogue-to-digital copiers
- Amendment to whathifi.com house rules
- Sky and BBC to broadcast Michael Jackson memorial service in HD
- WireWorld introduces Chroma 'Miami Edition' HDMI cable
- Sevenoaks Sound & Vision launches first online store
July 6
- JAPAN: Like CDs, only better…
- Onkyo confirms UK prices of new stereo hi-fi range
- Lean forward, lean back: online vs broadcast TV
- Meridian to host 'Hitchhikers' event for its most dedicated aficionados
- Join in the fun at Unilet Sound & Vision's Xpo extravaganza
July 3
- Clearance bargains from Audio T in its summer sale
- Monitor Audio develops high-tech internet/DAB/wi-fi radio
July 2
- Freeview will offer HD, time-shifting and BBC iPlayer in 2010
- The world wide web: did you know?
- Panasonic will support Freeview HD
- Sky HD will offer movies on demand from next year
- BBC calls for standard IPTV platform
- Digital Britain: Govt won't make the move to DAB "until quality matches FM"
- Flagship Marantz Blu-ray/SACD universal player on sale from August
July 1
- KEF to update KHT home cinema speaker range
- DVD REVIEW: Gran Torino
- Blu-ray disc sales buck the recession
- Denon unveils £599 DBP-2010 Blu-ray player
- August 2009 issue on sale now