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August 31
- Toshiba Thrive tablet hits the UK from September 1st
- IFA 2011: Sony launches two new tablets to challenge Apple
- IFA 2011: Sony SMP-N200 network player makes your TV smart
- IFA 2011: Panasonic plans 'larger, smarter' LCD and plasma TVs
- IFA 2011: Revo's very tall new K2 iPod/iPhone/iPad dock radio looms on the horizon
- Canadian company Brunoco to launch sub-£500 amp complete with digital inputs
August 30
- Jurassic Park to be re-released in cinemas to celebrate Blu-ray launch
- Pioneer launches five-strong range of micro hi-fi systems
- IFA 2011: Pioneer unveils BDP-140 3D Blu-ray/SACD player, more models to follow
- Countdown to IFA Show 2011, Berlin
- BBC plans to film London Olympics in 3D and 'super hi-vision'
August 28
- UPDATED: Samsung to roll out 4G/LTE Galaxy S II smartphone at IFA, as it pushes for world phone market leadership
- Monster launches new iSport headphone line
- Top deals for the Bank Holiday
August 26
- Live from the Denon/Marantz showcase in London
- Google TV 'expected in UK within six months'
- Loewe adds 3D to its Art and Connect TV ranges
August 25
- More headphones, bigger TVs and a passion for BBC Radio 4 - UK consumer electronics trends revealed
- BlackBerry set to get BBM Music cloud-based social music service
- UPDATE: Roth £199 table-top DAB/FM/web radio adds a splash of colour
- Sony Ericsson unveils Xperia neo V smartphone, prepares Android update
- All-new 4oD launches on Channel4.com from August 31st
- Steve Jobs resigns as Apple chief executive
August 24
- Q Acoustics turns on the style with Q7000 speaker package
- NAD introduces 'modular construction' T 757 surround sound receiver
- Bang & Olufsen adds 55in 3D TV to its range
- UPDATED: Bank Holiday bargains at Best Buy opening in Enfield
- HDanywhere offers multiroom TV around the house
- October 2011 issue on sale today!
August 23
- Racing driver Bruno Senna chooses PMC for house/trance
- Bank Holiday bargains from Sevenoaks Sound & Vision
- JAPAN: Yen's continued strength causes manufacturers to rethink production
- UPDATE: Vivadi Family creates a four-room AV network for £2999
August 22
- Orbitsound releases T12v3 soundbar and iPod dock
- Onkyo unveils flagship 2011 AV receivers and network controller
August 19
- HP pulls out of the tablet and mobile market
- Competition Commission says BSkyB must loosen its grip on Hollywood films
- Q&A - Naim Audio and Focal merger
- Focal and Naim merge to create pan-European hi-fi business
- Ministry of Sound launches range of headphones
August 18
- UPDATE: The House of Marley headphones head to the UK
- Orange Film To Go offers an iTunes film rental every Thursday
August 17
- Naim's new SuperUniti network music system: it's like a UnitiQute, but louder!
- Icon Audio revives the spirit of Leak
- Sony slashes PS3 and PSP prices – and confirms PlayStation 3D TV
August 16
- UPDATE: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban temporarily lifted
- Rural areas get £362m superfast broadband boost
August 15
- Vinyl sales increase 55% in 2011
- Google buys Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion
- TV viewing hits a new high, reports Thinkbox
August 12
- Inside Sonos - on a mission to play all the music on earth
- Get three Star Wars Blu-ray discs free with Panasonic bundles
- KOREA: Samsung and LG dominating world LCD TV panel market
August 11
- Lindy introduces HDMI audio extractor
- Phonak launches £400 PFE 232 in-ear headphones
- USA: 3D fails to transform the movie experience, study says
- HTC to buy stake in Beats – high-end headphones to come to smartphones?
August 10
- UPDATE: Spotify search comes to Onkyo's new network receivers
- Boxee Box introduces free iPad app for video streaming
- V Festival app launches on TiVo and smartphones
August 9
- Independent music and film companies hit by Enfield warehouse fire
- Linn launches Kinsky App for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch
- Samsung launches Freeview+ HD personal video recorder
August 8
- Panasonic, Sony and Samsung join forces to develop universal active-shutter 3D glasses
- Kimber launches new network-enabled HDMI cable
- HOT DEAL: Samsung offers cashback on Blu-ray players and PVRs
August 5
- BBC launches new iPlayer on Sony PlayStation 3
- UK headphone industry launches campaign against fakes and grey imports
- UPDATED: JAPAN: Pressure grows on Sony to rethink its TV strategy as losses keep on mounting
August 4
- USA: Elite TVs about to reappear in Pioneer retailers (Calm down, dear – they're not Kuro)
- Klipsch Group restructures Jamo and Mirage
- To rip or not to rip, that is the question
- EXCLUSIVE: Ken Ishiwata talks upgrades, keeping ahead of the game and why there's life in the old CD yet
- Marantz launches CD6004 CD player and PM6004 stereo amplifier
- JAPAN: Hitachi latest to pull out of TV manufacturing as new technologies fail to Wooo customers
- Behind the scenes at Cambridge Audio
August 3
- UPDATE: Government scraps plans to block websites that infringe copyright
- UPDATE: Government to accept changes to copyright law to make ripping of CDs and DVDs legal
August 2
- Armour Home rescues Stand & Deliver website
- Spiders, the Disklavier and Aladdin Sane – Mike Garson's Bowie Variations
- KOREA: Samsung reorganises to stabilise its LCD business
August 1
- Martin Logan brings ElectroMotion ESL speakers to the UK
- Apple plans all-in-one HD TVs for 2012
- Klipsch goes slimline with Gallery speakers