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July 31
- Chord Electronics' flagship DAC gets an upgrade
- KEF raises £10k for ChildLine Rocks charity
- Sky Now internet TV service comes to iPhone & iPad
- Lords committee says rural broadband strategy is flawed
- Freeview EPG revamp makes room for 100 new channels
- Streaming kicks on – and it's no longer all about Spotify
July 30
- UPDATE: Humax releases fix for recording bug on Freesat+ boxes
- Klipsch Image S4i Rugged earphones designed for extreme use
- Sonoro GoLondon portable adds DAB+ to FM
- Samsung Galaxy Beam projector phone comes to UK
July 29
- JAPAN: Onkyo signs up Warner Music and starts DRM-free hi-res downloads
July 27
- Boston Acoustics confirms pricing of new m Series speakers
- Linn Kiko: streaming for the style-conscious?
- Google Fiber to deliver 1 Gigabit broadband and on-demand HD TV
- September issue on sale today, in print and online!
July 26
- Quad adds two floorstanding models to Classic L speaker range
- Audio Reference brings Musical Surroundings phono stages to the UK
- Our Top 10 essential buys for the Olympics
- Monster to run 'Inspired to win' headband offer in August
- 'A perfect time to hang a large bus off the edge of a building in a seaside town'
- Onkyo CR-N755 micro system has onboard Spotify
- Much more to it than endless noodling
- Sky adds more channels to Sky Go and new features to Sky+ app
July 25
- Tivoli Audio adds five new products to range
- Samsung Galaxy S III local search function disabled
- Flexson brackets allow wall mounting of Sonos systems
- Apple sold 26m iPhones and 17m iPads in Q3
July 24
- Naim celebrates 'Make it in Great Britain' exhibition with two competitions
- UPDATE: Pure Stream app promises streaming music from Android and Apple
- Ofcom confirms 4G will come to UK in late 2013
- Cambridge Audio Stream Magic 6 and NP30 get gapless playback
July 23
- Crystal Acoustics introduces its AppStreamer Gigabit media player
July 20
- Apple launches 'iTunes in the cloud' movies in the UK and Ireland
- KOREA: LG starts selling monster 84in 3D LED TV
- HTC confirms Android 4. 1 Jelly Bean coming to One S, One X and One XL
- Sky Go comes to Samsung Galaxy S3, Galaxy Note and Galaxy Nexus
- Sevenoaks sale starts Saturday, July 21st
July 19
- Old records outsell new ones for the first time
- Logic3 teams up with Ferrari to create premium headphone range
- NAD adds £499 C 546BEE CD player
- Pure launches Sensia 200D Connect radio and music system
- Apple ordered to publish adverts saying Samsung didn't copy the iPad
July 18
- UPDATE: Google Nexus 7 tablet goes on sale without music, magazines or TV shows
- Trend towards bigger TVs brings family viewing back into vogue
- VIDEO UPDATE: Rdio streaming service launches in the UK
July 17
- Samsung buys into Bluetooth with acquisition of British company CSR's wireless unit
- Onkyo updates apps, adds aptX adapter
- Panasonic chairman plans company shift away from TVs – and consumer electronics. But is it too little too late?
- Former Panasonic president Masaharu Matsushita dies, aged 99
July 16
- Japan's TV production shakedown shows no sign of slowing
- Computers Unlimited to distribute Focal multimedia products in the UK
July 13
- Denon set to roll out D-M39DAB micro system in August to replace classic D-M38
July 12
- Bose launches VideoWave II home cinema system
- Clarity Alliance officially replaces BADA
July 11
- Samsung Galaxy Nexus gets Android Jelly Bean upgrade
- Vauxhall develops smartphone infotainment system for Adam city car
July 10
- Western Digital rolls out NAS-optimised hard drives
- 12 more tracks added to the What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision 2012 Spotify playlist
July 9
- KOREA: Smartphone sales help Samsung report record second-quarter profits
- NAD introduces a pair of new flagship home cinema receivers
- Behind the scenes at Focal, France (part 1)
- Behind the scenes at Focal, France (part 2)
July 6
- Violinist Francesca Dardani appointed as 'Grado ambassador'
- Monster brings 'NCredible' lifestyle headphones to the UK
- Take That helps support Nordoff Robbins music charity
July 5
- Sennheiser launches new measures to tackle product piracy
- Sky Sports iPad app adds split-screen view for F1
July 4
- Is that a Freeview box in your pocket, or...
- YouView: Hands-on with the Humax DTR-T1000 YouView box
- UPDATE: Euro MPs vote against ACTA piracy treaty
- YouView internet TV service to launch end of July, set-top box costs £299
- Sevenoaks opens new store in Bishop's Stortford
July 3
- BBC to broadcast Last Night of the Proms in 3D
- British Eurosport HD channels to launch on Sky and Virgin Media
- Unilet Sound & Vision Xpo to demo kit from KEF, Yamaha and more
July 2
- Roth Audio unveils £149 Sub Zero soundbar
- Government agrees to extend local digital radio coverage
- CHINA: Apple settles dispute over iPad name with Proview Technology
- KEF KHT3005SE style speaker package now available in white
- Braven Six Series Bluetooth speakers boost battery life
- Naim NAC-N 172 XS adds streaming preamplifier to company's network music player range