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November 30
- Spotify launches integrated apps including The Guardian, Last.fm and SongKick
- Roberts simplifies 'listen later' radio with RecordЯ
- Yamaha unveils designer iPod docks and all-in-one standmount/on-wall system
- Sonos update brings app to Android tablets, tweaks Spotify interface and launches Sonos Labs
November 29
- Chancellor provides extra funding for UK broadband expansion
- UPDATE: Universal Music sues Grooveshark – execs caught bragging about not paying for music
- UPDATED: Focal launches its £299 XS Book desktop speaker system
- Bang & Olufsen launches 3D BeoVision 7-40 with Blu-ray
- Virgin Media rolls out Spotify on TiVo
November 28
- Paradigm announces revamped Cinema speaker range
- Arcam cuts the cost of its rWand+ dongle
- Sky Movies now available on Sky Go for iPhone and iPad
November 27
- On the road with Pure's Highway 300Di in-car DAB radio
November 26
- Samsung aims to sell 50m TVs in a year, will announce Google TV plans at CES
November 25
- John Lewis launches first 24-hour virtual shop in Brighton
- Tommy Jenving, founder of Supra Cables, 1945-2011
November 24
- Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone hit by volume bugs
- Panasonic adds enhanced BBC iPlayer and other apps to Viera Connect
- UPDATE: Cambridge Audio expands DAC range with wireless DacMagic Plus
- Dixons Retail pre-tax losses rise to £25.3m
- HMV partners with FilmFlex to launch video-on-demand service
November 23
- Spotify hits 2.5 million paying subscribers
- Discounts and demos at Frank Harvey Hi-Fi open evening
November 22
- Bowers & Wilkins to run AirPlay demos at 'pop-up shop'
- Meridian plans 40th anniversary showcase at Oxford store
November 21
- Spotify plans a 'new direction' – all to be revealed next week
- Linn's range of Studio Master music collections – now in both FLAC and Apple Lossless
- ISOL-8 MiniSubs filter the mains to give your system a boost
November 18
- Spotify comes to Philips Streamium wireless hi-fi range
- Sevenoaks Sound & Vision appointed Meridian premium partner
- Pure launches £99 Contour 100Di iPad/iPhone dock with DAB radio
- The Ultimate Guide to New Technology 2012, on sale now
November 17
- CES 2012: the year of tablets, apps, streaming and voice control?
- Warner Bros films are coming to LoveFilm
- Virgin Media rolls out TiVo update for Spotify and BBC iPlayer
- Sky brings series link to Sky+ app for iOS and Android
- Asda slashes price of its entry-level Blu-ray player to £40
- Ferguson Hill debuts 'made for TV' speaker system
November 16
- UPDATE: Google launches Music service to rival iTunes
- JAPAN: Sharp unfazed by prospect of LCD competition from newly-formed Japan Display
- Over 200 record labels withdrawn from Napster and Spotify
- Sky unveils 10 limited edition 1TB HD set-top boxes for Christmas
- December issue on sale today!
- LAST CHANCE: Win a Linn Majik LP12 system worth £4915!
November 15
- KOREA/USA: LG Display and Apple CEOs 'to meet this week' to discuss display future
- JAPAN: Hitachi/Sony/Toshiba display deal agreed, new company to buy Panasonic LCD plant
- UPDATE: Samsung seeks to ban the iPhone 4S, Australian court will hear case in March
- Apple launches iTunes Match in US - and upgrades low quality rips to 256kbps
November 14
- UPDATE: Samsung Galaxy Nexus is first with Android 4.0, on sale November 17
- Netflix signs up Lionsgate UK for British launch
- HMV opens first Techshop driven by demand for headphones and gadgets
- Orange offers pay-as-you-go mobile customers free Angle & Curve headphones
November 13
- Pro-ject adds digital iPod dock to Box Design range
November 12
- UPDATE: EMI sells music business to Universal and Sony for £2.5bn
November 11
- Sony admits losing money on every TV it makes; plans "different kind of TV"
- Philips teams up with Dixons to bring Android docking stations to the UK
- Apple rolls out iOS 5 update to fix battery life
- PureSound Technologies launches ClarityOne earphones
- David Lewis - 1939-2011
November 10
- Pure launches Highway 300Di in-car DAB radio with free installation
- Government must do more to improve UK broadband coverage and speed
- Sony adds MUZU.TV music video site to Bravia internet service
- Toshiba offers 12 months free Lovefilm with selected TVs
November 9
- Sky customers could get BBC programmes on demand
- Sitecom adds Network TV Media Player, complete with iOS/Android app control
- UPDATE: Sky and Virgin Media may follow BT in blocking pirate website Newzbin2
- Apple wins war as Adobe calls time on Flash for mobile
- Clearaudio introduces Verify magnetic tonearm
- Atlas upgrades Equator cable with new plugs
- The big Comet sale: whole company for just £2
November 8
- Eminent adds limited edition HD media player
- Conrad-Johnson's HD3 asynchronous DAC arrives in the UK
- Scandyna Minipod gets a makeover to create MkII
- Spotify mobile app launches for Windows Phone 7
- UPDATE: Netflix in talks with ITV after signing exclusive streaming deal for MGM films in UK
November 7
- Official Charts Company reports big rise in digital album sales
- 20th Century Fox predicts bumper Christmas for Blu-ray
- 3D films fail to live up to expectations, new study shows
- UPDATE: Carphone Warehouse to close all UK Best Buy stores
November 6
- Richer Sounds suffers fifth consecutive fall in annual profits
November 4
- AV Bristol celebrates opening with reader discount offer
- UPDATE: New Motorola Xoom tablets priced to undercut iPad 2
- Pressure mounts on BT to block The Pirate Bay website
- Clearaudio upgrades Performance turntable to SE status
November 3
- Is 'Made in Japan' about to give way to a fabless future?
- EMI has big plans for mobile music apps
- JAPAN: Panasonic to sell LCD panel plant to new consortium, as domestic TV sales tumble
- 7digital launches Android 3.0 tablet app
- Apple admits battery problem with iOS 5 on iPhone
November 2
- UPDATE: Canton introduces your_Duo wireless hi-fi system with £600 starter bundle
- BBC celebrates 75 years of television
- JAPAN: Sony announces TV division restructuring, halves sales forecasts, as losses mount
- Sky to launch Sky Movies app for iOS and Android
- Rotel introduces high-end cinema processor
November 1
- Samsung launches first Smart TV app with PayPal payments
- UPDATE: Cruise headphone amp from Alpha Design Labs now on sale for £375
- Amazon regulates Sennheiser and Monster headphone sales
- Pure and Planet Rock to auction radios signed by rock royalty
- Coldplay sets digital sales record after snubbing Spotify
- US NEWS: Blu-ray success fuels rise in home entertainment spending