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October 30
- Award-winning Astell & Kern SR25 music player gets 'Black Edition'
- Apple's new services subscription bundle, Apple One, launches today
- Netflix is raising prices again (but not for everyone)
October 29
- Sony's PS5 4K Movie Essentials are repackaged Blu-rays aimed at gamers
- Save $50 on five-star B&W PX7 wireless noise-cancelling headphones at Best Buy
- This year's two best phones feature one big surprise
- Bang & Olufsen unveils Beolit 20 premium wireless speaker
October 28
- L-Acoustics Creations' 10-driver Contour XO earbuds promise 'live music' sound
October 27
- OnePlus returns to its roots with Nord N100 – 6.52in screen, big battery, £179
- Xbox Series X will apparently support HDR10+ as well as Dolby Vision
October 26
- AirPods 3 and AirPods 2 Pro expected next year with possible redesign
- "Major bug" hits PS5 and Xbox Series X-friendly AV receivers
- What Hi-Fi? Awards 2020: the best speaker packages for great-value surround sound
- LG launches new noise-cancelling wireless earbuds tuned by Meridian Audio
- Melco celebrates 45 years with limited-edition N10 library
October 23
- Artist-signed Rega Planar 3s up for grabs in Record Store Day charity auction
- McIntosh unveils all-digital A/V processor and power amp for movie lovers
- PS5 streaming apps revealed, includes Apple TV, Netflix and Disney Plus
- Huawei steals Apple's thunder with over-ear FreeBuds Studio headphones for £300
- Sony, Samsung and Philips carve up the What Hi-Fi? Awards 2020 TVs category
- First Tidal Connect products confirmed: NAD, Naim, KEF and more
October 22
- Disney backs OLED TV with 3-year LG deal
- Harman Kardon's Citation Amp packs power and streaming into a compact design
- Audio Pro G10 wireless speaker combines Google Assistant, Cast and AirPlay 2
- Xbox Series X might not run that hot after all
- Disney Plus' GroupWatch feature lets up to seven subscribers watch together
October 21
- LG rollable OLED TV finally goes on sale – at an eye-watering price
- The final Record Store Day 2020 drop is this weekend
- KEF dominates the What Hi-Fi? Awards 2020 systems category
- Apple HomePod Intercom feature available now with update 14.1
October 20
- Tidal Connect: one-touch casting of hi-res and Dolby Atmos music
October 19
- Apple Music TV launches MTV-style to challenge YouTube
- Humax Aura PVR: Android TV, Freeview Play and 4K HDR meet for the first time
- PSB Alpha AM3 and AM5 are affordable, powered desktop speakers
- What Hi-Fi? Awards 2020: iFi breaks into Chord-dominated DAC category
- Samsung's next Galaxy S phone (S21 or S30) to arrive earlier than usual
- Introducing Deezer HiFi Room: the ultimate destination for audiophiles
October 16
- UK MPs to investigate music streaming services and how much artists are paid
- iPhone 12 and 12 Pro pre-orders now open
- Apple event rumoured for November – but AirPods Studio probably a no-show
- ELAC reveals limited-edition finish for Award-winning Debut B5.2 speakers, all-new Uni-Fi 2.0 range and Vela 408 floorstander
- What Hi-Fi? Awards 2020: JVC DLA-N5 is the ultimate projector
October 15
- HomePod will soon play Dolby Atmos soundtracks from Apple TV 4K
- Behold the Beacon, Roberts Radio's first Bluetooth speaker
- First look at PS5 user interface comes courtesy of Sony
- Dali's Oberon Cs are its most affordable all-in-one active speakers yet
- Apple TV app comes to Sony TVs
- Mark Levinson completes 5000 series with 'flagship' preamp and power amplifier
October 14
- Best Prime Day wireless earbuds deals: AirPods, Beats, Sony XM3
- OnePlus 8T 5G: HDR10+ 120Hz screen, Dolby Atmos and innovative quick charge
- Quick! These are the 6 best Prime Day tablet deals still available...
- A septet of sublime wireless headphones win What Hi-Fi? Awards
- New issue of What Hi-Fi? out now: a home cinema special!
October 13
- iPhone 12 launch: all the Apple Event news as it happened
- Beats Flex are cheap wireless earbuds with Apple's W1 chip
- Apple announces iPhone 12 range with 5G, new design and big screen improvements
- Apple HomePod mini is official – and very affordable
October 12
- Six special stereo amps are named What Hi-Fi? Award winners
October 11
- Pure launches trio of travel-friendly portable DAB radios
October 9
- Apple AirPods Studio price leaked: think very, very expensive
- McIntosh MA12000 is company's most powerful amplifier ever
- Sound United completes acquisition of Bowers & Wilkins
- Six of the best turntables win What Hi-Fi? Awards 2020
- Devialet Gemini are the company's first true wireless noise-cancelling earbuds
October 8
- Sony's official PS5 video offers detailed look inside new PlayStation
- Xbox Series X runs extremely hot, according to early reports
- Bryston's premium BR-20 music streamer connects up to 14 sources
- Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a new rugged tablet for your working life in 2020
- Marantz unveils 8K AV7706 preamp to seriously level up your home cinema
- Sky Q subscribers can now watch Netflix in HDR
- Bang & Olufsen reintroduces the iconic Beogram 4000c turntable
October 7
- Legendary London studio installs Dolby Atmos Music facility
- Sonos dominates the soundbar category at the What Hi-Fi? Awards 2020
- Q Acoustics introduces its first active speakers: Q Active 200 and Q Active 400
October 6
- Apple confirms iPhone 12 launch event for 13th October
- Bristol Hi-Fi Show 2021 cancelled due to Covid-19
- Apple pulls rival products ahead of new HomePod, AirPods launch
- 11 sensational stereo speakers win at this year's What Hi-Fi? Awards
October 5
- YouTube TV offers free Chromecast on sign up
- What Hi-Fi? Awards 2020 winners announced!
October 2
- Grado GT220: signature Grado sound from true wireless earbuds?
- Apple TV app could soon come to Xbox (and in time for the Xbox Series X launch)
- Cambridge Audio reveals affordable, new-look SX series speakers
October 1
- Yamaha takes on Sony with noise-cancelling TW-E7A wireless earbuds
- Walmart and Target announce huge sales events to rival Amazon Prime Day
- Marshall Major IV headphones boast 80-hour battery life, wireless charging
- iPhone 12 to launch on 13th October, without free headphones