Hi-Fi Components Fidelity Imports UK Names sonoro as First Brand Ahead of October 1 Launch Can Fidelity Imports turn its U.S. and Canadian growth into a successful UK hi-fi operation when Fidelity Imports UK opens October 1? Ian WhiteSeptember 7, 2026
News Samsung Spent a Decade Fighting OLED With QLED: Now It May Be Moving On? Samsung has reportedly cut QLED TV production by up to 80% as Mini LED, Micro RGB and OLED reshape its premium TV strategy. Ian WhiteSeptember 25, 2026
Music Apple Music Hall Turns Battersea Power Station Into a 48 Speaker Spatial Audio Venue Apple Music Hall combines 48 speaker Spatial Audio, recording studios and broadcast production inside London’s Battersea Power Station. Ian WhiteSeptember 24, 2026
News LCD TV Prices Could Rise Before Black Friday as Samsung, LG and Sony Face Higher Panel Costs LCD panel costs are rising for Samsung, LG and Sony as Chinese suppliers cut production just as cheaper OLED TVs narrow the price gap. Ian WhiteSeptember 24, 2026
News Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2 Could Make Bluetooth the Backup Plan Bluetooth may no longer have to do everything. Qualcomm’s new audio platform adds Wi-Fi 6E, XPAN lossless streaming and smarter ANC. Ian WhiteSeptember 24, 2026
Movies Gone With the Wind Finally Comes to 4K UHD With Dolby Vision and Original Mono Audio Can Gone With the Wind finally get the 4K UHD treatment it deserves, or will Scarlett have to survive one more home-video indignity? Ian WhiteSeptember 23, 2026
News Open-ear Earbuds Are Booming While Traditional TWS Stalls Traditional earbuds slipped while open-ear shipments climbed to 11.1 million. Apparently not everyone wants their ear canals occupied all day. Ian WhiteSeptember 18, 2026
News LG Denies Smart TV Spying Claims But The Privacy Story Is More Complicated LG denies its smart TVs continuously record conversations, but ACR, network discovery and advertising data raise larger privacy questions. Ian WhiteSeptember 17, 2026
News LG Caught Red-Handed Collecting Viewing Habits The blog DoctorBeet uncovered a disturbing problem with some LG Smart TVs on November 18, 2013. All viewing habits were being to sent to LG’s... Brian MitchellNovember 21, 2013
Car Audio GM Backtracks on Apple CarPlay With a Compromise That Makes Far More Sense GM wanted CarPlay gone. The 2027 Silverado and Sierra now prove customers could have had deep vehicle integration and CarPlay all along. Ian WhiteSeptember 17, 2026
Music Spotify Adds All 58 Taylor Swift Music Videos as Its YouTube Ambitions Get Harder to Ignore Spotify spent years owning your ears. With all 58 Taylor Swift videos now onboard, it would rather YouTube stop borrowing your eyeballs too. Ian WhiteSeptember 17, 2026