Google reveals major increase in bug bounty rewards — so get hunting By Sead Fadilpašić published July 15, 2024 Google increased the payouts in its bug bounty program by a factor of five.
Vizio’s new Dolby Atmos soundbar is also a karaoke machine, because why not By Jamie Richards published October 30, 2024 The Vizio MicMe comes with two microphones and its own karaoke app loaded with 80,000 songs.
Circle to Search on Galaxy phones can now look up music – here's how to get it By Cesar Cadenas published August 21, 2024 Google is slowly rolling out a new update that lets you search up songs playing on an app or from an external source.
Samsung’s clever new ‘Circle to Search’ trick could help you figure out that song that is stuck in your head By Jacob Krol published January 23, 2025 'Circle to Search' on a Galaxy S25 Ultra can now identify a song you sing, hum, or play.
Android’s Circle to Search will soon get Shazam-like powers for identifying songs and hummed tunes By James Rogerson published August 13, 2024 An update to Circle to Search looks set to add audio identification abilities.
I'm going to get evicted thanks to this record-low Beosound A1 Cyber Monday deal Bluetooth speaker boosting my shower karaoke game By Josephine Watson published December 2, 2024 My shower singing might get me evicted, and it's all thanks to this Beosound A1 portable speaker Cyber Monday deal.
Q Acoustics is running a huge sale on speakers – save a bundle for the holidays! By Becky Scarrott published December 21, 2023 Step into speakers – let's join together; we can play with hi-fi forever and ever!
LG DukeBox is the OLED TV-toting jukebox with valve amp fireside visuals nobody asked for By Becky Scarrott published January 2, 2024 LG’s DukeBox looks like a vacuum tube sound system in a glass box, but it’s also an OLED TV screen – and it's coming to CES 2024.
Acer's 540Hz gaming monitor is coming and it could undercut the competition By Allisa James published September 15, 2023 Acer revealed its own 500Hz+ gaming monitor, which could challenge both Asus and Dell if the price turns out to be right.
YouTube Music will finally let you look up tracks just by singing into your phone By Cesar Cadenas published March 18, 2024 Reportedly seeing a limited release, this tool can help you find the name of the song that's on the tip of your tongue.
Here comes the sun: Samsung's new The Terrace TVs are great, outdoors By Carrie Marshall published September 10, 2024 Samsung's new Terrace TVs include large full and partial sun models for permanent outdoor installation.
YouTube Music's AI radio officially gets a name: here's what you can "Ask Music" to do By Carrie Marshall published September 11, 2024 The AI-powered music feature finally has a title – and is available to more people.
Spotify just launched a quiz to reveal your K-Pop persona – which band member are you? By Rowan Davies published April 25, 2024 Spotify is stopping at nothing to make music streaming interactive and social, with a new fan-specific K-Pop feature in its latest addition.
YouTube could soon let you search for songs just by humming By Cesar Cadenas published August 24, 2023 Google is testing new music recognition for YouTube where humming for three seconds can help you find music.
'You hum it, I'll play it' finally comes to music streaming – thanks, YouTube Music By Carrie Marshall published May 28, 2024 YouTube Music's experimental song recognizer is finally rolling out to everyone on Android.
ChatGPT steps up its plan to become your default voice assistant on Android By Cesar Cadenas published January 24, 2024 The ChatGPT assistant has a new UI enabling fast access, but it's currently seeing a limited roll out to a lucky few users.
Sounds unbelievable: Chinese tech company devised huge acoustically transparent LED cinema screen with a smart trick that makes massive loudspeakers invisible By Wayne Williams published July 13, 2024 Chinese tech firm Unilumin has created an acoustically transparent LED cinema screen that hides the speakers behind it.
These are the best audio apps for Android (that aren't Spotify) By Tom Bedford published June 19, 2025 Here are the best audio-centric apps you can download on Android phones, hand-and-ear tested for your pleasure.
Astell & Kern announces 13-driver(!) earbuds and a new hi-res music player with built-in vacuum tube amp By Carrie Marshall published February 29, 2024 Astell & Kern's latest hi-res music player promises analog warmth for your digital delights.
will.i.am's got a new gig: he's making LG go boom By Carrie Marshall published December 10, 2024 will.i.am is coming to shake ya boom boom with new earbuds and a Bluetooth speaker for LG.
I asked ChatGPT the dumbest question about avoiding the Coldplay kisscam... and it gave me a shockingly smart answer By Graham Barlow published July 23, 2025 I asked ChatGPT how to dodge a Coldplay kisscam, and it gave me a full-blown strategy
Sonos, JBL and Samsung soundbars and speakers slashed in huge Best Buy sale By James Pickard last updated March 27, 2024 Best Buy has launched a huge audio sale with many top-rated speakers and soundbars slashed to new record-low prices.
It's a Bluetooth speaker, it's a color-changing smart light, it's a bathroom fan – and I think I want it By Cat Ellis published August 9, 2024 This multi-function vent is here to fill a watery niche in your smart home setup.
JBL’s new speakers may look old-school but come with cutting-edge Dolby Atmos By Carrie Marshall published August 30, 2023 JBL's new retro speakers may look old-school on the outside, but the tech spec is bang up to date with Dolby Atmos.
Anker recalls nearly 80,000 Bluetooth speakers due to fire risk, check to see if you own one By Becky Scarrott published December 6, 2024 Anker has said it will offer free replacement speakers to those speakers affected, all of which were sold exclusively on Amazon in 2023.
YouTube update will let you search for songs by singing them into your phone By Cesar Cadenas published October 17, 2023 YouTube is also introducing several new features in this patch like extra controls for the player and the You tab.
This Android phone for audiophiles offers a hi-res DAC, balanced output and 3.5mm jack – plus a cool cyberpunk look that puts Google and OnePlus to shame By Carrie Marshall published April 23, 2024 Stylish audio brand Moondrop’s first phone is more of a hi-res digital audio player with OnePlus and Google Pixel features.
I listened to spatial audio on a 7.4.4-channel Focal speaker system, and now I need to up my Dolby Atmos music game By Al Griffin published August 2, 2025 Focal's 7.4.4-channel Utopia Cinema speaker system is being showcased at Audio Advice Live 2025, and it delivers exceptional sound with both movies and Dolby Atmos music.
YouTube Music is piloting 'music any way you like' prompt-generated radio using AI By Carrie Marshall published July 8, 2024 YouTube Music's experimental AI feature creates a custom radio station from your prompts.
Yamaha just unveiled a 5-disc CD changer like it’s 2002 – Secret Santa, take a hint By Becky Scarrott published December 8, 2023 Yamaha’s CD-C603 5-disc CD changer takes me right back to the early noughties and I must have it.
