Can WiiM’s inaugural smart speaker take on the five-star HomePod 2?

Brighter, richer and more refined, the LG C6 sets a new benchmark for step-down OLED TVs.

Barco acquires VerVent Audio Holdings, bringing Focal and Naim under new ownership. What does this major industry deal mean ...

We were talking about [Maya Posch]’s rant on smartphones, “The Curse of the Everything Device”. Maya’s main point is that ...

They were survivors of the killing fields and Mao’s China – and their shop was not just their existence, it was their second chance at redemption, writes author Alice Pung ...

The growing crop of hi-fi lounges seems to be providing a salve to America’s loneliness epidemic and deepening our connection to audio in the shallow streaming era, too.

Sometimes a passion project can turn into a full-blown phenomenon. So it’s gone for actor Michael Shannon, who’s had roles in films including “Knives Out,” “Revolutionary Road” and “The Shape of Water ...

Last year, the festival earned New Times ’ Best Music Festival award for 2025, a title that naturally raises expectations.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has offered Xbox staff words of reassurance following the exit of previous gaming boss Phil Spencer. Last month, Microsoft announced a huge shakeup at its gaming business, ...

Can Apple’s HomePod 2 cling on to its crown?

Demo’d in ’74, when their compositional skills wrote checks their chops couldn’t cash, Squeeze shelved Trixies for 52 years. Now, Tilbrook says he’s proud to pull this lost album from the time machine ...

Lowertown, the duo of Olivia Osby and Avsha Weinberg, have released “Big Thumb” from their new album, Ugly Duckling Union. The track draws on Osby’s interest in collecting news clippings for lyric ...