Apple’s Studio Display XDR will need a pretty new Mac or iPad to run at 120Hz

Apple's new Studio Display XDR delivers 120Hz ProMotion, but only the latest M5 iPad Pros and new MacBook Pros can actually run it at full speed. Older devices are capped at 60Hz.

Audio / Video     Paulo Vargas     March 4

That Spotify afterlife speaker urn is a real thing you can buy

Spotify and Liquid Death teamed up on the Eternal Playlist Urn, a real collector's item with a Bluetooth speaker in the lid that plays your music forever.

Audio / Video     Paulo Vargas     March 2

Sonos just leaked a speaker with a 24-hour battery

A Best Buy Canada leak reveals the Sonos Play, a rugged portable speaker with IP67 rating, and a 24-hour battery life.

Audio / Video     Paulo Vargas     March 2

Anker updates its crowd-pleasing ANC headphones for 2026

Anker has unveiled the Soundcore Space 2 headphones at MWC 2026, bringing upgraded ANC, improved comfort, and longer battery life to its popular budget lineup.

Audio / Video     Varun Mirchandani     March 1

HBO Max is cracking down on password sharing, and price hikes might be part of the plan

HBO Max is cracking down on password sharing, and price hikes might follow soon. The latest earnings call points to a familiar streaming playbook.

Audio / Video     Rachit Agarwal     February 27

Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 series serves sleeker looks and more personalized noise isolation

The Galaxy Buds 4 series embraces a flashy metallic look, upgrades the sound architecture, and adopts seamless pairing with Galaxy phones without any companion app required.

Audio / Video     Nadeem Sarwar     February 25

YouTube’s Premium Lite gets a tad sweeter with essential features

YouTube upgrades Premium Lite with background play and offline downloads, addressing long-standing complaints while keeping music features exclusive to full Premium subscribers.

Audio / Video     Shikhar Mehrotra     February 24

Spotify’s next big update could make its recommendations make more sense

Spotify is developing Taste Profile Notes, a feature that lets users tell the algorithm exactly what they're listening to and refine recommendations proactively in the app.

Audio / Video     Shikhar Mehrotra     February 23

Amazon brings a new Audible feature that lets you enjoy ebooks with lyrical reading

Amazon's Audible introduces Immersion Reading, syncing audiobook narration with on-screen text for a karaoke-style reading experience that boosts focus, comprehension, and monthly content consumption.

Audio / Video     Shikhar Mehrotra     February 18

Bose, Samsung, and Sennheiser headphones found to contain toxic chemicals

Study finds BPA, phthalates and flame retardants in every headphone tested, even major brands, raising concerns about long-term chemical exposure.

Audio / Video     Moinak Pal     February 18

Sony’s new tech can sniff out original songs in plagiarized AI-generated music

Sony has built new tech that can spot real, copyrighted songs inside AI-generated music, helping artists see how much their work influenced AI tracks and potentially get paid for it.

Audio / Video     M. Priyadarshini     February 17

Amazon’s big Fire TV update is now rolling out with plenty of new tricks

After previewing the redesign last month, Amazon has begun pushing the updated Fire TV interface to users, starting with newer models and expanding to more devices and countries this spring.

Audio / Video     M. Priyadarshini     February 17

Diesel’s new wired earphones look better suited for denims than your ears

Diesel’s new wired earphones lean hard into Y2K style that they feel more like a denim accessory than audio gear, complete with a heavy chain design inspired by classic wallet chains.

Audio / Video     M. Priyadarshini     February 13

Sony’s new WF-1000XM6 earbuds promise better noise cancellation, sound, and connectivity

Sony's new flagship earbuds promise 25% improved noise cancellation, higher-resolution audio processing, and an improved in-ear fit.

Audio / Video     Nadeem Sarwar     February 12

Nvidia just turned the humble Amazon Fire TV stick into a gaming powerhouse

Following beta tests that commenced a few weeks ago, Nvidia is now bringing the GeForce Now game streaming service to a select few Amazon Fire TV stick models.

Audio / Video     Nadeem Sarwar     February 12

Samsung’s QD-OLED Penta Tandem upgrade means brighter screens and longer life

Samsung Display’s QD-OLED Penta Tandem adds a five-layer OLED stack that targets higher HDR peak brightness, better efficiency, and longer lifespan, with a 2026 rollout across flagship monitor sizes and premium TV panels.

Audio / Video     Paulo Vargas     February 12

Google insists YouTube Music’s paywalled lyrics are just a ‘limited experiment’

Google says YouTube Music's new lyrics limit is just an experiment, but growing user reports suggest a broader rollout that could quietly push free listeners toward Premium subscriptions.

Audio / Video     Shikhar Mehrotra     February 10

YouTube Music can now turn your thoughts into a personalized playlist

All you need is clarity of thoughs or a particular mood, and YouTube Music will turn your thoughts into a custom playlist.

Audio / Video     Nadeem Sarwar     February 10

Your next AirPods might get tiny cameras to sense the world

Apple’s next AirPods Pro may add built-in cameras for AI and spatial features, with no expected price increase.

Audio / Video     Varun Mirchandani     February 9

YouTube now lets you watch content auto-dubbed in your own language

YouTube is improving how auto-dubbed videos sound and feel, adding expressive speech and testing lip-sync technology so translated audio better matches tone, emotion and on-screen visuals.

Audio / Video     M. Priyadarshini     February 6

Spotify has a new feature that takes you behind the scenes of your favorite tracks

Spotify is rolling out About the Song in beta, a new feature for Premium users that lets listeners explore the stories, inspirations and background details behind the tracks they’re playing.

Audio / Video     M. Priyadarshini     February 6

Sony confirms its next-gen WF-1000XM6 earbuds will be unveiled next week

Sony has teased the upcoming WF-1000XM6 earbuds, confirming a February 12 launch.

Audio / Video     Pranob Mehrotra     February 6

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