BT might struggle with the basics of its business, like connecting customers — and keeping them connected — and generally being able to answer the phone in a language approaching English, but it still wants in on 3D. But then, why wouldn’t it, every man and his ill-conceived mongrel seems to be in on this …

We hate format wars. Not because we’re afraid of good old-fashioned tech fisticuffs, but because they’re often completely unjust. So often, the format that wins isn’t technically better than the competition, just cheaper or better marketed. (And no, we’re not just sore because we were Betamax owners.) It’s happened so many times over the years that we had to make …

Onkyo has teamed up with Spotify to let you stream music through its new TX-NR609 AV receiver. As such, it’s a pretty safe bet that Spotify will be integrated into all of Onkyo’s new lumps of audio greatness before too long. You’ll need a premium Spotify account to access the service via the TX-NR609, which has just gone on sale, costing around £500. That’s …

It seems that even those of us who hate football have something to thank it for — namely, giving Freeview HD a leg up. Nearly all of the marketing around HD on Freeview relies on the World Cup taking place this year. Hardware manufacturers are hoping that this tournament will encourage uptake of Freeview HD in the same way that the last World …

It’s that wonderful time of year again, when the days are getting a little longer, the crocuses are poking up, and — crucially — Onkyo is rolling out its new budget and mid-range AV receivers. There’s an impressive new style this year too, which we think makes Onkyo’s hardware even more desirable than ever. At the top of the range …

The headline act of We7‘s new free Android app is that it lets you download up to 5 hours of audio from your custom-built radio station, to keep you going when you’re offline. It’s a bit like Last.fm, in that you can’t choose the exact tracks you want, only an artist or genre, but the downloading is an impressive feature, …

Cloud this, cloud that: everything has a cloud involved these days, from documents to email and now, music too, if Amazon has its way. From today, if you live in the US, you’ll be able to access 5GB of free cloud storage from the company to store your favourite music — or least favourite, if you prefer — and stream …

One of the questions we’ve been pestering Panasonic with for ages is when Viera Connect — formerly Viera Cast — would get iPlayer. The answer, it seems, is straight away. Most of Panasonic’s 2011 TV range isn’t available to buy yet, but we’re currently reviewing the 37-inch TX-L37E30B, which comes with the Viera Connect portal (and a remote labelled with …

Web streaming has suddenly announced itself as a serious player in the TV world, with US service Netflix apparently outbidding two major cable networks to air David Fincher and Kevin Spacey’s remake of classic British political thriller House of Cards. While streaming is still in its infancy in the UK, Netflix has pretty ubiquitous gadget support, with US TVs, Blu-ray …

One of the highlights of Sony’s TVs and Blu-ray players this year has been the inclusion of Bravia Internet Video. The service allows access to a multitude of online video on your home-cinema equipment. Now Sony has announced the SMP-N100 network media player, which offers the same service for people without any of the aforementioned hardware — and potentially for much less …