A new study has indicated that High Efficiency Video Coding has significant improvements over H.264 in ultra high-definition video. The Sintel open source film was used in the study. (Credit: Blender Foundation/www.sintel.org) The study was performed by the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland, and centred on the subjective quality of the video …

August 29, 2012: This is an update of my subwoofer setup article from 2008. Merely buying a great subwoofer is no guarantee that you’ll wind up with great bass. There are too many ways to squander its performance potential, and that’s why putting in the extra effort to achieve proper subwoofer setup is crucial. This two-part guide will help you …

Now playing: Watch this: Sony’s giant 84-inch 4K television 1:40 Sony has unveiled two of its biggest TV innovations of the year, and they’re both inside the new XBR-84X900: it’s the company’s largest screen to date, and it’s one of the first to feature 4K resolution. The XBR-84X900 is the company’s first 4K screen, and comes in the single 84-inch …

Nearly every detail for Motorola’s next big Android handset has surfaced a week ahead of the company’s official announcement. Engadget has obtained the specs and images for the Droid Razr (Maxx) successor, yanking the proverbial cat out of the bag. If you were expecting for the handset to feature HD somewhere in the title, you’ll be disappointed. The same goes …

Google really wants people to take a look at its Nexus 7 tablet. The $199 tablet started popping up on Google’s home page today, a rare instance in which Google is actively promoting one of its own products. It’s similar to the way Amazon’s front page is often dominated by Kindle advertising. That Google would go to such lengths underscores …

The result is in! It’s taken four weeks of legal tussles in the court room, and two and a half days of deliberation (involving sifting through hundreds of pages of documents), but the jury has found Samsung guilty of copying the iPhone and iPad, and awarded Apple over $1bn. The jury also rejected every one of Samsung’s patent claims, and …

Apple will announce the iPad mini at a separate event to the iPhone 5, according to sources. The iPhone 5 is widely tipped to launch on 12 September, but then Apple will announce the iPad mini in October, unnamed sources have told AllThingsD. Previously, reports had claimed Apple would announce both devices at the September event. If Apple does announce …

So you’ve heard of the Nexus 7 and you’re interested in buying one. And who wouldn’t? This powerful 7-inch quad-core Android tablet, which runs the very latest version of Google’s operating system, Jelly Bean, dramatically undercuts the prices of competitor tabs, at just £160. Once you’ve got it in your palm, you’re going to want to get the best out …

LG took the wraps off the latest addition to its L-Series line of smartphones this evening. Featuring Android 4.0 (aka Ice Cream Sandwich), the Optimus L9 will sport a 1GHz dual-core processor and 4.7-inch IPS display. The 9.1-millimeter-thick L9 will also feature a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera and a high-density 2150 mAH SiO+ battery. The new phone, which is expected to …

After announcing its intentions to do so a few weeks ago, Microsoft today launches its official SkyDrive app for Android devices. Similar to its sibling apps on Windows Phone and iOS, this newest release lets users access their SkyDrive cloud storage accounts from devices running Google’s mobile operating system. While it was designed specifically with Android 4.0 in mind, the …