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It has been over 3 years since the release of the PS5 and whilst Sony’s new console won’t be announced for a good while, we’re already seeing rumours regarding the specifications. A popular YouTuber, who goes by Moore’s Law Is Dead, recently posted a video claiming that Sony will further its partnership with AMD to power […]
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JBL, a global leader in the portable speaker industry, announced its new party speakers at CES last month, the PartyBox Club 120 and the PartyBox Stage 320. The PartyBox Club 120 features Bluetooth 5.3 with LE audio, IPX4 water resistance, and multi-speaker connection thanks to Auracast. It also features up to 12 hours of battery life, […]
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OnePlus, a subsidiary of Oppo, has released its latest flagship models, the OnePlus 12 and 12R. Unlike other recent smartphone releases, OnePlus hasn’t followed the trend of implementing tonnes of AI features in its new line of phones, but instead decided to focus on the basics. The OnePlus 12 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 […]
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Getting back to normal? Are we “getting back to normal”, CES 2024 suggest so. This was my 8th year attending in my current role and anecdotally it felt as busy as it ever was pre-COVID. The CEA stated that there were 135,000+ attendees, which is close to the usual 150,000+. As always there was a wide range of […]
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November 27, 2023, Harman announced the acquisition of Roon, a music software company most well-known for its Roon app. Roon Labs was founded in 2015, but its journey in music technology began much earlier, in 2004. The founders were involved in developing music software for companies like Sooloos, Meridian Audio, and HP before establishing Roon […]
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This story highlights the new handheld gaming consoles that are coming in 2023. SAR Insight is following this market, and tracking the brands and products introduced. It will be one of 150+ devices that we will track in our new DATAportl service, which is due to launch at the start of 2024. The handheld gaming […]
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Sony is confident that the supply chain issues it has had with the PS5 are now solved and it expects to sell 25 million units in 2023, driven by strong sales in the holiday period. This is excellent news for the gaming industry, however, the current malaise in consumer spending and coming into a holiday […]
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Meta’s new Quest 3 has landed and it’s currently available for pre-order. It’s set to release on the 10th of October for $499, $200 more than the Quest 2, but is it worth the substantial price increase? The most significant upgrade in the Quest 3 is its new Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 CPU by Qualcomm. This […]
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This piece of news touches on two significant points. The new Bose headphones and earbuds are coming LE Audio ready, also packed with an exciting proprietary 3D audio solution. SAR is seeing a steady uptake of the new LE Audio standard amongst vendors, however, there is some hesitancy for low-end TWS vendors to fully commit […]
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Recently, a document was leaked during the FTC vs Microsoft case revealing their plans to refresh the current line of consoles in 2024. This includes the Series X, Series S, and a brand-new controller. The most eye-catching change is definitely to the Series X console, going from a boxy, fridge-like design to a much smoother […]
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