5 essential features to look for when buying a new TV for the World Cup — from beating reflections to finding the right balance of value

Our TV experts explain what you should look for in a TV upgrade, and why they’re so important to balance

The Sonos app for iPhone and iPad mysteriously disappeared from the App Store — but it’s back now

I hope you didn’t just buy a new product you’re eager to set up…

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‘Rest in peace good buddy’: original gen 1 Chromecasts are now failing after 13 years, as Google apparently pulls the plug

Support for the first-generation Chromecast ended a while ago, but now the gadget is falling for many users.

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I’ve looked through Samsung’s Memorial Day sale — it includes OLED TVs from $1,099, a record-low Galaxy S26 Ultra deal, and $1,700 off appliances

Samsung’s Memorial Day deals already include Black Friday-beating price cuts on the latest TVs, appliances, and the Galaxy S26 series.
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Looks like Google TV could get Wii-style pointy controls, just like my LG TV’s Magic Remote that drives me and my kids mad

Google has told app developers that Google TV will be adding support for “pointing remotes” that sound very similar to LG’s Magic Remote
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Is there a better way to watch the World Cup in style than this enormous 98-inch QLED TV? Better still, it’s now a massive £1,100 off

AO has one of the biggest discounts on one of the biggest TVs I’ve ever seen, with over £1,000 off the enormous Hisense E7Q 98-inch QLED TV — that’s one way to watch the World Cup in style.
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Roku is releasing two new projectors and a free update for its devices, all in time for the World Cup

Roku is bringing two projectors to the market, plus a free update for existing devices, to make World Cup watching easier.
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Dolby Atmos on streaming will finally sound as good as 4K Blu-ray, based on these blind test results of audio engineers — but this still won’t cause collectors to switch from physical media

In double-blind listening tests, multiple audio experts preferred Dolby AC-4 to existing Dolby Digital+JOC audio streams
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Need a compact soundbar upgrade ahead of the World Cup? This four-star Sonos Beam (Gen 2) is now 20% off at Amazon

The Sonos Beam (Gen 2) is a good-sounding and compact soundbar ideal for many homes. It’s on sale now at Amazon.

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Loads of TCL Google TVs are getting a great free upgrade that adds Dolby Vision Filmmaker Mode for super-accurate movie viewing — and a few other nice changes are on board too

TCL is rolling out a firmware update to many TVs from 2023 onwards to deliver Dolby Vision Filmmaker Mode, upgraded FlexConnect and a fix for audio in Disney+
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