It’s been nearly four years since Spotify announced a HiFi tier for its music streaming service that would support lossless audio. That wait could end this year, Bloomberg reports, as the company works to finalize details, including streaming rights.Spotify could charge as much as $5 or $6 extra per month for the new tier — said to be named “Music Pro” — which is in line with estimates CEO Daniel Ek shared last year. Spotify’s Premium tier currently starts at $11.99 per month before family or student discounts, the result of two price hikes in as many years.Competitors like Apple Music include lossless streaming in their services’ base price, but Spotify reportedly plans to justify the extra charge by including more features in Music Pro, including song remixing and concert ticket sales that would grant subscribers exclusive deals and early access.Earlier this month, Spotify signed a new multi-year licensing agreement with Warner Music Group to secure future streaming rights and help “shape the future of audio-visual streaming,” with HiFi presumably included in that vision. It inked a similar deal with Universal Music Group in late January, with UMG specifically teasing HiFi streaming and offering further ideas of what a “superfan” music service could offer. Notable suggestions included priority access to deluxe edition content and early music releases, as well as exclusive listening party invites and artist Q&A sessions.It’s taken a little longer than expected, but it looks like the world’s biggest music streaming service may finally be ready to turn up the volume on HiFi in 2025.

We regularly cover interesting tech projects here at XDA, especially those which include hardware modifications. Some of our recent coverage includes a 3D live map of Manhattan's subway trains using a Raspberry Pi, an RTX 4090 cooled by a built-in air conditioner, and the conversion of a 24-inch touchscreen into a home dashboard by leveraging the power of a Raspberry Pi. The human imagination truly knows no limitations, and now, a hardware enthusiast has modded iPhone internals into a Nokia Lumia 1020, because why not?

Okay, I'm not going to lie. When I heard down the news grapevines that Microsoft was asking people to sign into an account to use Notepad, I believed it immediately. I mean, it felt incredulous, but it also had that feeling of "Yeah, Microsoft would probably do something like that." Fortunately, the truth isn't that dire just yet, although it's setting a bit of a worrying precedent.

I've made it no secret that I really like the M4 Mac Mini ever since I wrote my initial review of it back in November. It has become my primary desktop unless I'm reviewing another device, and I absolutely love this hardware, even if macOS has some problems.

Right out of the box, any Steam Deck you buy, whether it's a certified refurbished model or brand new, is an excellent piece of kit. In many ways, Valve outdid itself with the Steam Deck, and realistically, you'd never need to change anything about it if you didn't want to.

Just because a Raspberry Pi is small doesn't mean it can only power tiny projects. In fact, if something is physically large but computationally simple, a Pi may be the perfect fit to keep everything ticking over. This is the case for this amazing passion project that displays real-time tracking data of the Manhattan subway using a giant 3D-printed map.

While there are tons of great tablets to choose from, the iPad Air is our top choice for 2025. Not only is the iPad Air sleek, but it also packs tons of power thanks to Apple's M2 SoC. Furthermore, you also get the choice of two sizes, with 11 and 13-inch models.

Using a web browser seems straightforward, but many people unknowingly make mistakes that can slow them down, compromise their privacy, or even put their devices at risk. Here’s a list of common mistakes you can make when using a browser, and how to avoid them.

The floodgates were officially open when Intel and AMD brought dual-core and quad-core CPUs to the mainstream in the early 2000s. Core count became one of the biggest metrics of CPU performance and has remained significant to this day. However, with advances in CPU architecture and denser process nodes, the role of core count isn't as critical anymore.

The golden days of LAN parties are over, partly because of increased internet speeds and partly because most multiplayer games no longer use the same client-server model. But modern PCs are powerful and often easier to move nowadays as the small form factor is popular, so maybe it's time to revisit those LAN parties of yesteryear. Plus, you probably don't need a powerful server to host the games because almost any recent-ish PC will be more than enough. All you need to worry about is which games you're going to play.

It's been months since Microsoft released the Windows 11 24H2 update to general users. However, just like in many previous Windows releases, users encountered several bugs even after the launch of the latest version of Windows. The bug that recently caught everybody's attention was reportedly caused by Microsoft's Patch Tuesday update, KB5051987. That issue is still not fixed, and on top of that, Windows 11 users have encountered yet another even nastier bug.

There are lots of great M.2 SSDs to choose from in 2025, but if you're looking for one that offers good performance and doesn't cost a lot, the Kingston NV3 SSD is going to be right up your alley. Not only are you getting ample storage space from this Gen 4 SSD, but you're also getting performance numbers as well.