When Apple sidelined the 3.5-mm jack with the launch of last year’s iPhone 7, it looked like a bold move. But despite pockets of outrage over another clear case of planned obsolescence, it was a clear ...

One of the problems with most technologies is that they are jargon filled, and if you don’t know the secret handshakes, you won’t be welcomed into the club. The field of communications is certainly ...

Smartphone manufacturers all but took away our beloved phones with headphone jacks. Now we’re left buying admittedly great wireless earbuds hand over fist. But listening to music is no longer a ...

Apple did its part in moving the world to wireless headphones. With the removal of the headphone jack with iPhone 7, the company made it clear that the future of audio is wireless. However, the ...

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The author is APT product manager for WorldCast Systems. A paradigm shift has been taking place for several years, as we move gradually toward fully networked IP broadcasting facilities in which there ...

Audio codec ICs are at the heart of many different portable devices that feature both record and playback capabilities. While the basic product selection of input and output channels with their ...

Microsoft is showing off improvements to its audio codec called Satin that should help improve the clarity of audio on Teems meetings on crammed networks with high packet loss. Microsoft brought the ...

Dialog Semiconductor recently released the first three parts in its new DA740x family of highly integrated audio codecs. Targeting the burgeoning wireless headphone market, the chips deliver ...