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 ...

While we are more than happy that OnePlus opted to keep the 3.5mm headphone jack in its newest handset, there are quite a few of us out there that use Bluetooth audio on the daily. And while you’re ...

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 ...

If you stream music (and who doesn't these days) you've obviously come across abbreviations at the end of the audio files. The acronyms reading WAV, FLAC, MP3 and so on, are called audio codecs. You ...

Have you ever overheard someone casually talking about their preferred audio codecs, or perhaps questioning the value of one model of wireless earbuds versus another because of the audio codecs they ...

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 ...

Both the Galaxy Buds 3 and Galaxy Buds 4 series offer a hi-res audio mode to help you make use of lossless files — here's how ...

Alexander Zink is senior business development manager for Digital Radio and Streaming Applications at Fraunhofer IIS. Stefan Meltzer is technology consultant for Fraunhofer IIS. The nature of ...