In previous articles we have discussed several popular audio codecs in use today. In this installment we address advanced audio codecs currently in use. Designers employing audio codecs face a ...

Now that most smartphones don't have headphone jacks, if you want wireless, you need Bluetooth. But something equally important as wireless capabilities is the type of digital codec it supports, which ...

Few audio standards have had the impact of MP3. But there’s more to audio codecs than just MP3. 3GPP audio standard format families, AAC and AMR, are the commercial powerhouses that are early in their ...

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 ...

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 ...

Apple today released the fifth beta of iOS 15 to developers. As we get closer to the final release next month, the update brought only a few minor changes to the operating system. However, one ...

Millions of Android phones were exposed to an easily exploitable flaw in an audio codec used in chips from MediaTek and Qualcomm. Millions of Android devices were vulnerable to a remote code execution ...

Google can do basically whatever it wants regarding video and web standards. YouTube is the world’s most popular video site. Chrome is the world’s most popular ...

You're listening to music and, for seemingly no reason at all, the new pair of headphones you grabbed just aren't delivering ...

Your JBL, Sony, or Bose Bluetooth headphones got a top-to-bottom wireless makeover -- not just Auracast.