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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...