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 ...

APT, the audio processing technology specialist, today announces a technology agreement with Creative, a worldwide leader in digital entertainment products, which facilitates the deployment of APT’s ...

Qualcomm's aptX and aptX HD Bluetooth audio codecs promise superior wireless audio quality, so here's everything you need to know about the technology. The word codec is banded around a fair bit in ...

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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 ...

aptX Lossless is the first Bluetooth audio codec to boast bit-exact CD-quality music support. The technology will be part of Qualcomm’s aptX Adaptive and Snapdragon Sound ecosystems. Expect the first ...

BERLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CSR plc (LSE: CSR; NASDAQ: CSRE) today unveiled CSR aptX Low Latency, a new audio coding technology that slashes to one-third the delay, or latency, of stereo audio signals ...

Enhanced Audio Codec Helps Manufacturers make Wireless HD Audio a Reality JAN 5, 2016 LAS VEGAS — Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies ...

You might not know it, but when you go out and buy a set of Bluetooth headphones, earbuds, or a Bluetooth speaker, you’re also inadvertently choosing the Bluetooth codec that those devices will use ...

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