There are two ways of implementing USB audio on phones. Manufacturers like Samsung, Google and now Apple with its USB Type-C iPhones, prefer to output Digital audio from the USB port and trust your ...

Upcoming smartphones might not have a 3.5mm headphone jack. It all still hangs on a rumor that Apple's iPhone will shun all connectors but its proprietary Lightning jack (some Android models out this ...

Intel says there are good reasons to say goodbye to the 3.5mm audio jack and bring headphones, earbuds and microphones into the digital era. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

Sometimes one size does fit all. We are used to phones and tablets with two ports on the edge: a micro USB slot for charging the phone and a round hole to fit an audio jack and connect headphones or ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. There's no two ways about it - the 3.5mm headphone jack as we know it today is going away (and not ...

According to the group, this new specification is primarily about allowing manufacturers to remove the old 3.5mm jack socket, while also enabling slimmer devices, improved water resistance, and new ...

Glamorous earrings that’ll elevate your festive outfits Mobile devices are ditching headphone jacks, but you can still use your device’s USB Type C port with your favorite headphones if you get your ...

The future of mobile device audio is here, and if you hated the iPhone 7’s Lightning connector headphones, you’ll loathe this new solution. The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) recently announced the ...

In a sea of 3D audio products and true-wireless earbuds, USB Type-C headphones were nowhere in sight at CES 2019. This absence isn’t an accident, however. Rather, it’s the deafening silence of an ...

Over the last few years, the USB Type-C® with Power Delivery (PD) standard has been adopted in a wide variety of electronics. This adoption has been driven by benefits such as a unified port (reducing ...

The ultra-thin USB-C standard is looking like the future of data, video, and even power at this point. It’s already the only port on Apple’s MacBook revival, for example, and if history is anything to ...