Virtually all smartphone manufacturers have eliminated the 3.5mm audio jack even though it has long been the standard connector for a huge range of audio equipment over the past century. Most flagship ...

Modern smartphones can use their USB-C ports for a variety of uses, including connecting microphones, audio dongles, and ...

Earlier this week, Apple’s Beats brand announced a USB-C cable that it is advertising as “universally compatible” and, in a rare event, sees an Android phone in an Apple-made ad. Beats USB-C cables ...

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Each year millions of old smartphones are either tossed as e-waste or are condemned to lie unloved in dusty drawers, despite the hardware in them usually being still perfectly fine. Reusing these ...

There’s no denying the convenience that a pair of wireless earbuds brings to the table. Unfortunately, wire-free in-ear and over-ear products also come with a small list of concerns. Users have to ...

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 ...

Android audio switching is finally a practical reality — provided you have the right earbuds. Google has started rolling out the automatic toggle to Android devices paired with the Pixel Buds Pro. If ...

Over the weekend, a few third-party Apple vendors in China made the incredibly stupid claim that using Android USB-C cables would destroy your iPhone 15 — which quickly went viral. In actuality, the ...

USB On-the-go or USB OTG is a standard protocol that allows devices to read data from a USB device without the need of connecting them to a PC. The device uses the OTG cable to turn itself into a USB ...