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 ...

For years, the 3.5mm headphone jack was an expected, default feature on every iPhone or Android device. This tiny, round descendant of the 6.35mm "phone plug" carries a converted analog audio signal ...

Apple appears to be discontinuing its Lightning to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter, first introduced with the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus in 2016. This adapter allows users to connect traditional wired ...

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. One venerable computing technology, USB, could be about to ...

Earlier this week, Apple made a move that many expected wouldn’t happen — the iPad adopted USB-C. That aligns it with much of the industry, including most Android makers, but at the same time, the ...

One more Lightning product meanders into the sunset. One more Lightning product meanders into the sunset. Rumors of Lightning’s death are just slightly exaggerated Apple’s new Magic Keyboard, Magic ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Take a walk around, and you'll probably see a bunch of people with wireless headphones, especially AirPods and Marshall's Major V. Even as ...

You bought a USB-C adapter to use your existing wired earphones with a smartphone that lacks a headphone jack, but there is ...

The removal of the headphone jack is the most notable iPhone 7 rumor. Apple has an interest in removing the headphone jack from iPhones so it can make the devices thinner. As a replacement for Apple's ...

Let’s face it – you’re not here because you’re interested in the dynamics of the burgeoning adapter market. Either you’ve got a pair of headphones that you want to use on your iPhone, or are ...

In a potential disappointment to some buyers, iPhones are no longer shipping with 3.5mm headphone adapters in the box, and still come with 5-watt power adapters that forego USB-C. Without an adapter, ...