Unless your wireless headphones support a hi-res audio codec, lossless is pointless.

The reason physical media is a better choice.

Could pure AI encoding reinvent compression and make traditional codecs obsolete? Monica Heck examines what the future might look like in the encoding space ...

I've heard of (and even sometimes used) video players like VLC when Windows Media Player prompts me to download "new codecs", but I've also heard people talk about codec packs like K-Lite, Shark007, ...

Adopting a new codec standard is a complicated task. The timeline for getting up to speed is so long that once you’re there, the industry very well might be looking at the next generation of codecs ...

Irene Okpanachi is a Features writer covering Android devices, laptops, portable projectors, VR headsets, software, and AI recorders for Android Police and Talk Android. She has five years' experience ...

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 ...

Being able to wirelessly connect headphones and speakers to your phone or computer is a magic many of us take for granted. It wasn't that long ago that the idea seemed impossibly futuristic. These ...

We've waited a while, but we've finally got new earbuds that use Wi-Fi for audio transmission. But they don't use Qualcomm's ...

The author is owner of Kline Consulting and former corporate director of engineering and broadcast IT for several radio companies. The large choice of codecs available on the market can be ...

We’ve been talking a fair bit about Bluetooth audio lately, mostly because consumers and high-end audio companies are making more noise about it than ever before. Be it wireless headsets, hands-free ...