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Two commonly used charging ports might look similar, but one offers more modern features and a future-proof design.

USB, the Universal Serial Bus, has been around for decades and is a heavily used standard in the world of personal computers. Memory sticks, external drives, mice, and web cameras are all interfaced ...

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 ...

Your USB audio port can be surprisingly useful--giving you even better sound than your computer's regular audio output. Here's how to use it. Eliot Van Buskirk Evolver.fm Editor Eliot Van Buskirk has ...

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 ...

The rapid expansion of the universal serial bus (USB) standard in consumer electronics products has extended the use of USB connectivity to propagate and control digital audio. USB provides ample ...

When Apple announced that it had added lossless, USB Audio to the USB-C version of the AirPods Max, I was very keen to try it out. Especially given that Apple launched the USB-C version without the ...

Google has confirmed that the Pixel 8 series will soon support lossless audio over USB-C, but that same port can’t (officially) be used for video out. In last week’s Reddit AMA for Android 14, ...

I’ve got some bad news: Those nice headphones and great speakers that you spent so much money on? They probably don’t sound as good as they could. You spent the time searching for the best audio gear ...

My music server (an old desktop PC) finally died and I'm looking to build a new box to replace it. Due to the age of my receiver, I need the new server to output digital audio via an S/PDIF coaxial ...