The author is APT product manager for WorldCast Systems. A paradigm shift has been taking place for several years, as we move gradually toward fully networked IP broadcasting facilities in which there ...

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 ...

Audio compression developer launches apt-X Lossless, a next-generation lossless audio codec technology engineered for immersive, high-definition, digital entertainment applications APTX, a leading ...

Google's interest in the royalty-free Vorbis audio codec raises new possibilities for successors CELT and, in the longer run, Ghost. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

The CS4202 audio codec is an AC ‘97 2.2-compliant, stereo audio codec designed for PC multimedia systems. It uses industry-leading Delta-Sigma and mixed-signal technology. This advanced technology and ...

San Jose, Calif. — AKM Semiconductor released a low-power audio codec with an integrated capless headphone amplifier for mobile phone, smart-phones, music players and personal media players. The ...

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Now that the patents for the popular MP3 audio codec have expired, it’s unlikely that the format is going anywhere, despite many reports that misinterpreted what the end of the format’s licensing ...

Portable Multimedia Applications Benefit from High-Quality Sound and Broad Range of Features LISBON, Portugal--November 15, 2006--Chipidea®, the world's leading provider of analog/mixed-signal silicon ...

We asked a sampling of industry engineers and users for their perspectives on the evolution of codec designs and applications ...

On MacOSForge, Apple has announced that they are releasing the Apple Lossless Audio Codec as an open source project: The Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) is a lossless audio codec developed by Apple ...

Apple announced on Mac OS Forge today that they have open sourced their Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC). ALAC was introduced in 2004 as OS X’s core audio codec to compress audio files 40-60 percent ...