Digital Trends

MAY 9, 2021

Apple could be about to launch a hi-fi lossless tier on Apple Music. Here's why the company's own devices are less than ideal for wireless hi-fi audio.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 24, 2025

You’ll need the Alexa app on your phone, and it walks you through setup step-by-step. Both devices were excellent for playing background music in my office or listening to podcasts while doing housework, providing fuller, clearer sound and increased volume compared to my smartphone.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The new Nest Audio sits between the Nest Mini and Home Max in price, size, and output. Despite that lower price, the Nest Audio is an improvement over the Google Home in nearly every way. Similarly, Sonos is now in the smart speaker game , bringing its rock-solid wireless streaming and class-leading audio quality to the table.

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The Verge

MAY 21, 2021

Users will be able to stream audio in 96kbps, add and delete Spotify content on their phones, and sync with the Watch. Spotify added the ability to stream music using an Apple Watch in November; until that point, the Apple Watch only worked as a remote for Spotify music playing on an iPhone or other Spotify Connect-compatible device.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

As this is being written, we are still in the midst of the Spotify controversy , during which artists are abandoning the audio service in protest of that company’s contract with podcaster Joe Rogan. Neil Young was the first to pull his music from the service, followed by Joni Mitchell and others. Amazon Music. Amazon Music.

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The Verge

JUNE 9, 2021

At launch, it’s a very hit or miss experience Late on Monday night, Apple flipped the switch on two new features for its Apple Music subscription service : immersive Dolby Atmos spatial audio and lossless-quality streaming. Eddy Cue is Apple’s senior vice president of services and the person who oversees Apple Music.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 2, 2020

But last month, the AirPods Pro picked up a pair of new features that Apple did announce: spatial audio and automatic switching. This handoff is nearly instantaneous; you can be listening to music on your phone, pause it, pick up your iPad and start playing a video, and the AirPods will be ready for that audio.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Earlier this year, Apple officially discontinued Music Memos, an iPhone app that allowed musicians to quickly record audio and develop new song ideas. Walther had previously spent three and a half years at Spotify, following its 2017 acquisition of the audio detection startup Sonalytic , which he had co-founded.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 4, 2021

YouTube Music is lifting one of its most annoying limitations — but only in Canada. Today, YouTube announced that beginning November 3rd, customers in Canada will be able to continue listening to their music in the background while doing other tasks on their phone or when the screen is off. Music lovers rejoice!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 24, 2011

This tool turns your smartphone or desktop computer into an audio recorder that allows you to easily share audio messages and podasts with your supporters. This website allows users to build visually appealing interactive timelines using video, audio, images, location, social media, and timestamps. Cinchcast :: cinchcast.com.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Not content with setting your feet a-tapping with its intuitive music sequencer aimed at amateur music makers, Artiphon today announced an app that adds video-making prowess to the Orba’s already impressive feature set. The idea of the Orbacam is to create quick and easy videos that Artiphon refers to as “Musical Selfies.”

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2021

Interactive voice advertising startup Instreamatic , which can insert interactive voice ads into an audio stream, has raised $6.1 SF-HQ’d Instreamatic lets brands that advertise through streaming music apps and podcasts (for instance) have interactive voice-based dialogues with consumers. Voice assistant usage is booming.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

The team behind Songclip thinks that social media could use more music. Yes, music is a big part of the experience on a handful of apps like TikTok and Triller, but Songclip co-founder and COO John vanSuchtelen told me, “That is not the end of how music is going to be a feature, that is a beginning.”

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Google has announced that it has 50 million users subscribed to or trying YouTube Music and YouTube Premium, which is a marked increase from the 30 million subscribers it reported in December 2020. However, its blog post spends a lot of time talking about music, hailing YouTube as the fastest-growing music-subscription service.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Sonos has filed another patent lawsuit against Google, alleging that the search giant is infringing five wireless audio patents across the entire line of Nest and Chromecast products. The patents in Sonos’ first lawsuit covered the foundations of wireless audio systems: setup, playing in sync, creating stereo pairs.

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The Verge

APRIL 13, 2021

No matter what you do during your waking hours — work at home or outside of it; commute in a car, a train, or by walking from your bedroom to your living room; or spend your days watching the kids or job hunting — you’re probably spending at least some of that time listening to music. But where do you find that music? YouTube Music.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Alexa’s October update introduces a number of new helpful commands that let you start listening to audio in one room and continue listening on an Echo device in another. The first command lets you move audio between groups, also known as the smart speakers that you’ve assigned to specific locations throughout your home.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

GET UP TO $300 OFF: The Amazon Big Spring Sale is on and Samsung is showing strong with deals on TVs, phones, earbuds, hard drives, and more tech at Amazon and elsewhere. With offerings that span TVs, phones, earbuds, and more, a Samsung sale means tech for any need. Amazon's Big Spring Sale is here and Samsung is majorly on board.

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Ars Technica

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Google's Pixel phones include numerous thoughtful features you don't get on other phones, like Now Playing. This feature can identify background music from the lock screen, but unlike some similar song identifiers , it works even without an Internet connection. Sadly, it has been broken for months. There is some hope, though.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

“I have been thinking about music since my time at TikTok, and I was really thinking about building something on my own, but then it took me another year to finally have the guts to do it,” said Henriquez. wants to help people easily produce, own and share music that they can create using just their phone.

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The Verge

APRIL 21, 2022

A phone-sized field mixer. Teenage Engineering, the company behind ultra-stylish synthesizers , speakers , and PC cases , has released a new audio gadget: it’s called the TX-6, and it’s a tiny (in size, not price) field mixer absolutely festooned with knobs. Image: Teenage Engineering’s TX-6 overview video. Image: Teenage Engineering.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Great in concept, but there’s a limit to what Alexa can do on a phone I did not expect to like the Amazon Echo Frames as much as I do. The concept is relatively simple: they’re a pair of eyeglasses with tiny little speakers and microphones embedded in the stems so you can listen to music and command Alexa. It cannot.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2023

government on Thursday announced that it seized a website used to sell malware designed to spy on computers and cell phones, Lorenzo writes. Apple launches a new service : Sarah writes that Apple is launching a music streaming service focused exclusively on classical music. Malware hiding in the woodwork: The U.S.

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The Verge

JULY 7, 2021

You know spatial audio is having quite a moment when wireless carriers decide to create their own implementations of it. The audio trick, which Verizon says has been in the works since 2019, is coming to Motorola phones first, including the new Motorola One 5G UW Ace that goes on sale July 8th. We wanted to change that.”

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The Verge

AUGUST 6, 2020

And aside from a few tweaks Sony made to how it upscales music, the 1000XM4s sound just like their predecessors — a very good thing, trust me. The first is a simple convenience for anyone with an Android phone; Sony now supports Android’s Fast Pair for quick setup. Your music will be pausing constantly.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 18, 2011

This website allows users to build visually appealing interactive timelines using video, audio, images, location, social media, and timestamps. You can either manage your group online or on your mobile phone. A great source for images for your nonprofit’s website, blog, e-newsletter, and social networking profiles. Qwiki :: qwiki.com.

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The Verge

JULY 21, 2020

The OnePlus Buds require a OnePlus phone if you want to get the most from them, so these really won’t appeal to owners of other Android devices. There’s no way to pause music with the earbuds right now; all you can do is double-tap to skip to the next song or hold down for three seconds to switch between synced devices.

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The Verge

JUNE 26, 2020

Astell & Kern says its latest audio player is the first in the world to come with DACs from two separate manufacturers, letting you switch between them to customize the sound to your wired headphones. After picking a DAC, the sound can be customized further with a series of audio filters. Image: Astell & Kern.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Listen to the audio versionread by Andrew himselfin the Next Big Idea App. But when looking at a thumbnail-sized video of the person you are interacting with, hearing only their voice through the phone, or seeing nothing but their words in an email, it can be easy to forget that another person is on the other end of your communication.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

EssilorLuxottica , for instance, has come up with a winning formula for smart glasses in both the Meta Ray-Bans and its Nuance Audio hearing aids, which pack just enough technology to avoid looking uncool. As with the innovations in wearables, its another way youll be able to leave the phone in your pocket for a while longer.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

We asked The Verge ’s senior audio engineer Andrew Marino if he had any audio tips for people who are about to participate in a podcast. Is it better to use my phone’s mic or use my Bluetooth headset? In most cases, your phone mic is going to be better. Don’t use your phone on speakerphone if you can help it.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Anyway, in between mashed potato servings, I did my best to “log off” and not think about audio — no offense — so instead, I binged the entire new season of Selling Sunset and played many crosswords. EXCLUSIVE: Hinge makes viral audio happen, despite many other apps trying. I’m back for you now, though, and we have a big issue ahead.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

As you can imagine, the people here at The Verge spend a lot of time listening to a variety of digital sounds — whether it’s online meetings, music, podcasts, videos, or sound checks of their own multimedia productions. AudioQuest’s Dragonfly portable digital-to-analog converter (DAC) brings higher-quality audio to your devices.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

E-books, therefore, make access to information an affordable reality, as more and more people, including students, have a device in their pocket capable of operating as an accessible e-reader: from inexpensive mobile phones and MP3 players to Braille note-takers that can store thousands of e-books in digital Braille.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

GET UP TO $300 OFF: The Amazon Big Spring Sale is on and Samsung is showing strong with deals on TVs, phones, earbuds, hard drives, and more tech at Amazon and elsewhere. With offerings that span TVs, phones, earbuds, and more, a Samsung sale means tech for any need. Amazon's Big Spring Sale is here and Samsung is majorly on board.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

It was a unique device — instead of prioritizing an accessible price and smart assistant features, it was laser-focused on audio quality and considerably more expensive than its closest competitors from Amazon and Google, while being less capable as a smart speaker. As a result, the HomePod didn’t really take off. HomePod mini sound quality.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Creative stuff: Things unique to your organization including the ability to create art, music, poetry, dance, etc. Personal phone call from the founder, chair, ED. Phone call to the donor from a person impacted by the nonprofit. Send a video or audio “thank you” through social media or email. These exist already!

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