The Verge

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Since releasing them last year, Apple has quietly continued to improve upon the AirPods Pro with firmware updates that have tweaked their noise cancellation and sound quality. But last month, the AirPods Pro picked up a pair of new features that Apple did announce: spatial audio and automatic switching.

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The Verge

JANUARY 25, 2021

Netflix has detailed an upgrade to its Android app which should reduce buffering and make audio sound better and easier to hear over background noise. xHE-AAC uses metadata to solve a few different audio problems people have when watching shows on mobile devices. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Image: Netflix.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Android phones can now notify you when they detect certain sounds, which could notify people who are deaf or hard of hearing about important sounds nearby. Other devices support Sound Notifications as well, including Wear OS devices, which can send Sound Notifications via text notifications with vibrations.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Google’s latest smart speaker has good sound and an attractive price Four years is an eternity in the modern tech product world, but that’s exactly how long it’s been since Google’s first smart speaker, the Google Home , was released. The new Nest Audio sits between the Nest Mini and Home Max in price, size, and output.

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Digital Trends

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Verizon's Adaptive Audio aims to bring spatial audio to any device your Android phone is connected to. We tested if it actually works.

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The Verge

MARCH 6, 2021

Like the pricier, larger Move, Sonos is building its Auto Trueplay audio tuning feature right into the Roam. Connecting to both at once will allow you to play a song from your phone or another device nearby to the Roam over Bluetooth — and that music can then also be played across the rest of your Sonos multi-room system.

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The Verge

MARCH 19, 2021

Astell & Kern — the company best known for its high-end portable digital audio players — is making a USB-C DAC (digital-to-analog converter) that’s designed to help get better-sounding audio from modern smartphones and computers that may lack a 3.5mm headphone jack.

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The Verge

JUNE 9, 2020

The most convenient controller for your Android phone, but not without a few problems The trouble of finding a reliable gamepad to use with your phone was, more or less, figured out when Android 10 and iOS 13 added native support for the DualShock 4 and Xbox One controller. Playing audio from your phone can be a struggle, too.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Google goes back to its old tricks, mostly for the better The amount of effort Google seems to put into its Pixel phones while simultaneously ensuring that they look and feel mundane never ceases to astonish me. The Pixel 5 has a simple rear-mounted fingerprint sensor that harkens back to Android phones from 2018, not 2020.

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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. That sounds incredible.’ And then he really went in: “I think this is going to take over everything.

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The Verge

APRIL 21, 2022

Leviathan V2 sound system, following up its previous iteration that launched back in 2014. But, of course, the wired subwoofer is there to further amp up the booming low-frequency sounds. The leftmost button can toggle to a secondary audio source. It just announced the $249.99 While it does support Bluetooth 5.2

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Google is working on integrating its Chromecast streaming devices and Nest Audio speakers, according to a comment from a Google spokesperson in The Wall Street Journal , in a move that would give Google’s smart home and streaming gadgets a feature parity with Amazon and Apple. Just like Amazon and Apple.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Sit quietly for a moment and pay attention to the different sounds around you. These are all noises Cochlear.ai , a Seoul-based sound recognition startup, is training its SaaS platform to identify. will use its Series A on hiring over the next 18 months and to increase the dataset of sounds used to train its deep learning algorithms.

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The Verge

JULY 27, 2020

One of the stranger applications of deepfakes — AI technology used to manipulate audiovisual content — is the audio deepfake scam. We’ve never actually heard the audio from a deepfake scam — until now. Security consulting firm NISOS has released a report analyzing one such attempted fraud, and shared the audio with Motherboard.

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Engadget

MARCH 27, 2025

It's best for those who have a smaller living room or den they want to outfit with better TV sound. General audio quality has been improved as well, and they have a comfy fit. They support wired USB-C audio, plus they have solid ANC as well. Also available at Sonos in their March Madness sale.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 17, 2025

When I tested them in 2024 for our best noise-cancelling earbuds roundup , I found they acted incredibly similar to AirPods in how they paired with my phone and in their battery life — like the AirPods Pro, they offer six hours per charge with ANC on. Unlike the Pros, their case has 36 hours of battery to the Pros 30).

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Over a conversation with a journalist friend, George Quraishi, it became clear to Chanin that Quraishi’s skill set — interviewing and audio editing — could be conducive to capturing a family’s history. It’s a four-step process.

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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

JANUARY 5, 2021

phone without cutting too many corners. Alongside its lower-tier N100 sibling, it’s the first phone in OnePlus’ midrange Nord series to arrive in the US, available from T-Mobile, Metro by T-Mobile, and unlocked from OnePlus.com and other retailers. So what sacrifices did OnePlus make to create a $300 phone?

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

You can actually hear real-time translations through your Buds when using the Interpreter feature on a Galaxy phone. SEE ALSO: I can’t believe this 85-inch Hisense U7 4K TV is $900 off Then there’s the audio quality. Samsung upgraded these with SSC HiFi and UHQ audio codecs, which support 24-bit/96kHz high-resolution sound.

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The Verge

AUGUST 21, 2020

The updated firmware was also supposed to address the connectivity and audio dropout problems that some early Pixel Buds buyers have been complaining about. After applying the update, you’ll find bass boost under the “sound” section, which also includes the new, experimental attention alert options.

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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. Image: Verizon.

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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. The OnePlus Buds have strong battery life, decent sound, and a stable wireless connection. Like with AirPods, the open-air design of the OnePlus Buds will limit their sound potential.

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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? If this is a live show, the quality of the call is important, as there can be no editing later on, so you want to get good sound.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

There’s an upcoming Nest Audio smart speaker, spotted on Walmart’s shelves and online at Lowe’s. The Lowe’s listing , which was spotted by WinFuture’s Roland Quandt , says the smart speaker will support the “smart sound” room-tuning feature first seen on the Google Home Max. sound off) new chromecast? Image: Marcos Frausto.

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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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Engadget

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

From premium options like the AirPods Pro 2, which combine sleek design with impressive active noise cancellation, to models that prioritize exceptional sound quality, theres a pair of Bluetooth earbuds for everyone. Some earbuds even offer app settings to tweak the audio profiles or firmware updates to improve performance over time.

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The Verge

APRIL 18, 2022

In a new update , Telegram announced it’s letting users set any sound as their notification tone. You can use short audio files uploaded from your phone and save voice messages as notification tones from a chat. Telegram says it currently supports audio files and voice messages under 300KB and less than five seconds long.

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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. Let’s get to the new stuff. Your music will be pausing constantly.

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Engadget

MARCH 31, 2025

It's best for those who have a smaller living room or den they want to outfit with better TV sound. General audio quality has been improved as well, and they have a comfy fit. They support wired USB-C audio, plus they have solid ANC as well. Also available at Sonos in their March Madness sale.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 15, 2021

A mood-setting novelty speaker that doesn’t slouch on sound Every so often, you get a reminder that Weird Sony is still alive and well. It’s fair to say that the $350 LSPX-S3 Glass Sound Speaker is exactly that kind of product. The LSPX-S3 stands slightly over 11 inches tall and is heavier than it looks at 2.5

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 1, 2025

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The Verge

JANUARY 31, 2022

The Mojo 2 can plug into devices like tablets to improve their sound. British audio manufacturer Chord has announced a successor to the excellent Mojo , a battery-powered accessory that aims to improve the sound of your wired headphones or speakers when paired with your phone, laptop, tablet, or other digital media source.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Ever since Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville recorded an almost undecipherable version of the French song “Au Clair de la Lune” in the mid-19th century, it’s been clear that the technology that you use to produce and listen to sounds can affect your experience. Andrew Marino, audio engineer. . Andrew Marino, audio engineer.

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The Verge

JULY 29, 2020

The criteria for picking the best noise-canceling headphones hasn’t changed: the most important measures are how well they can eliminate outside noise, sound quality, battery life, whether they support simultaneous pairing to multiple devices, and comfort. The WH-1000XM3 sound more punchy and fuller than the Noise Canceling Headphones 700.

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The Verge

JULY 1, 2020

Whether your top priority is sound quality, comfort, battery life, voice call quality, or noise cancellation, the current field of products is full of great options. For people who demand the absolute best sound quality, Sennheiser is the go-to. The AirPods Pro are known for balanced, clear audio. Ears are funny like that.

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The Verge

APRIL 9, 2021

Hans Zimmer, the legendary composer of The Lion King , Inception , and other iconic soundtracks, has brought his epic compositions to a new audio medium: phone sounds. Yes, Hans Zimmer created a ringtone and other phone sounds for Oppo’s newest flagship, the Find X3 Pro , and they’re amazing. Notification sound.

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