Tag: audio
Update your Sonos app on the iPhone and you might cure your battery drain problem
After a tumultuous few months for Sonos, specifically with its app for controlling its connected speakers and soundbars, yet another bug-squashing update is rolling out. And if you’ve been exploring rapid battery drain on your iPhone courtesy of the Sonos app for iOS, this should come as good news. As…
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Want to quit music streaming and go back to physical formats? This TEAC CD player/cassette deck is just the thing for it
One of the problems with music streaming services is that many of them don’t seem too focused on, y’know, music – so Spotify is trying to compete with Audible as well as podcasting platforms while planning to charge quite a lot more money for decent-quality audio (having already boosted its prices…
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OnePlus Buds could get an AI call-summary feature, beating the iPhone and AirPods to the punch
With manufacturers happily shoving AI into everything, we’re starting to see more devices offering features such as automatic summaries of text and audio – so for example iOS 18 will bring AI-powered call transcription and summaries to the iPhone 16 later this year, and some of the best Android phones will…
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Spotify is adding another 1,000 audiobooks for Premium subscribers
Spotify‘s catalog of audiobooks just got a whole lot bigger. The streamer has signed a new deal with Ingram Content Group (ICG), who have the distribution rights for a lot of smaller publishers and independent publishers; according to the firm, “if you’re reading a book, Ingram Content Group is probably…
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The latest Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 leaks hint at their design, colors, and pricing
We’re patiently waiting for successors to the Google Pixel Buds Pro, which launched back in May 2022, and a flurry of recent leaks suggests that the next versions of the wireless earbuds are about to make an appearance. The first leak worth mentioning comes from Android Headlines, and shows high-quality,…
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Samsung Buds 3 Pro’s new AirPods-like design turns out to be very repairable, leaving Apple no excuse
Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 3 Pro earbuds changed their design this year in a way that strongly mimics Apple‘s AirPods Pro 2. But they differ from Apple’s pro earbuds in one crucial respect: they’re “extremely easy” to take apart and potentially repair, according to a repair specialist. As iFixit put it,…
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