There's nothing like good old-fashioned wired listening for the finest sound. Luckily, the headphone jack lives on in a ...

In the last decade, smartphone manufacturers have almost entirely eliminated new models with standard headphone jacks, but ...

Intel says there are good reasons to say goodbye to the 3.5mm audio jack and bring headphones, earbuds and microphones into the digital era. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

Love it or hate it, the classic 3.5mm audio jack is on the way out. It’s been completely replaced by a USB Type-C port in a number of high profile smartphone releases, which has caused considerable ...

Intel this week announced plans to usher in the adoption of an audio USB Type-C connector that would replace the standard 3.5 millimeter analog jack and eventually be capable of digital audio ...

There’s been a lot of fuss over Apple’s move to ditch the traditional audio jack. As for me, I hope I never have to plug in another headphone cable. This may come off as gleeful dancing on the ...

The future of mobile device audio is here, and if you hated the iPhone 7’s Lightning connector headphones, you’ll loathe this new solution. The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) recently announced the ...

When it comes to video games, movies, music, and more, these portable, take-anywhere speakers help ensure convenient crystal-clear audio. Insert the cable into your device’s USB port for power and the ...

The 3.5mm headphone jack is one of the elder statesmen of the personal tech world, having become ubiquitous with the rise of mp3 players, smartphones, and other mobile devices, but now it’s those very ...