Bluetooth audio isn’t doomed to sound flat — the right settings and codecs can transform your listening experience. From LDAC to aptX Low Latency, choosing the right connection method can improve ...

Smartphone manufacturers all but took away our beloved phones with headphone jacks. Now we’re left buying admittedly great wireless earbuds hand over fist. But listening to music is no longer a ...

Welcome to your codec update for 2023. I’m here to help you decide whether it’s time to go all in on AV1, VVC, LCEVC, or EVC or whether it’s better to stick with H.264, VP9, and HEVC. As an overview, ...

Yes, the lossless audio file you're using is probably compressed — that's completely fine for this reason.

In addition to the financial burdens of HEVC licensing, the risk of lawsuits from patent holders can deter companies from ...

It’s been 3-plus years since the MPEG codec explosion that brought us VVC, LCEVC, and EVC. Rather than breathlessly trumpet every single-digit quality improvement or design win, I’ll quickly get you ...

Hardware and software support for the royalty-free AV1 video codec has been steadily building over the last couple years. Hardware-accelerated encoding and decoding is becoming standard in more GPUs, ...