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Spotify update makes playlist curation simpler, refines recommendations

Samsung acquires Bowers & Wilkins, Denon, Marantz, in $350M audio deal

What just happened? Samsung and its subsidiary, Harman International, have just signed a $350 million all-cash deal to acquire the consumer audio business of Masimo Corporation, bringing several of the industry's most iconic audio brands under their umbrella. This includes Bowers & Wilkins, Denon, Marantz, Polk Audio, and Definitive Technology. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of the year, pending regulatory approval.

Dopamine audio player debuts new v3 preview version

Enthusiast restores two Sound Blaster 16 cards documenting the challenges of vintage hardware repair

Windows 95 start-up chime and Minecraft soundtrack added to National Recording Registry

Researchers harness ultrasound to create isolated pockets of sound only you can hear in a crowd

New Audacity update resolves key bugs in audio effects and silence trimming

Samsung tipped to launch its first bone conduction headphones in July

Noise-canceling headphones may be rewiring young brains, experts warn

Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 reviewed: new design, ANC and heart-rate monitor

Hackers extend Toslink audio cables to 143 kilometers, achieve IP data transmission

Samsung and Google take on Dolby Atmos with a new royalty-free audio format

Outrage grows as people are not using headphones in airports and planes, annoying those around them

Facepalm: Many of us have been guilty of it – mindlessly streaming videos or taking calls sans headphones while waiting at an airport gate or on the plane itself. But that tendency is apparently driving fellow travelers crazy. Flight attendants are now even making pre-flight announcements pleading with passengers to use headphones, but the scourge of audio oversharing shows no signs of stopping.

Tiny speaker promises virtual surround sound with novel audio trickery

AirPods sales totaled over $18 billion last year, more than all of Nintendo

Nvidia's Fugatto AI sound model claims to transform audio production

Apple AirPods Pro 2 hit a new record low of $159 for Black Friday

Spatial audio is coming to F-16 fighters to provide 3D sound in the cockpit

How many feet/meters of tape are found in a 60-minute audio cassette tape?

New FCC rules require every mobile handset to work with hearing aids

Researchers develop method to make sound waves travel in one direction only

Sony rolls out big software upgrade for its flagship wireless headphones and earbuds

Apple AirPods 4 arrive with Pro-level features at a more affordable price