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It’s Been Three Years Since Apple Music and Amazon Music Introduced Premium Audio Upgrades. So Where Is Spotify’s ‘Supremium’?

January 31, 2024

Apple's AirPods Max are a cornerstone of Apple's premium content+hardware ecosystem, which includes Apple Music's Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos (photo: MaxWdhs) After years of investing in lossless and spati... Read More...

Spatial Audio Is Here to Stay, What Now?

Mathilde Neu

October 5, 2023

With the rise of audio technologies such as Dolby Atmos on streaming platforms, spatial audio has become unmissable for all artists. Whether we discuss the perspective of well-established musicians or emergin... Read More...

Sonos Layoff seven percent of workforce, reduces real estate holdings

Sonos Triggers 7% Layoff While Substantially Reducing Real Estate Holdings

Ashley King

June 15, 2023

Photo Credit: Toa Heftiba Sonos has disclosed a 7% reduction in its workforce in the latest layoff round to hit a tech company. Sonos says it is also committing to further reducing its real estate footprint ... Read More...

With The Introduction of Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro Headset, The Focus on Spatial Audio Makes Sense

Ashley King

June 6, 2023

Photo Credit: Apple Apple unveiled its Vision Pro headset with a $3,499 price tag. The experimental tech is ushering in what Apple calls the era of spatial computing. During its WWDC 2023 conference, Apple f... Read More...

Sweetwater content creators production quality

Are You a Budding Content Creator? Here’s How To Help Your Production Quality Bloom

Ashley King

January 30, 2023

Photo Credit: Sweetwater Ready to take your home setup to the next level as a content creator? Whether you’re writing music, streaming video games, or making videos–Sweetwater has the gear content creators ne... Read More...

Google spatial audio support Pixel series

New Update Brings Spatial Audio Support to Pixel 6 & Pixel 7 Series Phones

Ashley King

January 5, 2023

Photo Credit: Screen Post A new update for Pixel smartphones finally brings spatial audio support to a limited number of devices. Namely, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 series now supports the new feature–older Pixe... Read More...

AirPods Pro 2 Users Are Experiencing Audio Drift and Sync Issues

Ashley King

October 16, 2022

Photo Credit: Jerin John After a firmware update, several Apple AirPods Pro 2 users are complaining about audio sync and drifting issues. Here's what we know. The audio drifting issue being described is one... Read More...

Google is Tackling Dolby Atmos With a New Open Media Format — Project Caviar

Ashley King

September 22, 2022

Photo Credit: Bence Boros Google is working on a royalty-free open media format to rival Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision. The internal plans, called Project Caviar, were shown to specific hardware manufacturers... Read More...

Next Sonos Flagship Speaker ‘Optimo 2’ Will Play Sound in ‘Nearly All Directions’

Ashley King

August 24, 2022

Photo Credit: Tim Foster The next high-end Sonos speaker is code-named 'Optimo 2' and will play sound in nearly all directions. Sonos is working on a new high-end flagship speaker, code-named "Optimo 2," as ... Read More...

Kim Kardashian Designs New Colorways for Beats Fit Pro

Ashley King

August 9, 2022

Photo Credit: Beats Kim Kardashian announces her partnership with Beats to design new colorways for Beats Fit Pro. For a partnership that marks Beats' first time releasing a custom Fit Pro collaboration, Bea... Read More...

AirPods to Switch to USB-C Charging Alongside iPhone in 2023 Says Analyst

Ashley King

August 9, 2022

Photo Credit: Akhil Yerabati AirPods will switch to USB-C charging in 2023 alongside the iPhone 15, according to analysts. Apple is expected to debut a new model of AirPods later this year, likely the last t... Read More...

Gibson Wins Again In Its Trademark Guitar Shapes Lawsuit — Court Orders Permanent Injunction Against Dean Guitars

Ashley King

July 31, 2022

Photo Credit: Freebird / CC by 2.0 Gibson has won a permanent injunction against Dean Guitars for its trademarked guitar shapes. Here's the latest. On May 27, 2022, a Texas federal jury found that Armadillo ... Read More...

FDA Approves Apple AirPods Pro 2 As First Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

Nova H1 Audio Earrings Promise ‘Special Edition’ for Presidential Debates After Kamala Harris Accusations

Sonos CEO Apologizes for Bumpy App Redesign Amid User Uproar Online

It’s Back: Apple’s Beats Teams Up With LeBron James & Lil Wayne to Launch New Beats Pill Speaker

Sonos Debuts Much-Anticipated Headphones with Sonos Ace

It’s Been Three Years Since Apple Music and Amazon Music Introduced Premium Audio Upgrades. So Where Is Spotify’s ‘Supremium’?

Spatial Audio Is Here to Stay, What Now?

Sonos Triggers 7% Layoff While Substantially Reducing Real Estate Holdings

With The Introduction of Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro Headset, The Focus on Spatial Audio Makes Sense

Are You a Budding Content Creator? Here’s How To Help Your Production Quality Bloom

New Update Brings Spatial Audio Support to Pixel 6 & Pixel 7 Series Phones

AirPods Pro 2 Users Are Experiencing Audio Drift and Sync Issues

Google is Tackling Dolby Atmos With a New Open Media Format — Project Caviar

Next Sonos Flagship Speaker ‘Optimo 2’ Will Play Sound in ‘Nearly All Directions’

Kim Kardashian Designs New Colorways for Beats Fit Pro

AirPods to Switch to USB-C Charging Alongside iPhone in 2023 Says Analyst

Gibson Wins Again In Its Trademark Guitar Shapes Lawsuit — Court Orders Permanent Injunction Against Dean Guitars