Tag Archives: audio

Leaked photos that purport to show Sony’s new prototype earbuds have emerged online via a post by The Walkman Blog on Saturday. The pictures on the blog show charging pins and proximity sensor on the underside of the black-and-rose-gold earbuds. The blog’s photos were reported earlier Monday by The Verge. According to the report from …

Enlarge Image Another day, another Android leak. Screenshot by CNET Google has accidentally revealed its upcoming ear buds on Twitter. The Android account tweeted out a picture revealing the new Pixel Buds on Tuesday afternoon, before quickly deleting the tweet. “Quality sound and quick Bluetooth pairing,” the tweet read. “The new Pixel Buds A-Series have arrived. Enjoy one-tap Bluetooth pairing …

Facebook grew its users and revenue in the first quarter, but the social media giant reiterated that a new privacy update Apple released this week could hinder its ads business.  “We continue to expect increased ad targeting headwinds in 2021 from regulatory and platform changes, notably the recently-launched iOS 14.5 update, which we expect to begin having an impact in …

This story is part of Mother’s Day Gift Guide. CNET editors round up the hottest gadgets for Mom this year. Between Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and graduations, this is maybe the second-largest gift-giving time of year. With that in mind, I’m eyeballing great deals on items I think would make great gifts. Like this one: For a limited time, and …

Facebook plans to launch a series of new “social audio” products in the next few months, taking on buzzy audio-chat apps such as Clubhouse that have become more popular during the pandemic. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made an appearance on group chatting app Discord.  Screenshot by Queenie Wong/CNEET “We think that audio is of course also going to be a …

Popular wireless earbuds such as the AirPods or Galaxy Buds Plus can cost $150 or more (the Galaxy Buds Live are $170), but you don’t necessarily need to spend that much cash if you want a pair that’s great for listening to music and making calls. While there are plenty of dirt-cheap options out there, you have to prepare yourself to …

In case a year of nonstop Zoom hasn’t taught you everything you need to know, here’s how to make meeting calls less terrible: If you’re not the call leader, mute your microphone. No one wants to hear you munching your lunch or your dog barking in the background. Dial in a few minutes before the start time so you can …

Does Sonos have Wi-Fi headphones on deck, as rumored? Maybe, but today it’s introducing the Sonos Roam, its smallest and — at $169 (£159, AU$279) — most affordable speaker to date. The ultraportable model, which was leaked in recent days, weighs just less than a pound (0.43kg) — or about one-sixth the weight of its earlier Move portable speaker — and has …

Here’s some bummer news I just learned: Starting next month, password manager LastPass will no longer offer syncing as part of its free version. I feel a little prescient in having chosen Bitwarden — which continues to offer that essential feature — for the Cheapskate Hall of Fame. More on this soon. In the meantime, I’ve got an utterly fantastic …

For your average person, there aren’t too many places you can hang out with actress Tiffany Haddish on a Wednesday night. An exclusive app called Clubhouse, though, could be that rare chance.  Clubhouse is an audio-chat app that’s captured the attention and money of Silicon Valley and beyond. It’s just the latest way technology has brought people together at a …