HDMI ARC is easy to ignore until your sound system acts up. Here's what that port is best used for, and why it matters for modern home theater gear.

FEC (forward-error-correction) techniques correct errors at the receiver end of digital communications systems. In contrast with error-detection and retransmission ...

There is no shortage of portable Bluetooth-enabled DAC/AMPs, and the category now stretches from basic sub-$100 dongles to feature-heavy models approaching $1,000. At $99, the HiBy W4 lands at the ...

Google closes several important security vulnerabilities in Chrome 145. In parallel, JPEG XL support returns after three years.

VCAT (Video Codec Acid Test) is a video decoder benchmarking tool for Android devices. It is designed to evaluate real-world decode performance and platform stability through long-running playback ...

It plays music. Wild concept in 2026.

Abstract: This paper presents a dedicated hardware design for the DC and Chroma from Luma (CFL) intra-prediction modes of AV1 decoder. The hardware was designed to reach real-time when processing UHD ...

What does surround sound mean when it comes to headphones?