At IFA in Berlin, Qualcomm unveiled its latest Bluetooth audio codec for smartphones and headphones: aptX Adaptive. This isn’t the 24-bit/96kHz codec from Qualcomm that some have been clamoring for, ...

Why it matters: If you listen to music on your Android phone through wireless headphones, chances are you've used aptX technology even though you might not know what it is. AptX is a compression ...

Nero allows me to choose between these two when ripping mp3s from a CD. Could I have a summary explanation of what each means in terms of the resulting files, please?<BR><BR>Your preference, and ...

Jacob Kastrenakes is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. If you stream music from an Android phone to a pair of wireless headphones, there ...