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Tag: 3.5mm headphone jack

After mocking Apple for years, Samsung removes 3.5 mm headphone jack and their commercial that trolled Apple

Thursday, August 8, 2019 11:02 amThursday, August 8, 20198 Comments

In commercials, Samsung trolled Apple for years over the iPhone’s removal of the 3.5 mm headphone jack. Now the South Korean dishwasher maker is following Apple yet again by removing the 3.5 mm headphone jack and has deleted their ads…

Samsung follows Apple, as usual; kills headphone jack on the upcoming Galaxy Note 10

Thursday, August 1, 2019 3:50 pmThursday, August 1, 20196 Comments

Samsung will be following Apple, as usual, in killing the headphone jack on the upcoming Galaxy Note 10…

It’s time to admit Apple was right to kill the 3.5mm headphone jack

Monday, April 8, 2019 10:48 amMonday, April 8, 201933 Comments

It was barely two years ago when we lamented the loss of the headphone jack on the iPhone…

After years of mocking Apple, slavish copier Samsung kills headphone jack in latest iPhone wannabe

Wednesday, December 12, 2018 10:02 amWednesday, December 12, 20189 Comments

Samsung’s first smartphone without a 3.5mm headphone jack appears…

Apple’s next-gen iPad Pros may nix the headphone jack, too

Monday, October 15, 2018 12:03 pmMonday, October 15, 201814 Comments

I wonder when the jack will drop from the Macbook and iMac lines…

Apple kills iPhones with headphone jacks, nixes free adapters

Wednesday, September 12, 2018 7:30 pmWednesday, September 12, 201862 Comments

As far as Apple is concerned, the headphone jack is extinct…

Why Apple should include AirPods with the next-gen iPhone

Tuesday, May 29, 2018 11:00 amTuesday, May 29, 20185 Comments

Finally ditching the headphone jack dongle makes sense. We’ve had two years of transition time…

Barclays: Apple’s 2018 iPhones won’t come bundled with Lightning to 3.5mm headphone dongle

Monday, April 30, 2018 4:44 pm26 Comments

Apple’s widely rumored trio of new iPhone models expected to launch in September might not include…

New iPhone SE could arrive in May with Touch ID, A10 Fusion, and no 3.5mm headphone jack

Friday, April 20, 2018 4:02 pmFriday, April 20, 201813 Comments

Apple will release an updated iPhone SE in May, according to…

Why hasn’t Apple-follower Samsung ditched the headphone jack yet?

Wednesday, March 14, 2018 5:32 pmWednesday, March 14, 201836 Comments

I remain convinced that traditional headphone jacks are going the way of the floppy drive…

Apple rumored to be prepping iPhone SE upgrade with larger 4.2-inch display

Wednesday, February 21, 2018 5:09 pm12 Comments

According to a rumor from Chinese website QQ, Apple is expected to launch a successor…

Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple looks to have ‘used up its development resources,’ so expect performance bump for iPhone SE, not major new features

Monday, January 29, 2018 4:26 pmMonday, January 29, 20189 Comments

KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo casts doubt on rumors about a second-generation iPhone SE…

iPhone SE 2 said to have a big improvement over its predecessor with the addition of a popular iPhone X feature

Monday, January 8, 2018 5:25 pmMonday, January 8, 201821 Comments

We’ve seen rumors about the timing of an updated iPhone SE release for a few months now…

Why phone makers are trying to kill the headphone jack

Friday, September 1, 2017 11:01 am33 Comments

It looks like I ruffled more than a few feathers yesterday with my post urging phone makers…

The iPhone 7’s missing headphone jack really hurt sales, huh?

Thursday, February 2, 2017 9:59 amThursday, February 2, 201742 Comments

When the dust settled, Apple surprised even optimistic analysts by announcing a record-setting 78 million…

Demand for Apple’s new MacBook Pro shows no sign of slowing down

Tuesday, November 22, 2016 7:06 pm60 Comments

Though Apple’s new laptops have been criticized from all angles for being overpriced and under-powered…

Phil Schiller: MacBook Pro with 32GB RAM would have compromised battery life

Monday, November 21, 2016 4:51 pmMonday, November 21, 201657 Comments

Why the new MacBook Pro maxes out at 16GB of RAM…

What to expect from Apple’s next-gen iPad Pro models

Thursday, November 17, 2016 1:55 pmThursday, November 17, 201614 Comments

We will likely be seeing three different display sizes…

Ars Technica reviews Apple’s MacBook Pro: A peek at the future of the Macintosh

Monday, November 14, 2016 11:08 am4 Comments

The new design of the MacBook Pros is nice, and Apple’s decision to put in nothing but Thunderbolt 3 ports has prompted…

TIME Magazine reviews Apple’s MacBook Pro: ‘Like test-driving a BMW for the first time’

Monday, November 14, 2016 9:33 am8 Comments

Everything about it feels more refined, sharper, and faster than your old laptop…

Forbes’ Moorhead reviews Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Pro: ‘An incredible laptop’

Monday, November 14, 2016 8:58 am18 Comments

I absolutely love the zero light leakage illuminated keys…

Pro video editor uses Apple’s new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar: ‘I love it’

Friday, November 11, 2016 1:00 pmFriday, November 11, 20167 Comments

First off, It’s really fast. I’ve been using the MacBook Pro with…

The pundits are wrong about Apple – again

Thursday, November 10, 2016 4:47 pm29 Comments

I really should expect this by now…

Why Apple’s new MacBook Pros don’t need 32GB of RAM

Thursday, November 10, 2016 10:12 am35 Comments

macOS is much less dependent on DRAM capacity…

Apple’s MacBook Pro can easily run a ridiculous number of ‘pro’ apps simultaneously with 16GB RAM

Saturday, November 5, 2016 12:30 pmSaturday, November 5, 201680 Comments

I fired up a bunch of apps and projects (more than I’d ever work on at one time) in every app I could possibly think of…

Pro photographer: Why I bought Apple’s MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Saturday, November 5, 2016 10:55 amSaturday, November 5, 201626 Comments

I’m, just like the majority of photographers, confused about what Apple just released…

Apple significantly lowers USB-C adapter prices in response to MacBook Pro complaints

Friday, November 4, 2016 3:29 pm35 Comments

Apple is cutting prices for all of its USB-C adapters following a week of complaints…

Headphone jacks, MacBook Pros, and the legacy of Steve Jobs

Friday, November 4, 2016 1:33 pmThursday, November 10, 201623 Comments

A lot’s been written about Apple’s recent product choices…

Phil Schiller explains why Apple dropped the SD card slot but kept the 3.5mm headphone jack in new MacBook Pros

Wednesday, November 2, 2016 10:25 amWednesday, November 2, 201630 Comments

Last week, Apple launched its latest MacBook Pro laptops. They are deluxe, powerful machines with innovations…

No 3.5mm headphone jack for Apple’s 2016 MacBook Pro

Thursday, October 13, 2016 12:01 pmThursday, October 13, 201649 Comments

In a bold move, Apple dropped the 3.5mm headphone jack from the iPhone 7 last month…

Woz: Apple was right to drop iPhone 7 headphone jack

Sunday, October 9, 2016 12:26 pm28 Comments

Woz thinks Apple was right to make the move to using the Lightning port for audio…

There’s more to Apple’s Lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter than meets the eye

Friday, October 7, 2016 11:26 amFriday, October 7, 201613 Comments

There’s more going on inside than may be expected from a $9 dongle…

Apple’s newest billion-dollar idea a show of its strengths

Friday, September 30, 2016 11:27 amFriday, September 30, 201620 Comments

Apple pushes forward even in the face of criticism…

I went a week without a headphone jack, and it was not good – because I stupidly threw away Apple’s adapter

Thursday, September 22, 2016 4:30 pmThursday, September 22, 201647 Comments

Having spent a week now with an iPhone 7 review unit, I can say that a headphone jack-less existence…

Listening test: Apple’s Lightning EarPods sound better than antiquated 3.5mm headphone jack

Tuesday, September 20, 2016 3:25 pmThursday, September 22, 201624 Comments

As Apple attempts to move beyond the headphone jack, its replacement wired audio input source, Lightning…

Why Apple was right to kill the 3.5mm headphone jack in iPhone 7/Plus

Friday, September 16, 2016 9:05 am12 Comments

The 3.5mm jack is over 50 years old and doesn’t do much besides carry an audio signal…

Apple surveys MacBook Pro users about 3.5mm headphone jack, other ports

Thursday, September 15, 2016 2:58 pmThursday, September 15, 201638 Comments

Apple last week officially announced the headphone jack-free iPhone 7…

Apple’s missed audio opportunity

Tuesday, September 13, 2016 2:01 pm16 Comments

Apple has a long, rich history in the fields of music and audio and its complex and highly influential relationship…

Headphone makers: No headphone jack = no problem

Friday, September 9, 2016 1:30 pmFriday, September 9, 201624 Comments

This week Apple launched a new iPhone without a headphone jack and stirred up…

Why Apple removed the headphone jack from the iPhone 7 – as explained by Steve Jobs

Friday, September 9, 2016 12:02 pmFriday, September 9, 201620 Comments

When Phil Schiller used the term ‘courage’ to describe Apple’s decision to remove the 3.5mm headphone jack…

Apple really does have the ‘courage’ required to dump obsolete technology

Thursday, September 8, 2016 2:42 pm44 Comments

Apple’s senior VP of worldwide marketing Phil Schiller said that it took ‘courage’ on the part of…

iPhone 7/Plus is a $5 billion opportunity for Beats

Thursday, September 8, 2016 11:26 am23 Comments

As was widely expected, Apple got rid of the headphone jack on its iPhone 7 and subsequently announced…

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