As the rumors that the next iPhone will drop the 3.5mm headphone jack have intensified, I’ve been keeping tabs on the specific argument that Daring Fireball’s John Gruber made yesterday: that removing ...

Apple isn’t the only company looking to remove the last vestiges of the analog world from our smartphones and tablets. Intel apparently wants in on the action too. The chip maker recently talked about ...

The analog source of data may soon be replaced with a digital one. In layman's language, the old, comforting headphone jack may be on its way out as Intel seeks to replace it with USB-C. The 3.5mm ...

In a Barclays research memo obtained by AppleInsider, the multinational banking and financial services company claims Apple will replace the headphone jack with a second speaker. This would give the ...

The technology world has a seething hatred of the traditional 3.5-millimeter headphone jack — or so it seems, given that chip giant Intel is the latest company to propose replacing the aging plug with ...

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Yesterday, Apple confirmed months of rumors and revealed the iPhone 7 would have no headphone jack. It had the world’s attention, and a perfect opportunity to make clear why it took such a ...

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The 3.5mm headphone jack is one of the elder statesmen of the personal tech world, having become ubiquitous with the rise of mp3 players, smartphones, and other mobile devices, but now it’s those very ...

Now that the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus (well, technically) are on sale, we didn't have to wait too long to see the devices torn down to bits. Naturally, we were especially interested in the part ...

Whether Apple actually swings the ax this fall (which it probably will) or waits another generation, the headphone jack is definitely on its way out. Motorola's next flagship phone, the Moto Z, ...