The humble aux cable or, more formally, the 3.5mm auxiliary cable, has long been a universal standard for analog audio signals. Aux cables allow you to accomplish such tasks as plugging in your ...

Apple has issued a developer preview for a connector, dubbed the Ultra Accessory Connector, intended to ease connectivity and adapter problems associated with "Made for i"-certified headphones, ...

We’ve noted in a number of reviews that to get your iPod’s music to play through your car stereo, the best audio quality is provided by a direct connection: Provided your car stereo has an auxiliary ...

Audio accessory producer Master & Dynamic has unveiled new cables for connecting its headphones directly to an iPhone without a headphone jack, with the 3.5mm-to-Lightning and USB-C cables offered at ...

Belkin today has introduced its 3.5mm audio cable with Lightning connectivity. The company touts that this cable will let users directly connect their iPhone to a 3.5mm audio player, such as a car ...

Apple is planning to remove the 3.5mm headphone jack on the next-generation iPhone in favor of an all-in-one Lightning connector, according to often-reliable Japanese website Mac Otakara. Apple may ...

It's one of the most controversial moves in smartphone history - the removal of the 3.5mm headphone jack from Apple's iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. There are arguments for and against, but ultimately, ...

Intel says there are good reasons to say goodbye to the 3.5mm audio jack and bring headphones, earbuds and microphones into the digital era. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

Apple has consistently worked at making the iPhone ever slimmer, and has been willing to make compromises to achieve that, most notably in battery-life. But with the iPhone 6 and 6s, it is close to ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. There's no two ways about it - the 3.5mm headphone jack as we know it today is going away (and not ...

There’s been a lot of fuss over Apple’s move to ditch the traditional audio jack. As for me, I hope I never have to plug in another headphone cable. This may come off as gleeful dancing on the ...

SAN FRANCISCO—Apple Senior VP Phil Schiller took the stage at Wednesday's iPhone event to announce the news most tech geeks had been expecting: the iPhone will leave the 3.5mm headphone jack behind.