All items tagged with Apple (190)
Apple Introduces AirPods Pro 3, Improving the World’s Best-Selling True Wireless Earbuds
September 9, 2025 by Joao Martins

Apple Introduces AirPods Pro 3, Improving the World’s Best-Selling True Wireless Earbuds

Apple announced the new AirPods Pro 3 true wireless earbuds even before unveiling the expected new iPhone lineup for 2026. Considering the success of a product originally launched 6 years ago, which has been receiving continuous firmware updates, each one introducing groundbreaking new features, the AirPods Pro 3 are essentially a powerful hardware update of the platform. Apple says the design was further refined, the Active Noise Cancellation is now the world’s best for in-ears, introducing new heart rate sensing capabilities and extended battery life.
Read more...
Apple Music Offers Global Access to Its Live Radio Stations on TuneIn
August 28, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Apple Music Offers Global Access to Its Live Radio Stations on TuneIn

TuneIn, the leading live audio streaming application, announced a new partnership with Apple to expand access to Apple Music’s commercial-free live radio stations to listeners around the world. This marks the first time Apple’s 24/7 global radio stations are available outside of its own native platform. All six free Apple Music live radio stations are available on TuneIn. Listeners around the globe can access the stations through TuneIn’s 200+ connected device partnerships, including smart speakers, headphones, and 15+ automotive brands.
Read more...
Cirrus Logic and GlobalFoundries Expand Strategic Investment to Advance Next-Generation Semiconductor Manufacturing in US
August 20, 2025 by Joao Martins

Cirrus Logic and GlobalFoundries Expand Strategic Investment to Advance Next-Generation Semiconductor Manufacturing in US

Cirrus Logic announced the expansion of its long-standing relationship with GlobalFoundries. The two companies have committed to joint development efforts that aim to accelerate the introduction of more efficient, powerful, and reliable chip technologies that will drive the next generation of everyday devices, from smartphones to automobiles. Those include next-generation BCD power management and Gallium Nitride (GaN) devices.
Read more...
Blackmagic Design Announces DaVinci Resolve 20.1 Adding Support for Apple Spatial Audio and Apple Vision Pro
August 8, 2025 by Joao Martins

Blackmagic Design Announces DaVinci Resolve 20.1 Adding Support for Apple Spatial Audio and Apple Vision Pro

Blackmagic Design launched DaVinci Resolve 20.1, a software update that adds support for Apple Immersive Video workflows to DaVinci Resolve Studio for macOS. This update allows filmmakers to edit, color grade, add visual effects, mix Spatial Audio, and deliver Apple Immersive Video captured using the new Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive camera. The software records audio in 32-bit floating point and offers exclusive features to work with Spatial Audio.
Read more...
Industry Begins Qi 2.2 Wireless Charging Deployment
July 17, 2025 by Joao Martins

Industry Begins Qi 2.2 Wireless Charging Deployment

Announced and available to members of the Wireless Power Consortium since April 2025, the Qi 2.2 specification is now being implemented, and the first certified devices have been confirmed. Aiming to deliver even faster speeds and wider compatibility, the update to Qi2 results from industry requirements, largely inspired by Apple's MagSafe efficiency. It adds broad support for 25W and up to 50W power transfer and optimizes to the capabilities of modern USB-C power adapters.
Read more...
Apple Announces $500 Million Partnership to Produce Recycled Rare Earth Magnets in the United States
July 15, 2025 by Joao Martins

Apple Announces $500 Million Partnership to Produce Recycled Rare Earth Magnets in the United States

MP Materials announced a definitive, long-term agreement with Apple. A $500 million commitment will enable Apple to domestically source rare earth magnets for its products, supporting manufacturing and circular supply chains in the United States. In the first-of-its-kind deal, Apple and MP Materials will launch an all-new recycling facility for processing recycled rare earth elements, which will be located in Mountain Pass, California.
Read more...
Apple CarPlay Ultra Showcases New Approach in Automotive Software Integration
May 16, 2025 by Joao Martins

Apple CarPlay Ultra Showcases New Approach in Automotive Software Integration

Many automakers still struggle with dashboard software and user interfaces for the car, leading drivers to mostly ignore the features that were painstakingly implemented at enormous cost. This also encourages the use of CarPlay or Android Auto display and controller solutions. Apple designed CarPlay Ultra to offer a deeper level of software integration with the car’s systems, with a unique look and feel for each automaker. The first CarPlay Ultra integration is now available from luxury brand Aston Martin.
Read more...
Infineon Expands Support for Apple Find My Network Connected Devices
February 27, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Infineon Expands Support for Apple Find My Network Connected Devices

Infineon Technologies announced the availability of its Apple Find My network accessory support for the AIROC CYW20829, PSOC 63 Bluetooth microcontroller (MCU), AIROC CYW5591x Wi-Fi/BT connected MCU, and AIROC CYW5551x devices within its ModusToolbox development ecosystem. This enables developers to easily build Find My network capable Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) devices, connected to this increasingly popular application.
Read more...
Beats Introduces Powerbeats Pro 2 Sports Earhook Buds with Heart Rate Monitoring
February 11, 2025 by Joao Martins

Beats Introduces Powerbeats Pro 2 Sports Earhook Buds with Heart Rate Monitoring

Beats announced Powerbeats Pro 2, its most advanced product ever, built for ultimate athletic performance and featuring Heart Rate Monitoring for workouts. The new Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 are powered by the same Apple H2 chip as in the AirPods Pro, featuring Active Noise Cancellation, Transparency, Adaptive EQ, Voice Isolation, and Personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking. The earhook design is also lighter, allowing up to 45 hours of battery life with the Qi wireless charging case.
Read more...
Inside the Audio Lab: How Apple Developed Its Hearing Health Experience
October 28, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Inside the Audio Lab: How Apple Developed Its Hearing Health Experience

Apple owns multiple R&D centers spread across the globe, some of which include state-of-the-art anechoic chambers and advanced acoustic simulation rooms. Apple’s state-of-the-art Audio Lab in Cupertino, California, is the hub for the design, measurement, tuning, and validation of all of Apple’s products with speakers or microphones. It’s also the center for Apple's multiyear, cross-team collaboration that enabled the new hearing health features on AirPods Pro 2.
Read more...