The 3.5mm vs Type-C debate To start, let’s go into a little bit of background about the old 3.5mm jack socket and the new proposals being put forward by USB Type-C. The major difference is that ...

In a sense, even the cheap, $10 dongle that converts your phone's USB-C port into a 3.5mm jack is an audio interface. However ...

Now, thanks to the implementation of USB-C ports and the proliferation of the best Bluetooth headphones and wireless earbuds, the 3.5mm jack is pretty much extinct. But a handy little dongle like ...

Here’s how it works. With most smartphones ditching the 3.5mm jack (though the best hi-res audio players still keep it for superior sound), many users opt for USB-C wired earbuds, while others ...

The USB-C connector has seen mass adoption over the past decade, and is now found on nearly every device from expensive phones and laptops to cheap gas store gadgets. When it launched, USB-C ...

(See below for more on adapters.) The USB-C spec even factors in audio transmissions over the interface, but so far it has not replaced the 3.5mm headphone jack on computers to the same degree as ...

According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, it seems that Apple almost went with a portless design for the iPhone 17 Air.