I bought a SteelSeries Arctis 3 headset (wired). This thing is kind of weird because it has 2 connector ports: a 3.5mm and a weird proprietary thing that resembles a mini-B USB connector that plugs ...

Virtually all smartphone manufacturers have eliminated the 3.5mm audio jack even though it has long been the standard connector for a huge range of audio equipment over the past century. Most flagship ...

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 ...

Upcoming smartphones might not have a 3.5mm headphone jack. It all still hangs on a rumor that Apple's iPhone will shun all connectors but its proprietary Lightning jack (some Android models out this ...

Microsoft has been awarded a patent for a device that could make it possible to retain access to a 3.5mm headphone jack on your smart device, without actually having a 3.5mm headphone jack. The “Plug ...

Belkin today announced the launch of its new 3.5mm Audio + Charge RockStar adapter, which joins its existing Lightning Audio + Charge RockStar adapter to allow users to charge their devices and listen ...

Apple was one of the first companies to stop embedding a 3.5mm headphone jack in its devices. The latest iPad lineup does not have the facility to easily plug in and use a wired headset. With the ...

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 ...