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The best true wireless earbuds launched at CES 2021

The best true wireless earbuds launched at CES 2021

January 15, 2021
Bluetooth earbuds have been nothing short of a revolution. It’s been the elimination of all those fiddly wires that have finally given phone vendors the confidence to dispense with jack sockets, which have been in use in some form for 140 years. That has actually contributed directly to the slimmed-down design of modern handsets. But...
TCL announces the NXTPAPER and Tab 10S tablets, and MoveAudio S600 TWS

TCL announces the NXTPAPER and Tab 10S tablets, and MoveAudio S600 TWS

January 11, 2021
At CES 2021, TCL announced its upcoming TCL 20 series of smartphones, detailing the TCL 20 5G and TCL 20 SE within it. But that's not all that the company had for this year's event. There's more, as the company also unveiled the TCL NXTPAPER tablet, the TCL Tab 10s, and the TCL MoveAudio S600...
OPPO Enco X Review – True Wireless Earbuds with fantastic noise cancelling

OPPO Enco X Review – True Wireless Earbuds with fantastic noise cancelling

January 11, 2021
OPPO has been making headphones and amplifiers for years, and the OPPO Enco X true wireless earbuds are the latest addition to the company's impressive audio portfolio. The OPPO Enco X launched in China back in October followed by a European-wide release shortly after. Retailing for €179 in most European countries and £169 in the...
Someone got their hands on Samsung’s Galaxy Buds Pro before next week’s launch

Someone got their hands on Samsung’s Galaxy Buds Pro before next week’s launch

January 4, 2021
Samsung has a launch event scheduled for January 14, where the South Korean electronics giant is expected to take the wraps off of the Galaxy S21 series. Alongside the usual smartphone launch, we’re also expecting Samsung to refresh its TWS lineup with a new entry in the form of the Galaxy Buds Pro. There have been...
Razer Hammerhead True Wireless Pro Review: Good, but expensive

Razer Hammerhead True Wireless Pro Review: Good, but expensive

December 26, 2020
Hello, it's me again, Mr. Earbuds. I've come to you today to review – you guessed it – earbuds! This time it's the Razer Hammerhead True Wireless Pro, which is quite a name. These are Razer's second-gen in-ear true wireless earbuds, with a lot of improvements over the first generation. They're also pretty expensive, coming...
Samsung’s Galaxy Buds Pro leak again, revealing price, battery life, and more

Samsung’s Galaxy Buds Pro leak again, revealing price, battery life, and more

December 23, 2020
Over the past few weeks, we’ve learned a lot about the Galaxy Buds Pro. We know the design will be more rounded, and that the earbuds will include a spatial audio feature similar to the AirPods Pro. Now, just a few weeks ahead of their rumored debut, even more details are being revealed. Leaked images shared...
Galaxy Buds Pro app confirms colors, design, and features of Samsung’s next TWS earbuds

Galaxy Buds Pro app confirms colors, design, and features of Samsung’s next TWS earbuds

December 21, 2020
Samsung is reportedly planning on launching its next-gen TWS earbuds alongside the Galaxy S21 series next month. Recent leaks suggest that the upcoming TWS earbuds, called the Galaxy Buds Pro, will offer better ANC and an in-ear design more akin to the original Galaxy Buds and Galaxy Buds+. While Samsung is yet to release any...
Qualcomm’s new Bluetooth chips will bring BLE Audio to mid-tier true wireless earbuds

Qualcomm’s new Bluetooth chips will bring BLE Audio to mid-tier true wireless earbuds

December 16, 2020
After launching the QCC514x and QCC304x Bluetooth SoCs earlier this year in March, Qualcomm has now launched the QCC305x chips for next-gen mid-tier and entry-level TWS earbuds. Designed to provide more flexible and cost-sensitive wireless audio options, the new Bluetooth chips are a significant improvement over the QCC304x, and they support many of Qualcomm's premium...
Jabra Elite 85t TWS with ANC launched in India for ₹18,999

Jabra Elite 85t TWS with ANC launched in India for ₹18,999

November 30, 2020
After unveiling the Elite 85t in the US and Europe earlier this year in September, Danish audio equipment manufacturer Jabra has now launched its latest TWS earbuds in the Indian market. The all-new Jabra Elite 85t feature the same semi-open design as the Elite 75t, with some minor tweaks to make the new earbuds more...
Save $80 on Apple AirPods Pro with the Black Friday sale on Amazon

Save $80 on Apple AirPods Pro with the Black Friday sale on Amazon

November 26, 2020
Apple leads the way when it comes to getting users to adopt new technologies. It was certainly not the first brand to introduce TWS earphones in the market. However, the announcement of first-gen AirPods back in 2016 roused the audio industry to offer truly wireless audio in a variety of form factors. In 2019, Apple...
Huawei FreeBuds Pro vs Apple AirPods Pro: The Two Best Wireless Earbuds

Huawei FreeBuds Pro vs Apple AirPods Pro: The Two Best Wireless Earbuds

November 24, 2020
While Huawei's smartphone software has been hit and miss over the years, it's undeniable that its smartphone hardware has been top-notch -- arguably the best in the industry. And over the past couple of years, the Chinese tech giant has focused on bringing that same hardware prowess to other consumer products as part of the...
Samsung Galaxy Buds Live Review: Tasty design with room for improvement

Samsung Galaxy Buds Live Review: Tasty design with room for improvement

September 25, 2020
There are only so many ways you can do something uniquely; after a point, you're bound to make a repetition that could cause your product to start resembling some of the key characteristics for that established product segment. Smartphones are rectangular glass slabs, laptops are slabs with keyboards, and truly wireless earbuds are either circular...