DIY enthusiast (i.e. salvager of old PC parts). An avid user of Android since the Eclair days, Skanda also likes to follow the recent development trends in the world of single-board computing. If ...

If you're having a hard time hearing business presentations, productivity "mood" music or your video conference calls, your volume may be set too low. Windows 7 includes a convenience volume control ...

I’ve been using AirPods Pro 3 for a while now, and I still remember the confusion I felt on day one. The volume control wasn’t obvious at first. There were no visible buttons, and I found myself ...

Dr. Rachel Artsma on why deploying ANC can help, but it's only part of the equation when it comes to your ears ...

While not a hidden setting, it can make a big difference in avoiding missing beeps or having them blast you out of your headphones. macOS has two distinct volume control options in the Sound ...

It’s hard to put a good button on wireless headphones. Like I’ve said before, wireless headphones need to include audio playback controls, and they need to do so in a way that makes it easy for ...

While watching a movie on a video streaming service, you turn up the volume after asking, "What did they just say?" and ...

A joint project among former Microsoft engineers Dave Amenta, Rafael Rivera and David Golden, EarTrumpet is a volume control app with an exceptionally clean and friendly UI. It makes navigating your ...

Digital potentiometers (pots) offer advantages for audio volume (gain) control applications and can replace bulky mechanical pots, especially in handheld portable devices such as MP3 players, PDAs, ...

SoundSource 4 is a menu bar utility for changing the volume, output, and audio device settings for individual apps, with support for adding built-in or third-party audio effects in real time. Price ...

Microsoft has released software updates for the Xbox Series S and X and the Xbox app for iOS and Android that bring some quality-of-life improvements and small tweaks that you may notice the next time ...