MPEG-4 Visual patent protection ended worldwide on July 19, 2026, when Brazilian patent BRPI0109962B1, held by Siemens AG, ...

Google's Pixel smartphones support the LHDC Bluetooth audio codec with the Android 17 update. Here's everything you need to know.

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It’s been 3-plus years since the MPEG codec explosion that brought us VVC, LCEVC, and EVC. Rather than breathlessly trumpet every single-digit quality improvement or design win, I’ll quickly get you ...

Bluetooth audio is incredibly convenient, but you still want to make sure to understand what codecs you're using to get the ...

Could pure AI encoding reinvent compression and make traditional codecs obsolete? Monica Heck examines what the future might look like in the encoding space ...

ORLANDO, Fla.—“All I need is a QuickTime file.” How many times have you heard this from a client? Unfortunately, that’s not enough information. Here are the reasons why. Digital files consist of ...

As part of Radio World’s latest ebook about trends in codecs, we asked a sampling of industry engineers and users for their perspectives on the evolution of codec designs and applications, from remote ...