There are two categories of data compression. The first reduces the size of a single file to save storage space and transmit faster. The second is for storage and transmission convenience. The JPEG ...

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An audio or video format that has lost some of its original data after being compressed to reduce file size. Lossy formats contain less detail, and upon careful comparison with the original, the ...

Apple did its part in moving the world to wireless headphones. With the removal of the headphone jack with iPhone 7, the company made it clear that the future of audio is wireless. However, the ...