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Google quietly acquired Dysonics, a 3D audio startup, back in December 2020, according to a new report. The discovery was made via a recent USPTO filing and seemingly confirmed by multiple employees who now list Google as their employer on LinkedIn. Though Google hasn’t commented on the acquisition, the nature of the startup hints at a bright future for Pixel Buds and Nest speakers. The acquisition was recently discovered by Protocol, which cites a US Patent and Trademark Office filing that revealed the business move. Dysonics was a small startup that specialized in immersive 3D audio, inc...

New Rules of Codec Development It took about 10 years to launch both H.264 and HEVC, so MPEG's much more ambitious launch of VVC, EVC, and LCEVC in 2020 and 2021 makes you wonder about its chances for success. Not only does it have to effectively differentiate each codec against the other, it also has to create compelling business cases against the Alliance for Open Media's (AOMedia) AV1 and existing MPEG codecs like HEVC and even H.264, which is still going strong. Recent developments have resulted in what I am calling the new rules of codec deployment, and they will co...

Though many of Google's Nest smart speakers are nearly always on sale, this is one of the first times we've seen discounts on the Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max.

Though Google has promised to update its suite of apps with App Privacy labels to comply with App Store rules that Apple began enforcing in December,...

Though Google has promised to update its suite of apps with App Privacy labels to comply with App Store rules that Apple began enforcing in December,...