In Windows, audio routing feels like an afterthought. To change your audio output, you must click the tiny sound output icon ...

This section will suggest a few fixes for the issue of headphones being recognized as speakers in Windows. Make sure to use an administrator account. If your PC had a single jack for audio input and ...

For laptops, MacBooks and desktop PCs, good audio can often seem like an afterthought. It’s hard to get quality sound from built-in speakers, which have to be crammed inside a hyper-thin chassis ...

In this article, we will see the fixes for the “No speakers or headphones are plugged in” error in Windows 11/10. Most commonly, such types of problems occur due ...

I recently built myself a new desktop and I'm pretty happy with it. On the software front, I finally made the move to Windows 11, and it's fine so far. One thing I noticed though is that when I power ...

Windows 10 is riddled with several bugs scattered around various system components and services. While some of these problems are relatively easy to resolve, it’s a bit more challenging to find a fix ...

Whether you’re using a desktop computer or regularly utilizing a notebook computer in the same room of your home or office, there are countless applications where hearing the highest-quality audio is ...

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The Ultimate Ears Boom 3 portable Bluetooth speaker has dropped down to $129.99 at Amazon. This is one of Amazon's daily deals and won't be around tomorrow. You can pick from four different colors at ...

Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET's Reviews team since 2000. He covers the gamut of gadgets and is a notable reviewer of mobile accessories and portable audio products, ...