INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Qualcomm has announced a new version of its aptX audio platform at IFA 2018, which aims to deliver the same performance and quality of a
wired audio connection.The headphone jack is dying as the rise of wireless continues its march across our devices - Qualcomm says the wired
is the latest version of the firm's wireless sound technology, and Qualcomm claims it provides a robust, hi-res and virtually glitch-free
listening experience.It's not just focused on music playback though, as aptX Adaptive has been tuned to improve audio response for gaming
and movies.Current Bluetooth doesn't address latency issues - which proves problematic when gaming or watching video - and it's an issue
you don't get with a wired connection.What the Adaptive upgrade provides is a wire-like low latency experience which Qualcomm hopes will
encourage more users to ditch the wire and adopt wireless headphones.Dynamically adaptsAptX Adaptive will dynamically adjust wireless audio
performance depending on content you are consuming - be it music, video or a game - which takes the hassle of manual adjustment out of the
equation.Qualcomm tells us that aptX Adaptive will be available "on a Snapdragon chip to be named in the future", which we expect to be the
Snapdragon 855 which is tipped to launch at the start of December.That means the first smartphones to boast this new Bluetooth audio
technology likely won't arrive until the middle of 2019.
