Earbuds and headphones news

Swiss listings put the Galaxy Buds On in Europe by early December

Swiss stores list Galaxy Buds On at up to CHF 199, about $241. Samsung has only confirmed Korea, so Europe probably waits until December.

AirPods Pro hearing aid features reach five Canadian provinces with iOS 27.2

iOS 27.2 brings the free Hearing Aid feature to AirPods Pro 2 and Pro 3 owners in five provinces. Ontario isn't one of them.

Nothing is teasing the Ear 3 Pro as Kingdra

A Nothing support page archived in September ties Kingdra to the Ear 3 Pro. It would be the first Pro model in the Ear line.

Samsung's Galaxy Studio headphones clear Korea's radio certification

Samsung's ear-hook Galaxy T1 earbuds clear Korean certification

Bose buys Skullcandy and keeps it as a cheaper brand of its own

Skullcandy's Method 360 ANC and Crusher 1080 ANC already use Bose audio. Now Bose is buying the company, and Skullcandy stays the cheaper brand.

Samsung's Galaxy Studio headphones pass their first certification

Google's Pixel Buds update adds sleep auto-pause and touch-to-start translation

Your Pixel Buds will now pause the music when your Pixel Watch decides you're asleep.

AirPods 5 batteries can finally be replaced, iFixit's teardown finds

iFixit scores AirPods 5 a 2 out of 10, the first AirPods above zero.

Samsung's clip-on Galaxy Buds On bring an open fit and auto volume

Samsung's first clip-on earbuds hit Korea October 27 for about $220, and no other market has a date yet.

Fairphone's Fairbuds 2 launch October 14 with seven replaceable parts

Fairbuds 2 cost $119 when they launch October 14, less than the first pair.

Bose's first new wired earbuds in 11 years cost $99 and ship October 15

Bose built ANC wired earbuds in under a year because corded sales came back, and $99 gets you lossless audio plus QuietControl.

Custom EQ is live on AirPods 4, 5, Pro 2, Pro 3 and Max 2

AirPods Pro finally got a three-band EQ in iOS 27, and even a small bass boost makes them sound like different earbuds.

The $349.99 Beats 360 bring AirPods-style switching and swappable cushions

Beats 360 beats Studio Pro on ANC, battery, and volume, but won't pause when you take them off.

Reviewers agree the $149 AirPods 5 is the one to buy

Both AirPods 5 models now include ANC and Live Translation, with the cheaper $129 version hard to pass up over the $149 one.

Bose's new $199 Sport Open earbuds are built for workouts

Bose now sells two open-ear pairs: a $299 Ultra that gets 9 hours of battery and a $199 Sport model built for workouts.

Samsung's clip-on Galaxy Buds On clear the FCC

Samsung's first clip-on Galaxy Buds could drop soon, and Bose's $299 Ultra Open already owns that shelf.

Samsung's clip-on Galaxy Buds On earbuds get FCC approval as the SM-U600

Samsung's cuff-style open-ear buds just cleared the FCC, they're weeks from US shelves.

Noise cancellation is now standard on the $129 AirPods 5

The cheapest AirPods now cancel noise, and it's clearly better than on the AirPods 4. The sound still isn't AirPods Pro 3 quality.