Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound allows optimized audio experience

Qualcomm is a name behind numerous products being used on many mobile devices by several OEMs. It’s the top chipset maker that comes up with premium to mid-range processor to modems to audio chips. The latest we mentioned was the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR1 AR Smart Viewer Reference Design, as well as, the Qualcomm-Lofelt advanced haptics … Read more

Homosexual men who ‘sound gay’ are more likely to encounter discrimination from heterosexual peers

Gay men are more likely than lesbians to be discriminated against because of the sound of their voice, according to a new study. Researchers found heterosexuals who believed gay people can be identified by how they talk were more likely to hold anti-gay attitudes. That was especially true if they thought you couldn’t get rid … Read more

Homosexual men who ‘sound gay’ are more likely to encounter discrimination from heterosexual peers

Gay men are more likely than lesbians to be discriminated against because of the sound of their voice, according to a new study. Researchers found heterosexuals who believed gay people can be identified by how they talk were more likely to hold anti-gay attitudes. That was especially true if they thought you couldn’t get rid … Read more

West End Sound Of Music actress Jean Bayless dies aged 88 after battle with bone cancer

West End Sound Of Music actress Jean Bayless dies aged 88 after battle with bone cancer Jean played Maria in the original Sound Of Music West End production in 1961 The actress passed away on Friday, her family announced  She is survived by her sons, Daniel and Adam, and her five granddaughters By Connie Rusk … Read more

Aiming powerful low-frequency sound waves at clouds could help to increase rainfall

Could we SHAKE rain out of the sky? Aiming powerful low-frequency sound waves at clouds could help to increase rainfall and alleviate droughts, scientists say Researchers use low-frequency sound waves to ‘excite’ water vapour particles The sound causes the particles to vibrate and come together as larger droplets This then allows the larger droplets to … Read more

Russian teen shows Alexei Navalny protesters how to ‘sound American’

A teenager is teaching other Russians how to ‘sound like an American’ when confronted by police at protests tomorrow against the detention of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.  Law enforcement agencies are preparing to suppress nationwide demonstrations after 44-year-old Navalny urged supporters to flood the streets to protest him being detained on return to Russia.   Navalny, … Read more

Phil Spector dead at 81: Jailed Wall of Sound producer dies of COVID

Phil Spector dead at 81: Jailed Wall of Sound producer dies of COVID after relapsing four weeks after diagnosis Music producer Phil Spector died from COVID-19 related complications on Saturday at the age of 81 He was diagnosed with COVID four weeks ago and went to a hospital but recovered enough to return to jail … Read more

Phil Spector dead at 81: Jailed Wall of Sound producer dies of COVID

Phil Spector dead at 81: Jailed Wall of Sound producer dies of COVID after relapsing four weeks after diagnosis Music producer Phil Spector has died from COVID-19 related complications at the age of 81 He was diagnosed with COVID four weeks ago and went to a hospital but recovered enough to return to jail But … Read more