Security analysts have found that Android devices running on Qualcomm and MediaTek chipsets were vulnerable to remote code execution due to a flaw in the implementation of the Apple Lossless Audio ...
FLAC and ALAC are two such file formats. They both sound rather similar to the laymen and you’d be forgiven for thinking that they cover the same ground. Well, actually, they do. But there are ...
Looking for a streaming service that supports higher-resolution audio? You’ve probably come across terms like ‘AAC’, ‘FLAC’ and ‘ALAC’. We’ve put together this guide to explain everything you need to ...
Apple announced on Mac OS Forge today that they have open sourced their Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC). ALAC was introduced in 2004 as OS X’s core audio codec to compress audio files 40-60 percent ...
Millions of Android phones were exposed to an easily exploitable flaw in an audio codec used in chips from MediaTek and Qualcomm. Millions of Android devices were vulnerable to a remote code execution ...
Apple Lossless, also known as ALAC, is a lossless audio codec Apple developed some time ago for digital music. The codec compresses music files anywhere from 40-60 percent of their original size with ...
Apple developed an audio format called Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) in 2004 to use in iTunes. This audio format offered lossless data compression. The format was adopted by companies worldwide ...
A major vulnerability impacted the vast majority of 2021 Android phones. The issue is caused by compromised ALAC audio code. The vulnerable code was included in MediaTek and Qualcomm audio decoders. A ...
On MacOSForge, Apple has announced that they are releasing the Apple Lossless Audio Codec as an open source project: The Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) is a lossless audio codec developed by Apple ...