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Tom's Guide pits Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Pro against Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds Gen 2 in a close comparison. Bose dominates the key areas of sound quality and active noise cancellation, while Samsung leads in battery life and some flagship features. Overall, Bose is favored, especially for iPhone users, making it the stronger all-around pick in this head-to-head.
Bose’s flagship QuietComfort Ultra headphones, acclaimed for sound and noise canceling, are on a 35% discount at Amazon, dropping from $429 to $278.99 for the Deep Plum color. The headphones feature spatial audio, CustomTune noise reduction, three modes (Quiet, Aware, Immersive), a 24-hour battery, and a comfortable, durable build, with strong editor praise and recommendations for wireless headphones in 2026.
Bose is shutting down cloud services for its SoundTouch speakers in May 2026, but the devices will remain functional via Bluetooth, AirPlay, and AUX, with an API provided for third-party app support, demonstrating a customer-friendly approach to product obsolescence.
Bose is transitioning its SoundTouch speakers to an open source software model after ending cloud support, allowing third-party developers to maintain compatibility and extend the product's life, while extending the end-of-life date to May 6 to accommodate this change.
Bose is offering a free pair of refurbished Ultra Open earbuds with the purchase of the Bose QuietComfort Ultra 2 earbuds at Bose.com, available until January 8, providing a cost-effective way to try high-quality open earbuds.
The article highlights the best Cyber Monday deals on noise-cancelling headphones from top brands like Sony, Bose, and Beats, with significant discounts including a record-low price on Bose QuietComfort headphones for $159.99, making premium audio gear more accessible during the shopping event.
Bose has significantly discounted its second-generation QuietComfort Ultra earbuds to $216 during Black Friday, making high-end noise-canceling earbuds more accessible. These earbuds feature personalized sound calibration, advanced adaptive noise cancellation, immersive spatial audio, and a durable IPX4 water resistance, competing strongly with Apple AirPods Pro 3 and Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro at a much lower price.
Bose is offering its QuietComfort headphones at a heavily discounted price of $199, down from $349, making them a better value than comparable models from Sony and Apple, with industry-leading noise cancellation, long battery life, and customizable sound quality.
Bose's second-generation QuietComfort Ultra Headphones offer impactful upgrades including improved noise cancellation, longer battery life, and lossless audio support, maintaining their status as top noise-canceling headphones despite a modest design update and high price.
Bose is discontinuing support for its SoundTouch smart WiFi speakers by February 2026, removing features like online streaming and app control, leaving only Bluetooth and physical connections, which highlights the vulnerability of smart hardware to obsolescence and the ongoing relevance of hardware hacking.
Bose announced that it will stop supporting its SoundTouch Wi-Fi speakers and soundbars from February 18, 2026, rendering cloud-based features and the app non-functional, while continuing basic audio playback via AUX, HDMI, and Bluetooth. Customers can trade in their devices for up to $200, but the move marks the end of support for a product line introduced in 2013, citing technological obsolescence.
Bose is releasing a second-generation update for its QuietComfort Ultra headphones in October, featuring lossless wired audio, a new Cinema mode for immersive spatial sound, improved battery life, and automatic sleep mode, with pre-orders available now.
Bose has launched the second generation of its QuietComfort Ultra wireless headphones, featuring audio over USB-C, improved battery life up to 30 hours with ANC, enhanced noise cancellation, and new modes like Cinema Mode, while maintaining a familiar design and offering multiple color options for $450.
Bose has announced the second-generation QuietComfort Ultra headphones with improved active noise-cancelling, longer battery life, USB-C support for lossless audio, and new design options, available for pre-order at $449 with release on October 2, 2025.
Bose has launched its second-generation QuietComfort Ultra headphones at $449, featuring improved noise cancellation, better sound tuning, extended battery life, and added wired USB-C audio support, competing with Apple’s AirPods Max and Sony’s WH-1000XM6, with new colors and design refinements.