The original aptX algorithm was developed in the 1980s by Dr. Stephen Smyth as part of his Ph.D research at Queen's University Belfast School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; its design is based on time domain ADPCM principles and eschews psychoacoustic auditory masking techniques.
Along with the rest of the Hawaiian Islands, Oahu is one of the largest and northernmost islands of Polynesia. In the greatest dimension, this volcanic island is 44 miles (71 km) long and 30 miles (48 km) across. The length of the shoreline is 227 miles (365 km).
This name was in use until the 1840s, when the local name Hawaii gradually began to take precedence. The Hawaiian Islands have a total land area of 6,423.4 square miles (16,636.5 km2). Except for Midway, which is an unincorporated territory of the United States, these islands and islets are administered as the state of Hawaiiâthe 50th state of the United States of America.