The MP3 made the iPod possible. Photo: Jim Merithew/Cult of Mac July 14, 1995: The MP3 file format receives its official name as the new .bit file extension gets changed to .mp3. The technology allows ...

The MP3 file format was always encumbered with patents, but as of 2017, the last patent finally expired. Although the format became synonymous with the digital music revolution that started in the ...

MP3 is the most commonly used file format for audio files, but did you know that the OGG file format offers better audio quality? An OGG file is a compressed audio file similar to an MP3 file but with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By the summer of 1995, vinyl records were almost obsolete. People listened to music on the radio, cassettes or CDs. Then along ...

A good quality DAC (Digital to Analog Converter) is one of the crucial elements when it comes to deciding the kind of audio experience you can expect from a device. And at large, the same holds true ...

Smartphones have long since surpassed the old MP3 player when it comes to portable music, and continue to include more and more impressive audio hardware to win over the audiophile crowd – from front ...

Converting a file from video to the MP3 format is useful if you want to just save a video's audio. This can be helpful if you are trying to listen to a video podcast, for example, and do not need the ...

Editor's note: This article previously appeared in Wired News' sister publication, Webmonkey. Finding music on the internet is getting easier by the week as legit and less-than-legit file-trading ...