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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

You can turn your Mac or PC into your own ringtone maker, creating custom ringtones for your iPhone, from almost any MP3 file. Using Apple's free iTunes software, you can edit and convert an MP3 to an ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

French media behemoth Thomson has announced mp3HD, a new lossless 'hybrid' MP3 format, which not only offers the sound detail lost in a normal MP3, but remains compatible with your existing MP3 player ...

Do you know your OGG from your ALAC? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Digital music comes in many different formats – almost ...

If you are unable to open an MP4 file on our media player, try changing the video format. There are many good video converters available on the internet that can help you convert your MP4 to MP3, AVI, ...

It’s a measure of success that the term “MP3” is probably generally understood to mean “digital audio file.” But an MP3 file contains a very specific type of audio compression, and its success, in ...

Mp3tag helps you add missing tags and album art back. Sometimes when you rip a CD onto your computer to make backup MP3 copies, the ripping app neglects to export the tags and album art, leaving you ...

File Renamer allows you to rename batches of files all at once by specifying a rule and clicking a button. If you have a lot of badly named files on your PC, renaming them is extremely tedious, to say ...