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 Quality Modifier is a simple, fast, and easy way to reduce the space MP3 files take up. This software is designed to reduce file size without compromising sound quality. The application interface ...

Whether you're looking to find music or audiobooks to listen to in the office or you're looking for an audio file for a presentation, it's useful to know how to download and stream MP3_s_ and other ...

Digital file formats don't usually get the rock star treatment when it comes to entering the public's consciousness, but if one ever did, the MP3 format is it. But that's all coming to an end -- or at ...

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 ...

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 ...

When you're ready to give your business website an audio makeover, add a few links to MP3 files. MP3s are compressed audio files that load quickly when site visitors click their links. You don't have ...

These articles are brought to you in association with Pocket-lint and our partners. There's no site quite like YouTube when it comes to discovering amazing new video content, and it's also great for ...

First developed almost three decades ago, the MP3 format made large digital audio files relatively small and easy to pass across an internet that was largely accessed via a very slow (by today’s ...

The MP3 audio file is set to be phased out. The Fraunhofer Institute, which developed the early digital audio format and licenses it to software developers, has ceased its licensing agreement. As ...