One of the most renowned Big Tech companies in the world continued to deliver a device dedicated to streaming music, and that ...

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Back in the days before smartphones, it seemed like everyone had an MP3 player. The best-known device was the iPod, which ...

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These days, MP3 players have largely been pushed aside for cell phones, which can not only play music but also search the web, make phone calls and more. But most modern MP3 players are small and can ...

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Remember when Windows Media Player ruled the earth? Before the world was inundated with versatile playback tools like VLC and countless other platforms, most users flocked to the built-in OS media ...

Since its standardization in 1991, MP3 has gone from being a little-known portion of a video file format to the kind of ubiquity that most brands can only dream of having. It's both widespread, with ...

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The absolute lowest MP3 bit rate you should consider is 128kbps. This was often referred to as being CD quality, but it's far from being so. This bit rate will allow you to get much more music on to ...

Though it seems as if the iPod has been around forever, the device is actually only eight years old as of last week. Portable digital music players in general aren’t much older, as the first clunky, ...

The FLAC file format is a great way to capture the sonic breadth and power of your sprawling CD collection. If you want your digital tunes to sound just as immersive as they do on the album, FLAC ...