To online file-traders, it is the original, pure file format for digital music. To the recording industry, it is a pirate ship that has been the basis for copyright violation and lost revenue.

Ever wonder what the differences are between the FLAC audio format and the MP3 format? Why are FLAC format files typically larger? What sounds are affected by compression? Is the MP3 format is better ...

The online world will get its first glimpse of the new MP3 format Thursday, with the first major update to a technology that has become synonymous with both digital music and online piracy. Thomson ...

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 ...

While millions use streaming services like Apple Music or Spotify to listen to music, there's something about having your own collection of albums that can't be replicated by a streaming playlist.

We've been the source of some confusion on that subject recently. An article published here 11 days ago quoted Bernhard Grill — one of the developers of the MP3 format and also of the AAC format for ...

The MP3 file changed the way music was listened to forever as the world shifted from bulky CD Walkmans to compact digital music players. But the digital audio format has now been killed off by the ...

The MP3 is officially "no more". Well - that's according to a statement from one of the main developers of the digital audio coding format in Germany. The Fraunhofer Institute says it has "terminated" ...

If you grew up in the 90s and early 2000s, you probably still remember downloading MP3 files to build your music collection, and burning up to 10 times as many of these onto audio discs than you could ...