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Gigabyte TRX40 Aorus Master Review

We take a look at Gigabyte's sub-£500 TRX40 board to see if it can compete with the excellent ROG Strix TRX40-E Gaming.

January 17, 2020 | 12:00

The most exciting games of 2020: Part 2

Rick runs down even more gaming highlights of the next twelve months.

January 17, 2020 | 10:00

The most exciting games of 2020: Part 1

Rick runs down the gaming highlights of the coming year.

January 16, 2020 | 10:00

Sony PS4 MP3 and CD support being worked on

Sony is looking to include MP3 and CD support for the PS4.

November 13, 2013 | 13:10

Sony drops MP3, CD, DLNA support from PS4

PS3 features left by the roadside.

October 31, 2013 | 11:17

Free MP3s of every record you've ever bought with new Amazon Autorip

Any CD or vinyl bought through Amazon will now appear in your mp3 collection.

June 27, 2013 | 08:24

Amazon launches cloud storage service

Amazon has beaten industry competition to launch its own cloud-based storage and playback services.

March 30, 2011 | 12:09

Donate and download with fairsharemusic

A new music download site has launched which offers to give half its profit from each sale to charity.

June 24, 2010 | 10:15

Big Media Collection, Big Headache

February 18, 2010 | 12:23

Zune HD versus iPod Touch: Round 1, Music

November 19, 2009 | 10:57

Logitech Squeezebox Boom review

Having a hard disk full of MP3s is all well and good if you only ever want to listen to your music when you're sat at your computer. Logitech's Squeezebox Boom is a 21st century stereo that can stream music from your PC and from the web. We crank it up to 11 to see how it sounds.

July 16, 2009 | 09:07

Sony planning Android Walkman?

Rumour has it that Sony is looking towards Google's Android platform for its next revision of the Walkman range of MP3/MP4 players.

June 9, 2009 | 13:16

Vodafone ditches DRM on music

Mobile provider Vodafone has announced it is to switch all of its music download services to the DRM-free MP3 format, starting this summer with the UK.

March 13, 2009 | 10:05

Amazon glitch offers unlimited free music

A glitch in an Amazon offer of £3 off purchases on its MP3 Store over Xmas lead to some customers being able to download as much music as they wanted, free of charge.

March 12, 2009 | 09:55

Kids increasingly prefer MP3 to superior formats

Stanford's professor of music reveals that tests with his new students show an increased preference for MP3 files over higher quality formats.

March 9, 2009 | 13:48

Android browser vulnerability published

Security researcher Charlie Miller has unveiled a rather worrying security hole in Google's Android platform - one which allows for arbitrary code execution.

February 13, 2009 | 15:03

Replacement iPhone earphones on test

The bundled iPhone earphones aren't great when it comes to sound quality and comfort, but the integrated mic and remote control is extremely handy. We take a look at six replacement iPhone earphone sets from Bose, Etymotic, Shure, Sennheiser, V-Moda, and Apple itself to see which is the best upgrade.

February 13, 2009 | 11:20

iTunes to drop DRM

Apple has made a surprising announcement at this year's MacWorld - all songs available on iTunes are to be made DRM free as of this quarter.

January 7, 2009 | 08:58

Zune "Y2K9" bug confirmed

Microsoft has coughed to a flaw in the firmware on its Zune media player devices that leave them unusable on the 365th day of a leap year - like the one we've just had.

January 2, 2009 | 09:16

ERA launches "MP3 Compatible" scheme

The Entertainment Retailers Association has launched a new scheme offering music downloads sites the use of an "MP3 Compatible" logo if they forgo the use of DRM.

November 6, 2008 | 13:19

Hot Topic launches DRM-free downloads

US wannabe-goth clothing retailer Hot Topic has launched a 'lifestyle portal' with a DRM-free music download section featuring backing from the 'big four' publishers.

October 31, 2008 | 13:34

Study warns of MP3 hearing risk

A new study into the health implications of personal audio players warns that up to five million people across the EU could suffer hearing damage in the next five years.

October 14, 2008 | 13:27

New DS to have camera, MP3 player?

Nintendo may be working on a new version of the DS, this time with a built-in camera and music playback option.

September 29, 2008 | 10:03

Best Buy to buy Napster

US retail chain Best Buy is to purchase digital music distributor Napster for $121 million according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

September 16, 2008 | 08:56

Amazon opens MP3 store to indies

Amazon has announced that it is to open the doors to its MP3 download site for independent publishers via its CreateSpace venture.

September 10, 2008 | 13:02

Yahoo! to disable customers' music

Yahoo! Music is to transition into a partnership with Rhapsody by disabling its DRM servers at the end of September, a move which will cripple the music collections of its customers.

July 25, 2008 | 09:06