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Both iTunes and iOS devices support several digital audio file formats, including AAC, MP3, WAV, AIFF, and Apple Lossless. The first two are lossy, compressed formats (providing for small files), ...

The are quite a few audio and media formats out there, one of which is FLAC, the Free Lossless Audio Codec. This format serves a purpose similar to that of the Apple Lossless format, but many Apple ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. Audiophiles ...

Apple has allegedly added support for lossless FLAC audio files in iOS 11, according to reports from Reddit users who have installed copies of the developer beta, spotted by The Next Web. Per the ...

Yesterday, Apple announced the latest reiteration of its mobile operating system and while regular consumers will have to wait until autumn to try out the new iOS 11 on their iPhone and iPad devices, ...

Google is adding a little treat for audiophiles in the next version of Chrome. Chrome 56, which is expected to roll out by the end of January, is coming with native support for FLAC (Free Lossless ...

Audiophiles who keep their music in FLAC format will be pleased to find that you can now play these on an iPhone or iPad. FLAC is a completely lossless compressed audio format that works in a similar ...

If you’ve spent every spare musical minute within the confines of the iTunes window you might believe there are only five audio formats—MP3, AAC, WAV, AIFF, and Apple Lossless. It turns out, however, ...

Q Do any portable MP3 players support music files in the FLAC format? A While popular players such as the Apple iPod and the Microsoft Zune HD do not naturally play files in the open-source FLAC, or ...

Audiophiles love FLAC files for their lossless fidelity, while Ogg and WMA files aren't widely supported. With free plug-ins, all three of those formats can be played and managed in iTunes. MacWorld ...