Will Apple drop the iPod Classic from production when the company introduces its next generation of MP3 players in the fall? That is the chief concern of the MP3 Insiders on this week's podcast.

As if anyone was drooling over a budget piece like the Classic MP6410, I decided to share my experience with you. In the interest of serving the needs of the poorest geeks, here is my impression of ...

Winamp is the music software that just won't die, apparently. Pitchfork notes that the developers recently released the classic MP3 program's first update (5.9 RC1 Build 9999) in four years. While it ...

Ten years ago, like millions of others, I bought a very small (for its time), new-fangled gadget that could play thousands of songs and that I could carry in my pocket or purse. It kicked my Walkman ...

Apparently Universal Music Group – which has been dipping its toes into DRM-free waters this year – is none too worried about music pirates getting into classical music. Deutsche Grammophon, a German ...

Do you remember the days of flicking through racks of CDs on a Saturday afternoon, looking for the album of an artist you just heard about, perhaps a £3 bargain, or even just cruising for eye-catching ...

Ten years ago in October, Apple announced a game-changing device: the $400 5GB iPod Classic. This Tuesday the iPod Classic (now $250 with 160GB storage), with its signature click wheel design and ...

Earlier this week, we discovered that Winamp, our media player of choice during the heyday of MP3s, is back from the dead and revitalized to run on modern Windows PCs. Whipping the llama’s ass again ...

Apple's iPod Classic has an enduring appeal. One of this year's hottest Christmas presents is no longer available in the shops. Two months after Apple announced the demise of its iPod Classic MP3 ...

Last year was the year music died. Well, my music died. My iPod is dying, a slow and painful digital death, having begun to fritz and refuse to sync early into this New Year. The device was condemned ...

Compared to the Sony Walkman and personal CD players, MP3 players could be built much smaller and were far more portable, but the real appeal of MP3s was being able to bring hundreds of songs with you ...