Ogg's time has come -- again. In an effort to rally support for the underdog media format, the Free Software Foundation has launched PlayOgg.org, a website promoting awareness of the Ogg format. It's ...

Members of the Ogg Vorbis project have unveiled release 1.0 of their software, an open-source alternative to the MP3 format. The official release of the audio encoding and streaming technology has ...

MP3 is the most commonly used file format for audio files, but did you know that the OGG file format offers better audio quality? An OGG file is a compressed audio file similar to an MP3 file but with ...

Hack #70 from iPod & iTunes Hacks by Hadley Stern (O’Reilly Media). Turn iTunes into an Ogg Vorbis–playing application and enjoy the fruits of open source ripping and playing. The MP3 and AAC file ...

When a developer seeks to stream background ambience for a mobile game or a filmmaker wishes to package a soundtrack without blowing through licensing costs, they will almost inevitably arrive at the ...