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Windows Media Player’s ‘find album information’ functionality has been removed

By Mark Tyson Published

Microsoft has quietly removed ‘find album information’ and ‘update album info online’ tools from the Media Player apps supplied with Windows 11.

Windows
New fabric speakers use flexible electronics to be thin, light, and flexible

By Mark Tyson Published

Thin, light, and flexible electronics technology commercialized in new ‘Fabric Speaker Portable’ product.

Speakers
The U.S. patent for MP3 audio was granted on this day in 1996

By Mark Tyson Published

On this day in 1996, a freshly inked U.S. patent quietly laid the cornerstone of the digital music revolution.

Software
Frustrated users crowdfund a $2,000 fix for Lenovo Legion ‘speakers not working properly’ error

By Mark Tyson Last updated

A motivated Lenovo Legion Pro 7 (16IAX10H) owner has successfully gotten their system’s speaker issues fixed after setting up a bug bounty program on GitHub.

Linux
A starling can be used to 'save' a PNG image
Yes, you can store data on a bird

By Mark Tyson Published

A music and science lover has demonstrated the capacity of birds to store and retrieve digital image data.

Storage
Shared audio on Windows 11
A Windows Insider user discovers an undocumented ‘Shared audio’ feature in the latest build

By Jowi Morales Published

Windows Insiders are getting a useful new feature for sharing audio.

Windows
Maxell MXCP-P100 'Walkman'
New portable cassette player comes loaded with modern features like Bluetooth, USB-C, and a rechargeable battery

By Mark Tyson Published

Maxell Japan has launched a portable ‘Walkman’ cassette player, but its retro audio tech is boosted by modern convenience.

Wearable Tech
Windows Vista retail packaging
Windows 11 Insiders surprised by return of Vista startup sound — it’s a bug not a feature, says MS exec

By Mark Tyson Published

The latest Insider Build in the Windows 11 Beta and Dev channels plays the Windows Vista startup sound as it boots to the desktop.

Windows
Blu-ray discs
Ancient CD ripping tool updated for the first time in 16 years, now supports Windows 11

By Mark Tyson Published

CD ripping tool CD2WAV32 has just been updated to version 4.00jp after 16 years in stasis, but Windows 11 was updated to rip CDs back in 2022.

Windows
HDMI® Enhanced Audio Return Channel (eARC)
Audio Makes All The Difference When It Comes To Heightening Game Play

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