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MP3 is the file format that changed the whole world beyond the music industry. It eventually affected the entire entertainment industry, gave Apple a new mandate when PCs were conquering the computing world, and made digital the media to beat. But now its creators are saying that it is dead. That, however, is really only a technicality and a legality because MP3s will undoubtedly live one for years to come, even when better alternatives are around.

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Creative marketing or an image of a star who just happens to like your blinged out and very expensive headphones we don't know, but it seems Rihanna has a penchant for a wild pair of headphones offered by Dolce & Gabbana. These aren’t normal headphones that tout their clarity and huge amounts of bass; these are more about the looks and are called the NAPA Leather Rhinestone Headphones with Crown.

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This afternoon Bleep have released the entire Aphex Twin album as a stream for the public. The album is also available for sale on Vinyl, CD, 24-bit WAV, WAV / FLAC, and as a collection of MP3s. There’s also the Limited Edition for $400, the one we detailed earlier this month.

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Though the PlayStation 4 wont work with DLNA and MP3 playback right out of the box, it's been confirmed this week by Sony that they'll certainly be looking at incorporating the features in the near future. Due to overwhelming response to the idea that neither DLNA or MP3 playback would be available on the gaming console, Sony seems to have turned a corner on their aim to have them work.

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A collection of devices will likely be revealed this week by Nokia - everything from a tablet to a smartphone (or more than one) to an MP3 streaming music player. This smallest of the collection of devices has been tipped with the name Nokia Guru - at the moment it would appear likely that this name refers to the early code-naming of the machine rather than the final release name. It'll work with MP3s inside as well as wired earphones, a physical volume button, and microUSB.

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The team at RockStar games have wasted no time capitalizing on the popularity of not only the game Grand Theft Auto V itself, but the music gamers are able to listen to inside the vehicles of the game. This is otherwise known as GTA Radio, having become a rather interesting side-project and powerful result of the GTA Effect - aka the opening up of games to an "open sandbox" bit of gameplay allowing the user to make the game what they want it to be. It's also part of the ever-expanding world of in-game earning, though in this case you'll need to actually exit the game to purchase each individual track.

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Amazon has brought its AutoRip service to the UK, offering CD and vinyl buyers - whether new or based on historic purchases - a free MP3 copy on over 350,000 albums. Launched in the US back in January, Amazon AutoRip tries to address the balance between the immediacy of digital and the physical reassurance of a CD or vinyl record, with purchases dating back to 1999 (and even including cassettes) qualifying for a digital version. Whether you'll want to be reminded of your musical tastes in the late 90s is your own problem.

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Amazon launched its AutoRip service back in January, allowing you to get a free MP3 version of a music CD that you bought from Amazon, going back as far as 1998 with the purchase history. Now, the e-tail giant is offering vinyl record owners the same deal. If you've ever bought a vinyl record on Amazon in the past, the company will give you a free MP3 version for your digital needs.

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This week Apple has made it clear that they're continuing to bust up the record books with a massive 25 billion songs sold. This record takes on the digital sales record with the iTunes Store having reached a 15,000 song downloads per minute mark on average - crazy stuff! The 25 billionth song sold goes to none other than Chase Buch with the song “Monkey Drums” (Goksel Vancin Remix), and rewards are in store!

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If you're a fan of vinyl records and you're in the market for a new turntable, Pyle Audio as a new turntable that might catch your eye. It has retro style that looks like it came out of a 50s diner for the most part. Obviously, they didn't have LCD screens and memory cards in the 50s as this turntable offers.

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If you prefer buying your music through Amazon's own offerings instead of iTunes on your iPhone or iPod Touch, you're in luck. Today Amazon announced that its MP3 store is now available on the iPhone and iPod Touch. However, the service isn't in app form like on Android, but rather through your mobile web browser.

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Amazon has renewed its assault on Apple's iTunes business, launching AutoRip, a virtual CD ripping service that not only gives a free MP3 copy of (eligible) albums bought online, but does the same for the past fifteen years of purchases. Rumored earlier, AutoRip automatically adds an MP3 version of a purchased CD to the customer's Amazon Cloud Player, with a catalog of more than 50,000 tracks and 256kbps quality.

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