The widely used JPEG file format has lossy compression, which means that image data is lost when files are made smaller. The format was created in the 1990s; JPEG 2000, its successor, has JP2, JPX and ...

Your iPhone uses the HEIC file format by default, but it isn't universally supported, making it a hassle to convert these images to JPG. That's where Apple's Shortcuts app comes in. I've written for ...

Introduced in 2017 with the release of iOS 11, High Efficiency Image Coding (HEIC) is a file format that provides better image compression without compromising quality. This means you can store more ...

WASHINGTON: If a product is offered to consumers for free, no strings attached, then the consumer is the product: Such seems to be the message from US officials on "free" file conversion websites. The ...

If you’ve ever searched for a free way to convert a PDF to Word, or combine a few images into a PDF, there’s a good chance you’ve used an online file conversion tool. But according to a recent warning ...

The FBI is warning that fake online document converters are being used to steal peoples’ information and, in worst-case scenarios, to deploy ransomware on victims' devices. The warning came last week ...

While downloading images from the internet, you may have come across one of the relatively newer image formats called WebP. It is a file format launched by Google back in 2010. What makes WebP special ...

No apps to download, just run a shortcut and get on with it. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac You can convert a PDF to JPG on your iPhone instantly and for free ...

January 3, 2025 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Back in 2017, Apple introduced a new default photo format for the iPhone, HEIC (or "high efficiency image ...