When people talk about file compression, they usually mean ZIP. In fact, they often make it into a verb–much like we “Google” things on the Internet, we “zip” files before sending them over email. But ...

There was a time that Windows didn't have decompression and archiving tools built into the OS, with many people resorting to tools like WinRAR and 7-Zip to unpack compressed files. Both apps are among ...

Click to viewWhether you've been sent a simple ZIP archive, you need to create and share your own compressed files, or you're staring down the barrel of some obscure archive format you've never seen ...

We have all heard of file compression, and anyone who regularly downloads files from the Internet or uploads pictures to social media is familiar with formats such as ZIP and RAR. Those who edit media ...

Express Zip is a powerful file compression tool, and it’s impressive for a free utility – but the app’s performance can be slow at times. Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every ...

File Compression tools are of immense use, as they help reduce file size without losing important data, a process considered vital when sending and receiving large files. One open-source software that ...

ZIP files use a compression algorithm to minimize the storage requirement and download size of files, and group multiple files into a single archive. Windows 7 ...

New versions of software based on a popular file-compression technology could create headaches for users through their use of incompatible formats. For more than a decade, Zip has been the most common ...

Ed Rhee, a freelance writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is an IT veteran turned stay-at-home-dad of two girls. He focuses on Android devices and applications while maintaining a review blog ...

A researcher has created a new kind of zip bomb -- one that doesn't require recursion to inflate relatively small sizes into petabytes of unzipped data. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share ...