What is a compact disc (CD)? A Compact Disc (CD) is an optical disc used to store digital data. CD-ROMs and CD-Rs remain widely used technologies in the computer industry.CD-ROM drives employ a ...

Data Longevity on CD, DVD Media: How Long Will They Last? In the early '90s when the first CD-R disc was introduced manufacturers said the media had a data life in excess of 40 years. In the late 90s ...

Sony is aiming to double the pleasure of CD-R and CD-RW lovers. On Tuesday, the consumer electronics giant unveiled Double Density CD-R and CD-RW drives and discs. Dubbed DD-R and DD-RW, the discs can ...

Back when blank CDs cost a whopping $5 each and 4X CD-R drives were the top of the line, it was hard to imagine the compact disc ever taking the place of the floppy disc. But now that blank CDs cost ...

Besides their new DVD-R/CD-RW drive, LaCie is also introducing two other new devices — a 24x10x40x CD-RW drive and combination DVD-RAM/R drive — at this week’s National Association of Broadcasters ...

Electronics giant Yamaha says it has come up with a solution for what to do with all the empty space that is often left on recordable CDs after you have burned your music, photos or data onto them: ...