Optical drives let your computer read and interact with discs like CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays. While nearly every computer had them a few years ago, they're rare to see on new computers now. If you need ...

Optical drives let your computer read and interact with discs like CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays. While nearly every computer had them a few years ago, they're rare to see on new computers now. If you need ...

One of the most interesting parts of the recent Apple Mac Mini and MacBook Air refresh is that Apple is moving away from optical drives. Apple isn't the only company to do so, raising the question "Is ...

Pioneer says the "demand for optical discs and optical drives is expected to increase." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Optical storage can last a century, give faster access to data, and is backward compatible with earlier optical technology, yet disk drives and tape rule in long-term storage. Optical media is the ...

As Hollywood studios are poised to start releasing films in Blu-ray and HD DVD formats, two of the larger optical disc developers have joined forces in a bid to leap-frog the competition in the high ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Optical disc drive on a modern laptop computer. Scientists have developed a new type of optical disc that can increase information ...

Osaka, Japan – Panasonic, the leading brand for which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is best known, today announced that the company will introduce Blu-ray Disc (BD) drives for notebook and ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is investigating possible violations of antitrust law in the optical disc drive industry, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday. Spokeswoman Gina Talamona ...