Running a solid state drive on your desktop computer has several advantages over using a traditional hard drive. Your computer boots faster, shuts down much more quickly and programs open faster. In ...

The world’s six largest computer drive makers Tuesday published the final specifications (download PDF) for a single, full-disk encryption standard that can be used across all hard disk drives, solid ...

New physics research out of the University of California Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz) offers new insight into a poorly understood aspect of disc drive failures, according to industry experts, though ...

(CNN) — Could the phrase “burn a disc” soon be interred in the digital graveyard, resting peacefully alongside “You’ve got mail!” and the chirping, buzzing hum of a dial-up modem? Some technology ...

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 ...

If you have ever owned a computer, especially over previous decades, you know that the type of storage used has changed many times. Thankfully, we’re long removed from the days of hard drives taking ...

With only a single machine that still has a DVD drive, Apple is close to finishing something it began nearly six years ago. Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now covers Apple. Before that, Josh ...

LONG BEACH, Calif - Dec. 27, 2005 - Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. today announced one of the industry's first Blu-ray Disc computer drives, expected to revolutionize digital and high-definition media ...

Ultra-thin laptops are great. They're light, super portable, and can handle almost any modern task you throw at them. They don't come with DVD drives inside, but the fact of the matter is that most of ...

A virus-infected computer can be a huge problem for consumers. In fact, malware is the primary problem computer users face regularly despite the many anti-virus programs out there. One of the easiest ...