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 ...

About three years ago, I wrote a column about the settlement of a class-action lawsuit that involved optical disk drives. Think "DVD players," and "CD players," as well as various gaming platforms ...

Technology is ever changing. What was ubiquitous one day can be archaic the next. Cassette drives no longer run software. We don’t transfer files on a floppy disk, either 5.25-inch or 3.5-inch. And ...

If all you plan to do with your netbook is surf the web, check your email, and maybe enjoy some downloaded music and movies, you might not even notice the missing disc drive. But if you want to ...

(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 ...

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 ...

Round Rock-based Dell Inc. has filed a lawsuit that accuses Hitachi and at least five other companies that make optical disk drives of conspiring to fix prices of their products from 2004 to 2010.

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 ...

Hewlett-Packard has filed a lawsuit against seven leading optical disk drive makers, claiming they conspired to artificially inflate disk drive prices over a six-year period. The suit was filed ...

Could the phrase “burn a disc” soon be interred in the computing graveyard, resting peacefully alongside 8-bit graphics and the chirping, buzzing hum of a dial-up modem? Some technology analysts, ...