Annemarije de Boer is a Los Angeles-based director and visual storyteller specializing in technology reviews and digital innovation journalism. Drawing from her BA in Psychology and decades of ...

When my family got our first home computer in the mid-90s, I vividly remember my father drilling into us the importance of defragging the hard drive at least once a week to keep it running smoothly.

If you still own CDs, finding a convenient way to play them has become surprisingly difficult. Most laptops no longer include disc drives, smartphones have replaced physical music with streaming, and ...

If you bought a PlayStation 5, you might also own one of several essential gadgets for the console. However, if you purchased an original PS5, a vertical stand and disc drive are not among those items ...

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Facepalm: The collapse of optical disc drive manufacturing might prove to be the final nail in the coffin for the few remaining players in the hi-fi audio industry. According to reports, premium ...

Whether to get a console with a disc drive has been a debate among PlayStation fans for the entire lifespan of the PS5. And that lifespan is coming to an end eventually. The future of gaming looks ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. External drives are great for adding more storage to a laptop, since swapping or adding internal laptop drives isn't usually possible today.

As Sony and Microsoft prepare for next‑gen hardware, it is becoming increasingly unlikely that either company will be able to offer disc drives, even as optional add‑ons, regardless of whether they ...

Reports from Digital Foundry and Windows Central indicate Microsoft is struggling to source optical disc drives, pushing Xbox toward an all-digital next-gen console. Supply shortages, declining demand ...

Microsoft just announced its disc-to-digital initiative, accessible to insiders on August 31st. The program allows users to convert their physical games to digital licenses. Regardless, some fans ...

Sony has already laid its cards on the table: new game discs won’t be a part of the PlayStation 6 console generation. The move has infuriated some of gaming’s most diehard fans, but also left an ...