The phenomenon, called "CD rot," can ruin a disc in as few as five years. The problem can show up visibly on the disc, appearing as though crystals are growing or the CD is bronzing, or changing color ...

Kanye West is over CDs: By releasing The Life of Pablo solely via a Tidal stream and referring to his blank album packaging for 2013’s Yeezus as an “open casket to CDs,” West pledged his allegiance to ...

CDs are inexpensive, small and lightweight. This makes them easy to store, carry around and mail. They're also user-friendly. Today, many different kinds of audio-visual data are stored and sold on ...

Well-cared-for CDs can last many decades — even centuries. But storing a disc in a hot car or playing it often can eventually lead to "CD rot." Fenella France and other researchers at the Library Of ...

Meet the amazing magic bits from Yamaha. When Yamaha offers to lend you two bits, don`t offer to pay it back with a quarter. Yamaha saves you more than 25 cents while offering you a wealth of sound in ...

Dan Koster was unpacking some of his more than 2,000 CDs after a move when he noticed something strange. Some of the discs, which he always took good care of, wouldn't play properly. Koster, a Web and ...