One simple way to back up the data on your PC is save it to CD-R (Recordable) or CD-RW (ReWritable) discs. For XP users, Microsoft Backup (find it in Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools) will do ...

Small businesses that are thinking about buying a DVD burner to back-up data (up to 4.7 GB) and save video onto DVD discs may want to consider the competent Sony DRU110A-C1 DVD+RW drive. However, Sony ...

A rewritable optical disc. First used in drives by Panasonic in the late 1980s, the phase change technology was subsequently employed in all major optical drives, including CD-RW, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, ...

In July last year, Sharp showed the world’s first triple-layer BDXL discs with 100GB capacity. While the discs were great (and enough to store about 720 minutes of terrestrial digital broadcasting), ...

Sony Electronics will take the wraps off a new suite of DVD recordable discs, including DVD-RW and DVD-R, as well as DVD+RW and DVD+R media today. “We think the discs will be of interest to Mac users ...

Ashampoo Burning Studio Free is a no-nonsense performer that not only burns data, music, and video discs but also copies and rips discs, backs up and restores data, creates disc images, and erases ...

Sharp recently announced that it will be the first Blu-ray disc maker to launch a recordable triple layer Blu-ray format with 100GB of storage capacity–twice the capacity of current Blu-ray discs. The ...

Toshiba Corp. has developed a rewritable optical disc with a capacity of 30GB per layer, per side and a companion read/write optical head that incorporates a blue laser, the company announced today.