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 ...

With a huge industry support behind blue-laser disc technology I would say this will become the next step in optical storage after DVD, compare 4.7GB and 9.2GB (DVDs) versus 20+ gigs of capacity for ...

Though the consumer tech world seems to be moving beyond optical media in favor of digital downloads, a few staunch supporters of the medium are still working hard on providing optical media with much ...

TOKYO – Sony Corp. will launch a new optical disc format in November that allows for storage of up to 23.3GB per disc, the company said Tuesday. The format, called Professional Disc for Data, is being ...