The compact disc gave us our first taste of digital music – and we liked it. Upon its arrival in the U.S. in March 1983, the sleek 4.7-inch plastic and aluminum disc – about the size of a ...

USA TODAY readers shared their memories of the music compact disc as the CD format hits the 40th anniversary of its launch in the U.S. Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 📚 Celeb news ⭐ ...

With streaming services the way of the present, the news isn’t a shock to the system for the music industry. In 2017, chain stores such as Best Buy accounted for a mere 11% of CD sales ...

The Mini-Disc never caught on in the U.S. But during the 1990s, the format did in its native Japan, where MD isn’t yet dead. Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More.

An obsolete form of optical media known as the "Compact Disc" celebrates its 25th birthday tomorrow. In a press release issued Thursday, Philips said a staggering 200 billion of them were produced ...

But the CD comeback has crested: the RIAA’s 2022 mid-year music revenue report cites a drop in CD unit sales of 3.7% year-over-year. (Vinyl sales, in comparison, are up 15.7% – a testament to ...

That compact disc was Billy Joel's 52nd Street, which had already become a multiplatinum hit after its original release in 1978.As Time pointed out, 52nd Street wasn't technically the first CD ...

Q:I use the CD-R drive in my computer to make music CDs and also for storing photos. My question involves the different recordable discs that are available. Frequently the label on the disc ...

If you think it would be a good idea to print your business card on a specially cut, rectangular mini-CD, think again. Your contacts might never forget the headache of having the disc jam inside a ...

Duplication. An alternative to CD/DVD sharing is to use another computer to duplicate the mini DVD to a larger disc format (some office services like FedEx/Kinkos or other printing and office ...