Neowin News Feed for: Cd

Microsoft's Windows 95 CD contained a lot of "fun" stuff, here's how

Usama Jawad — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:18:01 +0000

Microsoft spent almost $1 billion to promote Windows 95 in a mammoth effort that also included securing the rights to a popular music video. Read more...

Ancient CD app makes 64-bit comeback to support Windows 11 and probably Windows 10 too

Sayan Sen — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 08:58:01 +0000

CD ripping and burning used to be a common activity back in the day. An ancient Windows 7-era tool used for ripping has made a comeback, as it now supports Windows 11 24H2. Read more...

Doom 2016's award-winning soundtrack available on vinyl and CD later this year

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 14:20:01 +0000

The original game soundtrack of id Software's Doom reboot from 2016 is soon getting a physical release. The soundtrack will be available in four editions, including CD and vinyl formats. Read more...

Nintendo PlayStation brought back to life, can now play CD-ROM games

Boyd Chan — Sat, 06 May 2017 05:46:02 +0000

While taking three attempts over the course of a year, one popular hacker has restored the Nintendo PlayStation prototype to full working condition after solving issues that had plagued its CD drive. Read more...

Five Dimensional (5D) storage medium could replace Blu-ray and outlast mankind

Paul Hill — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 08:36:01 +0000

A new storage medium - 5D - is in the works at a British university. It can hold 360 terabytes of data and remain stable in temperatures of 1,000°C. Researchers claim data on 5D can outlast humanity. Read more...