If you just need a basic laptop for simple tasks like browsing the internet and watching streaming shows, the affordable Dell Inspiron 15 will be enough with its AMD Ryzen 5 7520U and 8GB of RAM.

But for our money, a good Blu-ray is much more convenient—that is, unless the disc was a Warner Bros. release produced between 2006 and 2008. A rash of disc rot plaguing discs produced by ...

It turns out that hundreds of DVD titles manufactured by the entertainment giant between 2006 and 2008 have succumbed to a long-known phenomenon called “disc rot,” a deterioration in a DVD’s ...

Certificates of deposit (CD) accounts have spiked in popularity in recent years among savers seeking to take advantage of a sharp rise in their yields. According to January 2022 data from the ...

For many savers, though, finding the right CD strategy is key to maximizing the returns — particularly if you want your CDs to deliver over the long haul. Compare today's top CD account rates ...

The vast majority of people -- more than 90% -- with pain from cervical disc disease will get better on their own over time with simple, conservative treatments. Surgery, however, may help if ...

I’m one of the consumer PC experts at PCMag, with a particular love for PC gaming. I've played games on my computer for as long as I can remember, which eventually (as it does for many) led me ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. After climbing for the past couple of years, CD rates have been slowly declining in 2024. CD rates tend to track the federal funds rate.

Vinyl and streaming may grab all the headlines, but CDs are still going strong – in fact, CD sales have seen an uptick in recent years, which is always good news to fans of physical formats. Whether ...

As a result, the best CD rates in the nation have largely been holding steady after drifting a bit lower at the end of last year. Certificates of deposit (CDs) continue to pay historically high ...

Cameron Faulkner (he/him) is Polygon’s commerce editor. He’s a product expert who began writing about tech and gaming in 2013, and migrated from The Verge in 2023. Trying to figure out what ...

Interest is compounded daily and credited to your account monthly. If you take money out of your CD during the agreed-upon term, before its maturity date, you’ll be charged a penalty for early ...