We are a part of a rhythm nation...that is accidentally destroying our hard drives. Gif: Gizmodo/A&M Records In more vintage music news, Janet Jackson’s 1989 dance-pop song “Rhythm Nation” is making ...

For a decade or so, a major threat to your laptop wasn’t a virus, malware, or hacking — it was Janet Jackson’s hit song, “Rhythm Nation.” What you might think of as an apocryphal urban legend was ...

Janet Jackson’s 1989 classic “Rhythm Nation” is allegedly causing certain laptops to crash. According to Microsoft’s principal software engineer Raymond Chen, the song has the same frequency as select ...

Janet Jackson’s "Rhythm Nation" music video once had the power to crash laptops — and not just the laptops it played on, but other laptops nearby. That’s according to Microsoft software engineer ...

Janet Jackson’s wardrobe isn’t the only thing that can cause a malfunction. According to a Microsoft development blogger, “a major computer manufacturer” has discovered that playing “Rhythm Nation” ...

A researcher discovered that Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation" caused crashing among laptop hard drives. Here's the explanation. Tech Times Tech Times A recent study shared by Raymond Chen, a principal ...

Technology can often betray people. but how often can that be said about classic songs? Evidently, Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation” is as destructive toward Windows XP-era laptops as it is amazing to ...

Microsoft’s principal software engineer Raymond Chen revealed on his blog Tuesday that the song has the same frequency as some older model laptops’ hard drives — called a resonate frequency, which is ...

In the early 2000s, software developers were hard at work delivering the most up-to-date programs for the latest laptop models. In hindsight, many of them were clunky and slow, although they got the ...

Microsoft's chief software engineer blogged about it. Raymond Chen says a specific frequency, like the one in "Rhythm Nation," makes Windows XP hard drives go black. Good morning. I'm Rachel Martin.