The post Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation” Too Rhythmic for Microsoft, Crashed Laptops appeared first on Consequence. When Janet Jackson sang, “With music by our side, we’ll break the color lines,” not ...

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 is still a major force in pop culture, but she used to be everywhere. Her records topped charts. Her music videos played endlessly. The merest glimpse of just one of her nipples could ...

In more vintage music news, Janet Jackson’s 1989 dance-pop song “Rhythm Nation” is making headlines today, but not because it’s an amazing song, but because the tune could apparently crash people’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.