To get internet access in your home, you need both a modem and a router. They aren't interchangeable, and they serve two very different functions. If you think of your home as an island, the modem is ...

Apple made its $1 billion Intel acquisition official, announcing it will acquire the company's smartphone modem business. Credit: justin sullivan / Getty Images It's finally happened. After months of ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

Why rely on public hotspots when you can bring a personal Wi-Fi network with you wherever you go? These are the top mobile hotspots we've tested for each major US carrier. I’m one of PCMag’s mobile ...

Whenever someone sends me a question about how to fix their Wi-Fi, I wince. It’s not that I dislike helping people with their router problems. In fact, there are few geeky endeavors I find more ...

Most of us receive a free wi-fi router from our internet service provider (ISP) when we sign up for a broadband deal. These free models can be pretty basic and, while they usually do a decent job, you ...

A modem’s IP address is a crucial piece of information that is needed to access the modem’s configuration settings. The IP address is a unique identifier that is assigned to every device on a network.

Abstract: Achieving reliable acoustic wireless video transmissionsin the extreme and uncertain underwater environment is a challenge due to the limited bandwidth and the error-prone nature of the ...

Why rely on public hotspots when you can bring a personal Wi-Fi network with you wherever you go? These are the top mobile hotspots we've tested for each major US carrier.