Sometimes, hardware projects get cancelled before they have a chance to make an impact, often due to politics or poor economic judgment. The Tsushin Booster for the PC Engine is one such project, ...

If you thought you needed broadband to be a part of the wireless generation, think again. The Actiontec Dual PC Modem is a simple hardware device that lets two computers share a dial-up Internet ...

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The PC modem is far from dead, thanks to a new dial-up standard that promises increased speed and other features that partially narrow the performance gap with broadband services. U.S. Robotics ...

Dramatic increases in wireless PC card modem data transfer speeds is expected to produce a market explosion over the next five years, according Oyster Bay, N.Y.-based ABI Research. Until recently, the ...

For anyone who experienced it, the screeching hiss of a modem handshaking over copper phone wires is unforgettable. The technology may have tied up the family phone line, but modems were the gateways ...

Cellular and mobile broadband PC modem shipments grew more than 55% in 2009. In 2008, a total of 46.4 million such modems (including USB models, PC Card modems, and wireless routers) shipped; in 2009, ...

Though mass DSL deployment has been slower than expected, the technology is here to stay as the method for residential broadband access. Consequently, PC manufacturers focusing on today's market, with ...

If you’re using a smartphone as a hotspot, you aren’t alone—sales of USB sticks and embedded PC modems are plummeting as a result of that use. Shipments of these products are expected to decline by 24 ...

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An easy–and stylish–way to get broadband Internet access while you’re on the go. Can a modem make a fashion statement? The Sprint Compass 597 from Sierra Wireless does just that. This wireless ...

The subject of PC modems bring to mind the story of the US patents clerk who in eighteen something or other confidently declared that everything that could be invented, has been invented. . . No ...