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 ...

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 ...

“Fame means when your computer modem is broken, the repair guy comes out to your house a little faster.” –Actress Sandra Bullock, a computer buff who plays a hacker in her latest film, “The Net.” ...

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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, ...

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Got a modem? Well, it’s now officially obsolete. US Robotics Corp., a leading maker of computer modems, said Tuesday that a new technology would allow it to nearly double the speed of today’s fastest ...

Each week Joshua Fruhlinger contributes This is the Modem World, a column dedicated to exploring the culture of consumer technology. I've known my friend Jeff since I was 2 years old. He was one year ...

My mom just called me tonight telling me that she came home this evening and her home office circuit breaker was tripped. The cable modem is burnt, with visible black marks on the outside of the unit, ...