If you came of age in the 1990s, you’ll remember the unmistakable auditory handshake of an analog modem negotiating its connection via the plain old telephone system. That cacophony of screeches and ...

Evil memories flood back: in my town, fast internet (1.5 Mbps DSL) did not come to the suburbs until 2004, and cable (at a staggering 3 Mbps) only showed up last year. So as late as three years ago, ...

FROM time to time, I like to let the readers take over, and the last few weeks have produced some particularly good questions. So here we go. Q: Please address in your column why monitors cost so much ...

Japan is often seen as a global leader in cutting-edge technology, known for innovations in robotics, electronics, and high-speed trains - however, the country is also known for its tendency to hold ...

The opposite of cutting-edge: It's the era of 5G and gigabit-speed internet, and dial-up connections are dead in most places. However, that hasn't stopped a Japanese company from rolling out a ...

The latest episode published by tech channel The Serial Port began with an interesting question: Is it possible to stream YouTube via dial-up internet? As the headline suggests, the answer is a ...

The NB9W is an all-in-one unit, with four Ethernet ports on the back side in addition to ports for your ADSL connection and two phone lines. On the back there is also an antenna for wireless access ...