You may recognize the RS-232 serial port on your TV, but do you know all that it can do? It's probably more than you realized ...

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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 ...

Netflix's 'Woman of the Hour' is based on the true story of Rodney Alcala, a seemingly ordinary contestant on a '70s TV dating show who was secretly a serial killer Ted Soqui/Corbis/Getty In the 1970s ...

Serial Productions makes narrative podcasts whose quality and innovation transformed the medium. “Serial” began in 2014 as a spinoff of the public radio show “This American Life.” In 2020, we joined ...

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 ...

Polyphonic ringtones should not be mistaken with the so called "True tones" (also known as "Real tones") which are simply audio recordings, typically in a common format such as MP3, AAC, or WMA.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...