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 ...

I’ve been covering Android since 2023, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and Galaxy phones. I’ve got a bachelor’s in IT with a major in AI, so I naturally ...

As major news outlets cut off the Wayback Machine, journalists and advocacy groups are rallying to protect the Internet Archive’s vast collection of web pages. USA Today Co., the publishing ...

The privacy-first identity infrastructure used by Google and Opera brings on Uber’s former Head of AI to accelerate its expansion into agentic internet applications and enterprise use cases. Self was ...

It may not support the latest-and-greatest cellular data tech. But in a pinch, it’ll cost-effectively still do the Internet-access trick. In one of last month’s posts, covering cellular hotspots for ...

Spectrum says it made major progress expanding high‑speed fiber broadband across rural Ohio in 2025, connecting more than 36,000 homes and small businesses as part of a multiyear infrastructure effort ...

Qualcomm has announced the X105 modem, which is expected to be paired with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chipset. The new modem delivers 5G connectivity over satellite, faster download speeds, The X105 ...

Spectrum is expanding its fiber broadband network to at least 1,100 rural homes and businesses in Boone County. The expansion is part of a larger $7 billion project by Spectrum to improve internet ...

Every home is connected nowadays, which requires having access to the internet. This is through an Internet Service Provider (ISP), along with a subscription plan that unlocks monthly access. You can ...

The controversy around the Windows 11 January 2026 Update won't stop rolling in—and now, Microsoft is intentionally disabling support for legacy hardware, not simply breaking it on accident.

Microsoft’s January 2026 Windows 11 update (KB5074109) intentionally disables dial-up modems by removing “unsafe” driver packages like agrsm.sys and smserial.sys. PCWorld reports this security-focused ...

This article was created in partnership with Best Buy. All selections and source material were provided by Best Buy. While many internet service providers allow you to rent equipment for your home, ...