Networking

Getty Images/Javier Zayas Photography Unless you want to be off the grid, in modern homes and work, you need an internet connection. To make the connection work, you need two different devices: A modem and a router. Also: How to convert your home’s old TV cable into powerful Ethernet lines ...

Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Twitter hasn’t gone to pieces, but since Elon Musk bought the social network and laid off numerous employees, the site’s been failing far more often. Today, March 6, 2023, at approximately noon Eastern time, Twitter began suffering from problems. Also: Why is Twitter turning ...

It is pipped to become the dominant mobile technology in 2029, but 5G adoption amongst enterprises will require strong use cases to justify the necessary investments as well as collaboration across the entire ecosystem.  With countries such as Singapore already running pilots across several verticals, 5G deployments are expected to ...

The Flipper Zero reading the Apple Pay NFC signal from my Apple Watch Ultra. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET RFID is everywhere, even packed into your credit and debit cards, allowing the information to be read in a “contactless” fashion. Concerns that cards could be read covertly have generated a massive industry of ...

Carlina Teteris/Getty Images I use VirtualBox every day to test out new applications, new operating systems, how to configure, and even how to break things.  I also use virtual machine technology to deploy servers that I use for various things, and if I don’t configure them correctly, those servers won’t ...

The new free, better Delta Wi-Fi inflight internet is here sjvn/ZDNET Wi-Fi on planes has always been slow and often a little klutzy. Now, Delta and T-Mobile have partnered up to offer faster, smoother, and — oh yes — free Wi-Fi to its SkyMiles customers. As a Delta Platinum Medallion ...

When you are on the go, it is important to stay connected, but not all hotspots work the same. These are the best hotspots you can buy today based on performance, price, and durability. Source link

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET No matter whether you use an Android smartphone or an iPhone, chances are that it has a built-in hotspot feature that allows you to share your internet connection with other devices. It’s a great feature, but if this is something that you’re using a lot, then what you ...

Getty Images Adopting a reliable Virtual Private Network (VPN) is an excellent way to help protect your privacy online and disguise your activities from the companies collecting data on you over multiple websites. However, as with all forms of software, sometimes signing up for a new VPN service or transitioning ...

The most popular use of UWB is Apple’s AirTag tracker. CNET UWB — short for ultra-wideband — is a low-energy, short-range radio technology that’s been around for a couple of decades (it went under the name “pulse radio” for a while). UWB makes use of super-fast signal pulses (anything up ...