Brooke Crothers writes about mobile computer systems, including laptops, tablets, smartphones: how they define the computing experience and the hardware that makes them tick. He has served as an ...

When in an area without Wi-Fi access, you can use your 3G/4G-enabled smartphone to surf the Internet or use it as a laptop modem. 3G/4G Internet access, though, is usually limited to urban areas where ...

Although high-speed connections are more pervasive than ever, in certain areas and under certain circumstances a dial-up modem is still a handy and reliable way to access the Internet. To hook one of ...

Q: I know there are wireless technologies out there that allow you to connect everywhere, but I want to be able to use my laptop with the same freedom as my cellphone. I have heard that Bluetooth ...

I can hardly hold my enthusiasm. I'm testing a new Cradlepoint router that connects to my Sprint wireless broadband modem. You plug the modem into the Cradlepoint router and turn the router on. Within ...

There were other options available, but George Welykyj settled on Clear Wireless for his work laptop, in part because other service providers asked him to sign a long-term contract. The Elmwood Park ...

We decided to find out by testing each of the four major national carriers–AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon–in 260 locations spread among 13 U.S. cities. We found some clear winners and losers, and ...

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A service launched today puts Telstra's 3G broadband modems into the carry-on luggage of business travellers and holidaymakers and bridges the time without broadband experienced by those shifting ...

“Lately, I’ve been working with a client where my development computer is not connected to the Internet. This is a huge inconvenience, as the unavailability of Google and Stack Overflow vastly impact ...