Voice over IP phone service looks like it really has traction this time. Russell Shaw shows you the VoIP ropes and takes five major services for a spin.
NETGEAR’s follow-on to its MP101 Digital Music player handles most popular still, music and video formats through wired and wireless connections. Jim Buzbee reports on his sometimes trying experience with the MP115.
Things seemed a little slow at the cellular industry’s annual rite of spring. But it seems that there will be plenty more video content heading for your phones before you know it. The question is, will you be buying?
If you can use your regular phones with VoIP services such as Vonage, why not also with Skype? Actiontec’s IPWS lets you do just that.
There are those who think Bluetooth is secure due to its intentionally-limited range. But Part 1 of this article by Humphrey Cheung shows you how a little time and not a lot of money can produce a weapon that can blow away any such thoughts.
You’ll soon be seeing gigabit Ethernet and Quality of Service features appear in many consumer routers. However, D-Link has both today in a product that’s pitched at gamers, but useful to a much broader audience. Tim Higgins takes an in-depth look at the DGL-4300.
The DS-101 Disk Station is a SOHO NAS that gives buyers the option of supplying their own 3.5 inch drive. Jim Buzbee put it through its paces and was pretty impressed, except for one key feature.
Last month Linksys decided to take the plunge into the current MIMO WLAN fad with its SRX product line based on Airgo Networks’ True MIMO chipset. Tim Higgins digs deep into this technology’s performance claims so that you can decide for yourself whether it’s worth a very premium price.
VoIP providers are transitioning from supplying simple Analog Telephone Adapters (ATA) to bundling in full-fledged broadband routers with the ATA function built in. Jim Hubbard takes a look at the Vonage version of the Linksys WRT54GP2.
USB device servers are a product concept that’s a little hard to wrap your head around at first. But once you understand what they can do, you’ll probably want to add them to your networking bag of tricks. Micah LaCombe put both Silex’s SX-1000U USB device server and Keyspan’s USB Server to the test, and one definitely came out on top.
Today’s notebooks all come with the ability to host an internal wireless LAN card. But cost-sensitive buyers may choose to forego that option and later regret it. But as long as you’re willing to do some homework, our How To shows that it’s not that hard to add a WLAN card yourself.
It was the holiday shopping season, deals were plentiful and a good time to shop for a new notebook to ease a heavy travel load. Here’s one guy’s approach to making a choice while the holiday deal clock was ticking.