No internet? Your Wi-Fi router might not be to blame

Sometimes the fault will certainly lie with your Wi-Fi router, given that it's how most of your home devices bridge with the ...
BGR

Say Goodbye To Messy Phone Charger Cables With These Clean Dollar Tree Hacks

Being tied to our smartphones for work and life means these devices have to be charged often. Their cables stay hanging from sockets all day until needed, but when we plug in our phones at home, the ...
Alaska Public Media

Planned fiber-optic cable will add backup for Alaska’s phone and high-speed internet network

One of Alaska’s smallest telecommunications companies is about to provide a critical backup for the entire state. On Wednesday, Cordova Telecom Cooperative and GCI announced a partnership to lay an ...
Forbes

3 Arris Modem And Router Combos From Best Buy For Speedy Home Internet

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, ...
BGR

How Long Can A USB Cable Be Without Slowing Down?

Finding the best USB cables for your device can be tricky. Not only do you have to worry about the different USB cable types and speeds, but you have to worry about whether or not you're buying one ...
ZDNet

World's first truly free software phone? That's the FSF's new 'long game'

No one has managed to make a fully free software smartphone. Open-source and free software projects have had limited success. The problem is proprietary tech with no public documentation. Zoë Kooyman, ...
Android Authority

First they took our chargers, now our cables are next: Are phone makers going too far?

We’ve watched smartphone boxes get lighter and barer over the past few years as manufacturers opt for minimalistic packaging. It started with the removal of charging bricks, a move that many users ...
Android Authority

Your next phone might come without a USB cable

A post on Reddit shows the Sony Xperia 10 VII doesn’t include a USB cable in the box. Smartphones typically don’t come with chargers anymore, but cables are still standard. We expect more ...
Android

Google may finally dump Samsung modem for Pixel 11's Tensor G6 chip

Google’s Tensor G6 chip for the Pixel 11 is reportedly dropping the power-hungry Samsung modems for a powerful and efficient MediaTek M90. This strategic move aims to solve the Pixel’s historical ...
WDSU

Louisiana 911 systems restored after hours-long phone outage

DRY. THIS IS BREAKING NEWS ON WDSU NEWS AT 4:00. AND WE BEGIN WITH THAT BREAKING NEWS. THE 911 OPERATIONS NOW FIXED AFTER AN HOURS LONG OUTAGE. THIS ALSO IMPACTED MISSISSIPPI OPERATIONS IN 311. THE ...
SlashGear

5 USB-C Cables That Do More Than Charge Your Phone

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. We've finally reached the point where it's rare to find a device without a USB-C port. Laptops, tablets, and smartphones all feature at least ...