It's safe to say 5G hasn't lived up to the hype — while it's much easier to find than it once was, the sometimes lackluster performance and reliability won't have you scrambling to upgrade from LTE.

I've got a Nokia N73 and somebody told me that I can use it as a modem for my laptop, but I'm not sure how to set this up. It would be really useful because I'm already on a flat-rate data plan and I ...

In their monthly announcement, among all the cool things Pine64, they talked about the open firmware for PinePhone’s LTE modem. The firmware isn’t fully open – a few parts remain closed. And Pine ...

Apple has agreed to pay $1 billion for the majority of Intel’s smartphone modem business. The deal includes approximately 2,200 Intel employees, along with associated equipment and leases. The deal ...

In context: In a world where smartphone makers and PC OEMs say 5G is the future of connectivity, Intel lost the ability to compete with Qualcomm because of the latter's anticompetitive licensing deals ...

The rumors were (mostly) true -- Apple is buying the "majority" of Intel's smartphone modem business for $1 billion. The deal will see Apple take on 2,200 Intel workers as well as equipment, ...

You can use the cell phone as a "regular" modem, but you'll have to check your service plan, etc. I have an older Motorola StarTAC and a CF card that allowed me to do that with my Pocket PCs. Still ...

In-house made Apple modems for use in iPhones could soon be a reality thereby cutting its reliance on Qualcomm for smartphone modems. The Cupertino giant and chipmaker Intel today inked a deal that ...

Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he ...

It found 18 vulnerabilities in Samsung’s modems, four of which could give hackers a way in with just your phone number. It found 18 vulnerabilities in Samsung’s modems, four of which could give ...

As Apple looks to develop its own wireless chips, let's hope it remembers and learned some lessons from "antennagate." Eli covered the latest in the ever-changing worlds of telecom, streaming and ...