If you came of age in the 1990s, you’ll remember the unmistakable auditory handshake of an analog modem negotiating its connection via the plain old telephone system. That cacophony of screeches and ...

Analog modem support is the latest casualty to have been discovered with Apple’s new OS X Lion software. Joining the list with others such as Rosetta and Quicken, which have also lost support and ...

A California inventor of a standard for dial-up modem technology has settled a patent infringement lawsuit with Analog Devices Inc. over charges that the company was improperly using patented ...

Mac OS X Lion has killed off a number of things including, but not limited to Rosetta, visible scrolls bars, Quicken (see Rosetta), and unnatural scrolling. Now another casualty is the venerable ...

The Siemens SpeedStream asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) Model 5100 modem represents a typical client-side terminus to the broadband world. But despite the “digital” nature of the ...

Is it possible to use a cellphone as an analog modem, rather than using the data service provided by the cell phone provider? For example, assume I set my server at home to accept dial in calls on my ...

The Toshiba PCX2600 Cable Modem highlights the commoditizing pattern in the cable business. Driven by the industry-standard DOCSIS data-over-cable specification and enabled somewhat misnamed ...

U.S. Robotics recently enhanced its Courier I-Modem with ISDN/V.34, which combines the features of an ISDN terminal adapter and analog modem in a single device. First, the firm has made available on ...

Continuing its innovative approach to analog modem and ISDN technology, Cardinal Technologies unveiled two small footprint voice, speakerphone, fax and data modems at the Comdex Fall computer show in ...