Pew Research Center

What we know about internet use, smartphone ownership and digital divides in the U.S.

Today, most Americans subscribe to home broadband internet and own a smartphone, while about four-in-ten say they're online ...

The Expanding Role Of DNS In A Safer, Smarter Internet

Because of its universality, DNS has become a natural enforcement layer for network policies, whether for security, ...
CNET

Can My Mobile Hotspot Be Better Than My Home Internet? I Tried It So You Don't Have To

Trisha Jandoc was an associate writer at CNET covering broadband and everything related to home internet. She graduated from St. John's University with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a focus ...
USA Today

How the internet and Wi-Fi work: A guide to connections, data and the cloud

The internet is a global network of servers that moves and stores data using hardware, software, and protocols. Wi-Fi is a local wireless network that distributes the internet signal to devices ...
Rolling Out

Internet use boosts mental health for over-50s

Using the internet is good for over-50s, according to groundbreaking new research that challenges previous assumptions about digital technology and aging populations. Researchers from the ...
CNET

Want a Fiber Internet Connection? Read This First

Cierra was an associate writer for CNET's broadband team, covering all things home internet. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's degree. Cierra is ...
Forbes

Friederike Ernst: Using The Internet To Empower People And Communities

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I will be taking you around the world—looking at the power of values. Friederike Ernst is an Ivy League physicist, co-founder of ...
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I Spent Weeks Using Orb: It's Unlike Any Internet Speed Test I've Ever Used Before

Internet speed tests aren't just for people who obsess over their internet connection. If you're having an inevitable home internet slowdown, my first recommendation is always to start with a ...
PBS

Using the internet in Russia can be frustrating, complicated and dangerous

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — YouTube videos that won’t load. A visit to a popular independent media website that produces only a blank page. Cellphone internet connections that are down for hours or days ...