Turning your phone into a mobile hotspot by sharing its data connection is an undeniably useful feature, but it does come with certain drawbacks when compared to using a dedicated mobile router. I ...

A VPN-enabled router can provide online privacy for any device connected to it. But not all router models allow it. Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and ...

A surprising number of people have no idea that their wireless router, which serves as a gateway to the internet through a modem — sometimes the two devices are even combined — also provides support ...