Mobile broadband is fast becoming a viable alternative to fixed-line and Wi-Fi for laptop-toting travellers. USB modem dongles are cheap, relatively fast, and best of all, they give you the freedom to ...

Not so long ago, a USB cellular modem was something you used only when desperate for connectivity. Speeds weren’t near what Wi-Fi offered and Outlook simply floundered with a 1Mbps – 2Mpbs connection.

Back the late 2000s, when netbooks were the latest craze, some models would come with an inbuilt 3G modem for Internet access. At the time, proper mobile Internet was a hip cool thing too — miles ...

Nova media on Wednesday announced the iCON 401, a wireless USB modem that helps Macs communicate on mobile data networks. It costs €199 (US$281.80). The iCON 401 also features a microSD slot so you ...