The term "local-area network" (or LAN) describes a group of computers connected by usually no more than 1,000 feet of cable that allows these computers to share data. LANs can be created using different types of cables, configurations, and protocols,...

A local area network (LAN) is a computer network covering a small geographic area, like a home, office, or group of buildings e.g. a school. The defining characteristics of LANs, in contrast to Wide Area Networks (WANs), include their much higher data...

A free download upgrade for the Sony PlayStation 3 enhances the image quality of movies and old video games and allows people to check out stored video, music files and digital photos through the Internet with the handheld PlayStation Portable.The upgrade, available for download worldwide...

Screeners at one of the nation's busiest airports received new computers ahead of schedule as federal officials scrambled to prevent a repeat of last month's systems breakdown that stranded 17,000 international travelers.The enhancements at Los Angeles International Airport are part of a $15.3 million effort...

In wireless, it's time for the fourth "11" -- an advance at least one analysts says means the end of wired local area networks. Wi-Fi standards now go by the technical designations of 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g. That doesn't mean much to most people, but...

Two Russian cosmonauts spent more than five hours outside the international space station Wednesday, laying cable and installing protective panels to guard against space debris.The walk lasted five hours and 37 minutes, about 15 minutes faster than planned.Fyodor Yurchikhin and Oleg Kotov strung Ethernet cable...