Since the introduction of the USB protocol, you don't see many serial devices anymore. For that reason, most manufacturers no longer include a serial port on desktop or laptop computers. Therefore, if ...

Handheld and notebook computers are marvels of miniaturization, but there's a price - the selection of built-in expansion ports is usually just as tiny. Socket Communications Inc. has come to the ...

There is a gotcha lurking in wait for hackers who look at a piece of equipment, see a port labeled “Serial / RS-232”, and start to get ideas. The issue is the fact that the older the equipment, the ...