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D-Link partners with McAfee on new line of Exo 802.11ac Wi-Fi mesh routers
Five new routers will come with two years of McAfee antivirus, and five years of IoT protection.
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Black Friday deals: Best smart-home discounts
Upgrade your home with these deals on speakers, thermostats, light bulbs, security cameras, and more.
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Black Friday 2018: The best early deals
You don't have to wait until November 23 for good tech deals: They've already begun rolling out. We'll keep updating this article with new ones as they emerge.
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Qualcomm begins shipping 802.11ay silicon for mobile devices and applications, including VR and UHD video
Qualcomm begins shipping 802.11ay silicon, a multi-gigabit derivative of Wi-Fi that you may see in specialized applications like untethered VR gear.
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Razer gets into networking with Sila, a $250 router built for wireless gaming that doesn’t suck
The Razer Sila is loaded with smart software that prioritizes gaming bandwidth, even over Wi-Fi.
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I played Shadow of the Tomb Raider over 5G, and it didn’t suck
Cloud gaming can be a questionable experience over Ethernet, but on AT&T's 5G service, it was surprisingly decent. Will we someday be playing Fortnite on 5G-enabled laptops?
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AT&T reveals what cities will get 5G wireless in 2018 and 2019
At its Spark conference in San Francisco on Monday, AT&T offered an update on its 5G deployment plans for the next two years.
Deal
Amazon’s huge one-day PC networking and storage sale is packed with tech at all-time low prices
Today, you can grab great deals on SSDs, routers, Wi-Fi extenders, SD cards, and more.
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Netgear’s XR700 Nighthawk Pro Gaming Router features 10-gigabit ethernet
Lag-hating gamers aren’t the only target, this 802.11ad router has Plex Media Server onboard, too. But brace yourself for the price tag.
Reviews
TP-Link Deco M9 Plus review: This mesh router doubles as a smart home hub
There's dedicated wireless backhaul along with Wi-Fi, ZigBee, and Bluetooth radios inside, but Z-Wave gets no love.
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Could this be the year for Multi-Gig PCs? Aquantia says yes
Aquantia said to expect Multi-Gig USB adapters as well as far more affordable hardware this year based on its new controllers
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Facebook’s Terragraph hopes to replace fiber broadband beginning with 2019 trials
Facebook and Qualcomm hope that their Terragraph technology, which uses 60GHz "small cells" scattered across your neighborhood, will replace DSL or cable.
News Analysis
The $1,200 Red Hydrogen One phone is coming to Verizon and AT&T this summer, but why?
Verizon and AT&T have both announced that they will be selling the $1,200 Red Hydrogen One phone when it launches later this summer. But something tells me sales aren't the reason.
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Wi-Fi Alliance’s Wi-Fi EasyMesh certification aims to standardize mesh networks
The new certification program will ensure that wireless mesh network routers, gateways, and access points from different manufacturers will all work together.
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Newegg’s selling an Edimax AC Wi-Fi adapter for $15 today, half off MSRP
The Edimax EW-7822ULC AC 1200 is a Wi-Fi adapter you could put into a Raspberry Pi model or PC without Wi-Fi, and it's on sale at Newegg today.
News Analysis
Wi-Fi gets quicker with 802.11ax, but buying early might offer few advantages
The latest Wi-Fi standard makes home networks faster, especially for video streaming.
Reviews
Netgear Orbi Outdoor Satellite review: Great range, but only so-so speed
This node will extend your Orbi mesh network far into your yard—for a price.
Feature
CES 2018: The best products we saw at the show
CES 2018 is a blur now, but we still remember the products that advanced their category, or broke new ground. Or maybe they just looked cool. Here are the top things we're still talking about.
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The latest Wi-Fi mesh router comes from… First Alert?
Showgoers were doing double takes when they saw the smoke-alarm manufacturer exhibiting routers—and smart speakers—at its booth at CES.
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WPA3 is coming to Wi-Fi routers in 2018, with better encryption and login management
The Wi-Fi Alliance announces the next-gen WPA3 standard, which will help secure routers even with lousy passwords.
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Qualcomm promotes the concept of combining routers with smart speakers
Your next router from Comcast or Cox could double as a smart speaker powered by Alexa, Cortana, or Google, if Qualcomm has its way.
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Netgear Armor is a $70 router update that protects your home network with Bitdefender
Armor, Netgear's new subscription-based security service for your home network, will cost $70 a year and is powered by Bitdefender.
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Netgear targets gamers with its Nighthawk Pro Gaming router and SX10 LAN switch
Netgear's Nighthawk Pro Gaming router and Nighthawk SX10 LAN switch boast gamer-centric network management software.
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D-Link’s McAfee-powered AC2600 router aims for network-wide protection
D-Link's DIR-2680 comes with McAfee's embedded security platform to secure your home devices at the network level.
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D-Link introduces its first 802.11ax routers
The IEEE 802.11ax standard that promises to deliver more bandwidth and better traffic management on saturated home networks.
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D-Link’s latest COVR whole-home Wi-Fi systems look a lot more like whole-home Wi-Fi systems
The company’s first efforts in this space were much more conventional.
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The Linksys WRT32XB gaming router is tailor-made for the Xbox One series
Yeah, it looks just like the Linksys WRT32X from last fall, but Linksys says this one’s designed to recognize and prioritize Xbox gaming traffic.
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Linksys expands it Velop mesh Wi-Fi router line, adding a new dual-band model
Dual-band components will interoperable with tri-band modules and vice versa.
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Netgear’s Orbi Outdoor Satellite extends your Orbi home network to the yard
The Orbi Outdoor Satellite extends the range of your home (or business) network by another 2,500 square feet for better Netflix streaming by the trampoline.
How-To
How to fix your Wi-Fi network
Whether your PC isn't connecting to the internet, or your wireless connection is inconsistent, or your device keeps joining the wrong network, we have answers to common Wi-Fi issues.
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HDMI 2.1 released: 10K resolution, dynamic HDR, and FreeSync-like game smoothing
HDMI 2.1 adds support for 10K resolution, dynamic HDR metadata, variable refresh rates, and more.
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KRACK Wi-Fi attack threatens all networks: How to stay safe and what you need to know
Researchers have uncovered a Wi-Fi security flaw, dubbed KRACK, that affects nearly any device that uses Wi-Fi, whether or not the network is encrypted. Here's what you can do to stay safe.
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Comcast is the fastest broadband ISP, and T-Mobile is the fastest wireless carrier, Ookla says
Millions of tests conducted by consumers themselves named Comcast as the fastest broadband ISP, and T-Mobile as the fastest wireless carrier.
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Amazon is selling a two-bay Netgear NAS box for less than $200 today
Netgear's ReadyNAS 212 2-Bay NAS is $191.20 on Amazon on Tuesday.
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Samsung Connect Home: This router/smart-home hub combo isn’t a star in either role
But if you want one DIY platform for both networking and home control, it’s your best choice for now.
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Amazon has a 50-foot ethernet cable for less than $7
CableMonsta's 50-foot flat Ethernet cable is just $6.90 today if you redeem the applicable promotion.Updated
How to stream media from your PC to your HDTV over Wi-Fi
Do you want to stream TV and movies from your PC to your TV? Here's our PC-to-TV media streaming guide.
Reviews
Netgear Orbi RBK30 WiFi System review: It’s not bad, but it’s not great
It's still not a mesh system, but this time you might care.
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How to monitor, measure, and manage your broadband consumption
Dealing with a data cap? Tired of getting dinged for busting through it? Learn how to identify the hogs on your network and how to make sure your ISP is delivering everything you’re paying for.
World Beyond Windows
3 reasons to turn your Raspberry Pi into a DNS server with dnsmasq
Don't have a DD-WRT router? Get some of the same DHCP and DNS features with a Raspberry Pi.
How-To
How to set up a wireless router
These tips will make your wireless router installation and configuration even easier.
News
Nokia rolls out its first ‘petabit-class’ router
With internet traffic set to triple over the next five years or so, according to recent estimates from Nokia and Cisco Systems, Nokia thinks the time is right for a new range of high-end routers that can boost core capacity by a factor of six — and even help 10-year-old devices to double their capacity.News Analysis
HPE merges IT, OT with Edgeline software platform to crunch IoT data
Before the advent of sensors in cars, phones, thermostats, refrigerators and factory-floor devices, information technology and operational technology were two different worlds. The Internet of Things is changing that.News
Don’t be left behind by IPv6 deployment, ISOC warns enterprises
They have the resources, the expertise and, though they may not realize it, the need — but it turns out that enterprises are often the ones that don't yet have IPv6.News
Latest firmware updates for Asus routers fix CSRF security flaws
Users of Asus RT-N and RT-AC series routers should install the latest firmware updates released for their models because they address vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to hijack router settings.
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Versa brings multiple functions to software-defined branch networks
Versa Networks wants to help enterprises overcome some of the complexity of branch networks with new multi-function software for its Versa Cloud IP Platform.News
T-Mobile quietly kills ‘Free Data for Life’ giveaway for new tablets
T-Mobile's free data for life program gives tablet users 200MB of free data every month, but it's coming to an end after 3.5 years.News
McNealy sees Sun’s past in IoT’s future
Onetime Sun CEO Scott McNealy sees some of the legendary company's vision coming to fruition in an IoT "data bus" from a small Silicon Valley outfit called Real-Time Innovations. On Tuesday, McNealy became the first member of RTI's Advisory Board.
World Beyond Windows
4 ways to take control of your Wi-Fi connections on Linux
Get better performance and security when using your Wi-Fi on Linux by editing your connections.News