Wireless Router News
- Home Office Cable Modems: Ethernet or USB? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:31AMToday's home-office networks are more advanced than ever and typically have more than one computer and a host of other networked devices. So which port is best for connecting your cable modem?
- Nook2Android turns Nook into full Android tablet Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:00AMOffered by a company called Nook2Android, a microSD card preloaded with Android 2.3 Gingerbread can turn the Barnes & Noble Nook color e-reader into an actual Android tablet.
- Cisco to reduce headcount by 6,500 to trim $1.3B in costs Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:52AMCisco Systems ( Nasdaq: CSCO ) finally came clean with its official plan to cut 6,500 workers, or 9 percent of its employee roster, in an effort to take over $1 billion of costs off its books. Alkesh Shah, an analyst at Evercore Partners, said that "Cisco recognizes that it's in an increased competitive environment and it needs to lower its costs." A rumor emerged last week that the router ...
- Review: Seagate GoFlex Satellite wireless hard drive Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:13AMThe phrase “wireless hard drive” probably isn’t one you’ve heard before, but Seagate has gone ahead and done it–got an external hard drive and slapped on a battery and wireless router. With this $200 contraption people can stream video, music, and images to their portable devices (though it’s basically designed to work with the iPad and [...]
- D-Link® Home Networking Solutions Now Offer Leading Parental Controls Straight from the Router with OpenDNS® Technology Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:16AMFOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- D-Link today announced the integration of OpenDNS technology into select D-Link® routers, enabling households to block unsafe and inappropriate Web content such as adult and phishing websites - all right at the source of the home network - the router. With OpenDNS technology, D-Link routers offer consumers Web content filtering and security ...
- Buffalo launches NAS storage boxes and routers Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:34AMMore storage than you can shake a stick at
- CNET 100: Antuan Goodwin's favorite Android apps Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:15AMAntuan Goodwin picks his 10 favorite Android apps as part of the CNET 100 series. Check out the titles he loves best and be sure to vote for your favorite.
- Defending a Wi-Fi Network Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:41PMPromoting Defensive Computing is like nagging children to eat their vegetables. Presented By: Get Ready for Tomorrow Today with Cisco The way the world consumes and shares data will dramatically change in the next five years. Is your network ready to handle the load? Friend and follow Cisco across the web as we show you how to prepare for the future. socialmedia.cisco.com Ads by Pheedo
- City builds WiFi network Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:20PMConsider the wireless router. It sits unnoticed, humming away in a home office or workplace, with only a few intermittent flashing lights to signal the fleet-footed forward march of data.
- Additional news "IT Industry" Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:13PMAt the presentation of new devices Yota – compact mobile router and modem Yota Many Yota One, the company LG Electronics (LG) demonstrated the capabilities of Smart TV 3D-TV series in 2011 and the remote LG 47LW650S Magic Motion.
- Apple iPad, Day 15: Working With Files on the iPad Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:56PMThere are some things iOS and the iPad are awesome at, and there are some things they struggle with--like file management. If the iPad is going to replace my PC, though, I need a larger, longer term solution than the internal storage of the tablet itself. Presented By: Get Ready for Tomorrow Today with Cisco The way the world consumes and shares data will dramatically change in the next five ...
- Apple 2TB Time Capsule review: Back in the game Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:38PMApple's 2TB Time Capsule offers a larger hard drive, as well as improved wireless networking performance.
- How To Stream Your Media From Home To Your Phone Anywhere You Go With Plex Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:36PMYour smartphone is great for catching up on your favourite TV show on your commute or watching that movie you’d been meaning to get to, but there’s one pesky detail that often gets in the way: you have to remember to do a time-consuming sync beforehand; if you don’t, you’re out of luck. Here’s how to stream any media from your home computer (Windows or Mac) to your smartphone (iOS or Andoird ...
- Belkin N750 Dual Band Router [Stuff We Like] Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:29PM# stuffwelike I've tested many routers over the years, and this Belkin N750, because of the weird orientation of my house, is the only one that hold a consistent connection from my living room to my guest room. I'll explain why. More »
- The IT Guy: How to keep your home's Wi-Fi secure Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:28PMWi-Fi is everywhere these days -- I rarely see anyone with a broadband connection who isn't usi
- Wi-Fi hijackers cause download of trouble Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:49PMTHOUSANDS of Sydney households are placing their personal information at risk and inadvertently protecting fraudsters and users of child pornography by not securing their home Wi-Fi networks, a Herald investigation has shown.
- D-Link DHP-501AV PowerLine AV 500 Adapter Starter Kit Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:53PMAttractive, affordable, and very fast, D-Link's PowerLine AV 500 Adapter Starter Kit DHP-501AV is one of the best available in its class.
- HP Pavilion Slimline s5-1020 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:46PMAs far as small form-factor desktops go, the HP Pavilion Slimline s5-1020 offers decent performance in a package that easily slips under a desk or behind a monitor.
- Home video monitors you can view on your smartphone or tablet Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:41AMHome web cam and surveillance systems used to be complicated and in many cases they required professional installation or assistance to get them up and running. But now there are quite a few systems on the market that not only are easy to set up but they also come with apps so you can view the video feed on your smartphone or tablet. To give you a sample of what's out there, I tested four ...
- Travel Tech Recs: Stay Organized and Connected on the Go Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:45AMThe last thing you want to be doing is looking for an outlet wherever you go.
- How to Stream Your Media from Home to Your Phone Anywhere You Go with Plex [Video] Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:29AM# streamingmedia Your smartphone is great for catching up on your favorite TV show on your commute or watching that movie you'd been meaning to get to, but there's one pesky detail that often gets in the way: you have to remember to do a time-consuming sync beforehand; if you don't, you're out of luck. Here's how to stream any media from your home computer (Windows or Mac) to your smartphone ...
- Hardware Roundup: Friday Edition Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:12AMWe get more than the occasional question in the OCC forums about setting up multi-monitor displays. Today's roundup contains a guide on configuring Eyefinity setups titled Eyefinity and Me - An Idiot's Guide to AMD's Multi-Monitor Technology . We also have a review on Zotac's GTX 550Ti AMP! edition video card. Fanboys - we've all encountered them at one time or another, maybe even become one ...
- TDK WR700 Wireless Headphones Review Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:48AMTDK. A long-forgotten brand that reminds me of old cassette and betamax tapes. Well they’re back and interestingly, they chose to take on the audio solutions market using the brand TDK Life on Record. But not just any audio market mind you. They also have a range of premium audio solutions to match those of [...]
- Protect wireless Internet from thieves by using password Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 7:36PMGot wireless? Get a password, or risk having the FBI pounding on your door some night. That almost happened to a Clintonville couple whose neighbor is accused of stealing their wireless service and using it to download thousands of pornographic images of children to his computer.
- Belkin N750 DB router review: Almost a great deal Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 6:52PMCNET editor Dong Ngo reviews Belkin's latest 450Mbps router, the N750 DB Wireless Dual-Band N+ Router.
- Cut the cable and try Internet/antenna television Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:32PMThe cost of cable and satellite TV service continues to rise. You may have hundreds of channels to choose from, but how many do you watch? Can you cut the cord? That's the question a young couple in Detroit asked themselves as they prepared to move into their first house. Like many Americans, Brandt and Ashley Malone were looking for ways to reduce their monthly expenses. Cable seemed like a ...
- Meet the New Copyright Cop: Your Internet Service Provider Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:29PMWatch out, torrent fans: ISPs have teamed up with the RIAA and MPAA to fight file swapping and throttle your Net connection
- Belkin N750 DB Wireless Dual-Band N+ Router Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 4:51PMThe Belkin N750 DB Wireless Dual-Band N+ router is arguably the most affordable 450Mbps true dual-band router on the market and, while far from perfect, it's likely to deliver more than what you pay for.
- Homegrown tablet PCs on the rise Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 1:45PMBangalore-based EAFT Technologies is set to launch the 'Marathon' tablet PC tomorrow. Priced at Rs 29,900, it sports a 10.1-inch screen and runs an Android (Version 2.2) operating system powered by an NVDIA Tegra2 chip. It also boasts of a USB and HDMI port (through which it can be connected to a television).
- Will Apple enter the HDTV market? Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 12:34PMAlthough numerous reports suggest Apple is poised to enter the HDTV market , one analyst says such a move isn't necessarily a foregone conclusion. read more
- NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 10 July 2011 Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:38AMAll ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Crew sleep cycle shift: Wake - 2:59am, sleep 6:29pm EDT. FD3 (Flight Day 3) of STS-135/ULF7. Sunday. Ahead: Week 17 of Increment 27/28.
- New Product Recap: June 2011 Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:24PMIn this feature, we look back at a selection of new telecom products and services announced during the last month, with perhaps a little overlap into the later part of the preceding month.
- Mason names new police chief Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 4:10PMMASON — The Town of Mason now has a new police chief. During Thursday’s meeting, council appointed David Woolard to serve as the new chief. Several other issues, including police equipment, also we...
- All laptop makers' batteries (unfortunately) not created equal Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:12PMAll laptop makers' batteries (unfortunately) are not created equal.
- HP TouchPad solid, but no iPad killer Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 12:41PMIt's not easy being one of the entrants in the rapidly filling up tablet market. But if anyone could make a serious dent in this space, it's HP.
- KeepMeOut Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:01AMURL blocker KeepMeOut might make some people think twice before they access a Web site, but it doesn't actually keep them out. It's more a sad reminder that you'd like to have more self-discipline but don't.
- ViewSonic to launch 7-inch tablet running on Google Honeycomb OS Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 4:29AMViewSonic plans to launch the world's first 7-inch tablet PC running on Google Honeycomb OS soon. The 7-inch tablet will be powered by a dual-core Tegra CPU with a display solution of 1024 by 600 and support Wi-Fi technology initially.
- Ofcom proposes analogue spectrum for mobile broadband devices in rural areas Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 3:21AMOfcom has proposed using radio spectrum freed up from the switchover from analogue to digital to deliver mobile broadband to sparsely populated areas.
- The Content Industry and ISPs Announce a “Common Framework for Copyright Alerts”: What Does it Mean for Users? Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 7:58PMA coalition of content industry players and ISPs today announced an anticipated collaborative effort to “curb online content theft,” described in more detail on a dedicated website for the initiative. The PR materials put out by the group are more telling for what they don’t say than what they do.
- General Dynamics Wins Task Order Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 2:15PMGeneral Dynamics Corp. received a task order to provide enterprise communication services under the Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise contract.
- Top 5 Consumer Complaints: iYogi Reveals Five Primary Issues Users Face during Wireless Router Configuration to Network Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 11:05AMiYogi reveals five primary issues users face during wireless router configuration to network. According to our recent report in ‘Top 5 consumer Complaint’ series, arduous configuration, problem enabling file sharing and temporary wireless access are few issues encountered by most of the computer users. (PRWeb July 05, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/iyogi ...
- OnLive CEO Unveils New Wireless Technology Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 9:54AMDIDO capable of transmitting unlimited bandwidth to unlimited users. OnLive CEO Steve Perlman is breaking laws... of physics! Ahem. The cloud gaming mastermind and his team at Rearden Companies have invented a new radio technology that they say is capable of "unlimited bandwidth."
- KDDI Debuts the World's Largest Mobile Data Wi-Fi Based Offload Network Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 8:26AMJapanese mobile network operator, KDDI Corp has contracted with Ruckus Wireless to supply Wi-Fi products for what is said to be the worlds first and largest instant on Wi-Fi access and mobile data offload service.
- KDDI and Ruckus Wireless Debut the World's Largest Mobile Data Offload Network and First Nationwide Wi-Fi Access ... Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 7:00AMRuckus Wireless⢠today announced that it has been selected by KDDI Corporation, Japan's principal telecommunications provider, to supply advanced Wi-Fi products for the world's first and largest "instant on" Wi-Fi access and mobile data offload service. Â
- Home Work - Tue, 05 Jul 2011 PST Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 2:28AMPHILADELPHIA – Remember when the “experts” said that most Americans would telecommute from home offices to work every day? Hasn’t happened, although ever-evolving technology has made the notion more viable. Think laptops, netbooks, printers, smartphones and tablets, networked through a wireless router to a high-speed Internet connection.
- Tips for setting up a home office Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 11:11PMRemember when the "experts" said that most Americans would telecommute from home offices to work every day?
- LaCie CloudBox Review Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 11:35AMBackup devices are generally at the “less glamorous” end of the gadget scale, but ironically some of the most important. Not having the very latest smartphone or gaming device may be frustrating, but not as much as discovering the hard-drive in your computer has crashed and taken with it all your files, multimedia and other [...]
- Review: Bigstream streaming accessory Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 8:18AMThe Bigstream streaming accessory for iOS and some iPods is an acceptable solution but, if you can work with a wired connection, is one that you can implement for less money.
- Wireless makes working from home easier Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 2:06AMPHILADELPHIA — Remember when the “experts” said that most Americans would telecommute from home offices to work every day?
- TechMan: Your dumb house may soon become a smart house Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 11:54PMTechMan's house is dumb. I don't mean dumb-looking (TechMa'am is a wonderful decorator). I mean Internet disconnected, unaware, a house of the past, not a house of the future. The smart house has been a theme in popular culture for years, in everything from the 1933 Chicago World's Fair to Disneyland.