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Engenius Announces All-new Router Lineup at 2012 CES
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EnGenius Technologies announced at CES today a new line of 802.11n Wi-Fi router that the company claims are optimized for range and bandwidth-intensive consumer applications, such as VoIP calls, videoconferencing and media streaming. One of the features we find most interesting is something that router manufacturers seem to be moving away from: detachable—and therefore upgradeable—antennas.
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Trendnet Gets Trippy with 1300Mbps AC Router, 500Mbps Powerline Adapter
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Someone check Trendnet's engineers for whiplash because the speed geeks in lab coats just unveiled a pair of super fast networking products, including a 1300Mbps dual band wireless router built around the new 802.11ac standard (TEW-811DR), and a 500Mbps Compact Powerline AV Adapter (TPL-406E and TPL-406E2K). Both products are going on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas
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Belkin reveals Advance N900 DB router, keeps your MW3 marathon top priority with IntelliStream
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Belkin has added another wireless networking kit to it's N-series lineup here at CES. The company has announced its Advance N900 DB, a dual band WiFi router capable of 450Mbps speeds per band. Featuring six MultiBeam antennas, the tech makes watching Hulu Plus from your basement much easier and looks to cut down on those pesky dead spots. Also outfitted with IntelliStream, the device automatically prioritizes video and gaming streams and houses a 600MHz multi-thread processor that multitasks across all networked devices. For connected storage or wireless printers, the N900 packs two USB 2.0 ports enabling access to those peripherals from workstations other than your desk. If you're looking t...
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Intel WiDi to be built into many home theater chips
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Intel's WiDi wireless display streaming may be a bit under the radar, but that might have changed today. The company has just announced that it will be collaborating with several home theater system-on-a-chip makers to start including WiDi support. The SoC companies involved are Cavium, Mstar Semiconductor, Sigma Designs, Realtek, and Wondermedia. While you probably don't recognize those companies, their hardware may power some of your connected TV, set-top box, or other home theater equipment.
It should be a great boon for WiDi, which requires the use of an adapter unless both the transmitter (usually your laptop) and the receiver (your TV or cable box) have the hardware built-in. The news ...
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Broadcom announces the first 802.11ac 5G Wi-Fi chips
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We’ve been waiting for the 802.11n successor to arrive, and today Broadcom finally made it official. The global semiconductor company announced the first series of IEEE 802.11ac chips based on the 5th generation of Wi-Fi technology. This 5G Wi-Fi, which should not be confused with cellular 3G or 4G, is three times faster and six times more power efficient than its 802.11n counterparts.
Broadcom will kick off its 5G products with the PCIe-based BCM4360, a chip that’ll attain speeds up to 1.3 Gbps. It’s also releasing the USB-based BCM43526 and another PCIe model (BCM4352 ) that’ll offer 867 Mbps. At the low end is the BCM43516, a USB model that’ll reach 433 Mbps. Not only are they fast, these...
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Wi-Fi Protected Setup attack tools released to public
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A lot has happened since we reported on the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) vulnerability found by Stefan Viehbock yesterday. It seems security firm Tactical Network Solutions (TNS) had independently discovered the vulnerability, working on it for nearly a year. On hearing of Viehbock's discovery, TNS released its open source Reaver tool for exploiting the vulnerability, partly as a way to draw attention to a commercial version of the software. This was followed shortly thereafter by Viehbock releasing his own WPSCrack tool in reply. Both tools are able to crack WPS PINs — Viehbock's in as little as two hours, TNS's in four to ten — after which both tools allow an attacker to easily recover the ...
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Scientists Achieve Record 186 Gbps Two-Way Data Transfer Rate
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Think your USB 3.0 or Thunderbolt port delivers blazing fast transfer rates? You must not be a high-energy physicist. While the rest of the world was patiently waiting for Intel to drag Thunderbolt ports from Macs to PCs, a group of the aforementioned scientists and network engineers decided to get a little more proactive and develop a technology that transfers two-way data at a rate of 186 friggin’ Gbps per second – a new world record that makes the 10 Gbps offered by Thunderbolt absolutely sluggish.
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6.05 million American homes depend on wireless for broadband access
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Earlier this year I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to test out DNA Finland’s 4G LTE network before it was launched to the public. In short, I absolutely fell in love with the kind of speeds I was seeing. With just a bar or two of signal in my home office (read: the kitchen table) I was pulling 40 megabits down consistently. That got me thinking, why do companies bother digging up roads to install fiber or fresh copper wires when they could just give people a little USB modem or better yet a dedicated router that has 4G LTE connectivity built-in? Apparently 6.05 million American households think the same thing according to Strategy Analytics. Ben Piper, Director of the Servi...
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Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2100 networking tech lands in Gigabyte mainboards
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Qualcomm purchased the networking company formerly called Bigfoot Networks a while back. Bigfoot made all sorts of networking hardware and chips that were aimed at improving the networking speed of gaming computers to make online gaming more fun. Qualcomm has announced that it is cramming the Qualcomm Atheros Killer E2100 game networking platform into some new mainboards including some from Gigabyte.
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WiFi Direct and DLNA get friendly, make streaming media a little bit easier
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DLNA and WiFi Direct are both pretty sweet technologies on their own but, together, they offer the promise of simple, wireless media streaming without the need for that pesky router middleman. The Digital Living Network Alliance has officially incorporated WiFi Direct into its interoperability guidelines, which means you could soon be streaming movies and music between devices (like your laptop and smartphone) without connecting to a home (or public) network. And don't forget, only one part of the equation needs to be WiFi Direct certified -- so don't worry that your aging computer doesn't support it, as long as your smartphone does you're golden. Check out the PR after the break.
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Trendnet unveils new 450Mbps dual band N media bridge
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If you have things in your entertainment not center like game consoles, HTPCs, or satellite and cable boxes that need internet connectivity but you don’t have network ports in your walls wireless or power line networking is what you need. The problem with power line networking is that it won’t work in all situations. If you have a WiFi network in your home what you need is this TEW-680MB wireless media bridge.
The device has four Ethernet connections on the back of the device for your components. You can connect four of your devices using your own patch cables to the media bridge and then the media bridge will connect to your existing wireless network. The TEW-680MB supports N speed networks...
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ZyXEL MWR102 Router Fits in Your Pocket
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If you're not the type to plop your router in one spot until it comes time to upgrade, ZyXEL's new MWR102 mobile wireless router is worth investigating. This is a pocket-sized router that can be used as an access point or client bridge and is designed for users on the go, especially those who often lug around wireless handheld devices, like smartphones, tablets, PDAs, game consoles, and the sort.
It's also USB powered, so no need to fret if the electrical outlets in your Motel 6 are in short supply. Setup is supposedly easy, and each MWR102 ships with a different default SSID and encryption enabled by default. The security key is plastered on the bottom of the router (which of course you sho...
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Asus to launch 5 new routers, moving data never looked so good
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It may just sit in the corner, silently feeding you internet, but why can't it look good while doing it? Asus is one step ahead of us with this one by extending its Black Diamond design to a new range of five more room enhancing products. The baby of the bunch, the RT-N10 LX, stylishly serves up bog standard 802.11n, while the undoubted prom queen is the RT-N66U which brings simultaneous dual band and gigabit speed L/WAN speeds to the packet shifting party. Two more equally svelte models -- the RT-N10 LX and RT-N15 -- cater for those networking inbetweeners, and finally, for those that accessorize, a dual band USB dongle squeezes in 2x2 MIMO as well as matching perfectly with those new shoes...
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NetGear Wi-Fi router offers six antennas for greater speed, range
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Netgear announced a dual-band 802.11n Wi-Fi router, aimed at home users but featuring a 3x3 antenna array and high-power amplifiers for greater bandwidth and range. The N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router runs Linux on a new Broadcom processor, offers dual USB 2.0 ports, provides four gigabit Ethernet ports, and supports up to 900Mbps combined throughput, claims the company.
The N900 is aimed at consumers with demanding bandwidth requirements, including those who use wireless for 3D and HD video streaming, multiplayer gaming, and data backup, says Netgear. The company recently announced a N600 home router selling for the same $180 price. Like the N900, the N600 runs on embedded Linux, and...
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Netgear's WNDR 3800 with ReadySHARE, the roll-your-own cloud service
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Netgear's stable of dark gray rectangles of joy has swelled to include the premium edition WNDR 3800, which comes with two features uncommon to most home routers. First is the Clear Channel Selector, which analyzes the wireless traffic and switches to the quietest channel to prevent dropouts. Second is ReadySHARE Cloud -- using the router's USB port, you can attach an external HDD and access the data anywhere there's an internet connection. The only downside is the iOS / Android app for the service costs an extra $2.99, which seems unnecessary considering you're already paying $180 for the device itself. There's a press release in it for you, so why not take a wander down after the break?
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