Synology today announced the availability of its latest 2020 5-bay NAS server, the DiskStation DS1520+. Per the NAS maker’s naming convention, this is a new high-end server for homes and SMBs that can house up to 15 drives. Five on …
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Western Digital today announced its latest My Passport SSD portable drive. Yes, that popular one with the name as the one released two years ago, which was almost the same as the one released before that. But I’m happy to …
Read MoreWD Turns Flagship My Passport SSD Portable Drive Colorful for 2020
If you’re looking to share a cellular Internet connection with an entire home network, in a large home for that matter, there’s now an easy way. Netgear announced today the availability of its Orbi LBR20 4G LTE Advanced Wi-Fi Router. …
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Looking to add Wi-Fi 6 to your existing router? You have a couple of brand-new options today. Netgear just now announced two Wi-Fi 6 access points (APs), the Insight Managed WiFi 6 AX1800 Dual-band Access Point (WAX610), and an outdoor …
Read MoreNetgear Unveils Wall-Mount Wi-Fi 6 PoE Access Points for SMB
Looking for a new Asus Wi-Fi 6 gaming router and just can’t afford the GT-AX11000? Well, you now have two more options. Indeed, the networking vendor today officially announced the availability of the RT-AX86U and the RT-AX82U. Both models aim …
Read MoreAsus’s New RT-AX86U and RT-AX82U Routers Take on Gaming Seriously
I reviewed the SURFboard mAX Pro — the very first purpose-built Wi-Fi 6 mesh Wi-Fi system — at its launch late last year and found it well-performing yet sorely lacking in features and settings. That might change today. CommScope, the …
Read MoreARRIS SURFboard mAX Gets a Parental Control-Enabled Mobile App
The state of peripheral connections is about to get quite interesting thanks to Intel’s just-announced details on the latest Thunderbolt 4 standard. Double the bandwidth and more Naturally, this is the next step after Thunderbolt 3. Thunderbolt 4 will inherit …
Read MoreIntel’s Thunderbolt 4 Doubles the Bandwidth, Available Soon
Looking for a Netgear Wi-Fi 6 router that’s slightly better than the RAX40 at a somewhat reasonable cost? Here’s the one you should consider, the new Nighthawk RAX50. Netgear Nighthawk RAX50: The RAX120 sans multi-gig port Appearance-wise, the new Netgear …
Read MoreNetgear’s Latest Nighthawk RAX50 Wi-Fi 6 Router Is Now Shipping
If you’re in the market for a robust network-attached storage (NAS) server, there are now a couple of new and exciting options. Synology announced today its latest 2020 lineup of the Plus series that includes four brand-news servers, the DS220+, …
Read MoreSynology’s 2020 Plus NAS Gets NVMe Caching and Speed Boost
Looking for a new Wi-Fi 6 solution but can’t stomach the cost of Netgear’s Orbi AX6000 (model RBK852)? Here’s some good news. Starting today, you can find the networking vendor’s less expensive Wi-Fi 6 alternatives, the Orbi AX4200 mesh system …
Read MoreNetgear’s “budget” Orbi RBK752 Wi-Fi 6 Mesh Is Now Up for Grabs
If you update your Wi-Fi 6 router, such as the RAX120, to the latest firmware, you’d see the message above when you log in to its web interface. That’s because, starting today, the “Netgear Armor powered by Bitdefender” feature is …
Read MoreArmor Online Protection Now Available to Netgear Wi-Fi 6 Routers
If you can’t justify the cost of the ZenWiFi AX (CT8), here’s some excellent news. Asus announced today the availability of a more affordable alternative, the ZenWiFi AX Mini AX1800 Dual-band Mesh WiFi 6 System (model XD4). Asus ZenWiFi AX …
Read MoreAsus Releases ZenWiFi AX Mini XD4, an Affordable Wi-Fi 6 System
If you’ve been holding your breath for Wi-Fi 6E, here’s some excellent news. Qualcomm just announced its brand new portfolio of wireless chips that support this latest standard, the FastConnect 6900 and FastConnect 6700. The two will be used in …
Read MoreQualcomm Intros Wi-Fi 6E Chips For Smartphones and Routers
You read that right. D-Link’s Dynamic DNS service will soon be no longer. The networking vendor sent out an email to some of its customers today to announce the discontinuation of the free DDNS included with most of its Wi-Fi …
Are you looking to extend Wi-Fi into a large backyard to deliver an ultra-fast internet connection? EnGenius has something for you. The networking vendor announced today an all-new outdoor access point (AP), the EWS850AP. Wi-Fi 6 with PoE The new …
If you like the recently released SURFboard mAX Pro but thought it was overkill, here’s some good news. ARRIS announced today at CES 2020 a new member of its SURFboard Wi-Fi 6 mesh family, the SURFboard mAX AX6600 Mesh Wi-Fi …
Read MoreARRIS Unveils Entry-Level SURFboard mAX Wi-Fi 6 System
If you’re looking to upgrade to 5G, Linksys has a lot of options for you. The networking vendor showcased at CES 2020, not one but for 5G-related devices together with a couple of Wi-Fi 6 routers. Details on this device …
Soon, you’ll be able to travel in style. And by style, I mean super-fast connection. Netgear announced today at CES 2020 its first 5G mobile hotspot, the Nighthawk M5 5G WiFi 6 Mobile Router (model MR5200). Nighthawk M5: 5G meets …
Netgear is one of the first networking vendors with a strong showing in Wi-Fi 6. In 2019, it released the Orbi RBK852 mesh system, and a few prominent routers, including the RAX200 and RAX120. Today at CES 2020, Netgear further …
Read MoreNetgear Further Diversifies Wi-Fi 6 Offerings in Coming Months
TP-Link announced today at CES 2020 a new HomeCare Pro feature for Wi-Fi 6 routers. Powered by Avira, this is a network security solution that protects the entire network from online threats in real-time. A significant upgrade to HomeCare Initially, …
Read MoreTP-Link Adds Antivirus, IoT Security to Wi-Fi 6 Routers