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Apart from the all-new and exciting Wi-Fi 6 router, Synology today also announced a few major news items on its network-attached storage (NAS) front, including the release of DSM 7.1 and Surveillance Station 9.0. DSM 7 came out early this year and proved to be a significant release that rang …
If for some reason, you find the six-bay DS1621+, which I called the “ultimate home NAS server of 2021”, not spacious enough, there’s now another option. Indeed, today, Synology unveiled the DiskStation DS2422+. Synology DS2422+: A new NAS of an all-new expansion solution As the name suggests, this is the …
NETGEAR today put DumaOS 3.0 on the XR500 Nighthawk Pro Gaming router that came out more than three years ago. It did so via the release of the latest firmware for the Wi-Fi, version 2.3.2.130. Despite the mundane version number, this firmware update is the router’s most significant to date. …
If you have a large home in a rural area and have been eyeing the MR5200 5G mobile router as the Internet source, there’s now a more convenient option. Indeed, NETGEAR today announced its first Whole-Home Mesh system with a built-in 5G cellular modem, the NETGEAR Orbi 5G WiFi 6 …
If you’ve been thinking of getting the Samsung 980 PRO, one of the first PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs on the market, for your PlayStation 5 (PS5), your time is near. Samsung today announced the new model of the internal drive that comes with a heatsink. Samsung 980 PRO with HeatSink: …
On the market for a gateway that can do both DOCSIS 3.1 cable broadband and Wi-Fi 6? CommScope might have something for you. Today, the company announced not one but two such gateways, the ARRIS SURFboard G34 and G36, which it calls “Wi-Fi Cable modems” or “Cable Modems and Wi-Fi …
Here’s some good news coming from Synology. Today, the storage vendor announced the availability of the first incremental upgrade for its DSM 7, version DSM 7.0.1-42218. exactly three months after the official release. As the name suggests, this is a minor upgrade. However, it’s pretty significant since it’s likely the …
