Brief information on new products and developments.
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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 parent company of ARRIS, announced just now the availability of …
Thanks to Intel’s just-announced details on the latest Thunderbolt 4 standard, the state of peripheral connections is about to get quite exciting. Double the bandwidth and more Naturally, this is the next step after Thunderbolt 3. Thunderbolt 4 will inherit all the previous revisions has to offer and improvements. Intel …
There are now a couple of new and exciting options if you’re in the market for robust network-attached storage (NAS) server. The Synology 2020+ NAS server lineup includes four brand-news servers, the DS220+, DS420+, DS720+, and DS920+, which now come with some extras. Synology 2020+ NAS: More processing power and …
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 (RBK752). NETGEAR Orbi RBK752: A more affordable but stripped-down mesh …
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 available to most of NETGEAR’s Wi-Fi 6 solutions. Available …
If you can’t justify the ZenWiFi AX (CT8)’s cost, 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 Mini XD4: A subdued Wi-Fi 6 AiMesh system As the name suggests, …
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 both Wi-Fi broadcasters (routers) and receivers. Tri-band solutions with industry-first …
The head says it. D-Link Dynamic DNS (DDNS) service will soon be discontinued for good. The networking vendor sent out an email to some of its customers today to announce the discontinuation of the free DDNS, which has always been part of its home Wi-Fi routers’ feature set, starting July …
