Brief information on new products and developments.
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Here’s some excellent news for frequent travelers. Google today announced an unlimited plan for its Google Fi cell service. The new plan starts at $70/month for one person. The monthly cost is lower if you have more than one person. Specifically, you pay $60/person for a two, $50/person for three, …
For almost a year now, since the Wi-Fi Alliance took the make-life-easier initiative, we’ve been using “Wi-Fi 6” as the new name for the latest 802.11ax Wi-Fi standard. Starting today that title is official. Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 is here The Wi-Fi Alliance just announced that it had completed the Wi-Fi …
NETGEAR announced today the availability of two significant products that complete its Wi-Fi 6 portfolio. They are the Orbi Wi-Fi 6 tri-band Mesh System (RBK852) and the Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream WiFi 6 Mesh Extender (EAX80). Update: The Orbi RBK852’s full review is now available here. Orbi Wi-Fi 6: A Mesh …
If you like the NETGEAR Orbi Voice but don’t want to invest in an Orbi Wi-Fi Mesh system, here’s some excellent news. Some Orbi Satellites now works with all routers. That’s right, starting today, you’ll able to find new versions of select NETGEAR Orbi satellites to use with your existing …
The WD My Passport SSD just got some serious competitors. Seagate today announced an all-new ultra-portable SSD-based family of portable drives, the One Touch SSD. A fashion statement From the descriptions, all One Touch SSD drives are compact with stylish fabric-covered casings. Seagate says the drives deliver “a cozy feel” …
The recent WD Black product line for hardcore gamers doesn’t mean Western Digital has forgotten about its general audience. The proof? The storage maker today announced a refreshed lineup of its signature WD My Passport drives. The new portable storage devices, including the WD My Passport and WD My Passport …
You’re probably familiar with WD Black as an internal hard drive (HDD), or the super-fast NVMe solid-state drive (SSD). Here’s the news: Western Digital today launched WD_BLACKas a brand-new product line dedicated to gaming. A host of storage options The new WD_BLACK Game Drive portfolio includes the existing SN750 NVMe …
