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On January 7, when everyone was busy with CES 2025, Ubiquiti, without attending the show, officially rolled out a significant software upgrade for its hardware: UniFi Network 9. This upgrade includes improvements for large-scale networks and many small things for general users. The update was first available in late December …
OWC has been known to be the make of prosumer storage devices, and at CES 2025, it showed just that. The company demoed the real-time performance of its latest Thunderbolt 5 devices. “Latest” because its first TB5 portable drive, the Envoy Ultra Thunderbolt 5, was released back in Sempter 2024. …
A couple of years ago, I enthusiastically published an explainer post on Wi-Fi Halow. (Make sure you have read that post before continuing!) Since then, I’ve been looking for hardware to gain real-world experience with the standard. Many of you have also sent me questions about when you can use …
Sometimes, looks matter. A lot. Case in point is the all-new SanDisk Creator lineup that SanDisk showcased at CES 2025. The new series includes mostly existing portable storage devices—portable SSDs, microSDs, SD cards, and more—but in a completely new outfit. It is mainly blue but with a gradient hue of …
Today at CES 2025, Micron announced the Crucial P510 SSD, the latest in its mainstream P series PCIe NVMe family, which also includes the P310, P5 Plus, and others. Crucial P510: First P series drive with PCIe Gen 5 The new Crucial P510 is Micron’s third PCIe Gen 5 SSD …
Today, NETGEAR announced the latest generation of its “NETGEAR Armor, powered by the Bitdefender” subscription service. The gist is that you can now get more out of the service if you want to pay more in annual cost. NETGEAR Armor, powered by Bitdefender: A brief history Debuted in early 2019 …
If you look at ASUS’s current mobile router, the RT-AX57 Go, and think, “Meh!” just because it lacks Wi-Fi 7, a SIM slot, or a Multi-Gig port, you’re in for a pleasant surprise. Today, ASUS announced two brand-new travel routers with all of those features: the RT-BE58 Go and the …
