2025 In Review Mirror: AI, Wi-Fi, Love, and Hertz
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It’s the end of the year, and, as a tradition, I’m going to recap what happened in my little world …
Dong’s Take
Dong’s mostly rational opinions on various subjects or his previews/first impressions of products, based on vendor-supplied information, that he’s interested in reviewing subsequently after real-world, hands-on testing.
Artificial Intelligence, Explained: How AI Is Exciting and the Ways It Might Spell Our Doom
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If you haven’t been under a rock, or maybe even if you have, you must have heard of artificial intelligence—the …
StationPC PocketCloud: First Battery-Operated NAS Server for Network-Attached Storage on the Go
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Those looking for a viable network-attached storage (NAS) solution for on-the-go use often turn to a travel router with a …
US TP-Link Router Ban Saga: Where Exactly TP-Link Routers Are Made?
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The reasons on the surface behind why the US government consider banning TP-Link routers.
Micron Retires Crucial Brand to Focus on AI: Popular SSDs and Random Access Memories Will Soon Be Memories Themselves
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Hold on tight to that newly purchased T710 SSD, X10 portable drive, or those fancy DDR5 RAM sticks of yours, …
US TP-Link Router Ban Gains Steam: What You Should Do with Your Hardware and the Alternatives
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The reasons on the surface behind why the US government consider banning TP-Link routers.
Micron’s New Crucial Pro OC DDR5-6400 Overclocking RAM for Gamers Screams Speed
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Micron today releases its latest system memory modules made for gamers and savvy users, the Crucial Pro OC DDR5-6400 Overclocking …
Wi-Fi 8 Is (Almost) Here: Broadcom Unveils First Chips of the New Ultra High Reliability Wireless Standard
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In a few months, Wi-Fi 7 will celebrate its 2nd anniversary. The standard was officially certified on January 8, 2024, …
Ubiquiti UNVR Instant Review: An Excellent Consumer-Friendly UniFi Protect Surveillance Solution
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The UNVR Instant, unveiled on September 10, 2025, is Ubiquiti’s first consumer-friendly UniFi Network Video Recorder—it hosts the UniFi Protect …
Synology Releases DSM 7.3 to Walk Back 2025 Storage Lock-In HCL Policy, Allowing All Servers to Use Third-Party Drives
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Today, October 7, 2025, Synology announces the availability of the latest incremental release of its DiskStation Manager (DSM) operating system, …
