US TP-Link Router Ban Saga: Where Exactly TP-Link Routers Are Made?
5 Min Read
The reasons on the surface behind why the US government consider banning TP-Link routers.
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Micron Retires Crucial Brand to Focus on AI: Popular SSDs and Random Access Memories Will Soon Be Memories Themselves
3 Min Read
Hold on tight to that newly purchased T710 SSD, X10 portable drive, or those fancy DDR5 RAM sticks of yours, for that’s going to be the last Crucial you can find. Indeed, in a shocking move, Micron today announced that it will exit consumer-grade products to focus on the enterprise …
Ubiquiti UniFi Device Bridge UDB Switch Review (vs. Flex 2.5G PoE): An Excellent Way to Extend Power-over-Ethernet via Wi-Fi 7
7 Min Read
The UniFi Device Bridge Switch (a.k.a. UDB Switch, model UDB-Switch) announced by Ubiquiti today is a unique PoE network switch—it’s more than a typical one. Besides being a standard PoE unmanaged switch, it can also use Wi-Fi as the uplink in a UniFi environment. And that flexibility can be a …
Sandisk Extreme Fit USB-C Flash Drive Review: A Little Storage Button that Could
5 Min Read
The Sandisk Extreme Fit USB-C Flash Drive, first announced on November 4, 2025, is quite unlike any thumb drive you’ve seen because it’s not a thumb drive at all. Instead, it takes the shape of a button, and it’s as cute as one. Despite its small physical size, it can …
GL.iNet GL-BE3600 Slate 7 Review (vs. ASUS RT-BE58 Go): A Multi-Gigabit-Ready, Privacy-Ambiguous Travel Router
9 Min Read
If you’re looking for a compact travel router with two 2.5Gbps ports — one more than the ASUS RT-BE58 Go or the TP-Link TL-WR3602BE —the GL.iNet GL-BE3600 Slate 7 would be it. The name might not ring a bell—this is the first time you’ve seen the GL.iNet brand covered here—but this …
ASUS RT-BE58 Go Review (vs. TP-Link TL-WR3602BE): A Compact and Flexible Dual-Band Wi-Fi 7
8 Min Read
The ASUS RT-BE58 Go, first announced at CES 2025 and available in early November 2025, among other things, makes Wi-Fi 7 accessible even when you’re out and about. As an upgrade to the RT-AX57 Go, the new travel router comes with a familiar feature set as standard ASUS routers—you will …
US TP-Link Router Ban Gains Steam: What You Should Do with Your Hardware and the Alternatives
7 Min Read
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
3 Min Read
Micron today releases its latest system memory modules made for gamers and savvy users, the Crucial Pro OC DDR5-6400 Overclocking CL32 Gaming DRAM. As the name suggests, this is the latest RAM technology designed for computers that support DDR5—preferably systems running an Intel 13th Gen CPU (or later) or an …
ASUS TUF-BE6500 Review (vs. NETGEAR Nighthawk RS200): A Frill-Free Dual-Band (Gaming) Router
7 Min Read
The TUF Gaming BE6500 Wi-Fi 7 router (model TUF-BE6500) is the fourth dual-band Wi-Fi 7 router from ASUS, and the first officially designated as a gaming router. In a way, it’s the Wi-Fi 7 version of the Wi-Fi 6 TUF-AX5400 I reviewed a few years ago. Short for “The Ultimate …
Wi-Fi 8 Is (Almost) Here: Broadcom Unveils First Chips of the New Ultra High Reliability Wireless Standard
4 Min Read
In a few months, Wi-Fi 7 will celebrate its 2nd anniversary. The standard was officially certified on January 8, 2024, the first workday of that year. And as some of you are still mulling over whether it’s definitely time to replace that Wi-Fi 6 router (and it’s still not!), here’s …
