Networking

The best routers for gaming help eliminate lag and make sure mobile devices always have great connections. We list some of our favorite routers available today.

At CES 2021, Netgear announced the Nighthawk RAXE500 tri-band router, the world’s first Wi-Fi 6e router, opening up a new spectrum in the 6GHz range.

Changing your DNS settings can have all sorts of benefits, from security to speed. But what is DNS exactly, and how does it make the web the way it is today?

To simplify deployments of 5g networks, Ericsson researchers invented “Radio Stripes” – essentially packing tape with serialized radios every foot or so and linked by flexible wire. To deploy, simply unroll and affix. The company unveiled the tech at MWC, the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona.

WPA3 is a new security standard for Wi-Fi hardware that will charge manufactuters with meeting stricter guidelines to be certified to support it. It will bring about greater security and privacy for users in the home and when utilizing 'open' public Wi-Fi networks, as well as better password protections for everyone.

Intell will be showing off its 5G modem inside a detachable 2-in-1 PC at MWC 2018, with shipping products expected to arrive in late 2019.

With Bluetooth Mesh, devices extend wireless networks by transmitting data among themselves. The result should be a more reliable net.

Samsung announced its own home router system today, complete with mesh network support, and a host of unique features.

Netgear expanded its Orbi brand by adding two new networking kits consisting of the the RBK30 and RBK40, and compatible satellite units.

Google is teaming up with Bharti Airtel and SK Telecom to improve network speeds, reliability, and features.

The advent of 5G may be closer than you think. A recent survey shows that more than 25 mobile carriers are already testing 5G solutions.

Preliminary tests show that certain models of Apple's 32GB iPhone 7 may exhibit slower write speeds and worse reception than 128GB and 256GB versions.

While mainstream consumers are still trying to catch up with the Wireless AC rollout, Netgear already made available a new Wireless AD router to purchase.

Google teamed up with Facebook, Pacific Light Data Communication, and TE Subcom to drape fiber optic cables across the Pacific Ocean.

A new Ethernet standard was announced today, promising to supercharge your home and office networking. Someday.

The latest PlayStation 4 "Slim" rumor is that it will have an updated wireless component supporting the 5GHz band, which should boost remote play gameplay.

Linksys launched the WRT54GL Wireless-G router back in 2005, and it's still a hot product for the company. Thus it has no plans of shutting down production.

There's a new Kickstarter campaign seeking funds for a wireless router called Portal that uses spectrum originally set aside for weather radar systems.

There's a new JavaScript-based attack in town that will change your router's DNS settings through a mobile website and a visiting smartphone.

Comtrend provides a kit that allows customers to push 1Gbps networking speeds across coaxial cables.

Verizon announced plans to test 5G wireless in the United States by 2016, with a small deployment by the end of 2017.