Networking, Wireless & VoIP - News

News

Article | 9/05/2013 APC Messiest Office competition winners announced

From the look of the entries that we received for our Messiest Office competition, it seems many of us still have a deep desire to hoard every little ...

Article | 6/03/2013 Meet 60GHz Wi-Fi, the insanely fast future of wireless networking

Get ready for a ridiculous boost in wireless networking speed. Two camps are competing to deliver wireless components that are at least seven times fa...

Article | 4/03/2013 Upload 100X faster to Amazon's cloud with optimization service? Not quite, one analyst says

WAN optimization vendor Silver Peak last week announced a service that it proclaims speeds data transfers into Amazon's cloud by 100 times compared to...

Article | 18/02/2013 Product snapshot: Netgear Push2TV wireless display adapter

Every modern household has a plethora of screens. We carry some with us, from the miniature sub-5-inch screens of most smartphones, to 7-to-10-inch po...

Article | 15/02/2013 Product snapshot: ASUS RT-N66U ‘Dark Knight’ router

Modems and routers and network cards aren’t usually the sexiest and most exciting of devices to pass through the PC World test centre. They’re general...

Article | 14/02/2013 Product snapshot: Belkin WeMo

Belkin’s WeMo is, in a few words, a home automation system. It works to give you Wi-Fi control over your appliances and electronics, using a plug-in c...

Article | 29/01/2013 UPnP flaws expose tens of millions of networked devices to remote attacks, researchers say

Tens of millions of network-enabled devices including routers, printers, media servers, IP cameras, smart TVs and more can be attacked over the Intern...

Article | 3/10/2012 Interop: Don't sweat 802.11ac Wi-Fi - because 802.11ad will knock your socks off

While the Wi-Fi world is rightly abuzz over the rapidly approaching large-scale deployment of the new 802.11ac standard, experts at an Interop NY pane...

Article | 6/09/2012 In Pictures: Most wild, wacky and wonderful Wi-Fi installations

RF’s most odd, unusual, cool, intriguing network applications for work, fashion, health and play

Article | 27/08/2012 Catch of the Day's Technothon: cheap tech

Daily deals website Catch of the Day is running its Technothon until midday today, with low prices on a wide range of technology products.

Article | 31/07/2012 In Pictures: 12 new network features in Windows 8

Microsoft’s new metro-style Start screen is getting all the buzz, but for IT administrators there are many new network-related features and changes in...

Article | 24/07/2012 WiGig gigabit-speed wireless notches another chip partnership

Wi-Fi chip makers are lining up to add WiGig technology to their wireless LAN products, preparing the way for tri-band equipment that can deliver mult...

Article | 14/06/2012 Netgear 802.11ac routers released in Australia

At a product briefing in Sydney today, Netgear unveiled its 802.11ac router, the R6300, which can reach a top wireless speed of 1750Mbps. Patrick Lo, ...

Article | 23/05/2012 In Pictures: CeBIT Australia 2012

Tech companies are out in force at CeBIT Australia 2012, showing off everything from desktops and laptops to printers, storage and networking products...

Article | 23/04/2012 How to hack your own Wi-Fi network

Attempting to "hack" into your own wireless network can help you spot potential Wi-Fi security vulnerabilities and figure out ways to protect against ...

Article | 13/04/2012 At 100 years old, Fenway Park brims with new technology

Fenway Park may be 100 years old this season but that doesn't mean the Boston Red Sox baseball stadium is stuck with antiquated technology.

Article | 10/04/2012 Fifth-generation Wi-Fi is coming: are you ready for 802.11ac?

If your business has kept pace with changes in wireless networking, you've deployed dual-band routers and client adapters that can stream encrypted da...

Article | 15/03/2012 How to secure your home or office Wi-Fi

By default, wireless routers and access points have security turned off. Without Wi-Fi security enabled, anyone nearby can leech off your wireless Int...

Article | 16/02/2012 How to choose a router for your business

Buying a router for a business isn't as simple as picking a consumer product with the best ratings from an online merchant or the best price on the sh...

Article | 29/02/2012 Speedy 802.11ac Wi-Fi set for fast, wide rollout

BARCELONA, Spain -- Mobile carriers embracing Wi-Fi is one of the sub-themes of Mobile World Congress. And the particular flavor of Wi-Fi that's gener...