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Average Broadband Usage Hits New High of Nearly 600GB Per Month!
Back in the relatively early days of broadband internet, I was on a limited download contract. I got 10GB a month and trust me when I say that I quickly became aware that I had to start monitoring like like a hawk. Generally just after the first 10 days of…
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User Reports Suggest Intel Z790 Motherboards May Have an Ethernet Fault!
While most people typically tend to prefer wireless internet connections these days, the use of hardwired ethernet is still clearly widely in use. Yes, admittedly, it’s another cable that might be cluttering up the back of your desk. In terms of reliability though is it a mostly bullet-proof system… Mostly!…
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UK Introduces Law Making Gigabit Internet Access Mandatory for New Houses!
The UK government currently has rather lofty goals in terms of high-speed internet access. Put simply, by 2025 (at least under current plans) 85% of UK households should have access to Gigabit broadband. What exactly is Gigabyte though? Well, officially speaking, it should be representative of a download connection of…
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ASUS Launch New Gaming and Business Routers
ASUS has announced the launch of its new ROG Rapture GT-BE98, the world’s first quad-band WiFi 7 gaming router, and the ASUS RT-BE96U, a tri-band WiFi 7 router for home and business, at CES 2023. Both routers feature the latest technologies exclusive to WiFi 7, including extended 320 MHz channels…
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MSI Teases the Launch of Their First WiFi 6E Gaming Router
MSI isn’t a brand you’d predominantly associate with routers and there’s a good reason for that. Namely, because they don’t actually make routers. Well, not at least in any kind of meaningful consumer manner. – Following a major announcement from MSI at CES 2023, however, they have teased the upcoming…
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ASUS Announce the Launch of its New ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Gaming Router
ASUS has announced the launch of its brand new ROG Rapture GT-BE98, the world’s first quad-band WiFi 7 gaming router. Leveraging the full potential of WiFi 7 with 320 MHz channel support in the 6 GHz band it delivers up to 160% faster speeds than the previous generation model. In…
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Netgear Urges Router Owners to Update Firmware as Huge Security Flaw Gets Fixed!
While we daresay that many of you are probably pretty hot on updating the various drivers on your PC/laptop, it’s likely a very different story when it comes to your router. – It’s almost a forgotten piece of technology. Well, except when it stops working and/or your internet cuts out!…
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Survey Finds Nearly 80% of Internet Users Freely Admit That They Take Security Risks
While the internet can be a truly remarkable and fun place, sadly, for most of us at least, our innocence has been mostly shattered by the reality that it’s also equally (if not more so) filled with people and programs dedicated to either stealing our money or personal data. With…
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Nintendo Warns Users to Stop Using its Official (But Very Old) Wi-Fi Dongle
Did you know that Nintendo once released a wifi dongle? I have to admit that until today, I certainly wasn’t aware of it! – Upon doing a little legwork, however, it appears that not only did they release one, but they actually released two products looking to offer wifi support…
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Linksys Unveil New and Affordable WiFi 6 Mesh Solutions
Linksys has announced the launch of two new WiFi 6 mesh systems designed to deliver peak wireless performance for all at-home needs including remote working, streaming content, multi-user gaming and more. The Linksys Hydra 6 and Linksys Atlas 6 are Linksys’ newest entry-level dual-band products in the company’s family of…
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Is Expanding 5G a Better Temporary Solution for the UK’s Internet Than Fibre?
I’d like to start this by freely conceding that given the problems going on in the world at the moment (Ukraine/Russia), complaining about the quality of internet within the UK right now might sound like a rather frivolous point. Having a crap connection to your home is one thing, but…
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Man Shuts Down Internet in 2 Towns Attempting to Curb his Kids Screentime!
Attempting to control the amount of time your kids spend on the internet, or just in front of a screen in general, is a problem for many parents around the world. It seems, however, that following a report via Gizmodo, the attempt by one French dad has landed him in…
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UK Government Confirms Plans to Shut Down 2G/3G Networks by 2033
I think it would be fair to say that while the 2G networking system is mostly only the remit of exceptionally older mobile phones (I wouldn’t even go as far as to say smartphones), 3G is still an exceptionally prevalent system. Particularly for those of you, like me, who live…
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ASUS Republic of Gamers Unveil its Rapture GT-AX6000 Router
ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) has announced the launch of its Rapture GT-AX6000, a high-performance WiFi 6 (802.11ax) gaming router with a striking all-new design. The futuristic ROG Rapture GT-AX6000 gaming router lets gamers connect more devices, and upgrades their gaming experience to the next level. Powered by a 2.0…
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Netgear Launches World’s First Quad-Band WIFI 6E Mesh System to the Orbi Family
Netgear has introduced the next generation in smart home WiFi mesh systems. The Orbi Quad-band Mesh WiFi 6E System (RBKE960 Series) adds the newly available 6 GHz WiFi band to deliver quad-band technology with faster Internet speeds to more devices simultaneously with less interference and wait time. The most powerful…
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