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NetGear Nighthawk RS700 WiFi 7 Tri-Band Router Review
The world of wireless networking is constantly evolving, and with the advent of WiFi 7, routers are reaching unprecedented speeds and capabilities. Netgear is one of the best-known and most recognisable networking brands in the world and has thrown its hat into the ring with the Nighthawk RS700. This is…
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Many Websites Including Facebook & Instagram Suffer Global Outage
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably already noticed how many of the internet’s most popular sites have just soiled themselves, the likes of Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, and many others have just gone down locking the social media addicted away from their scrolling. Major Network Outages If you’ve just tried to…
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Internet Explorer Takes Another Step Closer to Death!
Internet Explorer has been experiencing its death rattle for more than a few years now. And death rattle is an appropriate term as while it has been on the verge of dying for years Microsoft has always seemed a little reluctant to finally pull the plug on its once near-total…
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Research Finds that the Podcasting Boom is Officially Over!
I have to admit that I have never personally been much of a fan of podcasting. I tried it myself and, truth be told, it’s just more of a pain to maintain than you might initially think. Typically, the biggest problem seems to lie in the fact that if you’re…
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TOR Browser Has Been Hit By Consistent DDOS Attacks For The Last 7 Months!
TOR (The Onion Ring) is undoubtedly a highly popular browser option among the more, shall we say, enthusiast-level of online users. Distributing your data connection via a number of volunteer proxies, the overall key concept of TOR is to provide a near-total level of anonymity within your online browsing. Yes,…
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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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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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Google Traffic Hit New All-Time High During World Cup Final
Whether you’re a football fan or not, it’s hard to deny that the World Cup Final between Argentina and France was an amazing game between two well-balanced teams. With the pressures of such crucial matches often typically leading to rather drab defensive styles of play, however, I would be willing…
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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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UK to Introduce New Law Mandating Businesses to Disclose All Ransomware Attacks
While ransomware is a sad modern reality (and risk) for both businesses and individuals, for the former it’s particularly tempting, wherever possible, to not actually disclose to the public when they have been the victim of a cyber security attack. In fact, with many cyber security insurance policies offering to…
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UK Drops Plans For Ban of “Legal but Harmful” Content in Online Safety Bill
The UK’s proposed Online Safety Bill, while clearly well-intentioned, honestly feels like it’s probably doomed to be a somewhat embarrassing failure. I mean, most would say that can’t police the internet, but boy is the UK government willing to take a crack at it! While the entire proposal itself is…
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