Apple agrees multibillion-dollar deal with Broadcom for USA-made 5G components
Part of Apple's $430 billion investment in the US economy
T-Mobile to acquire Ryan Reynolds' Mint Mobile for $1.35 billion
Nice payday for Ryan Reynolds
Alienware announces 500Hz monitor alongside wireless keyboard, headset, and mouse
An IPS panel and $830 price tag
The computerized, cloudified 5G network is getting real
Forward-looking: One of the most famous phrases about the value of networks came from Sun Microsystems' Scott Gage in 1984 when he declared that "the network is the computer." That long-time Sun tagline referred more to the value of connecting computers together and the concept of thin clients attaching to a centralized computing infrastructure than cellular networks. Nevertheless, it remains a prescient, pithy synopsis of where the computing and telecom worlds have been headed for the last three decades.
Turn On Your PC Remotely: Set Up Your PC for Wake-On-LAN
If you have several PCs all connected to the same network and want to access one that's currently switched off, you can power it back up remotely thanks to a cool bit of networking tech.
How to Find Your Wi-Fi Passwords in Windows
Need to give someone your Wi-Fi password but can't find the key on the router? Use your Windows PC and our handy guide to uncover the hidden treasure.
Nokia: The Story of the Once-Legendary Phone Maker
#ThrowBackThursday Most people who hear the word "Nokia" associate it with mobile phones, but there's a convoluted history to tell since the company's humble beginnings over 150 years ago and many reinventions.
A cold winter is awaiting mobile networks and phones in Europe
TL;DR: The coming energy crisis could bring mobile Internet to a halt in many European countries. Plans are being considered to weather the storm, but Europe would likely suffer from its own success in bringing reliable electricity to its citizens.
LG makes successful 6G data transmission, tripling distance record
Forward-looking: 5G wireless networks are still in their infancy but that isn't stopping leading mobile experts from exploring what comes next. LG has demonstrated the wireless transmission and reception of 6G terahertz (THz) data over a distance of 320 meters outdoors. The feat took place at the Fraunhofer HHI in Berlin, Germany, on September 7 at a frequency range of 155 to 175 GHz.
Intel and Broadcom show off Wi-Fi 7 reaching 5Gbps
Wi-Fi 7 standards likely to be finalized in 2024
Private 5G networks: new study highlights opportunities and challenges ahead
Real-world benefits of private 5G are more nuanced than initially believed
Wi-Fi 7 ready: Qualcomm demos future of connectivity with new chipsets
A recent study by Comcast found that nearly half of US respondents viewed Wi-Fi as more important than reliable transportation in their daily lives
Where did the name "Bluetooth" come from?
Bluetooth technology is named after...
Manufacturers might skip over Wi-Fi 6E due to supply constraints, say analysts
Wi-Fi 7 is just around the corner
The 5G market in the U.S. just got much more interesting
The spectrum-grab has a few years in the making
Airlines warn of flight chaos following tomorrow's 5G deployment
Will thousands of Americans really be stranded overseas?
Apple is assembling a new team to bring more wireless chips in-house
Apple wants to lessen its dependence on outside component suppliers
Private 5G networks are becoming a thing, and Amazon's AWS wants to have a say on it
AWS means to rewrite the rules for private 5G
Alphabet's Project Taara beamed 700TB of fiber-like Internet with 99.9 percent uptime
The new system is five times cheaper than an equivalent fiber optic backbone
Qualcomm is bringing CD-quality sound over Bluetooth through aptX Lossless
Forget wires, lossless audio quality over Bluetooth is the next big thing for music listening
Wi-Fi 802.11ac also known as Wi-Fi 5 brought all these improvements, except...
The 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard is the most widely used and was retroactively labelled Wi-Fi 5
The Best Wi-Fi Routers 2021
The need for a quality router has never been greater. Today every household is packed with phones, laptops, smart TVs, and more devices all fighting for bandwidth. If you want a router that offers better throughput, range, and features, check out our top picks.
T-Mobile unveils "Magenta Max," a 5G wireless plan with no data caps
A truly unlimited 5G plan?
Don't sleep with your AirPods – you could end up swallowing them
The AirPod was eventually recovered following a trip to the ER
Israeli researchers use RAM as a small Wi-Fi transmitter to leak sensitive data from isolated systems
The latest in a series of unorthodox methods uncovered over the years