I’ve been working with computers for ages, starting with a multi-year stint in purchasing for a major IBM reseller in New York City before eventually landing at PCMag (back when it was still in print ...

You might not realize it, but there's a good chance your Wi-Fi connection comes with two different bands to connect to. There's the 2.4GHz option — a band that represents a slower, yet reliable, ...

Hull-based comms specialist Solwise is offering some intriguing 5GHz wireless network kit from EnGenius. The NOC-8610 range allows shared network-access at greater distances (up to 10km) and with ...

Chen Liang (陳亮) has found an interesting use case for the Espressif ESP32-C5: a dual-band Wi-Fi analyzer showing the signal ...

Sony's new cheaper, lighweight PS4 "Slim" model will support both 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless frequencies across 802.11ac/n/g thanks to its new Wi-Fi networking card. Users will be able to switch between ...

Few devices are as essential to the smooth running of a modern-day digital household than a wireless router, so it’s strange that this black box is so little understood. Here we’ll outline one of the ...

I had two different SSIDs for my 2.4ghz and 5ghz wireless networks- I think because I've had issues with devices not working correctly on 5ghz, but in the end, I had every device on the 2.4ghz SSID, ...

Google won approval last week to begin testing innovative 3.5 GHz wireless capabilities by using antennas on light poles and other structures in eight areas of Kansas City, Mo. It will be the first ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

Apple's newest wearable may have come as a disappointment for Apple fans last week. Aside from the bigger screen that also brought bigger cases, the Apple Watch Series 7 was so different from how ...