Networking News & Reviews

Google’s Project Loon Provides Internet Access Using Balloons

Google today confirmed plans to provide Internet access to underserved areas via high-flying balloons. The effort, dubbed Project Loon, got started this week with a pilot in the Canterbury area of...
White House Moves Ahead With Spectrum-Sharing Plan

The White House today released an updated plan for the release of more spectrum intended to help keep your bandwidth-hungry gadgets up and running for years to come. Today’s Presidential Memorandum...
Trendnet AC1200 Dual Band Wireless USB Adapter Review

Trendnet’s AC1200 Dual Band Wireless USB Adapter is the companion pre-draft 11ac adapter to Trendnet’s excellent AC1750 Dual Band Wireless Router. However, in testing we saw better throughput with another vendor’s...
Apple AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule Redesigned

Apple today introduced completely redesigned AirPort Extreme and AirPort Time Capsule base stations featuring 802.11ac Wi-Fi for up to three times faster performance with a maximum data rate of 1.3Gbps. Interesting,...
Obama Makes Big Push for Broadband in Schools

President Obama today announced a new program, dubbed ConnectED, that is intended to provide 99 percent of U.S. students with access to broadband Internet service within five years. To make that...
Wireless Witch: How to Secure Your Wireless Network

One of the biggest concerns for wireless users is making sure their router and wireless network are secure. I think we all know by now that, when it comes to technology,...
Small Business Cloud Myths: Busted!

Cloud: Weary of this buzzword yet? It’s bandied about in the tech industry a lot. Cloud computing has definitely had significant impact on the way we compute at home and in...
Skype for Windows 8 Gets HD Video Support, Improved Messaging

Heads up, Windows 8 users. Microsoft on Monday released a new version of Skype for Windows 8, which brings improved support for HD video and better video messaging. With the latest...
TerraMaster F2 NAS Review

This attractively-designed NAS has a clean, simple interface and decent performance but it has too many issues with initially creating RAID, the power button, and firmware updatingâit’s just not a recommended...
New Acting Chair Champions FCC’s Spectrum Efforts

The Federal Communications Commission is “moving full speed ahead” to make more spectrum available, acting Chair Mignon Clyburn assured the wireless industry during a keynote speech Tuesday at CTIA in Las...
Guantanamo Wi-Fi Access Shut Down Amidst Cyber Threats

Officials at Guantanamo Bay prison shut down access to wireless Internet service as well as social networks over the weekend amidst concerns about a coordinated cyber attack. Service has since been...
Gladstone, Mo. Added to Google Fiber Lineup

Google Fiber’s 1 gigabit Internet service picked up another “fiberhood” this week with the addition of Gladstone, Mo. Google announced on Monday that the Gladstone City Council in Missouri voted to...
Samsung Tips Breakthrough in ’5G’ Technology

Samsung said today that it has made a breakthrough in the development of “5G” technology, which will ultimately be several hundred times faster than current 4G networks. But don’t expect to...
Wireless Witch: DIY Wireless Extenders Put to the Test

Any time I review a wireless extender, some reader typically leaves a comment about just making a homemade extender to avoid paying for one. I finally decided to build my own...
Kickstarter Tech Project of the Week: BRCK

Project Name: BRCK – your backup generator for the internet Category: Hardware Goal: $125,000 Currently Funded: $61,014 Deadline for pledging: June 4, 2013 Imagine a MiFi mobile hotspot that’s as tough...
Google Fiber Expanding to Grandview, Mo.

Google is on a roll with the expansion of its super-fast Google Fiber service. The Web giant on Tuesday announced that gigabit Internet is headed to another Kansas City suburb —...
Google Fiber Expanding to Shawnee, Kansas

Google is not wasting any time with the expansion of its super-fast Google Fiber service. The search giant announced this week that gigabit Internet will be coming to the Kansas City...
Booting Up the Stadium

Sports venues are finally moving into the 21st century, and the race is on to provide fans with an interactive Internet experience at live sporting events that rivals what all the...
CenturyLink Rolling Out Gigabit Internet in Omaha

It turns out Google isn’t the only company with a pony in the gigabit race. CenturyLink today announced that it will connect 48,000 Omaha homes and businesses with its new high-speed...
Co3 Systems Review

Considering the mishmash of data-breach laws currently in place, businesses can use Co3 to plan ahead and prepare for a data breach and the worst-case-scenario. The new IR modules lets organizations...