If your virtual private network doesn’t have a kill switch, it’s time to start looking for a new VPN provider. A kill switch is an essential VPN security feature that kills your internet connection should your encrypted VPN connection drop out for any reason. This functionality ensures your data isn’t leaked outside the VPN tunnel and exposed online unencrypted — …
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This story is part of Home Tips, CNET’s collection of practical advice for getting the most out of your home, inside and out. A reliable internet connection at home is pivotal — but Wi-Fi can be frustratingly finicky. Despite paying monthly fees to an internet service provider, and even if you’ve had a router professionally installed, you may still find yourself …
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Wondering what Wi-Fi 6 is? It’s the latest wireless standard, which was updated in 2019 and has since become a standard for next-gen devices. Almost every new phone, computer and television supports Wi-Fi 6, including gaming consoles like the PlayStation 5. Having Wi-Fi 6 internet in your smart home is the best way to get the fastest speeds and newest …
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There are already countless Echo and Echo Dot smart speakers scattered throughout Alexa-enabled smart homes. Now Amazon-owned mesh networking brand Eero wants to put those speakers to use as mesh Wi-Fi extenders. Announced amid a flurry of new products at Amazon’s fall hardware and services event, the feature is set to arrive on Oct. 20 as a free software update for the …
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This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Now that iOS 16 is available to download on your iPhone, there are several cool, new features you’ll want to try out. One new feature we’ve all been waiting for is the ability to view and share passwords for any Wi-Fi network you’ve ever …
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This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Apple’s iOS 16 is here, and there’s a collection of cool new features to try out. There are a few annoying features, too, but you can always disable those. The latest mobile software update includes the ability to unsend and …
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You almost never think of your Wi-Fi password after setting up your devices. A friend comes over, asks you for the network password and you stumble to remember — what was it again? Is it this number on the back of my router? Even if you don’t have the password saved anywhere and you haven’t memorized it, there’s a simple way …
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This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. You’ve received your iPhone 14. Maybe you waited in line at an Apple Store or preordered it and received it in the mail — but at long last, Apple’s latest phone is in your hands — and now you …
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This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. The iPhone 14 won’t be released until this Friday Sept. 16, but iOS 16 is out today and your current iPhone can probably get Apple’s latest mobile software update. The biggest new features include a new customizable lock screen, the ability …
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Roku is updating the tech in its cheapest streaming device, the Roku Express. The refreshed Express, coming in mid-October, adds dual-band Wi-Fi for enhanced internet speeds, along with a new processor and more storage so that channels can launch more quickly. The streaming device will cost $30 and is available to preorder now through the Roku, Walmart and Amazon websites. The …
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