Tag Archives: wi-fi

It’s hard enough to keep up with all of your favorite shows when you’re at home, but add travel into the mix and it’s easy to fall behind. Or maybe you want to share the fun at a friend’s house. Either way — whether you’re going somewhere that doesn’t have a cable subscription or going …

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday endorsed new networking technology called C-V2X, which links cars to each other and to traffic signals. In a unanimous decision, the commission voted on a proposal that would carve off some radio airwaves in the 5.9GHz frequency range for use by C-V2X . The FCC’s proposal also would free up some spectrum for unlicensed …

SoFi Stadium, where NFL’s Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers will play their home games when it opens next summer, is getting Wi-Fi 6 — as is the surrounding Hollywood Park area. Cisco is in charge of installing the high-speed wireless connectivity, the networking giant said Thursday. Wi-Fi 6 is the next standard in wireless networking, allowing compatible devices like …

I don’t know if JBL is clearing out inventory or what, but in recent weeks the company has offered some damn good speaker deals. The latest: The JBL Link 500 smart speaker for $149.95 with promo code CNET500. It lists for $449.95, though it was $399.95 when CNET reviewed it. The best deal I’ve seen elsewhere: $249.95. Update: This deal is …

Verizon is expanding its 5G home broadband network, with a twist. The wireless giant said Monday it will expand its service to Chicago on Thursday, joining parts of Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles and Sacramento and making it the fifth city to get home internet from its 5G network.  Chicago’s network, however, will be unlike the initial 5G Home cities Verizon …

At its Alexa event on Wednesday, Amazon announced a new low-bandwidth network called Amazon Sidewalk that could extend the range at which you can control your devices beyond what Bluetooth and Wi-Fi currently allow.  Amazon Sidewalk taps the 900MHz band of the radio spectrum — typically used for amateur radio — to extend the distance at which you can control your smart …

Over the years, Apple has spent a lot of time and energy driving home the message that Apple cares about your privacy. The company has posted billboard ads about privacy and created a section of its website detailing its privacy practices, and CEO Tim Cook called on Congress to change privacy laws. Now, Apple is adding new privacy features to iOS 13 and iPadOS.  iOS …

Well, strike up the band and let the confetti cannons loose. With iOS 13 and iPadOS 13, Apple has finally made it easy to connect to a Wi-Fi network or Bluetooth device. It’s OK, Android users, you can point and laugh. We know you’ve been able to do this for ages. But I wouldn’t laugh too hard — the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro …

Apple’s press event, where it debuted the iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max, came and went on Tuesday. And while a lot of noise was made about the handsets’ creepy-looking camera setups, the 11 Pro’s polarizing Midnight Green color and the obnoxiously termed “slofie,” there were a few other iPhone 11 features that flew under the radar. It’s …

Apple refreshed its line of iPhones for 2019 at an event on Tuesday, announcing the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. The phones start at $699, $999 and $1,099, respectively — perhaps a surprising price in a world where we’re used to paying $1,000 for an iPhone. These new iPhones pick up a fresh palette of …