Tag Archives: wi-fi

For a limited time, Google’s mobile network Google Fi is selling the Motorola Moto G6 for $99 — that’s $150 cheaper than its retail price of $249. As premium phones get more and more expensive (like the $1,000 iPhone XS Max or the $2,000 Galaxy Fold), it’s important that affordable, midrange phones are available for …

One night a few years ago, Tony Marx was closing up a Bronx library when he noticed a kid sitting on the steps. The boy was pecking away on the oldest laptop Marx had ever seen. Puzzled, Marx asked him what he was doing. The boy told Marx he was doing his math homework. The assignment was online and the …

Just in time for Mother’s Day gifting, Canon rolls out a refresh of its compact DSLR for newbies. The EOS Rebel SL3 follows the two-year-old SL2, aka the EOS 200D in the UK and Australia, bringing some of the perks bestowed by the latest version of Canon’s imaging processor, Digic 8. At the top of the list is 4K video, …

One of China’s largest phone makers had a glaring security flaw that hackers could pounce on, researchers said. On Thursday, Check Point security researchers disclosed a vulnerability with Xiaomi phones, stemming from its preinstalled Guard Provider app. The app is intended to be a security feature, with three antivirus programs packed inside to detect malware. The antivirus scanners come from …

These days, it’s nearly impossible to find the entry-level 9.7-inch iPad ($170 at Amazon) for more than $250 ($80 off MSRP). And the new 7.9-inch iPad MIni ($169 at Amazon) and 10.5-inch iPad Air ($134 at Amazon) will set you back $400 and $500 respectively for their 64GB starting models. But if you want to step up to the iPad …

Ahead of schedule, Ikea revealed its newest collaboration with Sonos: the Wi-Fi bookshelf speaker, winner of the Red Dot Design award. The speaker is part of the Symfonisk product range is expected to be available in August. The companies announced the speaker prototype last summer. Pictures show that the speaker can rest vertically or horizontally (like a book) and that …

On Wednesday, Pixel users got first dibs on Android Q Beta 1, the next version of Google’s mobile operating system. Android Q has a number of new features in addition to measures meant to enhance privacy and security. The updated OS includes new camera capabilities, faster app launch and foldable screen support, among other things. As Pixel users continue to …

If you’re trying to decode the feature list of the latest tech product, you can probably appreciate the snarky tech saying, “There are only two hard things in computer science: cache invalidation and naming things.” You probably won’t lose any sleep over cache invalidation, but names can indeed be a problem if you’re buying a PC, phone, external hard drive …

Wi-Fi naming is getting a makeover — and it’s not a moment too soon.  Until now, Wi-Fi standards have been an alphanumeric soup with designations like 802.11g, 802.11n and 802.11ac. And if that wasn’t bad enough, the letters didn’t seem to “mean” anything. Is 11g faster than 11ac, just because it’s higher in the alphabet? Actually, no — it’s slower.  That’s …

Happy Random Tuesday in February! To celebrate, Amazon has lopped $99 off the price of current-gen iPad Pro tablets — both the 11- and 12.9-inch models. That’s on the heels of yesterday’s iPad deal (which is still running, FYI): The current-gen iPad 9.7 (Wi-Fi, 32GB) for just $250. But if you want bleeding-edge iPads, the fancy-schmancy 2018 Pro models, here you …