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Now playing: Watch this: 5 settings you’ll want to change on the Google Pixel 1:56 Google’s Pixel phones are pretty amazing. From Google Assistant, to an outstanding camera, Google has done a lot of things right with its newest flagship phone. In order to get the most from your Pixel or Pixel XL, here are …

Now playing: Watch this: Google introduces Pixel phones — and lots more 1:12 Google on October 4 unveiled its Pixel and Pixel XL phones, which are the first handsets to support the company’s robust and conversational Assistant search feature. Though Verizon Wireless will be the only carrier to sell the devices, you can also buy it unlocked from Google. In …

Enlarge Image AT&T’s Project AirGig would attach antennas onto power lines to send data signals around the wires, instead of through them. Courtesy of AT&T Internet access could soon be synonymous with electricity in AT&T’s latest project. The Dallas telecommunications giant on Tuesday revealed Project AirGig, which aims to deliver “low-cost, multi-gigabit wireless internet speeds” using power lines. AT&T Labs …

Web browsing at New York’s Wi-Fi kiosks has been shut off over concerns that users are loitering at the devices for hours and using them to watch pornography in public. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said the move to disable LinkNYC devices’ browsing capability began Wednesday and is expected to be completed by Friday. The action will not affect …

Editors’ note: This post is part of a series and is regularly updated. For the other parts, check out the related stories below. Wi-Fi and internet are two different things. Let me say it again: they are two different things. For years now, the term Wi-Fi has often been synonymous with access to the internet. Most of us use “Wi-Fi” …

Editors’ note: This article was first published on March 26, 2013 and updated on July 1, 2016 with up-to-date information. It might seem like a daunting task to set up a new home router. But it doesn’t have to be if you understand the most common way routers are managed: through the web interface. The hardest part of using the …

Norton is pushing hard on mobile with the launch of a new mobile VPN, but forget about torrents and accessing overseas Netflix catalogues: The company says it just wants you to stay safe on public Wi-Fi. The company on Tuesday announced the global launch of Norton Wi-Fi Privacy — a subscription-based app that encrypts all the data you send over …

Apple, Caltech alleges, has been using Wi-Fi technology it oughtn’t. In a suit filed with the US District Court for the Central District of California, the university claims that Apple has infringed four of its patents for improved data transmission rates and performance over Wi-Fi. These patents were awarded between 2006 and 2012, and cover technology implemented in the most …

Android users are embracing the iPhone. According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, 30 percent of new iPhone buyers had switched from an Android device in the July-to-September 2015 quarter. And this week, Cook reiterated that the trend is accelerating, saying: “We were blown away by the level of Android switchers that we had last quarter [October through December]. It was …

Now playing: Watch this: Tips to stay safe on public Wi-Fi 2:38 Stuck without a data connection on the road? Free public Wi-Fi is one of those little luxuries that can make travelling easier, but you do need to exercise caution in how you use it. Here are some tips on what to look out for when using public Wi-Fi, …