Tag Archives: wi-fi

Immersive audio standard Dolby Atmos had a fairly inauspicious start when it came to soundbars, with speakers such as the Yamaha YSP-5600 being both crazy expensive ($1.5K or more) and “extraordinarily huge.” But in the following years, with the help of companies like Vizio, the size of the products and the wallets needed to fund them became more …

Apple and Broadcom on Friday won a fresh trial in a patent case that would have forced them to pay $1.1 billion to California Institute of Technology, as earlier reported by Reuters. This comes after a jury ruled in 2020 that the companies infringed patents linked to Wi-Fi tech in iPhones, iPads, Macs and other devices from 2010 to 2017. On Friday, the …

If you’re a gamer, this might sound familiar; you’re two hits away from defeating that boss you’ve spent hours grinding away on and suddenly, your screen goes black. All that work goes down the drain because your upstairs neighbor is running a dozen different appliances on the same outlet and blew the fuse. It’s a frustrating scenario, and it’s also …

Most Chromebooks made for schools to give to students have 11.6-inch widescreen displays. This screen size keeps prices down and the Chromebooks small for toting between school and home. But trying to view documents and use educational websites on them is miserable. I experienced that pain firsthand when my kids used them for remote learning over the past two years. …

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. On the heels of AMD and Nvidia’s CES 2022 announcements of their latest high-performance processors and graphics chips, Razer revealed which of those components you can expect to find in the next round of updates to its Razer Blade gaming laptops.  …

Roku media streamers, as well as TVs running the company’s namesake platform, are among the most popular home entertainment products, not to mention some of CNET’s favorites. They also tend to make great gifts. Whether you receive a Roku Express 4K Plus, a Streaming Stick 4K, an Ultra box or a Roku TV this holiday season, get ready to take it out of the box and …

Google’s Chrome OS turned 10 years old this year and a lot has changed. This year alone, Google has added several features to help increase your productivity, whether you’re working or learning from home, back in the office or somewhere in between. Android users get extra benefits to make it easier to jump between your Chromebook and Android phone and …

Airbnb is rolling out 50 new features, many of which are aimed at travel flexibility born of remote work. In a blog post Wednesday, the company outlined updates including a verified Wi-Fi tool that lets you check a listing’s internet speed, a new translation feature and the ability to search listings up to a year in advance.  “For the first …

We’ve put together a list of some of the most common questions people typically have about virtual private networks, and we’ve done our best to answer those questions as clearly and concisely as possible. So we’ll try to keep the jargon at a minimum and focus on what you need to know about VPNs without getting bogged down.  Hopefully, once …

Apple’s long-rumored AR-VR headset may be arriving next year. According to a new report from notable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the iPhone-maker is aiming to put Wi-Fi 6 and 6E support into the device, which could arrive at some point towards the end of 2022.  In a note to investors, spotted by MacRumors, Kuo writes that Meta (formerly Facebook), Sony and …