Category: wifi 6

The star of Netgear’s first WiFi 6 gaming router is its software

[ad_1] DUMAOS has been a mainstay of Netgear routers for a while now, allowing gamers access to Quality of Service (QoS) features like allocating bandwidth by device so that their PC or console can take priority when traffic is heavy or their connection experiences hiccups. DUMAOS 3.0 takes the level of control further by allowing […]

Samsung’s latest Galaxy Book Flex gets 5G and 11th-gen Intel CPUs

[ad_1] It’s the first Samsung notebook with a 13MP world-facing camera — if you thought people taking photos with tablets was annoying, just wait till they’re doing so with laptops. There’s a 720p front-facing camera too for all the Zoom calls you’ll be on until the end of time, along with a built-in S Pen […]

ASUS announces a trio of WiFi 6-capable mesh routers for $300

[ad_1] Over the last year, we’ve seen a variety of WiFi 6 routers and mesh systems make their way out to consumers, but few have been as affordable as the ZenWiFi AX Mini (XD4) three-piece bundle ASUS announced today. At $300, ASUS has priced its latest mesh router between Amazon’s entry-level Eero system and Google’s […]

D-Link’s latest routers pack WiFi 6 and mesh networking

[ad_1] The lineup also supports WPA3 encryption as well as compatibility with Alexa, Google Assistant and IFTTT. The flagship is the Smart AX5400 Mesh WiFi 6 Router (above). D-Link didn’t dive deep into specs, but the name points to 5.4Gbps of total wireless bandwidth on top of its four Ethernet jacks and two USB ports. […]

TP-Link’s $70 WiFi 6 router is destined for Walmart

[ad_1] Those who want a more substantial upgrade can pay $130 for the AX3000 (below). It boosts the peak speed to 2.4Gbps (574Mbps on 2.4GHz) and adds a USB port for your sharing needs. There’s also a slight computational boost through a leap to an unspecified Intel dual-core chip. Both routers will reach Walmart sometime […]

Samsung’s Exynos 980 chip is a processor and 5G modem in one

[ad_1] The Exynos 980 promises a fast gigabit downlink speed in 4G LTE and up to 2.55 Gbps in 5G below 6 GHz. The processor supports new WiFi 6 standard IEEE 802.11ax, and packs in two Cortex-A77 CPU cores and six Cortex-A55 cores, plus a Mali-G76 GPU for gaming and mixed reality experiences. Its neural […]

ASUS’ latest WiFi 6 router looks appallingly normal

[ad_1] Spec-wise, these new routers use Broadcom chipsets and support up to tri-band 6,600Mbps WiFi connectivity. That’s significantly faster than the maximum 4,804Mbps speed on their predecessor, the RT-AX92U in the AiMesh AX6100 kit. Furthermore, the new routers use WiFi 6 for both backhaul (between mesh routers) and front-haul (between routers and client devices) connections, […]