Tag Archives: Linksys

Ask Engadget: best WiFi router for super-fast Fiber?

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We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, then here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget inquiry is from Travis from Provo, who is a jammy individual, wants to replace his router. If you’re l…


Engadget Giveaway: win one of five Linksys router bundles!

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Didn’t win a router bundle last week? Guess what — you’ve got another opportunity! Linksys is following up with a fantastic combo of its own: five sets of its Smart WiFi 802.11ac AC1750 router (a $220 value) and Wi-Fi 5GHz Universal Media Connector …


Belkin buys Linksys home router business from Cisco, giving it 30 percent of the market

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Linksys, one of the biggest router companies and currently a subsidiary of Cisco, is being bought by one-time competitor Belkin. According to a press release, Belkin and Cisco have agreed to a sale of Cisco’s Home Networking B…


IRL: Linksys E4200, Twelve South BookBook and Turtle Beach’s XP400 headphones

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Welcome to IRL, an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we’re using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment. Happy Saturday, kids. This week in IRL Dana and Darren each pl…


Cisco backs down over right to see your internet history

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Got any spare sympathy for Cisco? The company just can’t catch a break with its various hardware schemes, and now it’s getting aggro from an unexpected direction: users of its generally reliable Linksys routers. Owners of E2700, E3500 and E4500 model…


Cisco rolls its first Linksys 802.11ac WiFi router and bridge, kicks off Connect Cloud app platform (video)

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Cisco won’t be the fastest out of the gate with an 802.11ac WiFi router, but it’s certainly one of the most ambitious. The dual-band Linksys EA6500 and a companion, single-band Universal Media Connector network bridge hike the bandwidth up to 802.11a…


Switched On: Cisco’s hard-luck hardware

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Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology. When you think about companies that dominate specific technology markets, alongside names such as Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Intel. SAP and Oracle, you would n…


Cisco unveils Linksys HomePlug AV Powerline solutions, converts outlets into network connection points

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Looking to boost network range in remote areas of your humble abode? Cisco is now offering an option that turns your electrical outlets into wired network connections with speeds up to 200Mbps. Each Linksys HomePlug AV Powerline option includes an Et…


Researcher finds vulnerability in WPS protocol, looks for manufacturers to offer fix

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On the plus side, your router’s mostly secure. Security researcher Stefan Viehbock has just discovered a major security hole which allowed him to use a brute force technique to access a WPS PIN-protected network in about two hours. According to Vieh…