You wouldn’t be wrong if you reasoned that because a WiFi router’s 5-gigahertz (GHz) band offers a faster connection than its 2.4-GHz band, its 6-GHz band must be faster still. Tri-band routers these ...

Delta says it has signed an agreement with Amazon's Leo for in-flight Wi-Fi starting in 2028. The service will initially be available on 500 aircraft. American Airlines is also considering Amazon Leo ...

If you're still using an older Wi-Fi router in your home, the FBI has a warning for you: You're putting yourself at risk for a cyber attack. That said, you can breathe a sigh of relief if you've ...

Intel has released a new Wi-Fi driver for Windows 10 and 11 with a new toggle that should help improve Wi-Fi connectivity. Intel has released a new Wi-Fi driver for supported Intel network cards and ...

While Wi-Fi 7 adoption is accelerating among enterprises, retail Wi-Fi 8 products could arrive as early as summer 2026. Wi-Fi 8 is aimed at boosting reliability and lowering latency in dense, ...

Marshall Gunnell is a Tokyo-based tech journalist and editor with over a decade of experience covering IT, cybersecurity and data storage. Alongside CNET, his work has appeared in ZDNET, Business ...

We spend so much time online that how we connect to the internet has become almost as important as the devices we use. Most people never give it a second thought. They connect their computer to Wi-Fi, ...

A Wi-Fi standard is like a blueprint for technology companies. It defines the specifications according to which Wi-Fi routers and networking gear transmit wireless data to PCs, smartphones, and more.

Computer Science and Engineering Ph.D. student Nayan Bhatia demonstrates Pulse-Fi, technology that uses WiFi signals to measure a person's heart rate. Heart rate is one of the most basic and important ...

Comcast's Xfinity has introduced a new feature in its internet routers called Wi-Fi Motion, which uses Wi-Fi signals to detect movement in your home, whether from people, pets or other moving objects.

After testing some of the best Wi-Fi extenders on the market, my advice? Don’t buy one. It’s not that Wi-Fi extenders don’t work but that they don’t work well. There are many more-effective ways to ...