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Forget 802.11ac and meet Wi-Fi 5 as wireless standards get easier to understand
14 days ago | By Tech Radar
Changes are afoot to make the names of Wi-Fi standards like 802.11ac easier to understand by simplifying them to a plain single number. To that end, 802.11ac - which is used by the majority of contemporary routers - will be renamed just Wi-Fi 5, and the preceding generation 802.11n tech will be called Wi-Fi 4, as you could probably guess. The incoming 802.11ax next-gen Wi-Fi will be - wait for it - yes, Wi-Fi 6. This is much more comprehensible for the average consumer to grasp - a simple generational label much along the lines of mobile networks being 3G, 4G and the incoming 5G. This move...
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Wi-Fi finally swaps those fiddly letter codes for numbers; Wi-Fi 6 on the way
14 days ago | By 9to5Google
Checking whether a device supports the latest Wi-Fi standards has always involved remembering some rather obscure letter codes: a, b, g, n and ac. But that's now all set to change...
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Wi-Fi Alliance rebrands 802.11ac as Wi-Fi 5, picks 802.11ax as Wi-Fi 6
14 days ago | By VentureBeat
The Wi-Fi Alliance today announced a significant rebranding of the “802.11” Wi-Fi standards that have long served as a source of potential confusion for users: Going forward, the current 802.11ac standard will be known as Wi-Fi 5, while its successor 802.11ax will be known as Wi-Fi 6, establishing a generational terminology that -...
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OnePlus 6T to arrive with new Night Mode for low-light photography
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Skydio R1 autonomous drone gains Apple Watch control, now in Apple Stores
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RED Hydrogen One Reveals All Of Its Secrets In New Infographic
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Apple's newest 9.7-inch iPad goes on a rare sale on Amazon for a limited time
While it remains unclear if Apple is still planning to release that long-rumored new iPad Pro generation with Face ID and razor-thin bezels by the end of the year, the non-Pro... Read more ...
Soulcalibur VI Guide: Libra of Souls Info and Tips
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Google to charge OEMs for Android apps in the EU
Google is adjusting to life in the EU after the $5.05 billion antitrust fine levied against it by the European Commission earlier this year. Google is still appealing the... Read more ...
Apple brings EU data privacy features to U.S., tightens app and web privacy...
Apple has expanded its data and privacy mini site outside of Europe, enabling more users to automatically request, change, and delete data Apple collects. Read more ...
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Confirmed: Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 to launch with 10GB of RAM and 5G support
The Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 Xiaomi has already confirmed both the design and announcement date of the Mi Mix 3, but it wasn't until yesterday that the company actually began teasing... Read more ...