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Forget 802.11ac and meet Wi-Fi 5 as wireless standards get easier to understand
4 monthes 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
4 monthes 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
4 monthes 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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Intel's 5G Chips Won't Appear in Mobile Phones Until 2020
Reuters reports that Intel has confirmed that it does not expect their 5G chips to be in consumer products until 2020. Intel Corp executives said on Friday its 5G modem chips... Read more ...
China's second largest smartphone manufacturer is coming to the U.S
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Saturday's top deals: wireless charging pads, OTA antennas, & more
On a daily basis there is no shortage of great deals to be had, but sometimes hunting them down can be a bit time consuming. Don't let that drag you down, though. We've rounded... Read more ...
Samsung Galaxy S10 with Exynos 9820 benchmark score beats the S9 by a mile...
Samsung took the wraps off the much-leaked Galaxy S10 and S10+ at Unpacked a few days ago and the world has had time to digest and form opinions on the devices. Depending on... Read more ...
Today's Apps Gone Free: iBasket, Everyday and OrasisHD
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Oppo's new 10x lossless zoom technology lets you wave goodbye to blurry photos
Oppo is ready to give your distant subjects an extreme close-up. At a presentation today just ahead of Mobile World Congress , Oppo announced the new camera system that will be... Read more ...
This week's top stories: Kuo outlines Apple's 2019, Samsung's foldable...
In this week's top stories: A wide-ranging report from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo outlines Apple's 2019 plans, Samsung announces its foldable phone, details on the Mac's transition... Read more ...
Apple's 5G iPhone Might Not Be Ready Until 2020 At The Earliest, Intel...
Reports from previous months had suggested that Apple might not be rolling out a 5G-equipped iPhone later this year as some had hoped. But with Intel's confirmation on Friday... Read more ...
The OnePlus 7 5G is launching on EE in the UK soon, but skipping the US...
The OnePlus 7 5G has an official release date window and carrier, at least in the UK, but you shouldn't expect anything more than the 4G LTE version in the US. The next OnePlus... Read more ...