Networking (533 articles)
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Philips Wireless TV Link VL1400
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REVIEW Is setting up an ADSL broadband connection that easy? Just plug the modem thingy into the socket and your PC into the thingy and it all works surely. We find out whether Netgear can live up to the promise 49,764 reads
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Lexmark X4550
REVIEW Does the addition of Wi-Fi make this stand out? 48,787 reads
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Sonos S5 ZonePlayer
REVIEW Will this mean you can finally get a Sonos? 35,115 reads
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Apple updates Lion AirPort Utility, now more friendly
iOS-like 31 January 2012 15:45 GMT TweetApple has updated its AirPort Utility app on Mac OS X Lion. The new version brings with it an interface more in keeping with the AirPort Utility it rolled out on iOS recently, and dispenses with the usual-looking desktop software you might expect.
The...
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What is 802.11ac Wi-Fi?
FEATURE The latest wireless standard explained 25 January 2012 11:30 GMT TweetA new type of Wi-Fi is coming. 802.11ac promises incredible data transfer speeds and faster internet for every wireless device, should you have the broadband package to provide it.
Think of it like 4G but for you home. 802.11ac is the cutting...
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Router hacking you off? Hack it back with DD-WRT
FEATURE The quick fix to home networking 30 September 2011 15:23 GMT TweetWhen Virgin installed my 50Mb broadband, it also brought along a D-Link 615 router. This is necessary because with the 50Mb modem (at the time) there was only a single Ethernet socket included, and no wireless. The D-Link ups your Ethernet ports to...
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Western Digital WD Livewire Powerline AV Network Kit review
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Fancy using your mains supply as a home network?
8 March 2011 10:31 GMT
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We've heard a lot about internet TVs of late, and with all the big manufacturers recently unveiling the latest versions of their web-based offerings, this trend isn't unlikely to go away any time soon. In fact, it's expected to take off in a big way...
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LG brings content-on-demand with new Blu-ray player and home cinema lineup
CES 2011: Plenty of 3D options 5 January 2011 17:23 GMT TweetLG has gone all out with its 2011 lineup of Blu-ray Players and Blu-ray Home Theater Systems at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
And the theme this year is networking in order to make all your digital photos, videos and music easily...
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Revo AXiS review
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Going global
2 December 2010 12:24 GMT
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It looks like a simple bedside clock radio, but underneath the AXiS’ soft black plastic shell are more features than you’ve a right to expect in a gadget aimed at bedside tables.
Inside are tuners for FM and digital radio - both...
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Philips Streamium MCi900 review
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Funk, features and fairly expensive
18 November 2010 9:48 GMT
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The Philips Streamium MCi900 offers a huge range of features packed into a component style hi-fi system that promises to be “obsessed with sound”. Underlining the whole premise is a system that will ask you to part with £1000 of your...
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Devolo dLAN 200 AVsmart+ review
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Does the display make things clearer?
28 October 2010 11:29 GMT
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Powerline networking (or running your broadband internet through your mains power supply) is becoming increasingly common, and Devolo is one of the bigger makers on the market with such products. And here, the dLAN 200 AVsmart + Starter Kit, at around...
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Free Wi-Fi for all at Virgin Media V Festival
Plus exclusive behind the scenes pics of social networking centre The Mansion and more 20 August 2010 18:02 GMT TweetThis year's V Festival, happening this weekend in the UK in both Chelmsford (Hyland's Park) and Staffordshire (Weston Park), will be the first time that attendees can hook up to the Internet, in order to Tweet, post pics and vids and generally keep...
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Devolo dLAN 200 AVpass kit review
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Bring IPTV to your Freesat TV
28 May 2010 22:56 GMT
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Devolo’s dLAN 200 AVpass broadband adapter kit can connect your Freesat box to your broadband router via the mains electricity sockets in your home. But does it work?
For those unfamiliar with Powerline networking (for that’s what...
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Cisco Valet router gives parents ultimate control over internet at home
Lets you turn off the internet to certain devices at certain times of the day 2 April 2010 10:56 GMT TweetCisco has launched two new router families in the US with the focus of getting you online as quickly and pain free as possible.
The new Valet and E-Series models have been designed by the same team that designed the Flip camcorders with parents...
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OnLive streaming gaming service launching in June
US only to start with 11 March 2010 13:53 GMT TweetOnLive, the company that has created an on-demand gaming system, that it believes will change console gaming, has announced that it will launch its service in June.
First announced at the Game Developers Conference in 2009, the company has...
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O!Play HD2 announced by Asus
CeBIT 2010: Media streaming device with USB 3.0 3 March 2010 15:41 GMT TweetAt the CeBIT 2010 tradeshow in Hannover, Germany, Asus has announced a whole pile of products with USB 3.0 interfaces, allowing transfer speeds almost 10 times faster than the 2.0 standard.
The latest is the Asus O!Play HD2 - a media streamer...
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Lacie LaCinema Mini HD media streamer review
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Mini form, maxi function
1 February 2010 11:30 GMT
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Many companies are cottoning on to the fact that the increasing range of set top boxes that might typically sit under an HDTV puts portability at a premium, something that is reflected quite nicely by Lacie’s new addition to its LaCinema range...
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Conceptronic Grab'N'GO Full HD Media Player review
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A competent media streamer?
22 January 2010 9:00 GMT
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With its black, heavy-set, brushed aluminium body and stylish M-shaped stand, the Conceptronic Full HD Media Player is one of the more aesthetically pleasing streamers on the market and would coordinate nicely with a modern home cinema setup. Power...
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