The price of Spotify Premium is about to jump again in the US, marking its third price hike since 2023. The company didn't list too many reasons for the change, claiming merely it's updating its pricing to "keep delivering a great experience." Individual Premium plans in the US will increase from $11.99 to $12.99 by the next billing date. Student plans are also increasing from $5.99 to $6.99.... »

A major service outage affecting Verizon customers that has lasted for hours and prevented some local 911 calls from going through continued Wednesday evening - but there is no evidence of a cyberattack, law enforcement sources said.Downdetector, a site that tracks outages, said Verizon customers began noticing interrupted service around noon Eastern time.Verizon said it was not immediately clear... »

The Federal Communications Commission is letting Verizon lock phones to its network for longer periods, eliminating a requirement to unlock handsets 60 days after they are activated on its network. The change will make it harder for people to switch from Verizon to other carriers.The FCC today granted Verizon’s petition for a waiver of the 60-day unlocking requirement. While the waiver is in... »

Apple will use Google’s Gemini AI models to power its Apple Intelligence features, including an updated version of Siri, the companies announced Monday. "Apple and Google have entered into a multi-year collaboration under which the next generation of Apple Foundation Models will be based on Google’s Gemini models and cloud technology," they said in a joint statement. "After careful... »

GL.iNet, a manufaturer specializing in OpenWrt-based networking and remote access solutions, unveiled its latest product lineup scheduled for release at Spring 2026 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026 in Las Vegas.Mudi 7 (GL-E5800) delivers ultra-fast 5G speeds up to 4.67 Gbps and tri-band Wi-Fi 7 performance, with versatile connectivity options through a 2.5G Ethernet port, a 10G USB-C... »

TL-WA1801 is a dual band 802.11ax access point, which offers combined speeds of up to 1800Mbps and is suited to serve multiple devices at the same time. The 5GHz band is ideal for Ultra-HD streaming video and online gaming, while the 2.4GHz band is there for all of your everyday Internet needs, like sending email and browsing the Internet.

TL-WA1801 supports multiple operation modes: Access... »

WL-WNT100X3 is a Wi-Fi 6 AX3000 Dual Band Router with compact and lightweight design ideal for travelers. It features Wi-Fi 6 speed up to 3000Mbps (2402Mbps@5GHz and 573Mbps@2.4GHz).

The router has two Gigabit Ethernet Ports (1xWAN, 1xLAN) for high-speed wired connections. USB 3.0 port for easy sharing of files and multimedia across the network or for connecting external storage devices. USB... »

Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) technology, provides wireless connections for up to 256 devices simultaneously with reduced network congestion and lower latency.

WL-WN592AX6 supports Wi-Fi 6 technology providing up to 4803 Mbps on 5.8GHz band and 1147 Mbps on 2.4GHz band.

The router has 1x2500Mbps WAN port, 1x2500Mbps and 3x1000Mbps LAN ports.

Supports Al QoE for intelligently allocating network... »

Experience a high-end Tri-Band WiFi 7 range extender with WiFi speeds up to 9.3 Gbps. Now, every device in your home network will run at top performance. The exclusive 6 GHz band provides exceptional bandwidth and congestion-free channels exclusive to your devices.

The 6G band more than doubles the available spectrum, meaning no more competition over the airwaves. Experience blazing-fast speed... »

A dual-band WiFi 7 router with an aggregate of 6.5 Gbps speed, one 2.5G WAN, and four Gigabit LAN, catering to multi-Gig internet access, gaming, and entertainment scenarios.

WR6500 features Broadcom 2 GHz Quad-Core CPU. With 6-stream Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 it supports a total of 6500Mbps wireless speed (5760 Mbps + 688 Mbps Wi-Fi).

The router has 1× 2.5GbE and 4× GbE Ethernet ports. It... »

Take advantage of your advanced 5G network with download speeds up to 4.67 Gbps. Share your 5G network with multiple Wi-Fi devices and enjoy uninterrupted Ultra HD movies, fast file downloads, and smooth video chats and video conferences. At the same time, NX200 is backward compatible with 4G mode.

If you have any dead zones at home, just add another Easymesh-Compatible router/range extender... »

Windows Vista introduces a number of new features to the TCP/IP stack, including CTCP, and TCP Window Auto-Tuning. This new implementation works much better by default than previous Windows versions with broadband internet connections, and is able to adjust the RWIN value on the fly, depending on the BDP (bandwidth-delay product). This, however, introduces some problems with older routers and restricts the user from tweaking some of the TCP/IP parameters. Still, there is always some room for... »

The TCP/IP speed tweaks below work with Windows 8, 10, 2012/2019 Server. The Windows 8/10 TCP/IP implementation shares many traits with earlier Windows versions, however, there are many subtle differences and updates, new syntax for applying tweaks using PowerShell cmdlets, and some new settings. Windows 10 generally works well by default for many broadband connections, yet there is always some room for improvement and we will try to cover all relevant settings and their effect on your... »

Introduction With the popularity of wireless networks and mobile computing, an overall understanding of common security issues has become not only relevant, but very necessary for both home/SOHO users and IT professionals alike. This article is aimed at illustrating current security flaws in WEP/WPA/WPA2. Successfully cracking a wireless network assumes some basic familiarity with networking principles and terminology, as well as working with command-line tools. A basic familiarity... »

Online Gaming can often benefit from some fine-tuning of Windows TCP/IP settings and the Network Adapter properties. This article is intended to supplement our general broadband tweaks and list only TCP/IP settings that are specific to online gaming and reducing network latency. Some of these settings are also mentioned in our general tweaking articles, however, the emphasis here is on latency rather than throughput, and we have complemented the tweaks with more gaming-specific recommendations... »

I've often found it useful to get just the wireless functionality out of a WiFi router and reuse it as an access point. Wireless routers seem more common, and are often priced even lower than wireless access points. Adding an access point to a wired network already in place, or to one where the main NAT router is provided by the ISP is usually the easiest solution. However, introducing a second NAT router on the network is not a good idea, especially without some tweaking to set it up... »

Microsoft enforces a limit on half-open TCP/IP connections that is hard-coded in tcpip.sys. The maximum simultaneous half-open (incomplete) outbound TCP connection attempts per second that the system can make is intended to limit the spread of malicious viruses and worms, as well as limit the possibility of launching a DDoS attack. However, it has proven to also limit some applications using many TCP connections, such as P2P and P2PTV programs.When the OS reaches the half-open connection limit,... »

Denial of Service (DoS) attacks are very common on the Internet these days, and they can make your online experience miserable. In some cases of Distributed Denial of Service Attacks (DDoS), they can bring down websites, or cripple entire networks in a matter of minutes, preventing connectivity for many customers. There are different types of DoS attacks, and we've tried to explain the most common types and ways to mitigate their effects to you or your network.Types of Denial of Service (DoS)... »

The information in this article is intended to improve understanding of all common and advanced network adapter settings under current Windows versions. We will also offer some general suggestions on setting up your LAN for the best possible network performance. Keep in mind that many of these settings can significantly affect performance and reliability in a good or bad way. Consider testing performance using some type of network analyzer or even a simple throughput test before and after... »