Amazon's top executives used the encrypted messaging app Signal to discuss "sensitive business matters," the Federal Trade Commission said in a court filing on Thursday. Jeff Bezos and other senior leaders used the app from 2019 to 2022, the FTC said, and made use of its disappearing message feature.The FTC needs the information "to assess whether Amazon failed to take reasonable steps to... »

The Federal Communications Commission has approved a rule which will reclassify broadband internet as a telecommunications service subject to federal oversight, reestablishing the so-called "net neutrality" policy done away with under the Trump Administration.The net neutrality regulations adopted Thursday by the Federal Communications Commission prohibit providers such as AT&T, Comcast and... »

The Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would restrict the video app TikTok, a historic development in government regulation of social media that's on track to quickly become law.Tucked into a $95 billion foreign aid package, the legislation will give TikTok's Beijing-based parent company, ByteDance, up to a year to sell the app. If they don't, it would be banned from U.S. app stores and web... »

Meta has updated the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses with a little more functionality, especially for Apple Music, Messenger, and WhatsApp users.Part of the appeal of Meta's glasses is listening to music through the built-in speakers, but if you're in Apple's ecosystem, that requires first manually queuing up music from your phone's Apple Music app. Now, as first reported by 9to5Mac, Apple users can... »

Apple is reported to be developing its own large language model (LLM) to power on-device generative artificial intelligence (AI) features for its new iPhone series.It is possible that Apple's AI model will run entirely on-device, according to Bloomberg. Unlike other AI-driven tools that heavily rely on cloud computing, Apple's latest update with iOS 18 will run its AI suite directly from your... »

Six popular protocols encrypt the data tunnel in the way you prefer, either when connecting as a client or hosting a VPN server. Built-in WireGuard and OpenVPN VPNs allow you to share your commercial VPN with all connected devices. A configurable switch allows you to quickly toggle the VPN, without needing to enter the config page.

Out of the security or performance concerns, you can choose... »

Deco X5700's built-in smart antennas use intelligent algorithms to auto-detect other Deco units and establish a stronger backhaul between one another to deliver seamless coverage to every corner of your home.

With 8 simultaneous streams, a WiFi 6 powered tri-band network boosts overall speeds up to 5700 Mbps, ideal to meet the data needs of all your devices - especially for demanding... »

Deco Mesh forms a unified network with a single network name. With built-in AI-Roaming technology, it creates the ideal WiFi solution with its advanced algorithms and self-learning.

Wi-Fi 7 unleashes the full potential of 4K-QAM and the 6 GHz band with up to 320 MHz channels, delivering Wi-Fi speeds up to 10 Gbps. The new 6 GHz band provides bandwidth congestion-free channels.

4× 2.5 Gbps... »

The BiPAC 8206AZ router allows you to insert an LTE SIM card to its built-in SIM slot, enabling you to use an LTE Internet connection, which makes downstream rates of up to 300Mbps possible.

The BiPAC 8206AZ provides failover & fallback feature. To manage this device remotely efficiently, two ways are supported, one is via the TR-069 management protocol and the other is via the SMS. Via the... »

This future-ready device delivers Wi-Fi coverage, capacity, and speed. With the power of Wi-Fi 6 and Gigabit Ethernet ports, you can be confident that users will enjoy whole-home Wi-Fi for brilliant video streaming, fast online gaming, and trouble-free video conferencing anywhere in the house or yard.

The ARIA2513 supports a mesh system that ensures routers, access points and extenders work... »

The Marble (GL-B3000) router is an art of its own, displaying as a photo frame to house your favorite art piece and elevate your living space.

Powered by the latest Wi-Fi 6 standard, Marble (GL-B3000) offers fast combined Wi-Fi speeds of up to 3000Mbps and three ethernet ports for increased efficiency. With support for 4-stream connectivity, immerse yourself in smooth 4K UHD streaming,... »

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... »

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... »

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... »

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)... »

To change TCP/IP related settings in Android you need root access. The only exception are a couple of trivial changes that are available to non-rooted devices, namely dynamic vs static IP address, and changing the DNS server. Assuming you are working with an already rooted device, the settings are listed below:Android TCP/IP tweaks (root required)In order to change other TCP/IP stack settings, you need to edit the settings in /proc/sys/net/core/ , similar to what is explained in our Linux... »