Wi-Fi 7 is faster and more reliable than its predecessors, but it’s also more expensive for now: Here’s what that means for state and local governments. We hear this question a lot from the public ...

Launched at CES 2025, the new mesh system isn't cheap, but it supports the Wi-Fi 7 standard and works with a new built-in VPN and ad-blocking service from Netgear. I’m the deputy managing editor of ...

Networking hardware is the backbone of smart homes, gaming PCs, and the average modern home or workplace. However, I'm repeatedly appalled by the nonchalance of users telling me their Wi-Fi is perfect ...

After testing some of the best Wi-Fi extenders on the market, my advice? Don’t buy one. It’s not that Wi-Fi extenders don’t work but that they don’t work well. There are many more-effective ways to ...

Cierra was an associate writer for CNET's broadband team, covering all things home internet. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a master's degree. Cierra is ...

Try these useful shortcuts for sharing your Wi-Fi with guests, wrangling your to-do list or deciding what to do with family ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

If you have a Samsung phone, there’s a good chance you chose it over competing Android handsets because of the sheer number of settings Samsung lets you play with. Whether it’s having a half-dozen ...