Do you know who your tech is talking to? Most people have at least one smart device in their home. Think washer and dryer, ...

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The US Federal government has made some changes and clarifications to the router ban, first introduced back in March, and granted more exemptions and conditional approvals. The biggest change for our ...

A majority of Americans believe software updates are making their devices worse, not better, according to new research. The poll of 2,000 U.S. adults found a majority (54 percent) believe it’s done to ...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has extended a vital software lifeline for millions of American consumers who own foreign-made drones and routers. Originally facing a looming deadline that ...

To get internet access in your home, you need both a modem and a router. They aren't interchangeable, and they serve two very different functions. If you think of your home as an island, the modem is ...

As long as your router has not reached its end of life (EOL), the manufacturer will push firmware updates to it regularly. If you don't update it, the network may begin to behave poorly over time.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has offered a small concession to router device manufacturers by extending the deadline for renewing software updates, slightly easing the impact of its ...

WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday it will allow Chinese drones and consumer routers sold in the United States to get critical software updates ...