A few weeks after emerging from invite-only status, social network Bluesky has taken another major step toward doing the thing that makes it more than just a Twitter X clone: it’s opened the doors for federation. In a nutshell, that means the Bluesky network isn’t just going to be hosted on Bluesky’s servers anymore. Anyone […]
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7 Comments on This $10 Raspberry Pi 5 PCIe HAT lets you add a WiFi 7 adapter or other M.2 2230 modules
This $10 Raspberry Pi 5 PCIe HAT lets you add a WiFi 7 adapter or other M.2 2230 modules
7 Comments on This $10 Raspberry Pi 5 PCIe HAT lets you add a WiFi 7 adapter or other M.2 2230 modulesThe Raspberry Pi 5 has the fastest processor of any Raspberry Pi computer to date, but that’s just one of the thing that sets it apart from earlier models. Another is its PCIe connector that enables high-speed connections to expansion boards. A bunch of companies have used that PCIe connector to build HATs that let […]
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2024 is the coming out party for WiFi 7
Chip and device makers have been building WiFi 7 support into their hardware for almost two years… but up until recently they’ve been relying on a draft standard. Now WiFi 7 is officially here. The Wi-Fi Alliance has announced that it’s now certifying devices that make use of the latest wireless standard, starting with smartphones, […]
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Banana Pi BPI-R4 router board supports WiFi 7 and has 6 Ethernet ports (including two 10 GbE)
5 Comments on Banana Pi BPI-R4 router board supports WiFi 7 and has 6 Ethernet ports (including two 10 GbE)The maker of the Banana Pi line of single-board computers has unveiled a new Banana Pi BPI-R4 model that’s designed to be used as a router, firewall, file server, or for other networking tasks. Powered by a quad-core ARM Cortex-A73 processor and 4GB of DDR4 memory, the board features up to two 10 GbE Ethernet […]
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Netgear’s first WiFi 7 router supports 19 Gbps speeds, costs $700
Netgear’s Nighthawk RS700 is the company’s first wireless router to support the WiFi 7 standard (which hasn’t actually been approved yet, but should be soon). Among other things, this tri-band router supports to 19 Gbps of combined throughput, covers areas up to 3,500 square feet, and allows up to 200 devices to connect to your […]
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Lilbits: Ventana announces the most powerful RISC-V chip to date, and Google postpones Manifest V2 phase-out
2 Comments on Lilbits: Ventana announces the most powerful RISC-V chip to date, and Google postpones Manifest V2 phase-outA California-based company called Ventana has introduced what they’re describing as the highest-performance processor based on RISC-V architecture to date. The company says it’s a “data center class” processor with single-core performance that’s competitive with high-end ARM and x86 chips. In other recent tech news from around the web, Apple has released iOS 16.2, Mozilla […]
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MediaTek Dimensity 9200 chip brings faster performance, lower power consumption, and new technologies for next-gen smartphones
2 Comments on MediaTek Dimensity 9200 chip brings faster performance, lower power consumption, and new technologies for next-gen smartphonesThe MediaTek Dimensity 9200 chip is the first smartphone processor to feature an ARM Cortex-X3 CPU core, the first to feature ARM Immortalis-G715 graphics, the first to support WiFi 7 technology, and the first to support LPDDR5X 8533 Mbps memory. In the short term though, the most important things to know about the new chip are […]
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Lilbits: Google buys Raxium, Thunderbird is going mobile, and Zoom puts time limits on free 1:1 calls
2 Comments on Lilbits: Google buys Raxium, Thunderbird is going mobile, and Zoom puts time limits on free 1:1 callsZoom became a household name shortly after the start of the global COVID-19 pandemic, as folks flocked to the easy-to-use software for hosting group video calls. The company’s freemium model doesn’t hurt: calls up to 40 minutes are free, while you have to pay for a subscription for longer group video calls. Up until this […]
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Qualcomm FastConnect 7800 with WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.3 promises faster speeds, lower latency
1 Comment on Qualcomm FastConnect 7800 with WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.3 promises faster speeds, lower latencyQualcomm says its new wireless solution with support for the emerging WiFi 7 standard could arrive in the second half of 2022. The Qualcomm FastConnect 7800 subsystem makes use of new technologies in the latest version of the WiFi standard to deliver peak speeds up to 5.8 Gbps and less than 2 milliseconds of sustained […]
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MediaTek begins demonstrating WiFi 7 (a spec that hasn’t been finalized yet)
It’s only been a few years since WiFi 6 technology was finalized and the first routers and mobile devices with support for 802.11ax started to hit the market. And now Taiwanese chip maker Mediatek says it’s already demonstrating WiFi 7 hardware to customers and industry partners. WiFi 7 is still a work in progress and […]