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Google to blanket Kansas City with superfast internet: 180 neighborhoods register for Fiber

By Louis Goddard on September 10, 2012 05:32 am + 52 comments

At least 180 Kansas City neighborhoods on both sides of the Kansas / Missouri state line have Continue reading…
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Researchers plan new ethernet standard with speeds between 400Gbps and 1Tbps

By Aaron Souppouris on August 20, 2012 11:02 am + 59 comments

While Wi-Fi slowly creeps towards the 1Gbps mark, researchers at standards body IEEE are planning to Continue reading…
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Belkin's first 802.11ac routers will be available at the end of June starting at $139.99

By Nathan Ingraham on June 21, 2012 09:55 am + 9 comments

Belkin's not the first manufacturer to release wireless routers touting the latest 802.11ac standard Continue reading…
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Apple's Thunderbolt Software Update 1.2 causing problems for some Macs

By Justin Rubio on June 12, 2012 12:34 pm + 30 comments

Yesterday Apple rolled out Thunderbolt Software Update 1.2, adding support for the company's new T Continue reading…
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OnLive Desktop Plus has the fastest (virtual) web browser you've ever used, for $5 a month

By Sean Hollister on February 22, 2012 07:33 pm + 82 comments

It's been over two years since OnLive CEO Steve Perlman showed off a cloud-accelerated web browser Continue reading…
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Panasonic demos WiGig SD memory card for short-range, high speed data transfers

By Nathan Ingraham on January 30, 2012 02:56 pm

While it's still a ways off from being in production, Panasonic recently demoed an SD card that can Continue reading…
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Buffalo launching 802.11ac router in the 2nd half of 2012

By Nathan Ingraham on January 9, 2012 11:38 pm + 8 comments

We'll be meeting with Buffalo later this week to get the details on its upcoming 802.11ac gear, but Continue reading…
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Trendnet revealing new 802.11ac equipment at CES

By Adi Robertson on January 6, 2012 11:31 am + 9 comments

The new 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard is expected to make a strong showing at CES. Now, Trendnet has Continue reading…
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Broadcom announces first 802.11ac '5G Wi-Fi' chips and partners

By David Pierce on January 5, 2012 10:46 am + 27 comments

Plans for the next generation of WiFi have been discussed in recent weeks, but this morning Broadcom Continue reading…
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Sonic.net to bring Gigabit fiber internet service to San Francisco

By Adi Robertson on December 16, 2011 08:49 am + 12 comments

Sonic.net, the ISP best known for managing Google's gigabit service at Stanford University, has Continue reading…