One of my friends brought up the 1999 sci-fi film Smart House the other day in regard to a light bulb I was fighting with. For those who never saw this gem of a movie, the premise is exactly what it ...

Brian Cooley is CNET's Editor at large and has been with the brand since 1995. He currently focuses on electrification of vehicles but also follows the big trends in smart home, digital healthcare, 5G ...

DD-WRT is a popular third-party firmware for wireless routers and access points that provides a wide range of feature upgrades over stock router firmwares. These include improved network stability, ...

We’re now at an important landmark in Wi-Fi routers. The new Wi-Fi 6 standard, 802.11ax, is here and available in many of the latest routers. But while Wi-Fi 6 offers a lot of benefits, it still isn’t ...

While Wi-Fi 5 routers have been around for years, and most homes in America likely won't top out on the speeds that these routers support, upgrading to a Wi-Fi 6 router comes with many alluring ...

ASUS has unveiled the first Wi-Fi 8 router concept, promising faster speeds, more reliable connections, and better ...

Most people don’t give a second thought to their routers. This lack of know-how puts a lot of households in a dangerous position. The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has ...

Our lives are fully dependent on faster routers, Wi-Fi, internet speed more than anything else. You don’t want to binge on your favorite Netflix show, only to know that it has started buffering. You ...